Premier League relegation: What do Leeds, Everton and Leicester must survive?

Everton, Leeds United and Leicester City are the three golf equipment heading into the ultimate day of the Premier League season unsure about being there once more subsequent yr.

Only Southampton have already been confirmed as dealing with the drop to the Championship, however from solely a few months in the past the place at the very least 9 sides have been at risk of taking place, it’s now simply two from three who will finish the weekend in despair.

Sean Dyche’s aspect are within the driving seat after incomes a late, late level towards Wolves final trip, however whereas survival stays in their very own arms, one win of their final ten matches doesn’t precisely supply a lot of a assure that they’ll get the job executed.

Ahead of the ultimate fixtures, it’s Everton in seventeenth and security on 33 factors, Leicester on 31 and Leeds additionally on 31 – however with an inferior objective distinction to each of these above them. Perhaps importantly, all three sides are at house for his or her final outing; of the trio, it’s Leeds who’ve the perfect document on their very own turf this time period – however the Foxes have taken most factors from the final three on house soil.

Here’s what every of the three golf equipment must survive, and what each permutation will imply on the ultimate day of 2022/23.

Final day fixtures (Sunday, 4:30pm BST)

Everton vs Bournemouth (fifteenth) – reside on Sky Sports

Leeds vs Tottenham (eighth) – reside on BT Sport

Leicester vs West Ham (14th) – reside on Sky Sports

If Everton win

We’ll begin with the apparent and simple one: a victory for Sean Dyche’s aspect towards the Cherries renders the whole lot else irrelevant.

Everton can’t end any greater than seventeenth, however 36 factors would make them uncatchable by both of the opposite two. So an Everton win means they survive, whereas Leicester and Leeds go down.

If Everton lose

Before turning our consideration to the potential for ending degree on factors, right here’s the scenario if the Toffees are overwhelmed by Bournemouth.

First and foremost, Leicester and Leeds have to win. If both membership fail to take three factors from their very own matches, they’re down and Everton keep up.

If one in all them does win and Everton lose, Everton shall be relegated and whichever one in all Leeds and Leicester claimed victory will keep up, the opposite goes down.

If each Leeds and Leicester win, Everton are down in nineteenth and Leeds shall be relegated in 18th on objective distinction…except they by some means win by 9 targets greater than Leicester do. So if the Foxes triumph 1-0, Leeds must develop into the first-ever Premier League-era membership to safe a 10-0 victory to outlive on targets scored. It feels an unlikely mixture of occasions.

If Everton draw

Here’s the place it will get extra tough.

One level for Dyche’s aspect leaves them on 34. Again, if both Leeds or Leicester fail to win, they’re relegated no matter anything, so solely victories there’ll probably have an effect on issues. Everton survive if neither of the others win.

So, if Everton draw, Leicester win and Leeds don’t win: Leeds shall be down in nineteenth, Everton will be part of them within the Championship ending 18th. Leicester surive on objective distinction.

If Everton draw, Leeds win and Leicester don’t win: Leicester are nineteenth and relegated and the final spot will go to objective distinction. Everton are on -24 forward of the weekend and a draw retains them on the identical, so Leeds (presently -27) must win by three targets to remain up on targets scored. They are nicely forward of Everton in that regard (47-33) so if we exclude ridiculous situations corresponding to an Everton 18-18 draw, any three-goal win on this permutation will maintain Leeds up.

If Everton draw and each Leeds and Leicester win: It’s Leicester who keep up right here and survive from a three-way objective distinction battle. Not that it’ll matter a lot to both of them since they’ll be down regardless, however the order of Leeds and Everton will depend upon if Leeds win by three, as within the earlier permutation.

What Everton want: To win their very own sport, or for Leicester and Leeds to each not win.

What Leicester want: To win, and for Everton to not win.

What Leeds want: To win and Everton lose, or to win by three if Everton draw. Leicester should additionally not win in both state of affairs.

Odds on avoiding relegation

Everton 2/9

Leicester 4/1

Leeds 10/1

*Accurate as of 24 May