Leeds United extended their unbeaten run to six games with a very solid goalless draw at Liverpool - leading to a big Whites change with the bookies in their predicted final Premier League table and relegation odds.
Daniel Farke’s Whites arrived for the New Year’s Day teatime kick-off at Anfield having taken an impressive nine points from their last five games including victories against Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
The run that also included a 3-3 draw at home to Liverpool and draws at both Brentford and Sunderland left Leeds seven points clear of the dropzone ahead of Game Week 19.
Third-bottom West Ham then picked up a point through Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at home to Brighton which closed the gap back to six points on a day when fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Everton.
A sliding Bournemouth side got a 2-2 draw at Chelsea but second-bottom Burnley lost again through a 3-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United.
It all meant Leeds could make further inroads with any sort of positive result at Anfield and Daniel Farke’s Whites made light of their status as huge underdogs for the contest in leaving with a goalless draw.
At the exact halfway point of the season, Leeds now sit seven points clear of third-bottom West Ham and having also opened up a three-point gap back to fourth-bottom Forest.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, are just two points above the Whites in 15th place.
The draw at Anfield was another impressive result and it’s led to a big change with the bookies in their relegation odds and new predicted final table. Here, in reverse order, is the full new rundown from top to bottom using title odds for sides expected to end up in the top half.
1. 1st: Arsenal
Title odds: 1-7 (all the way in from 4-11 and now as short as 1-8 with some firms). | John Walton/PA Wire
