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This is now an absolute can not lose 6 pointer of a game. But do Albion ever do things the easy way?

Beat Arsenal, earn respectable draws against West Ham and Spurs and Liverpool; to then hit the self destruct button and lose to two teams in and around us in the league.

This is a must-win! If we set out to not-lose we might get a point. If we're content to get 1 point from teams like Newcastle, Swansea, Bournemouth, etc you can forget staying up.
38 points more or less gets you relegated, so you've got to pick up the occasional win! Standing ovations after getting a point from Spurs and West Ham are very hollow unless you get a juicy 3 pts from these relatively easy games.