Leeds United have been backed to secure Premier League survival relatively comfortably despite their late collapse at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. FiveThirtyEight’s supercomputer - which uses statistical information and detailed data analysis to calculate how the Premier League table will finish in May – thinks Leeds will end the season in 15th place, six points ahead of the bottom three.
Leeds were just 10 minutes away from making it three wins in a row at the weekend but conceded two late Rodrigo Bentancur goals to leave the capital empty handed. The Whites were able to accumulate six points from their previous two matches, though, as they defeated both Liverpool and Bournemouth, meaning they enter the World Cup break 15th and two points clear of the bottom three.
The Premier League table remains incredibly tight from ninth, to the bottom three and the data used by the supercomputer - which changes every week - believe it is going to be an intense fight to stay up. Nottingham Forest (32 points) and Wolves (33 points) are expected to finish 20th and 19th respectively, with Bournemouth (36 points) making up the final place in the bottom three on goal difference to out of form Everton.
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Southampton (38 points) are also forecast to narrowly escape relegation to the Championship. Elsewhere in the Premier League, Manchester City are still expected to retain their title despite their defeat to Brentford on Saturday, but just three points ahead of high-flying Arsenal.
Liverpool and Manchester United make up the remainder of the top four, with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur just missing out. Here is the table in full:
1. Manchester City 84 points
2. Arsenal 81 points
3. Liverpool 69 points
4. Manchester United 68 points
5. Newcastle United 67 points
6. Tottenham 66 points
7. Chelsea 61 points
8. Brighton 59 points
9. Crystal Palace 48 points
10. Aston Villa 48 points
11. Leicester City 47 points
12. Brentford 47 points
13. West Ham 45 points
14. Fulham 44 points
15. Leeds 42 points
16. Southampton 38 points
17. Everton 36 points
18. Bournemouth 36 points
19. Wolves 33 points
20. Nottingham Forest 32 points
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