Leeds United have been backed to secure Premier League survival relatively comfortably despite their defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday. The Whites were beaten 3-1 by the Premier League champions in what was their first match following the six-week World Cup break.
FiveThirtyEight’s supercomputer - which uses statistical information and detailed data analysis to calculate how the Premier League table will finish in May – forecasts Leeds to end the season in 15th place, six points ahead of the bottom three. It is now two defeats in a row for Leeds in the league following their late collapse at Tottenham Hotspur in November, but wins over Liverpool and Bournemouth prior to that offered encouragement.
The Premier League table remains incredibly tight in the entirety of the bottom half and the data used by the supercomputer - which changes every week - believe it is going to be an intense fight to stay up. Nottingham Forest (32 points) and Everton (34 points) are expected to finish 20th and 19th respectively, with Wolves (35 points) making up the final place in the bottom three.
