The Premier League relegation battle is now officially too close to call, following Burnley’s convincing victory over Southampton at Turf Moor.
The Claret’s 2-0 win and the manner of the triumph on Thursday, hauled Everton and Leeds back into the battle to avoid the drop.
In fact, it has narrowed the probability of relegation for the Clarets and Toffees to such a degree that even the number crunchers cannot be certain which club will scramble clear, anticipating both will finish on 35 points.
Statisticians FiveThirtyEight now give Burnley a 33 per cent chance of reaching the safety of 17th place compared with Everton, who have a 32 per cent probability of survival.