The Premier League run-in is here and the business end of the season will provide plenty of drama, as always, as the countdown to the final day on May 23 is on.
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So, what is left to play for? Who needs what? Which teams will be scrapping away in the final games of the season?
Our weekly series, the run-in, keeps you fully up to date on all of the different battles going on up and down the Premier League.
Below we focus on the all-important race for the top-four and UEFA Europa League qualification, which is as interesting as it has been for quite some time.
Premier League top-six (or -seven) battle: The run-in analysis
On the final day of the season, one of Leicester City, Chelsea or Liverpool will miss out on the Champions League and begrudgingly settle for the Europa League in the fall.
Leicester looked like 2nd-place contenders for much of the season, but a loss to Newcastle and Chelsea combines with surging Liverpool their top-four spot is in serious jeopardy.
West Ham’s win at West Brom means they will finish in sixth with a point on the final day or seventh if they lose and Tottenham win, as both Tottenham and Everton could still pass the Irons, but the latter would take a crazy goal differential swing.
Manchester City winning the League Cup final coupled with the FA Cup final win for Leicester means that England’s Europa Conference League spot will likely be awarded to the 7th-place finisher in the league. Arsenal could finish in seventh still...
Chelsea
Current position: 3rd
Games played: 37
Current points: 67
Goal difference: +23
Remaining schedule: Aston Villa (A) — PREVIEW
Liverpool
Current position: 4th
Games played: 37
Current points: 66
Goal difference: +24
Remaining schedule: Crystal Palace (H) — PREVIEW
Leicester City
Current position: 5th
Games played: 37
Current points: 66
Goal difference: +20
Remaining schedule: Tottenham (H )— PREVIEW
West Ham United
Current position: 6th
Games played: 37
Current points: 62
Goal difference: +12
Remaining schedule: Southampton (H) -- PREVIEW
Tottenham Hotspur
Current position: 7th
Games played: 37
Current points: 59
Goal difference: +21
Remaining schedule: Leicester (A) — PREVIEW
Everton
Current position: 8th
Games played: 37
Current points: 59
Goal difference: +4
Remaining schedule: Man City (A) -- PREVIEW
Arsenal
Current position: 9th
Games played: 37
Current points: 58
Goal difference: +14
Remaining schedule: Brighton (H) -- PREVIEW