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Alan Brazil gives Leeds United relegation verdict amid 'incredible' seven-team scrap

TalkSPORT host and former Scotland international Alan Brazil claims that any three of the seven clubs in the relegation race could go down - including Leeds United - but won't name his choices.

Javi Gracia's Whites are deep in the battle to stay in the Premier League and with only six points separating the bottom seven teams in the league, there's potential for both highs and lows by the end of the season.

"I think you can go from the bottom seven down. I promise you," Brazil told AceOdds earlier this week.

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"You look at Leicester, teams like that. Look at West Ham. Look at Leeds. Clubs, you think, nah they'll pull out of it, they'll get out of trouble. I just don't know which way it's going to go now, I really don't.

"Everton can, but they need Calvert Lewin, they need a goal scorer. There is something fragile about that kid, because he's a top player, he springs brilliant if you get the crosses in the box, he'll out-jump anyone. He's just fragile.

"Whereas you look at West Ham and I still think they've got enough at home to get themselves out of trouble.

"But Leicester are waning now, has Vardy now lost his edge? When Madison doesn't play for them, they struggle.

"So it really is incredible. You look at the likes of Brighton, how well they have done this year. You look at Palace, are they out of it? I'm not sure. Look at Brentford. Brentford have done brilliant. Look at Fulham, I know they went down 3-2, but Fulham have had a brilliant season.

"So we're not running out of games but you're looking ahead now thinking if this comes down the last five games, who have we got? It's going to be so tight and I think this will go to the last game of the season, for who goes down."

The former Manchester United star highlighted Southampton in particular as a club that has more of a chance than any others of staying up despite their 1-0 loss to Southampton two weeks ago.

"I think Southampton are fighting. There's hardly anything in it, is there?" Brazil added. "I don't want to see Everton go down because I used to love playing against Everton at Goodison. Big big football club.

"I think Saints, I think have they got enough in them? Maybe at home, I'm just not sure. I think it's hard, I really do. I think it's hard to call for us. Showed great character with the two good young players they've got there.

"The boy [Brennan] Johnson is a good player, really is, and he's taking his chances. I wonder if someone will try and buy him at the end of the season.

"I would like to name three, but I don't want to, because I think it's any three of seven, to be honest."

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