Leeds United moved seven points clear of the Premier League dropzone through Sunday’s solid 1-1 draw at Sunderland leading to a fresh Whites verdict from the bookies in their new predicted final table.
Daniel Farke’s Whites moved six points clear of the bottom three with last weekend’s brilliant 4-1 win at home to Crystal Palace which also saw Leeds leapfrog Nottingham Forest by a point into 16th place.
Fourth-bottom Forest and third-bottom West Ham were then unable to make any fresh inroads from their Saturday games, Forest suffering a 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester City and West Ham beaten by a late Raul Jimenez goal in a 1-0 reverse to visiting Fulham.
That all provided Leeds with the opportunity to kick further clear in Sunday afternoon’s clash at Sunderland and Farke’s side recovered from going down 1-0 down and losing Joe Rodin to injury to leave with a 1-1 draw.
The point has pushed the Whites seven points clear of the dropzone and now two points ahead of Forest. One game short of the exact halfway point of the season, Leeds now find themselves just two points behind 15th-placed Bournemouth and only three adrift of 14th-placed Newcastle United.
It’s a rather grimmer tale for second-bottom Burnley and marooned basement side Wolves, Burnley a point further behind third-bottom West Ham yet still ten points clear of Wolves who remain stuck on just two points.
It’s all led to changes from the bookies in their relegation odds and a fresh Whites verdict in their new predicted final table. Here, in reverse order, is the full new rundown, using title odds to determine sides expected to end up in the top half.
17. 17th: Tottenham Hotspur
Relegation odds: 11-2 (but as short as 7-2 with some firms). | AFP via Getty Images
18. 18th: West Ham (relegated)
Relegation odds: 1-6 (back out from 1-7 but as short as 1-10 with some firms). | Getty Images