The Premier League’s seven-way relegation battle – who will survive?

Hull City: 19th (21pts)

Saddled in 19th are Hull, but on recent showings, that perhaps isn’t where they should be.

Despite their most recent defeat at Leicester, like Swansea, fellow new manager Marco Silva has seemingly worked wonders in revitalising the Yorkshire club.

The team now have a real rhythm to their game for other teams to be cautious of, they are countering with pace in numbers, and are showing desire as a unit to defend against opposition attacks. Centre-back Harry Maguire has shined and is starting to attract interest from other clubs.

Silva became The Tigers’ new manager in early January, and has already overhauled the squad with some impressive signings, including Evandro Goebel, Andrea Ranocchia, Alfred N’Diaye, Kamil Grosicki, Oumar Niasse, Omar Elabdellaoui and Lazar Markovic.

Since Silva has taken over, his side has amassed wins over the likes of Liverpool, Bournemouth and Swansea. Silva’s men have also held out draws against Manchester United and Everton. At this time, although Hull have shown some real promise to avoid the drop, I’m still unconvinced if they will manage it in the end.

I don’t feel they have a prolific goalscorer, which could be their undoing. They need to keep this renewed momentum going under Silva, and if they do that they may well have a chance.