Everton will preserve their Premier League status at the expense of Leeds and Leicester
Everton manager Sean Dyche can lead the Toffees to safety (Picture: Getty Images)
Three teams left, three points required for safety, two still to be relegated after finishing in the bottom three.
Sunday’s day of reckoning will be a tense, nerve-jangling, adrenaline-fuelled and potentially haunting experience for fans of Everton, Leicester City and Leeds United.
On the flip side of the coin it will be a dream for neutrals as every shot, poor pass or wild challenge and every bounce of the ball in the penalty area could have immense consequences. This is why we love Premier League football.
There hasn’t been such a dramatic scramble for safety on the final day since Fulham’s great escape 15 years ago when they beat Portsmouth, who won the FA Cup a week later, thanks to a Danny Murphy header.
The Cottagers survived on goal difference, condemning Birmingham City and Reading to the Championship along with Derby, who were long since doomed.
Three years earlier four teams were battling to avoid going down and Pompey fans celebrated as their team lost 2-0 at West Brom, but were reprieved at the expense of their south coast neighbours Southampton.
Crystal Palace and Norwich also sank like a stone on a stomach-churning day of rollercoaster emotions.
This weekend Everton entertain Bournemouth in a match between hosts who have scored just 15 goals at Goodison Park and visitors who have netted just 17 on the road.
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