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Leeds United are approaching a particularly big weekend in the club’s quest for Premier League survival - and the bookies have made a huge Whites in their new predicted final table.

Daniel Farke’s Whites kicked six points clear of third-bottom Tottenham Hotspur with Monday night’s magnificent 2-1 win against fierce rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford but the gap could get even bigger on Saturday afternoon.

Spurs, who are incredibly still seeking a first league win of 2026, must wait until Saturday tea-time before taking in their next fixture as new boss Roberto De Zerbi faces the visit of his former side Brighton in a 5.30pm kick-off.

Forth-bottom West Ham, who are now four points behind Leeds, don’t play until Monday night when they visit Crystal Palace whilst a fifth-bottom Nottingham Forest side who are three points behind the Whites host second-bottom Burnley on Sunday afternoon.

It all means that Saturday afternoon’s visit of the division’s bottom-placed side Wolves presents a monumental opportunity for Leeds although there will still be another five games left afterwards including away trips to both Tottenham and West Ham.

Ahead of a particularly massive weekend in the fight for Premier League survival, the odds for relegation are continually changing and the bookies have made a huge Whites call in their predicted final table based on those odds.

Here, in reverse order, is the full final prediction ahead of Saturday afternoon’s 3pm kick-off against Wolves.

Leeds United can move nine points clear of the dropzone with a victory against Saturday’s visitors Wolves - and the supercomputer has cast a strong Whites verdict in its new predicted final Premier League table and points.

Daniel Farke’s Whites kicked six points clear of third-bottom Tottenham Hotspur with Monday night’s magnificent 2-1 win against fierce rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford but the gap could get even bigger on Saturday afternoon.

Spurs, who are incredibly still seeking a first league win of 2026, must wait until Saturday tea-time before taking in their next fixture as new boss Roberto De Zerbi faces the visit of his former side Brighton in a 5.30pm kick-off.

Forth-bottom West Ham, who are now four points behind Leeds, don’t play until Monday night when they visit Crystal Palace whilst a fifth-bottom Nottingham Forest side who are three points behind the Whites host second-bottom Burnley on Sunday afternoon.

It all means that Saturday afternoon’s visit of the division’s bottom-placed side Wolves presents a monumental opportunity for Leeds although there will still be another five games left afterwards including away trips to both Tottenham and West Ham.

Ahead of a particularly massive weekend in the fight for Premier League survival, the supercomputer from the team at Opta has produced its new predicted final table and points which features a strong Whites call.

Here, in reverse order, is the full final prediction ahead of Saturday afternoon’s 3pm kick-off against Wolves.

Leeds United took a big step towards Premier League safety at Old Trafford on Monday.

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Leeds United have all but secured Premier League safety after a ‘wonderful’ win at Old Trafford that will scare Tottenham Hotspur, according to Gary Neville.

Noah Okafor’s first-half brace made history on Monday night as Leeds earned a first league win at Manchester United since 1981. The winger reacted quickly to finish a Jayden Bogle cross inside five minutes, doubling his tally on the half-hour mark when a volley deflected off Leny Yoro and beyond Senne Lammens.

Lisandro Martinez was sent off for a hair pull on Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the second half and despite Casemiro pulling one back, Leeds held on to enjoy just a second away league win this season. That victory pulled them six points clear of Tottenham who are now in the relegation zone following a difficult 1-0 defeat at Sunderland on Sunday.

“That is a performance I don't think Tottenham are capable of, and that's the scary thing for Tottenham,” Neville told his Sky Sports podcast after full-time. “It’s not just the six points, by the way, that Leeds United have gone clear of them tonight, but the actual performance levels they put in.

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“Spurs are nowhere near that, you watch them yesterday against Sunderland, it’s a set of ingredients that don't go together, a concoction of misfits. And then you watch Leeds tonight and there’s balance, there’s a flow. It was a wonderful night for them and I think that does secure Premier League survival for Leeds United this season.”

Leeds United not safe yet but Man Utd win a huge step forward

While no one in West Yorkshire will be complacent, Monday’s unexpected victory was a huge step towards safety for Leeds. It is the first time all season they will now need to drop a point-per-game compared to Tottenham - who they face next month - in order to finish in the bottom three.

Opta have predicted Leeds finish 15th for several weeks but their relegation chances are now shorter than ever, at just 1.6 per cent according to the statistical experts. That will likely reduce even further if they can beat Wolves on Saturday and, for a couple of hours at least, pull nine points clear.

Tottenham have also lost captain Christian Romero for the rest of the season after he suffered a knee injury at Sunderland. The defender collided with goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky while trying to shield the ball and left the pitch in tears.

He will therefore not be available when Leeds head to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 11, joining a long list of absentees. The likes of Mohammed Kudus, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski have been out for large periods.

One of Leeds United's relegation rivals and run-in opponents have suffered a huge injury blow.

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Leeds United’s key relegation rivals Tottenham Hotspur will be without captain Christian Romero for the remainder of the season, according to reports.

Romero left the pitch in tears during the second half of Tottenham’s 1-0 defeat at Sunderland on Sunday. The centre-back collided with his goalkeeper teammate Antonin Kinsky after trying to shield the ball under pressure from Brian Brobbey.

"I hope for us it's not too important a problem because he's a crucial player for us,” Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi said of Romero in the aftermath of Sunday’s defeat. "He's a good guy, good player, top player, big personality and we need him to finish this season and to achieve our goal."

De Zerbi’s wish to have Romero available this season looks to have been crushed with Sky Sports among several outlets to report the defender’s season is over. The Argentinian’s World Cup hopes are not thought to be over but his season at club-level is, with just seven games left.

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Tottenham fell into the Premier League relegation zone before kicking a ball over the weekend, with West Ham pulling two points clear following their 4-0 win at home to Wolves. Defeat at the Stadium of Light kept Spurs in 18th, three points shy of Leeds who play their game in hand at Manchester United this evening.

Leeds then play again before Tottenham next kick off, with the visit of Wolves to Elland Road coming a few hours before Spurs host Brighton. Daniel Farke’s side could be anything between three and nine points clear of their 18th-placed rivals by around 5pm on Saturday.

One of Spurs’ other big games comes on Monday, May 11, when they host Leeds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. De Zerbi will be without his captain and key centre-back for that clash, which will almost certainly be a relegation six-pointer.

Romero’s season-ending injury is the second major blow manager De Zerbi has suffered in a matter of days. The Italian coach had told reporters he was expecting to rely on the returning Mohammed Kudus but the tricky winger suffered a setback in his recovery from a quad injury and is also likely to miss the rest of the season.

The pair join a long list of absent first-team players at Tottenham. They are expected to be without Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson Odobert for the remainder of the season while James Maddison hasn’t played a single minute this campaign due to a pre-season knee injury.

Leeds United’s key rivals Tottenham have suffered a big fresh blow in their quest to avoid the drop - leading to changes in the relegation odds and bookies’ new predicted final Premier League table.

Leeds began the weekend sat in 15th place and four points clear of the dropzone but third-bottom West Ham then took themselves out of the relegation zone with Friday night’s 4-0 win at home to Wolves.

The victory left Tottenham Hotspur in the dropzone for the first time this season but Spurs were then presented with the chance to get back out of it with Sunday afternoon’s clash at Sunderland in new boss Roberto De Zerbi’s first game in charge.

Spurs began the day three points behind Leeds on the same amount of games played but De Zerbi’s first game in charge ended in a 1-0 defeat in which captain Cristian Romero was also forced off injured.

At the same time, a fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest side who began the weekend just one point behind Leeds hosted Aston Villa, also in a 2pm kick-off.

In a fresh boost for Forest, the Reds left Villa Pak with a 1-1 draw that took them level on points with the Whites but still behind them on goal difference, and having played a game more.

Ahead of Monday night’s clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Leeds are three points clear of the dropzone but having played a game less than third-bottom Spurs who are two points adrift of West Ham and three behind both Leeds and Forest.

It’s all led to changes in the relegation odds and this is the bookies’ new predicted final table.

Key Leeds United rivals Tottenham have been dealt a new double blow.

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Leeds United have been given a slice of relief through a fresh double blow for key rivals Tottenham who have also been hit by a key man injury setback.

Leeds began the weekend sat in 15th place and four points clear of the dropzone but third-bottom West Ham then took themselves out of the relegation zone with Friday night’s 4-0 win at home to Wolves.

The victory left Tottenham Hotspur in the dropzone for the first time this season but Spurs were then presented with the chance to get back out of it with Sunday afternoon’s clash at Sunderland in new boss Roberto De Zerbi’s first game in charge.

Spurs began the day three points behind Leeds on the same amount of games played but De Zerbi’s first game in charge ended in a 1-0 defeat in which captain Cristian Romero was also forced off injured.

At the same time, a fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest side who began the weekend just one point behind Leeds hosted Aston Villa, also in a 2pm kick-off.

In a fresh boost for Forest, the Reds left Villa Pak with a 1-1 draw that took them level on points with the Whites but still behind them on goal difference.

Up at Sunderland, Spurs looked to have been awarded a first-half penalty as Randal Kolo Muani hit the deck sandwiched in between Luke O’Nien and Omar Alderete but it looked a surprising decision and VAR intervened and advised referee Rob Jones to visit his monitor.

His decision to award the penalty was then overturned as part of a goalless first half at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland, though, went ahead on the hour mark after a combination of brilliant play from Nordi Mukiele and bad luck on Tottenham’s part.

In a fairly safe and dull game, Mukiele cut inside from the right flank and made his way to the edge of the box before unleashing a low drive which took a huge deflection off Micky van de Ven en route to beating Antonin Kinsky in the Spurs net.

Moments later, Spurs were dealt another blow as captain Cristian Romero was forced off injured after a blow to his leg, leaving the pitch close to tears.

Sunderland then pressed for a second although Spurs were given minutes of added time to get an equaliser.

At the City Ground, Forest fell behind in the 23rd minute to an own goal from Murillo but Neco Williams drew the hosts level seven minutes before the break.

Leeds United’s key rivals West Ham have bagged a massive boost in their quest for Premier League survival and it’s led to an enormous change in the bookies’ new predicted final table.

The Hammers began the weekend sat third-bottom in the division’s relegation zone, just one point behind fourth-bottom Tottenham Hotspur, three behind fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest and four points adrift of fifth-bottom Leeds.

The Irons, though, were presented with a huge chance to make big inroads as they played first on Friday night with a home clash against bottom-of-the-table Wolves.

The game remained goalless for 41 minutes but in the end doubles from Taty Castellanos and Konstantinos Mavropanos saw the Hammers to an impressive 4-0 victory which has taken them out of the dropzone at Tottenham’s expense.

For the first time this season, Spurs sit in the relegation zone, two points behind West Ham who are now level on points with Forest and just one point behind Leeds who face a huge task on Monday night against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Tottenham, meanwhile, visit Sunderland on Sunday afternoon in new boss Roberto De Zerbi’s first game in charge whilst Forest host Aston Villa at the same time, both in 2pm kick-offs.

West Ham’s win was massive in the battle for Premier League survival and it’s now led to an enormous change in the bookies’ new predicted final table based on the latest odds.

Here is the full new rundown in reverse order.

Leeds United head to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for a huge Premier League clash next month.

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Tottenham Hotspur winger Mohammed Kudus looks set to miss next month’s relegation six-pointer against Leeds United after an injury setback.

Kudus suffered a quadriceps injury during a 1-1 draw with Sunderland on January 4 and has not played since. Tottenham have subsequently failed to win a single Premier League match without their £55million summer signing, a dismal run which leaves them a point above the relegation zone with seven games left.

The Ghanian proved to be a real menace when Tottenham won 2-1 at Elland Road back in October, setting up Mathys Tel to score the opener before capitalising on a Gabriel Gudmundsson slip to net the winner himself. But it appears Leeds won’t need to worry about containing him at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 11.

Tottenham published a statement confirming the blow on Thursday. It read: “We can confirm that Mohammed Kudus has suffered a setback in his return from injury. The Ghana international forward suffered a significant quad injury during our Premier League fixture against Sunderland in January.

“He had returned to team training during the past week, however will now require further specialist review and, potentially, surgery. We will provide any relevant further updates in due course.”

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Tottenham season could be over for Mohammed Kudus

Kudus was initially pencilled in for a return after the March international break, which would have been a major boost for new boss Roberto De Zerbi. The winger is still Tottenham’s most creative player with five Premier League assists, despite the lengthy absence, while also scoring twice.

But he will now face an extension of his spell on the sidelines with BBC Sport reporting it is unlikely the forward plays again this season. Leeds head to North London in one month’s time and will almost certainly not be coming up against Kudus.

That May 11 meeting could become season-defining for either side once it arrives, with it being the third-to-last fixture of the season. Both Leeds and Tottenham are currently locked in a relegation battle and barring any major changes, their meeting will be deemed a six-pointer.

Leeds will have a couple of their own stars racing to feature at Tottenham, with Anton Stach and Joe Rodon picking up ankle ligament injuries at West Ham last weekend. The pair are expected to be out through April but Daniel Farke outlined some hope his medical staff can speed up recovery.

Barring any setbacks of their own, Stach and Rodon will hope to be available when Leeds go to Tottenham in mid-May. The Whites also host Burnley and Wolves before that trip so will hope to be within touching distance of safety come kick-off.

Leeds United will finally resume their bid for Premier League survival with next Monday night’s clash at Manchester United - ahead of which the Whites have the supercomputer’s backing in their predicted final table and points.

Leeds now have an FA Cup semi-final to look forward to for the first time in 39 years after Sunday’s epic victory on penalties at West Ham in one of the most memorable quarter-finals imaginable.

But now it’s finally back to what boss Daniel Farke admits is the club’s “bread and butter” of Premier League survival, the first of seven huge games left presenting itself next Monday night against arch rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Farke’s men have gone four league games without scoring a goal although the last two of those games ended in goalless draws against Crystal Palace and most recently Brentford.

With seven games left, the Whites sit in 15th place, four points clear of third-bottom West Ham, three points ahead of fourth-bottom Tottenham Hotspur and just one point ahead of fifth-bottom Nottingham Forest.

There is then a six point gap up to Crystal Palace in 14th place as part of a fight for survival in which bottom two clubs Wolves and Burnley are cut adrift.

Spurs, meanwhile, now have a big-game new manager in Roberto De Zerbi for the club’s survival bid put Opta’s supercomputer is predicting a nail-biting ending in its predicted final and table and points which features big backing for Farke’s Whites.

As the Premier League finally gets set to resume, here is the full predicted final table in reverse order.

Leeds United are heading for an FA Cup quarter-final at West Ham - and receiving strong backing from the bookmakers in the club’s ultimate priority of sealing Premier League survival.

Daniel Farke’s Whites have now gone four league games without scoring a goal but two of those contests ended in goalless draws, keeping Leeds four points clear of the dropzone.

Bottom two sides Wolves and Burnley remain well adrift but the battle to avoid finishing third-bottom appears to be a clear four-horse race between Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham and West Ham although Crystal Palace are not yet completely out of the woods.

Fifth-bottom Forest are now hot on United’s heels following last weekend’s 3-0 win at Tottenham which has left Forest just one point behind 15th-placed Leeds who are three points ahead of fourth-bottom Spurs and four clear of third-bottom West Ham.

Leeds will visit both Spurs and West Ham in the relegation-battle run in in two massive and potentially decisive games.

Attention will back to the FA Cup next weekend as Leeds visit relegation rivals West Ham, the club’s fight for Premier League survival then set to resume the following weekend with a Monday night trip to Manchester United.

But the relegation betting markets are continually changing and the bookies have now made a very strong fresh Whites call in their new predicted final table based on the very latest odds for the drop.

Here, using title odds for sides expected to end up in the top half, is how they now think the final table will look.