On the night of the Premier League final day (28th), after months of fierce relegation battles, the battle of survival is finally upon us. The three relegation teams are back at home, Leeds United against Tottenham Hotspur, Lister City against Westham and Ewarton against Fennymouth, with only one of the three teams able to stay in the Premier League. It is estimated that a Premier League seat is worth at least £170 million (about HK$1.65 billion), and with three key battles for a place, the winner will continue their Premier League career, while the loser will lose out. At this final juncture, who will be able to fight back from the brink and win a silver lining?
Leeds United go all out
This is the big game of the EPL final day, and Leeds United is in a fierce battle with Tottenham Hotspur at home. Leeds United, who are second from bottom, must win this game to have a chance to keep their place in the Premier League, and they will surely go all out. Likewise, Tottenham Hotspur will be fighting for a place in the UEFA Europa League, and with Leeds United's last four league matches totaling three or more goals, tying the 2.5-goal margin seems likely. (Now 622 live on Sunday at 11.30pm)
Leeds United have the same number of points as third-placed Lister City, but are 9 goals behind in goal difference and 2 points behind fourth-placed Ewarton. In other words, Leeds United must win this game and hope that both EWT and LIC lose in order to escape the relegation zone, which is a pretty tough situation.
On the final day, Leeds United can only try their best to win, and they are expected to adopt an aggressive attacking strategy. In fact, Leeds United's attacking power is not weak, after playing a 2-2 draw with Newcastle at home, and even scoring on Manchester City on the road, but unfortunately the defense is not solid enough, resulting in an imbalance in the number of goals scored and conceded.
As for Tottenham, they are one point behind seventh-placed Villa, and need to win this game as well, and hope that Villa lose points in order to take the next UEFA Europa League place. Despite the decline in Tottenham's performance, goal scorer Harry Carney still maintains a high level, and has scored 28 goals in the league this season. Partnering with Son, it is not difficult to break through the Leeds United defense. Looking back at the last eight meetings between the two sides, the total number of goals scored has been three or more, so the over-under of 2.5 goals is worth considering.
Ewarton strives to keep Premier League spot
The relegation pressure is the highest as EWT hosts Ferniemough. This season's sluggish performance of "Drag Fat Sugar" has only 4 wins after Dyche took over from Lambert. Fortunately, in tonight's three matches, Ewarton is facing the relegation success of Ponemouth, which is a relatively favorable situation. Moreover, a win for Ewarton will help them to survive relegation, and with the home advantage, the home team is favored to win. (Live on Now 621 and 611 at 11:30pm on Sunday)
With three points, Ewarton won't need to be concerned about the results of the other two matches to keep their place in the Premier League. The "Tugs" are in good shape after a 5-1 win over Brighton and a 1-1 draw with Wolves in the last round. The team will go all out in this do-or-die match, with Di Maregre as the striker, partnering with the in-form Dewey McNeil and Duguay in the attack, and Wolves' late goal conceded player Yeli Vanna joining the attack at any time, so three points are on the line.
Since the end of April, PONYMOUTH has been out of the relegation risk zone after winning two consecutive matches against two relegation rivals, Southampton and Leeds United. However, the players' form has slackened off significantly recently, with the last three matches all lost, conceding 6 goals and scoring only 1. The loss against Chelsea is the only win since Lambert took over, which reflects the team's lack of desire. With the visitors in such a state, it's more favorable for Ewarton, and a home win is more likely.
In another key relegation battle in the EPL, "Foxes" Lester City hosts "Hammers" Westham. Currently ranked third from the bottom, Lester City is fighting for relegation and will not tolerate a draw, but their home style of play is too aggressive and they are often attacked by their opponents and concede the first goal. In this match, they are forced to attack, but in their last 12 home matches, they have conceded the first goal in all of them, which shows the problem of the defense.
The 2016 Premier League champions, Leicester City are on the brink of relegation this season. Despite Dean Smith taking over from Roger Martins in charge, the results have been limited and the team has had serious injury problems, especially in defense. With Johnny Evans and Ricardo Penrina injured again, as well as Soungoo and Nididi, who is capable of playing as a central defender, the use of "Bomb" Fisi in the defense will inevitably lead to the team's self-immolation.
Lister City are currently in the bottom three, and in order to stay up, they have to win themselves, apart from hoping that both Eyewitnesses and Lister City lose at the same time. They usually adopt an attacking strategy at their home ground, but they have conceded first in all of their last 12 league matches at home, which shows the vulnerability of the defensive end.
