[Albion] If we beat Arsenal are we as good as safe?

[Bozza]

There was a fair bit of "If we lose to Swansea we'll go down" knocking about before last weekend's game. And whilst defeat would not, in isolation, have relegated us, it would have made survival somewhat more difficult, with Swansea three more points to the good and our tricky run coming up.

So, let's turn it round...

If we beat Arsenal, are we as good as safe? Once again, by pure mathematics, clearly not. It's also unlikely that 34 points will be sufficient. However with the visits of Huddersfield, (inconsistent Leicester), Palace only having 3 fit players and trips to out-of-sorts Everton and Burnley ahead, we would surely feel confident of getting the handful of points we need to stay up.

What say you?

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Nearly but not quite

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[pauli cee]

Would feel very confident, yes.

But not certain obviously.....

 

[saafend_seagull]

No, but it could be our last win of the season. Onto 34 points..

-draws v Everton, Leicester, Huddersfield, palace, burnley

39 points


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[Bwian]

No!

 

[Blue3]

If we beat Arsenal not only staying up but expect a late run for a European spot!

 

[Titanic]

It will be a big step in the right direction. Voted for option 3.

 

[Seasidesage]

Big step obviously but we would need one more win to be sure IMO.

 

[Megazone]

If we beat Arsenal, we're good enough to stay up.

Sunday's game will tell us how good we really are.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Yes but we will probbaly not beat Arsenal. I saw them play the Sweedish side and however badly they played, they were still dangerous up front. I would be happy if we get a point but a win puts us well ahead.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Yes, *as good as*, but not quite enough for the squad to start the end of season bender.

 

[Yoda]

I won't be saying we're safe until we have 38-40 points on the board.

 

[Triggaaar]

No.

 

[Triggaaar]

Yes but we will probbaly not beat Arsenal.

No. Just as we probably won't beat Arsenal, we probably wouldn't then go winless for the rest of the season, but either could happen.

 

[Triggaaar]

If we beat Arsenal are we as good as safe?

Yes, definitely. Chris said yesterday that if we win on Sunday, we are safe, and there will be a survival themed party at the Amex.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Yes, *as good as*, but not quite enough for the squad to start the end of season bender.

That blew is the league last year.

 

[Megazone]

Below the top 4 teams, only Swansea have won more than 2 games in their last 5 matches. 6 of our last 10 games are against teams who are below the top 4.

 

[CaptainDaveUK]

If we win I think we'll get over 40 points, maybe as many as 43, and will finish in top ten. Whatever the result on Sunday there is plenty of games and points left to play for. UTA.

 

[HantsSeagull]

its a no from me

 

[Yes Chef]

It's a massive opportunity to bolster our survival chances, but no more than that. A buoyant Albion against a dithering Arsenal, we might not have a better chance to beat a top 6 team this season, but I guess we would still have to garner 4 or 5 more points before we can relax.
Arsenal are flat track bullies too, so taking nothing for granted.