Chelsea has Spurs in sight

LONDON— Chelsea could squeeze into the Champions League after all.

In the space of 20 days, Antonio Conte’s side has reduced Tottenham’s hold on fourth place in the English Premier League from 10 to two points.

Cesc Fabregas was set up by Eden Hazard to secure a1-0 victory over Swansea that gave Chelsea a third successive victory to take advantage of Tottenham’s stumbles on Saturday. After Tottenham plays Watford on Monday, the north London club and Chelsea will have three games remaining.

Adding further intrigue to the hunt for the three places below newly crowned champion Manchester City was Liverpool slipping to a third draw in four matches. With Mohamed Salah failing to score a 44th goal of the season, Liverpool was held by Stoke to 0-0.

Juergen Klopp’s priority is protecting a 5-2 advantage over Roma in the Champions League semifinals when it travels to Italy for the second leg on Wednesday.

But if the five-time European champions aren’t careful they might need to lift the cup again to secure a route back into the Champions League next season. Liverpool is only six points ahead of Chelsea having played a game more than the deposed champion it meets next Sunday at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United, which is two points ahead of Liverpool in second place, has four games remaining, starting on Sunday at home to sixth-place Arsenal.

Crystal Palace looked doomed after losing its opening seven games without scoring. The south London club climbed to 11th place — six points clear of the bottom three — after beating Leicester 5-0.

Leicester, the surprise 2016 champion, is six points ahead of Palace in ninth place.