'Three reasons' - Simon Jordan makes Everton prediction and blasts relegation rivals

Simon Jordan has outlined “three reasons” why he believes Everton will avoid relegation this season.

Everton fell to a 2-1 defeat against West Ham on Sunday as the Blues failed to steer themselves closer to Premier League survival. The result means that Frank Lampard’s side remain three points above the bottom three, albeit having played fewer games than the teams in the drop zone.

Much to the club’s relief, both Watford and Burnley were handed 2-0 defeats by Liverpool and Manchester City respectively. And former Crystal Palace chairman Jordan believes that Everton ’s Premier League status for next season is already assured due to the standard of the club’s relegation rivals.

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“I think there are three reasons why they can salvage the situation - Norwich, Burnley and Watford. Those are the three reasons because they are poor sides,” Jordan told Talksport .

“You saw nothing from Burnley besides a laydown and complete acceptance of Manchester City rolling over them. Everything Crystal Palace did is a blueprint to be able to negate Man City was everything Burnley didn’t do. Watford were slightly better against Liverpool but Liverpool were a little bit out of sorts so it’s