The face for Everton is not as easy as it seemed a few days ago. Although the victories against Chelsea and Leicester City gave Frank Lampard, Yerry Mina, and the team a break, they cannot fully celebrate their salvation, and although they have already left the bottom of the table, they still flirt with the bottom of the table. withdrawal from the Premier League.
With the relegations of Norwich City and Juan Camilo Hernández’s Watford, another Colombian could lose the category in the Premier League. Everton has 36 points, one more than Leeds United in 17th place, and two points more than Burnley. Among those three clubs will be the other candidate to go to the Championship waiting for what happens on the final dates.
Fortunately for Everton and Burnley, they will have two games pending to seek salvation, while Leeds United will only have one game that will be the final day to achieve the long-awaited permanence. Although Frank Lampard has tried to mend the path left by Rafael Benítez, he still sees salvation as uphill.
It is true that they should take advantage of the fact that they have two games left, since Everton adding three against Crystal Palace would be saved by adding 39 units, and leaving the relegation heads-up between Leeds United and Burnley. However, if they do not get the victory at Goodison Park against Palace, they would have to play for salvation against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, a very tough rival who will want to take advantage of the last date to secure themselves in European competition positions.
Two matches pending, one against Crystal Palace at home and another against Arsenal. Leeds United for its part will have to visit Brentford, and Burnley will face Aston Villa in a pending match and will receive Newcastle United on date 38.
Thus, with the calendar that the three teams that are fighting to save themselves have, Everton, who will not be able to count on Yerry Mina due to the problem that he has in his calf, will depend on himself with the need to get the three units against Crystal Palace . If they add a tie, they will hope to beat Arsenal on the last date, but if they draw the equality against the ‘Gunners’ they could be saved by adding 38 units, and even if Leeds beat Brentford, they would equal on points, but Leeds has a very negative goal difference , a factor that would leave the ‘Toffees’ in the Premier League.
Looking at other scenarios, if Everton lose the two games they have left, and Burnley and Leeds United beat their rivals, those from Goodison Park would go directly to the Championship. However, with six points at stake, they might be more likely to pick up a draw or a relegation-saving win.
Finally, in the event that they draw against Crystal Palace and lose to Arsenal, Burnley’s two wins or a Leeds United win could also be the determining factor that makes them lose the category. However, as has been reiterated on several occasions, with two games in dispute, and needing to get only three points out of a possible six, they could beat Palace who have not had their best Premier League in box 13 and obtain permanence.
