EPL top-four rivals’ remaining fixtures
THE race to qualify for the Champions League this season is hotting up, with as many as six teams still vying for the remaining two places — with Manchester United’s position fairly secure with an 11-point gap between themselves and the Europa League spots.
Premier League champions Liverpool are well within a shout of qualifying for the Champions League after their 3-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday.
The Reds walked the league last year, but are now sat two points below the top four in sixth place.
A dire spell of results has left them languishing below the top four, but with a Champions League quarter-final on the way they’re still in for an exciting end to the campaign.
Liverpool have a fairly favourable run-in, but will have to travel to second-placed Manchester United on May 1st in what will be their toughest match until the end of the campaign.
Leicester are looking on track to qualify, and are currently seven points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham. However, Spurs are also still in the mix and Jose Mourinho, aiming to save his job by finishing in the top four, is under intense pressure to turn things around in north London.
Tottenham still have tough games ahead of them, with fixtures against United and Leicester — on the final day — still to come.
Chelsea also have a difficult run-in, with games against Manchester City, Arsenal and Leicester still to come. The Blues suffered defeat for the first time under Thomas Tuchel on Saturday as they fell to a 5-2 defeat at the hands of West Brom.
But from now until the end of the season they’ve got some difficult fixtures, as well as the distraction of the Champions League quarter-finals to be wary of. — Mirror.
LEICESTER FIXTURES
April 11: West Ham (A) April 22: West Brom (H) April 26: Crystal Palace (H) May 1: Southampton (A) May 8: Newcastle (H) May 11: Man Utd (A) May 16: Chelsea (A) May 23: Tottenham (H)
WEST HAM FIXTURES
April 11: Leicester (H) April 17: Newcastle (A) April 24: Chelsea (H) May 1: Burnley (A) May 8: Everton (H) May 11: Brighton (A) May 15: West Brom (A) May 23: Southampton (H)
CHELSEA FIXTURES
April 10: Crystal Palace (A) April 20: Brighton (H) April 24: West Ham (A) May 1: Fulham (H) May 8: Man City (A) May 12: Arsenal (H) May 15: Leicester (H) May 23: Aston Villa (A)
TOTTENHAM FIXTURES
April 11: Man Utd (H) April 16: Everton (A) April 21: Southampton (H) May 1: Sheff Utd (H) May 8: Leeds (A)
May 12: Wolves (H) May 15: Aston Villa (H) May 23: Leicester (A)
LIVERPOOL FIXTURES
April 10: Aston Villa (H) April 19: Leeds (A) April 24: Newcastle (H) May 1: Man Utd (A) May 8: Southampton (H) May 11: West Brom (A) May 15: Burnley (A) May 23: Crystal Palace (H)
EVERTON FIXTURES
April 12: Brighton (A) April 16: Tottenham (H) April 23: Arsenal (A) May 1: Aston Villa (H) May 8: West Ham (A) May 11: Sheffield United (H) May 15: Wolves (H)
May 23: Man City (A)