How many points a Premier League club needs to avoid relegation, from the real final tables: across the 16 seasons since 2010/11, 17th place averaged 37.5 points and 18th place, the first relegation spot, averaged 33.6. No club has gone down with more than 39 in that time. In 2026/27, Coventry are 18th on 3 points after 5 games, a rate that would finish on about 23 over 38 games.
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| # | Club | P | Pts | On pace for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 20 | Spurs | 5 | 2 | 15 |
"On pace for" is points per game so far multiplied by 38: a rate, not a prediction, and very rough this early. Table as of 1 October 2026; the full Premier League table is live.
17th and 18th place, every season since 2010/11
| Season | 17th (safe) | Pts | 18th (relegated) | Pts | 20th pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tottenham | 41 | West Ham | 39 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | Tottenham | 38 | Leicester | 25 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | Luton | 26 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | Everton | 36 | Leicester | 34 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Leeds | 38 | Burnley | 35 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | Burnley | 39 | Fulham | 28 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | Aston Villa | 35 | Bournemouth | 34 | 21 |
| 2018/19 | Brighton | 36 | Cardiff | 34 | 16 |
| 2017/18 | Southampton | 36 | Swansea | 33 | 31 |
| 2016/17 | Watford | 40 | Hull City | 34 | 24 |
| 2015/16 | Sunderland | 39 | Newcastle | 37 | 17 |
| 2014/15 | Aston Villa | 38 | Hull City | 35 | 30 |
| 2013/14 | West Brom | 36 | Norwich | 33 | 30 |
| 2012/13 | Sunderland | 39 | Wigan | 36 | 25 |
| 2011/12 | QPR | 37 | Bolton | 36 | 25 |
| 2010/11 | Wolves | 40 | Birmingham | 39 | 33 |
Final tables from the match-data feed. Points are final totals after any deductions: in 2023/24 Nottingham Forest and Everton both had points deducted (see every Premier League points deduction).
Common questions
How many points do you need to stay up in the Premier League?
Over the 16 seasons from 2010/11 to 2025/26, the club finishing 17th, the last safe place, averaged 37.5 points, and the club relegated in 18th averaged 33.6. Forty points has been enough in every one of those seasons: the most an 18th-placed club finished with was 39.
Is 40 points enough to stay up?
Yes, in every season from 2010/11 to 2025/26: no club finishing 18th had more than 39 points (Birmingham, 2010/11).
What is the fewest points a club has stayed up with?
In these 16 seasons, Nottingham Forest survived in 17th with 32 points in 2023/24, a total that came after a points deduction.