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Ex-Newcastle boss Souness: Relegation battle will go to wire

Former Newcastle United boss Graeme Souness says the relegation will go to the final game of the season.

Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion look doomed but the final relegation spot is very much still in play.

Former Newcastle boss Souness told Sky Sports: "It was a disaster for Fulham (against Leeds). It's not terminal but it wasn't a good night for them.

"Both these teams tonight (Newcastle and Brighton) will think they've got a chance to put some air between them and Fulham.

"But it's not going to be decided tonight. I think this will go all the way to the very end and it's going to be nail-biting for at least two of the three we've mentioned - and maybe someone else could drop in there as well."

He added: "We all know the small margins that decide Premier League games. It just means someone not being at it the full 100 per cent - maybe even 98 per cent - can decide games.

"So I think it's a really hard thing to predict what will happen between now and the end of the season from looking at the fixtures.

"It depends, in those last three or four games, where all those teams are at that particular time."

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