Ipswich, Wolves and Southampton occupy the relegation slots, with the latter two very recently changing managers.
It is quite rare for the relegation zone to contain the same three teams at Christmas and on the final day – but it did happen last season.
Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United were 18th, 19th and 20th respectively on 25 December and 19 May.
The other seasons the bottom three remained the same (albeit not necessarily in the same order) were 2001-02 (Derby, Leicester, Ipswich), 2012-13 (Wigan, QPR, Reading) and 2020-21 (Fulham, West Brom, Sheffield United).
The odds are similar for the bottom team on Christmas Day staying up – four in 32.
West Bromwich Albion (2004-05), Sunderland (2013-14), Leicester (2014-15) and Wolves (2022-23) were the four teams to manage it.
Southampton are currently in a bad situation, eight points adrift, but who else could be in danger?
Well, two teams have been in the top 10 at Christmas and gone down – Norwich, who were seventh in 1994-95, and Blackpool, who were 10th in 2010-11.
Who occupies seventh spot now? Manchester City.
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