If Leeds are just about there, what does that mean for the teams below them?
The Whites’ victory over Burnley meant Newcastle slipped down to 15th, having themselves gone on a run of four successive losses.
The Magpies still have to play Nottingham Forest and West Ham, too, but even a single point from their remaining games could well be enough.
After the Hammers and Tottenham both played – and won – at the same time last Saturday, the three sides most under threat from relegation are all in action on different days across the bank holiday weekend:
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Brentford v West Ham (Saturday, 15:00 BST)
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Aston Villa v Tottenham (Sunday, 19:00 BST)
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Chelsea v Nottingham Forest (Monday, 15:00 BST)
Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi urged his players to “silence the voice inside of us” during an impassioned four-minute monologue at the start of his pre-match news conference on Friday.
And they will want to silence Opta’s super-computer too.
The data experts say Spurs, who face Leeds, Chelsea and Everton after Sunday’s game at Villa Park, are favourites to go down with a 59.8% chance.
West Ham are the second-most likely to join Burnley and Wolves in the Championship next season on 38%, with Forest a much longer shot on 2%.
