Relegation dogfight

Who's staying up and who's for the drop? Have your say in our relegation dogfight debate.

Who's staying up? Who's for the drop? Have your say in our relegation dogfight debate...

With just seven points separating Wigan Athletic at the foot of the Premier League table and Newcastle United in 11th place, the final furlong in what has been the most engrossing of seasons promises to go right to the wire. West Ham beat the drop last term with just 35 points but the Hammers, along with their relegation rivals, will need to improve on that total significantly if they are to preserve top flight status. We want to hear your views on which clubs will be playing Championship football next season and to help you with your selections we've provided a handy form and fixture guide. It's on the pitch that matters will be decided but who makes the best decisions in the respective dugouts will also be key - so with that in mind, we've also given each beleaguered boss a forum to issue their rally calls. Get voting!

Wigan

View from the dugout: "Sometimes you need a bit of luck in one game and that triggers a successful run. The Premier League is an unforgiving place and football sometimes doesn't give you what you deserve. But at the end of the season I believe it will." Roberto Martinez Fixtures left: Tottenham (h), Chelsea (a), Blackpool (a), Sunderland (a), Everton (h), Villa (a), West Ham (h), Stoke (a) Sky Bet odds: 1/3 Form guide: WDLLW

Birmingham

View from the dugout: "I have spoken to a lot of people in the last fortnight and it is clear there is often a reaction after a huge game like that cup final. The fact is we lost momentum and we need to get it back. Never mind 'your country needs you' - it's a case of 'your club needs you'." Alex McLeish Fixtures left: Bolton (h), Blackburn (a), Sunderland (h) Chelsea (a), Liverpool (a), Wolves (h), Newcastle (a), Fulham (h), Totteham (a) Sky Bet odds: 13/8 Form guide: WLLDL

Wolves

View from the dugout: "Am I a bad manager if I'm in the bottom three? I've got more points than this time last year. There's no fragmentation in there, the ones who come to the training ground know that. There's been belief and we've played well." Mick McCarthy Fixtures left: Newcastle (a), Everton (h), Fulham (h), Stoke (a), Birmingham (a), West Brom (h), Sunderland (a), Blackburn (h) Sky Bet odds: 7/4 Form guide: LDWDW

West Ham

View from the dugout: "I think we have a good chance [of avoiding relegation]. If you see the football we are playing, all season, we deserve to stay up. But we know you don't get points for deserving to, we have to win by ourselves." Avram Grant Fixtures left: Manchester United (h), Bolton (a), Aston Villa (h), Chelsea (a), Man City (a), Blackburn (h), Wigan (a), Sunderland (h) Sky Bet odds: 7/4 Form guide: LDWWD

West Brom

View from the dugout: "There is a lot of quality in the squad and what we need is discipline, organisation and guts. Unfortunately, quality alone at this level won't keep you up. You've got to also have the other characteristics which the top teams also show." Roy Hodgson Fixtures left: Liverpool (h), Sunderland (a), Chelsea (h), Tottenham (a), Villa (h), Wolves (a), Everton (h), Newcastle (a) Sky Bet odds: 7/4 Form guide: DDDWD

Blackpool

View from the dugout: "I don't look at people catching us - they haven't caught us, they are still below us. Should we be above anyone, on paper, at this level? I don't think so. All this doom and gloom - one win and we would be back up there." Ian Holloway Fixtures left: Fulham (a), Arsenal (h), Wigan (h), Newcastle (h), Stoke (h), Tottenham (a), Bolton (h), Manchester United (a) Sky Bet odds: 11/10 Form guide: DWLLD

Aston Villa

View from the dugout: "We have eight games ahead of us now and never mind what has happened in the past. This is our league and the eight games ahead are vital for our future. Everybody is concerned because we are not dreamers." Gerard Houllier Fixtures left: Everton (a), Newcastle (h) West Ham (a), Stoke (h), West Brom (a), Wigan (h), Arsenal (a), Liverpool (h) Sky Bet odds: 7/1 Form guide: DDWLL

Blackburn

View from the dugout: "I still think 42 is what it will take. We've got a couple of teams away that are in the same situation, so it's important we get points on the board. It's the tightest relegation battle for a very long time and the bottom three will continue to change right to the end of the season." Steve Kean Fixtures left: Arsenal (a), Birmingham (h), Everton (a) Man City (h), Bolton (h), West Ham (a), Manchester United (h), Wolves (a) Sky Bet odds: 6/4 Form guide: LDLLD

Fulham

View from the dugout: "Why can't we achieve regular top-10 positions in the Premier League and, on certain occasions, who knows? Maybe we can push for sixth position, fifth position. In terms of achievement, given the resources this club has, it reflects greatly on everybody involved." Mark Hughes Fixtures left: Blackpool (a), Manchester United (h), Wolves (a), Bolton (h), Sunderland (a), Liverpool (h), Birmingham (a), Arsenal (h) Sky Bet odds: 12/1 Form guide: DDDWL

Newcastle

View from the dugout: "We can't get ourselves down about the Stoke game because we've got to make sure that the character and the fight in the dressing room comes through now in these last eight games. I think we've got enough in there to do that but we've got to make sure we do it quickly. We don't want to get ourselves in that dogfight with three or four games left to go." Alan Pardew Fixtures left: Wolves (h), Villa (a), Manchester United (h), Blackpool (a), Liverpool (a), Birmingham (h), Chelsea (a) West Brom (h) Sky Bet odds: 10/1 Form guide: DWDLL