- Nov 8, 2006
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Here is an interesting (well OK, maybe not that interesting) blog post about calculating the permutations that guarantee safety from relegation. http://www.spramod.info/using-smt-solvers-to-analyze-the-premier-league-table.html
The "answer" at the bottom of the post is ...
Minimum points to guarantee safety (current points in parenthesis).
West Ham United FC 47 ( 43 )
Stoke City FC 47 ( 43 )
Crystal Palace 47 ( 42 )
Everton FC 47 ( 38 )
Newcastle United 47 ( 35 )
West Bromwich Albion 47 ( 33 )
Aston Villa FC 47 ( 31 )
Sunderland AFC 46 ( 29 )
Hull City FC ?? ( 28 )
FC Burnley ?? ( 26 )
Leicester City 45 ( 25 )
Queens Park Rangers ?? ( 25 )
The "answer" at the bottom of the post is ...
Minimum points to guarantee safety (current points in parenthesis).
West Ham United FC 47 ( 43 )
Stoke City FC 47 ( 43 )
Crystal Palace 47 ( 42 )
Everton FC 47 ( 38 )
Newcastle United 47 ( 35 )
West Bromwich Albion 47 ( 33 )
Aston Villa FC 47 ( 31 )
Sunderland AFC 46 ( 29 )
Hull City FC ?? ( 28 )
FC Burnley ?? ( 26 )
Leicester City 45 ( 25 )
Queens Park Rangers ?? ( 25 )