Premier League final-day survival battle is watershed moment for all three clubs | Karen Carney

Premier League final-day survival battle is watershed moment for all three clubs | Karen Carney

Getting relegated is not the end of the world but whatever happens on Sunday, Leeds, Leicester and Everton need to reset

I do not envy the players, staff and fans of the three clubs fighting for Premier League survival on the final day but as a neutral it is very exciting. One of the reasons why we love football is the jeopardy involved with promotion and relegation – it adds drama to the spectacle – but Sunday will be 90 minutes of emotional turmoil for Everton, Leeds and Leicester supporters.

I feel quite nostalgic for the days of crackly handheld radios in the crowd, with people desperately trying to find out what was happening in other matches when survival was at stake. That ripple of information when someone scored or there was a penalty was always fascinating to witness. Thankfully, I was never involved in any last-day relegation drama in my career.

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