Sunderland are the only team with a chance of Premier League survival due to their lavish transfer spending, Mark Clattenburg has claimed.
Speaking on the Mail's Whistleblowers podcast, the former referee blamed newly promoted teams' struggles to stay up on restrictive FFP (Financial Fair Play) rules that hamstring their ability to build competitive squads.
Across the last two Premier League seasons (2023-25), all six promoted sides have immediately gone straight back down to the Championship.
Of Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland, Clattenburg believes only the Black Cats have a hope of bucking this trend after spending £100.