Leeds United have another point on the board and data experts Opta are forecasting a big Whites gap change in their new predicted final Premier League table and points.
Leeds headed for Saturday’s huge test at third-placed Aston Villa sat 15th and six points clear of third-bottom West Ham in the division’s third and final relegation place.
Incredibly, that six-point gap to the Hammers looked all set to become a nine-point gap as Farke’s Whites led 1-0 heading into the closing stages of Saturday’s 3pm kick-off at Villa Park, only for Tammy Abraham to net an 88th-minute equaliser which sealed a 1-1 draw.
The draw instead took Leeds seven points clear of West Ham but with the Hammers presented with the chance to close the gap down to four points with a victory against Saturday evening’s visitors Bournemouth.
The Irons, though, had to settle for a draw themselves - a goalless one - which has kept Leeds six points ahead of them with just 11 games left.
United’s draw at Villa also took them a point further clear of fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest and fifth-bottom Tottenham Hotspur although with Forest and Spurs having played a game less, Forest at home to Liverpool on Sunday and Spurs hosting Arsenal in the North London Derby.
Forest are four points behind Leeds and Tottenham two adrift of them, the Whites also just one point behind Crystal Palace who have also played a game less and host Wolves on Sunday.
Despite the sucker punch of conceding late on, Saturday’s draw and West Ham’s failure to win could be seen as a double Whites boost and it’s all led to a new predicted final table and points from data experts Opta.
Featuring a big Leeds gap change, here is the full new rundown in reverse order.