Jonny Evans has warned Leeds United that they will face stiff promotion competition next season as he tipped Leicester City for an immediate Premier League return. Evans' club Leicester and Leeds were both relegated on the final day of the season after Everton beat Bournemouth to secure their own survival.
And that leaves Leeds back in the Championshiup for the first time since 2019-20, and Leicester back in the second tier for the first time since 2013-14. Leeds and Leicester, along with the third relegated side Southampton, will be amongst the favourites to win promotion next year, although several other sides such as Sunderland - where Evans had a loan spell earlier in his career - Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Coventry City, and Blackburn, will also fancy their chances.
Evans may or may not be at Leicester next season as negotiations over a new contract continue, but the Northern Ireland defender - and older brother of Sunderland midfielder Corry - is convinced that the Foxes can bounce straight back. "I do believe they will," he said.
