Are West Ham single-handedly keeping the relegation battle alive?

West Ham beat Burnley to boost survival hopes

For the first time since before Christmas, just three points will separate the teams in 17th and 18th at the end of a Premier League weekend.

West Ham's 2-0 victory at Burnley has at last dragged them to within touching distance of Nottingham Forest again, with the Hammers enjoying a mid-season renaissance by winning three of their past four matches.

While Wolves and Burnley are cut completely adrift, Nuno Espirito Santo's team are seemingly keeping the relegation battle alive single-handedly.

There have only been 10 occasions since the Premier League was formed in 1992-93 that the fight for survival has not gone down to the final day - although five of those have occurred in the last decade.