OH Leuven was relegated after losing the 2014 promotion/relegation play-offs. Phillips signed for Sunderland just after their relegation from the Premiership. That season Fulham endured a 2nd successive relegation. FC Heidenheim and finished out of the relegation playoff position on goal difference. The game signified the start of a fight back against relegation from the Premier League. The league fielded 14 teams with two relegation spots. Reaching a stable place the team kept always away from struggling against relegation. Promotion/relegation playoff games are not included. It was their worst season since relegation in 2004/05. West Ham had a poor season which involved a prolonged battle against relegation. Walsall slipped close to a second consecutive relegation. He was part of the squad that managed to avoid relegation in 1999. The other clubs involved suffered similarly with relegation and points deduction. He guided the club out of relegation. Adams oversaw an upturn in form that lifted the side out of relegation danger.