This weekend promises to be a critical one in the battle for survival in the Premier League. Leeds United go into the weekend knowing that if results go against them - Burnley and Everton picking up victories with the Whites losing to Brighton - then relegation would be all but confirmed due to their vastly inferior goal difference.
However, Paul Merson has provided hope that Jesse Marsch's side can beat the drop, as he believes Burnley will struggle for any more points, whilst he thinks Leeds have two winnable fixtures against Brighton and Brentford. "They've [Leeds] got two games that are winnable and if they beat Brighton or get a point I think they stay up - because I don't see Burnley winning another game," he explained in his Daily Star column.
"They just have to stay composed because there's too much madness at the moment. I don't like to use the word brainless, I prefer composure. But there are people who panic under pressure and there are people who don't, and these players are self-destructing."
"They have got to pull themselves together because they need to stay in the Premier League and it's getting harder and harder. Everton have started picking up points and it's in their hands to stay up now so Leeds have got to respond."
