' THE FOUR BOTTOM CLUBS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP RUN IN '
Each team in the relegation picture will subsequently be studying the fixture list to try to figure out where the precious points are going to come from.
Personally I see Cardiff are safe and I will be shocked if they even dropped in the bottom 3.
Sabri Lamouchi has now been in charge for 8 games: Winning 3 losing 5.
10 more games to go.
Here's a quick run down of where things stand with each of them.
21. Cardiff City:
Next 10 games:
West Brom (h)
Rotherham (a)
Swansea City (h)
Blackpool (a)
Sunderland (h)
Sheffield United (a)
Watford (a)
Stoke (h)
Huddersfield (h)
Burnley (a)
Cardiff boss Lamouchi says his side will ideally need four wins to ensure safety this season, and he's probably right.
Lamouchi certainly won't want to head to Burnley on the last day of the season needing three points, but if he can take a couple of wins out of the next four games, things will undoubtedly look more comfortable approaching the season's finish line.
22. Blackpool:
QPR (h)
Coventry (h)
Preston (a)
Cardiff City (h)
Luton (a)
Wigan (h)
West Brom (h)
Birmingham (a)
Millwall (h)
Norwich City (a)
The Tangerines will be hoping a first win under Gareth Ainsworth is just a flash in the pan for QPR, whom they entertain at Bloomfield Road in midweek.
Should they fail to claim three points there, it's tricky to see where the next win is coming from. Coventry and Preston are tough propositions, and Cardiff may well have built up further daylight by the time they visit Lancashire.
Beating the Bluebirds is likely to be an absolute must for former City boss Mick McCarthy, who's just not managed to inspire a turnaround in fortunes, having overseen just one win in 10.
Even if they do triumph over the Welsh side, it might not be enough given the ground that will need to be made up.
The visit of bottom-of-the-table Wigan is another must-win game, while the trip to Birmingham City may be similarly decisive in defining their season. Certainly the last two games, against play-off contenders, seem an unlikely source of points.
It's difficult to see how the Tangerines will have enough.
23. Huddersfield Town:
Norwich City (h)
Millwall (a)
Middlesbrough (h)
Watford (a)
Blackburn (h)
Swansea City (a)
Sunderland (a)
Sheffield United (h)
Cardiff City (a)
Reading (h)
Neil Warnock admitted after the 1-0 defeat to West Brom that his side currently had 'no chance' of staying up if they couldn't produce an upturn in form.
The Terriers simply cannot score at the moment, having drawn a blank in their last four games, and they've conceded nine goals in that time. The next four games look very, very tough for them, and the brief might well be to ensure they're not completely cut adrift by the time they play Swansea on April 15.
Warnock would love a result at old club Cardiff anyway, but it seems likely that the trip to the capital will be an absolute must-win for his side, provided they aren't out of the running already.
Reading at home on the final day seems a favourable end to the season, but there's every chance their fate will be sealed before then.
24. Wigan Athletic:
Coventry (h)
Watford (a)
QPR (h)
Sheffield United (a)
Swansea City (h)
Blackpool (a)
Stoke (a)
Millwall (h)
Reading (a)
Rotherham (h)
The next two games look difficult for the Latics, but the visits of QPR, Swansea and Rotherham, as well as trips to Reading and Blackpool, are all arguably opportunities for points.
The problem, of course, is that Wigan are on a horrific run of form, having won just one of their last 15 games. It seems unlikely they'll spring any shocks on sides pushing at the top end of the table, but if they're still somehow in touching distance by the time they travel to Reading on April 29, they may well feel they have a chance of pulling off a great escape.
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