Leeds United took another big point in their quest for Premier League survival at Aston Villa - and there has now been a massive change in the club’s relegation odds and new predicted final Premier League table.
Leeds faced a particularly huge test in Saturday’s clash at Villa who approached the visit of Daniel Farke’s Whites sat third and only three points behind second-placed Manchester City. United, meanwhile, went into the weekend sat 15th and six points clear of the relegation zone and third-bottom West Ham.
Incredibly, that six-point gap to the Hammers looked all set to become a nine-point gap as Farke’s Whites led 1-0 heading into the closing stages of Saturday’s 3pm kick-off at Villa Park, only for Tammy Abraham to net an 88th-minute equaliser which sealed a 1-1 draw.
The draw instead took Leeds seven points clear of West Ham but with the Hammers presented with the chance to close the gap down to four points with a victory against Saturday evening’s visitors Bournemouth.
The Irons, though, had to settle for a draw themselves - a goalless one - which has kept Leeds six points ahead of them with just 11 games left.
United’s draw at Villa also took them a point further clear of fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest and fifth-bottom Tottenham Hotspur although with Forest and Spurs having played a game less, Forest at home to Liverpool on Sunday and Spurs hosting Arsenal in the North London Derby.
Forest are four points behind Leeds and Tottenham two adrift of them, the Whites also just one point behind Crystal Palace who have also played a game less and host Wolves on Sunday.
Despite the sucker punch of conceding late on, Saturday’s draw and West Ham’s failure to win could be seen as a double Whites boost and it’s all led to a huge change in United’s relegation odds and new predicted final table.
Using odds for the title for teams expected to finish in the top half, here is the full new rundown.
