Two down, one to go - who will join Burnley & Wolves?

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Two down, one to go - who will join Burnley & Wolves?

With Wolves and Burnley now relegated, BBC Sport looks at which side is most likely to join them in the Championship next season.

Two down, one to go - who will join Burnley & Wolves?

With Wolves and Burnley now relegated, BBC Sport looks at which side is most likely to join them in the Championship next season.

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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, West Ham's Jarrod Bowen, Tottenham's Xavi Simons and Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest have all scored key goals for their teams in recent matches

Burnley's loss to Manchester City meant they joined Wolves in having their relegation from the Premier League confirmed.

For the past couple of weeks, it has looked like being four teams - Leeds, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Tottenham - scrapping it out to avoid the remaining spot in the drop zone.

But, following Sean Longstaff's dramatic late equaliser at Bournemouth, Leeds have taken seven points from three games to reach the magical 40-point mark, and many will be starting to exclude them from any relegation conversations.

"I am experienced long enough in this world, we will celebrate when it's mathematically done. It's too early," Leeds boss Daniel Farke told BBC Match of the Day.

"We are on 40 points, seven games unbeaten in all competitions, so I am confident. Why should we lose the last four games?"

Victory over Championship-bound Burnley at Elland Road might be enough to make Leeds mathematically safe.

Until then, there is still work to do before Farke will let himself celebrate and - certainly for the other three sides in the mix - it could go down to the wire...

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That draw takes them nine points clear of Tottenham in 18th and, with so few games remaining, that gap will almost certainly be enough to keep them in the top flight.

According the Opta Supercomputer, the chances of Farke's side being relegated from this position are a mere 0.21%.

Still mathematically possible, as the Leeds manager said, but barring the most remarkable turn of events the Whites have done enough.

It is good news, too, for Forest. Following their win over Burnley at the weekend, Opta gives them just a 4.27% chance of being relegated.

As far as the supercomputer is concerned then, it is between West Ham and Tottenham for that unwanted 18th place.

The Hammers are given a 38.58% of ending the season in the bottom three, while it is seen as more likely than not that Spurs will go down for the first time since 1977.

Roberto de Zerbi's side are the 56.93% favourites to be relegated from here.

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Farke delighted with hard-fought point at Bournemouth

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