Football managers really earn their money when they are faced with adversity and tough challenges. That is currently what is happening at both ends of the Premier League table as a number of clubs will be fighting right until the last day to achieve their goals.
For Leeds United, Burnley and Everton, that goal is to secure their status as a top-flight club but it looks as though one of those sides will drop into the Championship. At the moment, the Toffees are the team occupying the final relegation place above Norwich and Watford but they have a game-in-hand.
Leeds would drop into the bottom three if Frank Lampard’s side are able to win that game while Burnley would be out of the drop zone on goal difference. That possibility highlights exactly why every point is vitally important at the bottom of the table and the managers of each of the three threatened sides are fully aware of that.
