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Exclusive – Everton ARE title contenders, insists Gray
By Alex Varney (@LexVarney) | Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Andy Gray says Romelu Lukaku is right to claim that Everton are genuine title contenders.
The Merseyside club are sitting fourth in the table at the halfway stage of the season having been beaten just twice in 19 games, the lowest tally of defeats in the Premier League.
The fine form of Roberto Martinez’s men, who have already enjoyed victories over Chelsea and Manchester United this term, has led Lukaku to suggest the Blues should be considered serious challengers for the championship.
And former Everton striker Gray agrees with the Belgian hitman, telling the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast: “They [their title chances] are very realistic at the moment.
“My one worry for the rest of the league is Man City find their away form because, if they do find consistency away from home, they might blow everyone away but right now, from what I have seen 19 games in, Everton have got every right [to be considered title challengers].
“I am glad people are mentioning it. I like that Lukaku is saying ‘why not?'
“It is one of those strange years where five or six, maybe even seven teams in the Premier League will think halfway through the season ‘do you know what, if we get lucky, a couple of things go our way, we get a right decision here and there, we might just have a chance.'
“This might be a surprising year when one of the really big boys don’t win it.”