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Fans of Everton, Leeds United and Burnley might want to look away now.

New research has shown that those clubs suffering relegation from the Premier League have the odds stacked against them when it comes to their chances of an immediate return. That number-crunching, undertaken by , shows that only a quarter of teams relegated from the Premier League bounce back at the first time of asking.

Norwich City's yo-yo existence of recent years has continued this season with the Canaries' latest relegation being confirmed after defeat to Aston Villa last Saturday.

Watford are destined to join them, with the Hornets 12 adrift of safety with just four games left.

It looks like a three-way shootout for which side will take the third and final slot in next season's Championship with one of Everton, Burnley or Leeds set to join them.

Just two points separate the three teams. Going down is never really a good thing, but life goes on and fans can take some solace in the fact that they have a decent chance of bouncing back straight away.

There have been 85 relegations from the Premier League between 1991/92 and 2020/21. A total of 22 - which works out at 26 per cent - were promoted back up to the Premier League in their first season. The fates of the clubs who were