The Premier League prime 4 race stood nonetheless over the weekend, however the battle for European qualification is heating up as we enter the ultimate two weeks of the season.
Aston Villa misplaced to Brighton on Sunday to provide Spurs the chance to shut the hole on fourth place, however they wasted it spectacularly as Liverpool beat them 4-2 at Anfield.
It means Tottenham stay seven factors adrift in fifth place with a recreation in hand. There isn’t any room for error for Ange Postecoglou’s males, who have to win their subsequent three video games and hope Villa drop factors of their ultimate two matches to achieve the Uefa Champions League.
Given the Lilywhites are on their worst shedding run for 20 years, that appears not possible. Another win and Unai Emery will take the Birmingham outfit to Europe’s premier competitors for the primary time in over forty years.
There’s additionally the likelihood that Spurs don’t even consolidate fifth place. They’ve a four-point cushion in the intervening time, however the two groups behind them are in significantly better type and shutting the hole with each passing week.
Newcastle United have gained their final 5 on the bounce and haven’t misplaced within the Premier League since mid-March. Chelsea are wanting higher and unbeaten of their final three, though making up the six-point distinction could also be an excessive amount of of an ask.
Having been within the prime six for a lot of the season, Manchester United now discover themselves eighth within the desk following one win of their final eight outings. They’ve Arsenal this weekend adopted by an important encounter with the Magpies subsequent week. Lose each of them and they’ll nearly actually end outdoors the European spots.
Simply behind them, West Ham have an out of doors probability of ending inside the highest seven, however that could be a very distant chance certainly – not least as a result of they’ve Manchester Metropolis on the ultimate day.
The Pink Devils might additionally qualify for Europe by way of the FA Cup. In the event that they beat Man Metropolis within the ultimate they are going to be in subsequent season’s Europa League regardless of the place they find yourself within the league standings, whereas the staff in sixth place goes to the Europa Convention League.
Nevertheless, in the event that they don’t win the cup, that Europa League place goes to the sixth-best staff within the prime flight. Seventh place would then qualify for the Europa Convention League.
With two weeks left within the Premier League season, there’s the whole lot to play for.
Premier League race for Europe because it stands:
Arsenal – 83 factors [UCL]
Man Metropolis – 82 [UCL]
Liverpool – 78 [UCL]
Aston Villa – 67 [UCL]
Tottenham – 60 [UEL]
Newcastle – 56 [UEL]
Chelsea – 54 [UECL*]
Man Utd – 54
West Ham – 49
*If Man Utd don’t win the FA Cup.
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