Neither of the two teams at the bottom, Stoke and West Bromwich, can possibly reach 38 points because they only have two games left. Stoke do not, and simply must win at home against Palace, no ifs or buts, for the trip to south Wales on the last day to be anything more than a fond farewell to the Premier League. Premier League football is an expensive business, everybody knows that, but Sean Dyche’s side are a terrific advertisement for the fact that relegation need not necessarily be ruinous. It is easy to feel jaded about the parallel universe of the Premier League, the bloated egos and enormous incomes, but Burnley are an antidote. They make the over-paid and over-hyped Premier League feel like a healthier place.

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2018 12:21 UTC