Premier League club-by-club relegation guide: Who is too good to go down?

It’s not said often enough that there’s a lot of sh*te in the Premier League. Sixteen have zero chance of winning it or even getting in the top four. Chances of winning a Cup aren’t much better. Avoiding relegation is all they’ve got to play for. Here’s Johnny Nicholson’s runners and riders categorised under Definitely Poor Enough (DPE), Possibly Poor Enough (PPE), or Not Poor Enough (NPE) to go down

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ARSENAL

If Mikel Arteta hadn’t worked with Pep Guardiola and wore poly-cotton shirts bought from a service station and not a black roll-neck jumper, we all know he’d not still be boss of what is apparently called “the Arsenal project”. There are huge holes in the squad. Top six or hand in your jumper on the way out, Micky A.