Ian Wright issues Everton and Leeds United relegation prediction ahead of Leicester City Premier League clash
Ian Wright believes that Everton and Leeds United will be the other two teams that get relegated along with Southampton.
The Toffees take on Leicester in a six-pointer at the wrong end of the Premier League with one team set to get out of the relegation zone after the game at the King Power Stadium on Monday, 1 May.
Leeds and Nottingham Forest are the other two sides in the relegation race with Southampton’s future all but decided.
Speaking on the Kelly and Wrighty Show, Wright said [01/05, 14:48], “The last few games Everton have are not good. This is a tough one for them. I think Leeds are in trouble and I think Everton are going down too. I fancy Leicester to win tonight.”
Need the win
Everton have to conjure up everything they possibly can in order to get the result today and pick up the three points against Leicester.
Home and away is immaterial at this stage of the season as both sides have struggled regardless of the venue and the Toffees got humbled in their own backyard against Newcastle so it’s not like they do better at Goodison Park.
Leicester have dropped plenty of points at home this season and there’s no reason for Sean Dyche and his side to think that it will happen again.
Surely, the game will ebb and blow and there will be moments for both sides to win this game, but if Everton or even Leicester lose, their fate will be sealed.
The chances of both teams surviving after a loss here is unfathomable given the fixture list ahead so this is a game that’s going to be treated like a cup final.
There’s a lot of money at stake for Premier League football, especially for Everton as they’re already in a financial mess.
Things aren’t looking particularly good with a senior player facing double hamstring strains and it may be a risk playing him in this game.