Ex Chelsea and Liverpool defender Glen Johnson makes Everton Premier League relegation prediction
Former Chelsea and Liverpool defender Glen Johnson predicts Everton and Leeds United to avoid getting relegated from the Premier League.
He believes that the three teams to get relegated will be Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Southampton.
In his view, Sean Dyche has given the Toffees stability which would be enough for them to stay up in the English top flight.
Speaking to King Casino Bonus, he said, “West Ham aren’t among the teams to be relegated. The last couple of wins have pushed them up the table. Southampton, Forest and Leicester will slip back into the Championship. Everton have way too much stability within the team to not stay up.”
Need a couple of wins
From their six games left, there’s every chance that the Toffees have two more wins in them and that should be enough to keep them in the top flight.
They have improved under Dyche but it doesn’t count for much if they get relegated as it’s going to be extremely hard to get promoted.
Most of the players are on decent Premier League wages and while some might have relegation clauses in their contracts, they may not want to stay at Goodison Park.
This could see a major overhaul in the squad and given the FFP constraints, it may not be as easy to rebuild the side for Dyche.
The game against Leicester is as big a relegation clash as any and Everton have to pick up the three points at any condition.
A loss in that will all but seal their relegation as they’re already tipped to go down by a recent Super Computer number crunching.