Leeds United went into the international break closer to the Champions League qualification spots than the relegation zone - and data experts Opta have cast a fresh verdict on where they think the Whites will now finish.
Leeds approached Saturday’s final game before the November international break having gone five games without a victory but having lost just two through the defeats at champions Arsenal and a very much in-form Bournemouth side.
The visit of Spurs was heading for a sixth Leeds draw of the season but Noah Okafor jumped off the bench to slam home what proved the only goal of the game as Daniel Farke’s Whites bounced back to winning ways with a 1-0 success.
The victory took Leeds back above Spurs and into ninth place after ten games played, Farke’s side now up to 14 points and only two points behind fifth-placed Chelsea who United visit in their next game back after the international break.
There is then another two point gap up to fourth-placed Liverpool but Leeds are closer to the Reds than they are to the dropzone, Farke’s men now six points clear of a troubled Manchester United who sit third-bottom and level on points with second-bottom Sunderland.
The Red Devils and Black Cats are just point ahead of Crystal Palace who sit bottom of the pile.
Fifth-bottom Nottingham Forest and fourth-bottom Coventry City are only one point clear of the dropzone but both sides are five points behind the Whites who have the third best defensive record in the division having conceded just eight goals, albeit only scoring ten.
A solid defence has provided the foundation for a very solid start to the club’s second season back in the Premier League and here is where data experts Opta now have Leeds finishing versus the likes of Tottenham, Sunderland, Manchester United and Crystal Palace in their new predicted final table and points.
20. 20th: Crystal Palace (down from 19th and relegated)
Predicted points: 38 (37.50). | Getty Images