Name the teams that will finish in the top six in the Premier League.

Try arguing with any conviction against, in no particular order, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Easy choice, isn't it. The big six have re-asserted since Leicester's shocking success two seasons ago.

Now name the side that will finish seventh. Much harder, with a range of possibilities.

Therein lies one of the reasons that Albion have a good chance of staying up.

The next set of clubs, those that have regularly occupied other positions in the top ten, have hit a ceiling and are falling.

It is difficult for them. Leicester's once-in-a-lifetime triumph has raised expectations beyond reality.

The best they can hope for is seventh, squeezing into the Europa League and a League or FA Cup run.

The next two visitors to Albion in the Premier League are prime examples.

The Argus: Southampton are struggling for goals and an identity under their latest manager, Mauricio Pellegrino (above left).

The Argentinian took over in the summer from Claude Puel. The Frenchman steered Saints to eighth, a League Cup final and the fourth round of the FA Cup, but his style was deemed to be too boring.

Southampton finished sixth when Leicester won the league, seventh the year before, eighth the year before that.

Where will they finish this time? It could be anywhere between seventh and, yes, relegation.

The same applies to Stoke, hit for seven at the weekend by Manchester City.

They were never in trouble under Tony Pulis and he guided them to an FA Cup final and Europe.

They became more expansive under Mark Hughes (below), signed better quality players, and finished ninth three years in a row.

The Argus: Last season they regressed and that regression has continued. The recruitment has not been as good, Hughes is scratching around for a semblance of consistency, chopping and changing both the players and system.

And so it goes on. Everton, seventh last season and fifth in 2013-14, were lucky to escape from the Amex with a point on Sunday. Ronald Koeman's side are lacking energy and confidence.

Friday night's hosts West Ham, tenth in 2012-13, are labouring. Swansea, Albion's next away opponents after that, are not the force they were when they finished ninth that season and again two years later.

Bournemouth broke into the top ten last season, Crystal Palace likewise two years earlier. They are currently bottom and next-to-bottom. They are discovering just how difficult it is in the Premier League to sustain being ordinary.

West Brom, eighth in 2012-13 and back in the top ten last season, are probably more dependable under the pragmatic Pulis, who has never been relegated.

Albion managed to find a way past them at the Amex, scoring three goals in the process.

Southampton and Stoke will find it just as awkward as Manchester City, West Brom, Newcastle and Everton have.

The striker shortage and the away form are worries, but Albion have an identity under Chris Hughton absent elsewhere.

They are organised and resilient, tough to beat. You can rely on a certain level of performance from Hughton's side, while others veer between scrappy wins, unconvincing draws and thumping defeats.

Well though Watford and Burnley have started, there are only two divisions in the Premier League this season - the top six and the rest.