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Spurs could be favourites for fourth spot heading into the last day

Spurs could be favourites for fourth spot heading into the last day
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There are so many issues still to be resolved in the Premier League and the English top-flight campaign finishes on Sunday. The title race is still far from over, as is the fight for survival.

Then there is the race to clinch fourth spot and a place in the Champions League next season. This battle is made the more interesting by the fact that the two teams competing for the spot are arch-rivals.

Tottenham are currently in fourth place. They are two points clear of north London rivals Arsenal in fifth.

The Gunners have a game in hand, which they play at Newcastle on Monday night. A win would move Mikel Arteta’s team back into pole position for fourth spot.

However, opponents Newcastle have a strong recent home record in the Premier League. The Magpies have won six of their last seven league matches on home soil, with the exception of a narrow 1-0 defeat by title-chasing Liverpool.

Arsenal was also on a four-game winning run until a disastrous 3-0 derby defeat at Tottenham in the north London derby in their last outing. Anything but a win in the north east would mean that Spurs are in control of the final Champions League spot.

The last day fixtures seem to favour Tottenham too, as they travel to already-relegated Norwich. Meanwhile, Arsenal host Everton on the final day, a game from which the visitors may need something from to maintain their Premier League status.

At this point in time, it looks very much advantage Tottenham in the race to secure that vital fourth Champions League spot.

Mikel Arteta’s team has it all to do to secure a top-four spot this season that looked theirs for the taking a few weeks ago.

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 75 35 22 9 4 41
4
Aston Villa 67 35 20 7 8 21
5
Tottenham 60 34 18 6 10 13
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
8
Chelsea 51 34 14 9 11 6
9
West Ham 49 35 13 10 12 -9
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
12
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
13
Brighton 44 34 11 11 12 -5
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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