Relegation, not the title race, is where the Premier League best drama actually lives
Hot take that gets truer every single year: the relegation fight is a better watch than the title race. The title is usually decided by one or two super-clubs pulling clear by spring, and plenty of seasons it is basically over in March. The bottom of the table is chaos right up to the final whistle of the final day. Six or seven clubs, all terrified, all with everything to lose, results swinging survival from one to another in real time. Everton, Palace, Fulham, any given season half the league can get dragged into it, and the sheer desperation makes people do incredible and stupid things. Nobody makes a documentary about the fourth month of a title procession, but survival Sunday is appointment television. [CBS Sports' relegation watch](https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/premier-league-relegation-watch/) tracks exactly how tight it gets every spring. Give me the drop fight every time.