Trying to make sense of the relegation battle...
Date published: Wednesday 10th May 2023 9:56 -The absurd fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League has at last attained an air of, if not serenity, then at least sanity.
That leaves us with Everton, Leicester, Leeds, Nottingham Forest and poor old Southampton left trying to dodge the bottom three places when the music stops. They’ve all played the same number of games which helps keep things neat as well. So here are the reasons why each of them can do it, and the reasons why each of them may not.
If it clicks like that in a couple of their remaining games, then safety is well within range. Sunday’s game against a Champions League-distracted Man City is as close to a free hit as you can get at this stage of a relegation scrap, but the other two games are kind: you want to be playing teams with nothing to play for at this stage of the season and Everton close out against two such teams in Wolves and Bournemouth.
Teams also tend to get relegated because they are incapable of scoring goals, and that is not a problem Leicester have. They’ve scored more goals this season than everyone else in the bottom half, and also more than Europe-chasing Aston Villa. As any fool knows,Being obviously the best team down there is arguably more weakness than strength at this point. If you’re the best team on paper, then questions have to be asked about why you remain so stubbornly among the shittest on grass.
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