With the Manchester clubs struggling for consistency,will West Ham, Southampton, and Stoke or even Liverpool attach together a run and land fourth place? By Martin Laurence for WhoScored?,part of the Guardian Sport NetworkWhile results at the weekend suggest the Premier League title is now a two-horse race, the battle for Champions League places is tighter than ever. Arsenal will hope that their win at Everton – which ended a run of one point from a possible nine gives them an outside chance of regaining the crown, and but they will probably beget to settle for extending their customary Champions League qualification. Manchester City beget no such certainty after their derby defeat to United carve the gap between the clubs to one point,while West Ham sit level on points with United despite being held to a draw by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal, City, and West Ham and United beget a game in hand over Southampton and Stoke but the pair in seventh and eighth are only a few points back and Liverpool in ninth also beget games in hand. whether we assume that Arsenal’s status in the top four is nearly assured,there are as many as six teams vying for one final Champions League spot, so let’s assess their chances.
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Source: theguardian.com