Massive Leeds United relief as Everton suffer hammer blow after seismic Burnley boost - YEP 24/4/22
Leeds United were handed some welcome relief as their relegation-battling rivals Everton were dealt a fresh hammer blow on the back of a seismic Burnley boost.
By Lee Sobot
Burnley took themselves out of the drop zone at Everton's
expense through Sunday's 1-0 win at home to Wolves which put the Clarets
fourth-bottom and just two points behind fifth-bottom Leeds.
Everton then took on Merseyside rivals Liverpool in Sunday's
final Premier League game at Anfield and Frank Lampard's side fell to a 2-0
defeat as the Reds netted twice in the second half through Andrew Robertson and
Divock Origi.
The result leaves Everton third-bottom, two points behind
Burnley and four points behind Leeds, the Clarets having played a game more
than both sides.
Leeds finally return to action after 15 days off in Monday
night's clash at Crystal Palace, a fixture which is followed by consecutive
tests against three of the division's top four.