I predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic and Queen's Park Rangers would go down at the end of the season. I don't believe Wolves or Wigan have enough quality in their squad to stay up, although they do both have spirit (and Wigan have a decent manager)! I would like the two to stay up, but I seriously doubt they will.
QPR, on the other hand, have the players and talent but I don't believe they will be consistent enough to beat the drop, especially with a new look team who are all settling in. They also lack a seriously brilliant goalscorer, who can poach goals when times are bad (Bobby Zamora and Djibril Cissé are not clinical strikers), whilst Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers do (in the form of Yakubu and Ivan Klasnić respectively).
I think Blackburn and Bolton also have solid defences, what QPR, Wolves and Wigan lack. Blackburn should be able to easily survive, with the talent they have, but Bolton will really have to scrap for it if they are to avoid the drop! However, Mark Hughes (nor the board) will be happy if QPR don't manage to stay up, as they have invested a lot of money into new players (it's almost a completely new team from last season!) and have high expectations!
- PZW