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Newcastle also have the likes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Darwin Nunez, Hugo Ekitike and Ivan Toney on their list, and do have reservations over Bamford due to ...

That may change if they are relegated on Sunday, however it is likely new faces will be needed at youth level as more and more continue to flood the first team. Wagner is out of contract in December but Philadelphia do have the option to extend his deal by another year. Newcastle United reportedly have Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford on their list of attacking targets this summer.

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That proved a vital turning point as Richarlison, who has so often rode to his side’s rescue in recent weeks, did so again by firing a loose ball into the far corner. Jordon Pickford needlessly flapped at a cross and when Wilfried Zaha fired a bouncing ball goalwards, Ayew was gifted two chances to bundle the ball over the line despite the presence of two defenders in the six-yard box. The home crowd and team were given hope when centre-backs Mason Holgate and Keane combined for the former Burnley man to fire brilliantly into the far corner. They were undone again from a free-kick for the opener as Eberechi Eze’s delivery was headed in at the back post by the unmarked Mateta. Richarlison came close to giving the home side the lead when his free-kick clipped the top of the crossbar. But a series of calamitous defensive errors looked set to cost them as goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew put Palace in command before the break.

The Premier League relegation battle is a two-way fight between Burnley and Leeds. We look at the final day permutations and what they each need to stay up.

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Leeds United's bid for Premier League survival is out of their own hands heading into the Sunday's final day of the campaign.

Barnes stepped up to take the spot kick and sent Emi Martinez the wrong way to put the visitors 1-0 up at the break. The setback forced the defender out of Sunday's 1-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur but the 29-year-old returned to the XI to replace Matt Lowton as the only change to the Clarets side.Steven Gerrard made four changes to his Villa team and opted to drop Philippe Coutinho and Danny Ings to the bench along with Marvelous Nakamba The Toffees produced an incredible comeback to beat Crystal Palace 3-2 at Goodison Park having trailed 2-0 at the interval and Frank Lampard's side are now four points clear of the drop zone.

It's Aston Villa versus Burnley on Thursday night and, further north, Everton versus Crystal Palace. Leeds can't be relegated there and then but like Begbie ...

There’s a bit of #UTV (Up The Villa) which everyone has learned in the past 24 hours and straw-clutching is in full flow. “Have I ever felt this sick on a day #lufc haven’t been playing,” asks Rev. A Mol (@RevAMol) and the answer to that is most likely yes. “Fair play to Buendia, didn’t get his head down when he wasn’t penalised first challenge,” says It’s Would Have, Not Would Of (@MuzzyHillbilly), a tweet that has the advantage of being printable. Then Buendia equalises and even MrPaulRobinson (@MrPaulRobinson) is being complimentary about him “despite spending the last 15 minutes sticking pins in his voodoo doll”. We’re all too pure to pick up illegal streams of the Everton-Palace so it’s Burnley on the laptop. And use the ransom money to buy a centre-forward. It was 2020 and an entire fanbase watched Huddersfield Town beat West Bromwich Albion on the telly, with no team on the pitch but every cell of skin in the game. For Leeds, in 17th place, the permutations are kind of complex, kind of simple. — chained to a door in a Villa shirt and a gimp mask. “All this Villa love is going to turn into hate in a few hours,” he says. The rest will do that thing where they try hard to limit themselves to sporadic updates on a mobile. So bang on the dot, in fact, that it’s almost as if the tweet was scheduled.

The Sporting News explains how parachute payments work for clubs relegated from the Premier League.

That proved to be good news for existing Premier League clubs when Norwich and Watford were promoted during the 2020/21 season. Thankfully for them, a dramatic comeback win over Crystal Palace on May 19 ensured they will be playing Premier League football next season. The solidarity cash is aimed at remedying competitive imbalances caused by parachute payments. Each club receives 55 percent of the amount that each Premier League team would collect under an equal share of broadcast revenue, reduced to 45 percent in the second year and 20 percent the year after that. Banks are more likely to be receptive to Premier League clubs in terms of financing, and the shock of relegation has contributed to crises at the likes of Portsmouth and Bolton. The troubled Latics became the first team to have been in the modern Premier League to fall into non-league when they were relegated from the bottom division in England, League Two, in April.

The last relegation spot will be filled by either Leeds United or Burnley heading into final day of the Premier League season.

While there's every chance Brentford and Newcastle could be 'on the beach' both sides do still have something to play for, meaning Burnley and Leeds will both be in for a challenging Sunday in their final games of the Premier League season. The Bees have picked up a whopping 22 points from a possible 30 since March and will be looking to finish off their debut Premier League campaign in style in front of their home fans. However, they do have a vastly worse goal difference, meaning that even a win for Leeds on the final day against Brentford away could still see Jesse Marsch's side relegated if Burnley beat Newcastle at Turf Moor.

Leeds United are now strong favourites to be relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season to the Championship.

Leeds are doing it the hard way, but they is a terrible feeling in our gut going into this last game, and all we can do is have everything crossed that we can pick up a result and stay in the Premier League. The Whites have relied on others far too much in the past couple of months, and time and time again, they have failed to do anything with Villa, Wolves and Southampton all dropping points. Anything is still possible in the Premier League, and Leeds now have no excuse but to go to Brentford and pick up a result, if they don’t, they will go down.

Leeds United versus Brentford is one of just three games Sky Sports will broadcast on the final day of the Premier League season this Sunday.

Burnley have a superior goal difference of plus-20 to Leeds, meaning that a win for the Clarets over Newcastle will see them safe. A draw could keep them up should Burnley lose to Newcastle, but three points would be far more preferable than just one. Leeds United's clash against Brentford will be one of three televised games on Sky Sports for their final day of the season Premier League coverage this Sunday. The Whites travel to the Brentford Community Stadium knowing that a win might not be enough to keep them in the Premier League after Burnley leapfrogged Jesse Marsch's side into 17th place courtesy of a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.

Jesse Marsch has revealed he is excited about the challenge of maintaining Leeds United's Premier League status and stressed that his team are going to ...

Leeds turned to Marsch after choosing to sack legendary boss Marcelo Bielsa. I knew we’d have to fight for everything. We know we have to be at our best.

Craig Pawson will be the man in the middle for Burnley's crunch final day clash with Newcastle United on Sunday. The referee has overseen three Clarets ...

Don't miss a thing from the club you love! The referee has overseen three Clarets matches this season including the 2-1 away win at Watford last month when he initially awarded Burnley a penalty before changing his decision on the advice of VAR as the foul took place outside the box. He was also in charge for the reverse fixture with the Hornets at Turf Moor - a 0-0 draw - and the 2-0 home loss to Man City in April.

Leeds Uniteds two-year stay in the Premier League could come to an end on Sunday, should relegation rivals Burnley win against Newcastle.

"The connections we have made mesh well together. In contrast, Brentford have won three of their last five and will know that a win on the final day could see them finish in the top half of the table in their debut campaign in the top flight. As a result, Leeds will have to rely on Burnley slipping up against Newcastle on Sunday afternoon, while they themselves have to pick up points on their visit to Brentford.

Everton, Leeds United, and Burnley are battling for Premier League safety, and one of them will face the drop. Here's what each team needs to do over the ...

- Burnley win vs. - Burnley loss or draw vs. - Burnley loss vs. Newcastle AND Leeds draw or win vs. - Burnley loss vs. Newcastle AND Leeds loss or draw vs. - Leeds draw or loss vs. - Burnley draw vs. Brentford AND Burnley loss vs. Brentford AND Burnley draw or loss vs. - Leeds draw vs. - Leeds win vs.

Leeds and Burnley are the two sides fighting for survival heading into the final day of the campaign.

Burnley meanwhile are seeking their sixth successive campaign in the Premier League. Leeds United are now back in the bottom three, with both sides on 35 points. Ashley Barnes put Burnley ahead in the first half from the penalty spot.

Brentford's final match of the 2021/22 Premier League season will be shown live by Sky Sports. The Bees will face Leeds United on Sunday, 22 May.

The teams last met in the 2019/20 season, which was interrupted and extended by the Covid-19 outbreak. Patrick Bamford equalised in stoppage time for the hosts but injured himself celebrating and has only played 100 minutes for Leeds in six-and-a-half months since. Leeds come to West London without a win in five matches. Leeds had taken 11 points from five matches before three straight defeats to Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea in an 11-day spell. The game between the teams in Yorkshire earlier this season ended in a 2-2 draw. Brentford will be looking to end their first Premier League season with a top half finish.

Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch expects to keep his job even if his team lose their Premier League status this weekend.

The club is committed to me. The connections we have made meshes well together. Marsch will take charge of his 12 game as Leeds manager on Sunday when they travel to Brentford on the final day of the season.

The Leeds United boss has issued his pre-Brentford injury update as the club look to avoid the drop into the Championship.

Leeds will start the final day of the season in the final relegation spot following Burnley's 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Thursday evening. "Tyler Roberts was in training today, but will not be available for selection. Somewhere between two and four months, we'll see exactly how he progresses, but it's on a knee issue that he had to get sorted out, so we decided to take this time to use to get him healthy."

The 30-year-old first suffered discomfort back in September, in the 1-1 Premier League draw with Newcastle United at St James' Park. At the time, after ...

Everyone at the club wishes Luke a speedy recovery. Leeds United full-back Luke Ayling yesterday underwent knee surgery to address a long-standing issue. Luke Ayling undergoes surgery

Leeds United need to score early in Sunday's Premier League match at Brentford to put pressure on Burnley in the race to avoid relegation, manager Jesse ...

"We know we have to be at our best. "Our job is clear. I knew we'd have to fight for everything.

Leeds United are hopeful of having Patrick Bamford available for Sunday's final Premier League match of the season.

Asked what decisions were still to be made on Bamford, Marsch said: "More than anything it's that we're not risking him at any level," he said. "Luke Ayling had successful surgery yesterday so we're hopeful it's been two and four months on a knee injury he had to get sorted out so we decided to take this time," said Marsch. "He had a day off today inside to recuperate but we're hopeful we can make the decision in the next few days that we can make him available for minutes on Sunday."

Leeds United were dealt a setback on Thursday night when Burnley picked up a point against Aston Villa, but the Clarets got some help from the officials.

The Whites face Brentford away, while Burnley face Newcastle United at home. With an inferior goal difference, Leeds must now better Burnley’s result on the final day to stay up. According to former top-flight referee Halsey, it should have been spotted, and it should have been a red card, long before Barnes went on to tuck away the penalty.

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“It would be easier if we knew we were locked in the Premier League but there is one match to focus on. (We need) to do whatever we can to get the points.” (It is) better when we control our fate, but that’s not the case. I knew we’d have to fight for everything. I never came here to think it would be easy. Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch: “We’re excited for this challenge - we know we have to be at our best.

The Sporting News takes a look at who could potentially depart Elland Road this summer, as Leeds United prepares for the 2022/23 campaign.

Despite this, his deal at the club has only two years to run, which would leave him able to walk from Leeds United in a couple of years' time. Undoubtedly a clear part of the plans at Leeds United moving forward, they will be desperate to keep hold of the 28-year-old and fend off any potential interest. The Brazil international has been a key player for Leeds United this season, notching 10 goals and three assists in 34 Premier League appearances. The 31-year-old has enjoyed a decent season in the Premier League this campaign, registering seven goal contributions from 30 appearances; six goals, and one assist. Contractually, he is tied to Leeds United until the summer of 2024, worryingly leaving just two years on his deal with his transfer market valuation slowly set to plummet as time ticks down. Only time will tell with regards to the final outcome of this situation.

Leeds and Burnley want an independent commission to decide whether Everton have seriously breached the financial regulations, sources told ESPN.

Sources have confirmed to ESPN that Leeds and Burnley also demanded details of what action, if any, has been taken by the Premier League to sanction Everton for their losses. Everton spent £33m on new signings in January and also recruited Manchester United's Donny van de Beek and Aston Villa's Anwar El Ghazi on loan. As reported by The Times, Leeds and Burnley submitted a joint letter to the Premier League on May 13 threatening to bring a claim for substantial damages against the league and Everton following the club's combined losses of £371.8 million over the last three years.

Leeds are 17th in the Premier League table as things stand (ahead of the midweek fixtures), with their battle to extend their stay in the Premier League to ...

He has got such phenomenal talent and ability and he has also got that knack of doing brilliant things at brilliant moments, like he did on Sunday. He has been a bright spark in what has been a pretty gloomy year. There were fans who were concerned before the start of the season that they had not recruited enough or done enough to the squad, but I think the overriding mood was that they would have enough and they would be OK – and that was certainly the mood within the club as well. When they came up out of the Championship, the way they recruited, they said in the very first transfer window that they were trying to build a squad that would last for two years in the Premier League. If they do stay up, you would have to say that it has barely done that and there are going to have to be substantial changes made. That tends to be the story of clubs who go down or clubs who get into trouble – and it is not really much of a mystery, at this point, to understand why Leeds are where they are. There was that run of five games without defeat and, quite honestly, at the end of that, there was a very calm mood around the club; there was a feeling that they had just about done enough and it would be a challenge for the teams below them to catch up on them. Leeds are 17th in the Premier League table as things stand (ahead of the midweek fixtures), with their battle to extend their stay in the Premier League to be settled on the final day of the season.

Weekly column. In his latest column for leedsunited.com, lifelong supporter Jon Howe reflects on the late equaliser against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.

Everyone has given everything, there will be nothing left, but at the moment we don’t know if that will be enough, and whether we will feel a dull bludgeon of pain or a heady shower of elation. What we know for certain is that, at the end of it all, and by 6pm on Sunday, there will be nothing in between. Finally, Leeds were able to keep 11 men on the pitch versus Brighton, and the fundamental benefits that numerical parity subsequently affords you in a game of football were clearly evident. Essentially, Struijk’s goal will either be quickly filed as a futile and meaningless statistic in our rollercoaster 103-year history, or it could be the golden ticket to an extended Premier League existence and trigger the next stage of transformational change at our football club. Leeds United’s season can be summed up for me by the scene in the film ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ where the character called ‘Dog’ barks at his hapless colleagues “can everyone stop getting shot?” In fairness, there is probably a scene from every film genre going that neatly characterises the haunted anxiety of this campaign, but this one succinctly captures the absurdity of trying to bring order to chaos when you have absolutely no control over it. The possibilities with the metaverse are almost endless, and I wonder if at some point we’ll be able to see critical moments of our lives being recreated, and be able to share them with digital versions of ourselves and our friends and family.

Ex-Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson has revealed it would be "a sad day" if his Brentford side prevented the Whites from securing their Premier League ...

“Brentford are in good form and it’s their last game of the season at home but when you are fighting for your life and you know if you win you’ve got a chance of staying up, you are winning that game. Marathe was then reappointed chairman for a second term in March 2021, but this week announced he will step down from the organisation entirely once it has found a successor. Marathe is also executive vice-president of football operations with San Francisco 49ers and has been the face of the NFL franchise’s investment at Leeds since 2018. It’s clear which 41-second video will be front of mind when Pontus Jansson’s Brentford take to the field on Sunday. An injury-time equaliser from Pascal Struijk helped the Whites out of the relegation zone last time out, but Jesse Marsch's side could find themselves back in the bottom three should Burnley pick up a point or beat Aston Villa in their game in hand. Ex-Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson has revealed it would be "a sad day" if his Brentford side prevented the Whites from securing their Premier League survival when the two teams face-off this weekend.

When Dominic Calvert-Lewin headed the ball into the net, Everton fans were ready to start celebrating their team's Premier League status being preserved.

While Burnley plays Newcastle on Sunday, Jesse Marsch's Leeds is at Brentford trying to avoid joining Norwich and Watford in dropping into the second division. In an ideal situation we wouldn’t be in the position we were but then it produces moments like that and you can go from low to high so quick. Pickford’s one-handed save from Mateta kept Everton in the game. In the mayhem, Palace manager Patrick Vieira looked to be goaded by an Everton fan before he kicked out. Everton was enraged that Jordan Ayew was only booked for a scissor tackle on Anthony Gordon before he scored Palace's second. Everton’s 5-2-3 formation meant it was being totally outnumbered in midfield.

Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch wants his side to fly out of the traps at Brentford in their vital Premier League relegation clash on Sunday to pile the ...

I've been in these situations before, if it's the last day you need to know a bit of what's going on in the other matches. We can learn a lot from how the other players can handle the pressure differently. It means the Whites must better Burnley's result against Newcastle and Marsch wants to take the occasion in the capital.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE: The 48-year-old, captain when the club were last relegated, got his message across ahead of Sunday's date with destiny at ...

I give it the respect its due but, in a way, I give it the anger when I need to - just like Leeds United need to do tomorrow!’ I have started a foundation, Ahead of the Game, because I want to be one step ahead in my recovery. ‘I’m back for a scan in three months,' says the dad of three. When you lose a player like Mark, what chance do you have of getting back in the game? ‘Some fans say they shouldn’t have sacked Bielsa (in February). But the way we were playing, we were only going one way. Things could be better, but I’m OK. I do the best I can with my wife and kids. Bielsa was replaced by Jesse Marsch but the American’s results have been mixed. ‘You can be up for the fight, but don’t do anything stupid. Whether that was Marcelo Bielsa (former manager) or the board, I don’t know. ‘I carried that relegation around with me for 16 years until we got promoted back to the Premier League. I felt like I was responsible in a way, which I was. It captured the growing frustration of a talented group. They led through a Mark Viduka penalty before the striker was sent off following two yellow cards for a kick and an arm in the face of a defender.

Leeds United and Burnley have written to the Premier League to ask if Everton's £371.8m worth of losses have breached financial regulations and if any ...

“External auditors have told us what we can and cannot claim against the pandemic. On Sunday the Whites travel to Brentford and Burnley host Newcastle, as their 2022/23 fates are decided. If they believe they maybe would have been able to sell Cenk Tosun for £60m in a non-Covid environment that's their call.

Leeds United visit Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday with choices at Jesse Marsch's disposal so we tasked our club writer to name the XI he would ...

The 20-year-old can bring legs, energy and some decent interplay of his own, as evidenced in his flick-ons and one-twos recently. Plus, I would have him in attack with Joe Gelhardt. Who would blame him, Bamford or the club?

One of Leeds United or Burnley will be relegated from the Premier League this weekend in a do-or-die final day yet they have joined forces with a letter ...

An Everton spokesman told The Times: “We have worked so closely with the Premier League to make sure we are compliant we are comfortable we have complied with the rules. Leeds have declined to comment, but LeedsLive understands, at this point, there remains nothing more than a letter outlining these concerns and asking what the division has done about the losses incurred. Questions have been asked of the Premier League by Leeds United about their handling of Everton’s £371.8m losses across the last three years.

A look at how an unlikely rivalry has developed between Brentford and Leeds in recent seasons.

With both sides were vying for automatic promotion, Leeds had hit a wall in their season and entered the game at Griffin Park in terrible form. That was also the first time Thomas Frank had taken charge of a match with Leeds following his appointment earlier in the season. Striker Ollie Watkins won a penalty for the Bees in which replays showed there was minimal, if any contact at all. That means Leeds head to west London needing a result against a side that an unlikely rivalry has been built in recent seasons. The first game which ignited the flame came back in February 2018, when neither side had any real aspirations of achieving promotion. Leeds United head to Brentford this weekend in a season finale that will decide their Premier League fate.