Gradually, the relegation battle evolves as the season gets whittled down to the last six games. One brash, loud TalkSPORT pundit believes Leeds United are now safe having grabbed an unlikely win at Old Trafford on Monday night, but still feels they will be pivotal in deciding the outcome of the identity of the third club relegated along with Burnley and Wolves.
Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has long held that West Ham were likely to be that third team.
Faced with Leeds superb win away on Monday night, Jordan now claims they are safe but because of the fixtures will have a huge bearing on the table:
“Leeds have lifted themselves out of it’.
“What they will also do, [Leeds] is not just perhaps secure their future. They might be pivotal in the outcomes of Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham. They’re playing those two teams as well…
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Simon Jordan claims Nottingham Forest have pulled themselves ‘out of it’ but I’m not so sure. Still a three horse race to beat the drop.
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Leeds can be their own kingmakers [through survival] but can also be ‘king-savers’ of one of the other two big London clubs,. Because I think it’s going to be one of the other two… Forest seemed to have pulled themselves together.
So its gonna be West Ham or Spurs and it looks now, as much as I might want it to be something different, it looks like its gonna be Spurs”
You’d sense this weekend coming is pivotal to the whole season. Tottenham can overtake West Ham ahead of their Monday night game against Crystal Palace if the Spuds beat Brighton. Lose, and the Hammers can go five points clear with five to play which, in my opinion, would be a crushing blow for Tottenham to face this late on. And I’m already nervous ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. And it’s only Wednesday,.