gameweek 24 gives us some very key match ups wrt the relegation battle. as the table below shows 8 teams are in the regleation fight, as the team in 18th spot can jump to as high as 13th
13 Middlesbrough 22
14 Reading 22
15 Bolton 21
16 Birmingham 20
17 Wigan 20
18 Sunderland 20
19 Fulham 15
20 Derby 7
Middlesbrough v Wigan
Bolton v Fulham
Sunderland v Birmingham
the points lost or gained form these match ups will go a long way in determining who stays up and who goes down