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Newcastle set for huge say in relegation finale after manic Thursday night

by Andrew Reynolds · 20 May 2022, 14:00

Newcastle will have a huge impact on the relegation battle as they visit a struggling Burnley side on the final day of the season hoping to beat Leeds from the drop.

Following Everton's dramatic comeback to beat Crystal Palace 3-2 after being 2-0 down, the Merseyside club are now officially safe, meaning either Burnley or Leeds will join Watford and Norwich in the bottom three.

The pair are level on points - 35 - but Burnley holds the superior goal difference, meaning all the Lancashire club has to do is equal Leeds' result who face Brentford.

Jesse March's men must therefore better the Burnley result - if Burnley lose, Leeds must draw or win, and if Burnley draw, Leeds have to win.

While we may have nothing to play for, our victory over Arsenal on Monday night would suggest that Eddie Howe will not let his players rest early and you can expect to see us fight for every ball as though we are the ones fighting relegation.

However, something that could potentially be on our minds is the release clause of some of our targets - Kalvin Phillips, Raphinha and Patrick Bamford all have a relegation release clause of around £30m - so a defeat could also work in our favour.

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