Simon Jordan believes Leeds United have all-but guaranteed their status in the Premier League following Monday\u2019s monumental 2-1 win at Manchester United \u2013 but has explained why the Whites can have a big say in deciding which of West Ham, Nottingham Forest or Tottenham Hotspur is relegated to the Championship.<\/p>\n
Daniel Farke\u2019s side have been in fine form since switching to a 3-5-2 formation at the back end of November, losing just four times in 23 games across all competitions.<\/p>\n
Despite that impressive form, Leeds United<\/strong><\/a> have remained in the relegation conversation, with a combination of several draws and the big improvement of West Ham<\/strong><\/a> under Nuno Espirito Santo ensuring they cannot yet class themselves as safe.<\/p>\n However, with Tottenham<\/a>\u2018s results continuing to go south, the Whites took a giant leap towards safety with an impressive, though ultimately hard-fought 2-1 win at Man Utd on Monday night \u2013 the first time they have won a league game at Old Trafford in a staggering 45 years.<\/p>\n With appealing home games on the horizon, talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan<\/strong><\/a> now thinks Leeds can be ruled out of the relegation conversation.<\/p>\n He explained: \u201cThe most important thing is, Leeds are in an FA Cup semi-final. Yeah, they\u2019ve got 36 points. But look at their home games: They\u2019ve got Wolves and Burnley. I mean, who would you want in your last two home games if not Wolves and Burnley? You\u2019d have them all day, right?<\/p>\n \u201cSo you\u2019ve got to be saying to yourself, well, we\u2019re gonna stay in there [the Premier League]. What they will also do, ironically, is not just perhaps secure their future. They might be pivotal in the outcomes of Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham. They\u2019re playing those two teams as well.<\/p>\n \u201cLeeds can be the kingmakers of themselves, but they also might be \u2018king-savers\u2019 of one of the other two big London clubs. Because it\u2019s going to be one of the other two. I think Forest seem to have pulled themselves together. So it\u2019s gonna be West Ham or Spurs, and it looks now, as much as I might want it to be something different, it looks like it\u2019s gonna be Spurs.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if it has gone from four sides in the relegation to just three, Jordan added: \u201cLeeds have lifted themselves out of it.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought Leeds have had too many draws and not quite been able to pull themselves to safety. I said about a week, 10 days ago that they were playing so well, but they hadn\u2019t escaped. They were making themselves difficult for other teams to beat them; they were getting good points against big opposition, but they weren\u2019t clambering away\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cBut that result [on Monday] has finally given them some clear blue sky. So yeah, you look now and say it\u2019s between the two London clubs and Forest.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE LEEDS COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong>
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