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As the battle for the Premier League title heats up between Manchester City and Liverpool, four other clubs seem to be playing a league of their own as they remain in the hunt for the remaining two Champions League qualification spots.
Like at the top, the race for third and fourth between Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United will be going down the wire. The three London clubs are all in European semi-finals. Tottenham take on Ajax in the Champions League while Arsenal and Chelsea have an alternative path to the Champions League if they fail to make it to the top-four.
Last weekend was pretty wild in terms of the results as none of the four teams competing for third and fourth managed to win on Matchday 35. Tottenham suffered their second consecutive loss to Manchester City in a week (although the first one was a sweet loss), Manchester United succumbed to an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Everton, Arsenal decided to make things harder for themselves after losing to Crystal Palace while Chelsea failed to take advantage of their rivals' losses of moving into sole possession of third place against Burnley as they were held to a 2-2 stalemate at home.
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The North London duo of Tottenham and Arsenal remain in control of their own fate. So which two teams will take the third and fourth spots and which two will have to settle for Europa League football?
Tottenham (Current position - 3rd with 70 points)
West Ham (H); Bournemouth (A); Everton (H)
It looked like things were getting out of hand for Spurs after their disappointing run of results towards the end of February. A 1-0 defeat to City didn't affect them much after their rivals failed to take advantage.
Their chances may have been hit after Harry Kane suffered an ankle injury last week that may rule him out for the remainder of the season but Spurs have found themselves a superstar in Son Heung-Min, who seems to be enjoying his new role as the leading man.
With two of their final three fixtures taking place at home, Spurs will fancy their chances of cementing their position at third.
Chelsea (Current position - 4th with 67 points)
Manchester United (A); Watford (H); Leicester (A)
With Chelsea not in action till Monday night and having watched their rivals fail to grab even a single point, the Blues once again missed their chance.
Having fought their way back after going 1-0 down, Ashley Barnes netted to earn Burnley a draw. It all comes down to the crucial game against Manchester United at Old Trafford. If Chelsea manage to bag a win over the Red Devils, the fourth place will be theirs to lose.
Chelsea sit at fourth with 67 points, one above Arsenal, who have a game in hand over Chelsea.
Arsenal (Current position - 5th with 66 points)
Wolves (A); Leicester (A); Brighton (H); Burnley (A)
Arsenal's chances of a top-four finish rests entirely in their hands. If they manage to win their last four games, they will not finish below fourth. And that's where the problem lies for the Gunners. With three of their last four games away from home, Arsenal have a problem on their hands. Arsenal are bound to drop points against Wolves or Leicester or maybe both.
It is their poor away form this season that could cost them a top-four finish. If Unai Emery manages to sort out the defence, then maybe they may stand a chance.
Manchester United (Current position - 6th with 64 points)
Manchester City (H); Chelsea (H); Huddersfield (A); Cardiff (H)
After a blistering start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with ten wins and two draws in the Premier League, Manchester United have been pretty abysmal of late. Three defeats in their last five league games including the 4-0 loss to Everton last weekend, questions have arisen whether Ole is the right man for the job.
With the Manchester derby coming up next, United fans are in a dilemma. A win over City will make sure that they remain in contention for the top-four but it will also hand their arch-rivals Liverpool a huge push for the Premier League title while a loss would break Liverpool hearts but also end United's chances of making it to the final four. So which one United fans?
