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Officially, there is still work for Leeds to do to seal their Premier League status for another season.
After dispatching Burnley with ease on Friday, the Whites are nine points and four places above 18th-placed Tottenham, who occupy the third and final relegation spot.
It is worth pointing out that four of the teams directly below Leeds - Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Spurs - all have a game in hand on Daniel Farke's side.
But Spurs, who travel to Aston Villa on Sunday, can only achieve a maximum tally of 46 points.
Leeds could mathematically secure their place in the top flight next term with a victory at Tottenham - last season's Europa League winners - on 11 May.
The even better news for Leeds is no team has ever been relegated from a 38-game Premier League season with 43 points or more.
Their supporters can also take confidence from the fact the average points tally for the team finishing in 18th place is 34.5, which means 35 points is usually enough to finish outside the drop zone.
In the past five years, however, that number has dropped to 29.6 points.
"This is massive for Leeds," said former Whites midfielder Stuart Dallas on Sky Sports."When the goals were going in I was watching [Farke's] reaction on the touchline and you could see how much it means to him and the team.
"You look at it now and think there was never any doubt - but there is always that anxiety."
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