Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has claimed that there is more pressure on Everton to win than Leeds United when the two sides meet in the Premier League this weekend.
Leeds know that a win against the Toffees would see them move four points clear of their opponents. Even more importantly, it would open up a four point gap between them and the relegation zone - should Bournemouth lose to Wolves.
Sean Dyche's side lost 2-0 to Liverpool at Anfield on Monday night, as they failed to repeat their heroics that saw them claim victory over Arsenal in the Premier League last week.
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Ahead of kick-off, Neville shared his thoughts on the current landscape that faces the teams at the bottom of the table - and although he admitted that he believes Everton will stay up this season - he claimed that the pressure will be on the Toffees during Saturday's six-pointer.
"It’s such a long way to go and Sean Dyche has been there before, he won’t panic," Neville told Sky Sports. "He’s got a lot of experience of this, and looking at those teams above them, I have to say they’re well within [reach] up to Nottingham Forest [in 14th].
"I think Bournemouth and Southampton are really, really struggling so obviously Everton, Leeds, West Ham, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, are the teams that are included in it to be fair with what I’ve seen so far. Leicester look like they’re pushing up, Crystal Palace and [Aston] Villa the same, I think they’ll be okay.
"I fancy Everton to stay up, my thing is that, and I’ve said this to Sean Dyche before the game [vs Liverpool], the mentality in the first period of the game - no matter what game it is - you’ve got to have a strong mentality, you’ve got to have belief and authority, and think with what they’ve done last week they had no need to come out here nervous tonight.
"They had everything to be positive, and if anything, going into that Leeds game on Saturday I can see why they’d be a little bit more nervous, because the pressure’s on them to win."
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