{"id":296767,"date":"2023-11-17T21:28:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296767"},"modified":"2023-11-17T21:28:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:28:27","slug":"joleon-lescott-backs-everton-to-survive-relegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/joleon-lescott-backs-everton-to-survive-relegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Joleon Lescott backs Everton to survive relegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Joleon Lescott claims Everton&#8217;s 10-point deduction has come at the &#8216;optimal time&#8217; and backs his former side to beat the drop &#8211; despite being plunged into the relegation zone<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joleon Lescott has given his verdict on Everton&#8217;s huge 10-point deduction<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Toffees were given the punishment by the Premier League on Friday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Southgate&#8217;s loyalty to his players is an issue and a weakness &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joleon Lescott has backed Everton to avoid Premier League relegation this season despite the club being hit with a 10-point deduction on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Toffees have plunged to 19th in the league table as a result and have issued a statement labelling their record-breaking deduction as &#8216;unjust&#8217; while vowing to appeal the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Everton were punished after posting losses of almost \u00a3372m over a three-year period &#8211; more than<span>\u00a0\u00a3250m above what the Premier League&#8217;s guidelines permit club to lose &#8211; and it has left them in the relegation zone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, Lescott &#8211; who made 143 appearances for the Merseyside club between 2006 and 2009 &#8211; explained that the deduction came at an &#8216;optimal time&#8217; for Everton and insisted they can be confident despite their daunting position.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being currently placed amongst the bottom three teams in the English top-flight, Everton have won more games than any of their rival teams placed between 14th and 20th in the table and boast a stronger goal difference than most.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77943775-12763369-image-a-21_1700251781452.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton were hit with a 10-point deduction by the Premier League for breaching financial rules\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77943773-12763369-image-a-23_1700251788363.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Everton defender Joleon Lescott explained the punishment had come at the &#8216;optimal time&#8217; for his old club<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Dyche&#8217;s side have been left on four points after the immediate deduction and Lescott gave his verdict on the current state of play at his former side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The swiftness of the decision has surprised me having been speaking to people in the club up until the weekend they were very adamant this wasn&#8217;t going to be the outcome,&#8217; Lescott told Channel 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know exactly to what extent something has happened to know if they are hard done by.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But from our perspective it&#8217;s an optimal time they receive this. They are winning games regularly, if this had come earlier in the season then from a players perspective if you see a minus next to your points tally then it has a different effect on your morale and confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77943771-12763369-image-a-24_1700251914781.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sean Dyche&#8217;s side are currently in the bottom three of the Premier League standings<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know they are 19th and near relegation but they will be confident they can get out of it,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Everton will have their first chance to get fresh points back on the board when they host Manchester United at Goodison Park on Sunday, November 26.<\/p>\n<p>Victory could see them climb out of the drop zone and above 17th-placed Luton depending on results elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Burnley are currently the only team below the Toffees in the English top-flight with Vincent Kompany&#8217;s side having lost 10 of their opening 12 matches this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12763369\/Joleon-Lescott-everton-point-deduction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joleon Lescott claims Everton&#8217;s 10-point deduction has come at the &#8216;optimal time&#8217; 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