You would have thought they'd have enough quality to see off Southampton and Villa tbh. Looked at the squad the other day and it doesn't lack quality (except perhaps in some positions); and has so many options...
Cesar
Onuoha Samba Ben Haim Traore
JSP Mbia
Hoillet Granero Taraabt
Mackie
It's actually quite fun tinkering with their massive squad and I don't even know if that's their best team tbh, but it looks strong enough to stay up.