The Red Devils travel to Selhurst Park in full control of their own fate. West Ham United, who at times threatened to blow up the top-four hegemony before eventually dropping off the pace, could yet upset the applecart and head to the south coast knowing there's still hope. It's not much in the grand scheme, but Manchester United have a chance to salvage their season by clinching sixth place and a berth in the Europa League. Whoever misses out on fourth place will go into next season's Europa League. However, he looks destined to accomplish a feat that appeared nigh impossible when he arrived at the club.
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The situation for Antonio Conte and Tottenham is, therefore, painfully simple: don't lose to the worst team in the league Sunday, and you're in the Champions League.Įven a draw will be enough for Spurs, who boast an enormous advantage on goal difference should the two sides finish level on 69 points, Tottenham will snatch fourth via that tiebreaker, barring an inconceivable 15-goal swing.Ĭonte, hired in November to replace the floundering Nuno Espirito Santo, has faced a checkered spell at Tottenham - often by his own making through a series of interesting soundbites and interviews. The Gunners, in a position of extreme strength just a week ago, have crumbled down the stretch, losing consecutive matches - including a 3-0 setback against Spurs - to give their rivals the advantage. There's only one Champions League place left up for grabs heading into Sunday's concurrent fixtures, with the bitter north London foes Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal set to conclude what's been an erratic, back-and-forth battle for fourth place. Champions League qualification Visionhaus / Getty Images Sport / Getty That highlights how brilliant both teams have been this year Liverpool have lost just two league matches, yet City, who are approaching the 100-goal mark for the campaign, are still keeping them at bay. Since then, a haul of 92 points - Liverpool's total if they win Sunday - would've been enough to win the title in all but five campaigns, excluding this season. The Premier League went to a 38-match schedule beginning in 1995-96. Whatever happens, this will go down as one of the most captivating races in recent memory.
Liverpool, who still have the Champions League final on the horizon, will be scoreboard watching and hoping for a favor. In a delicious twist, Villa boss Steven Gerrard, a Liverpool icon who famously never lifted the Premier League trophy with the Reds, could play a key role in delivering a league crown to Merseyside after all. They'll be crowned champions once again with a victory over Aston Villa, regardless of what happens at Anfield. City, who have 21 goals in their last five league matches, control their own destiny.
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