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It was a big weekend for Newcastle United, who were the only side between 6th and 9th to take all three points as our 5-1 win over Sheffield was followed by draws for Man Utd, Chelsea and West Ham.
Below, I’ve looked at the current standings from sixth to ninth, the remaining fixtures for Newcastle, Man Utd, Chelsea and West Ham – the four main contenders for the European places – an how I see the
Premier League standings
6th: Man Utd – 54 points / +1 GD (34 games played)
7th: Newcastle – 53 points / +19 GD (34 games played)
8th: West Ham – 49 points / -9 GD (35 games played)
9th: Chelsea – 48 points / +4 GD (33 games played)
Remaining fixtures
Man Utd – Crystal Palace (A), Arsenal (H), Newcastle (H), Brighton (A)
Newcastle – Burnley (A), Brighton (H), Man Utd (A), Brentford (A)
West Ham – Chelsea (A), Luton (H), Man City (A)
Chelsea – Tottenham (H), West Ham (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Brighton (A), Bournemouth (H)
West Ham have only three remaining games – and two of them are away to ‘big six’ sides – while Newcastle and Man Utd have four to play and Chelsea five, with their game in hand a home clash with Spurs on Thursday.
Predictions
First off, I can’t see West Ham (four points behind us) catching us with Chelsea and Man City to come in two of their last three games, leaving Man Utd and Chelsea as the key threats. Here’s how I see it going, as things stand.
Newcastle – 8 points from final four games (61 points in total)
Man Utd – 5 points from final four games (59 points in total)
Chelsea – 7 points from final five games (55 points in total)
Starting with Newcastle’s run-in, I think we’ll beat Burnley on Saturday. We’ve been really poor away from home and this is a cup final for the relegation-threatened Clarets, but it’s a must-win for them which could play into our hands on the break.
After that comes a home clash with Brighton; who have been in awful form of late, scoring once (and own…
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-04-30 18:14:43
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