Leeds United took themselves up to 40 points after snatching a late 2-2 draw at Bournemouth - leading to further changes in the team’s relegation odds in the bookies’ new predicted final Premier League table.
Daniel Farke’s Whites went into Wednesday night’s clash at the Vitality Stadium sat eight points clear of the drop zone and knowing that a positive result would put them further ahead of relegation rivals Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and Nottingham Forest.
All three clubs play their next fixtures this weekend when Leeds will be in action in the FA Cup through Sunday afternoon’s Wembley semi-final against Chelsea.
United’s progress in the competition led to the Bournemouth game being brought forward to become a midweek fixture and it looked set to end in defeat for Leeds as the Cherries led 2-1 deep into second half stoppage time.
But Farke’s men gave themselves another big boost as Sean Longstaff came off the bench to thump home a 97th-minute equaliser which sealed a 2-2 draw and put Leeds up to 40 points.
Third-bottom Tottenham, fourth-bottom West Ham and fifth-bottom Forest all now have a game in hand but Leeds sit nine points clear of Spurs, seven ahead of West Ham and four clear of Forest.
Moreover, 40 points is usually more than enough for Premier League survival. It does, though, appear that an unusually high tally might be needed to guarantee survival so how do the bookies see it?
Wednesday night’s draw at Bournemouth led to changes in United’s relegation odds which are now huge and here is the bookies’ new predicted final table based on the very latest various prices.