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Opta have predicted the Premier League standing with 10 sides nonetheless having an opportunity of Champions League soccer.
Bruno Guimaraes stretched onto the top of Harvey Barnes floated cross on Monday evening to earn Newcastle three factors at West Ham, seeing Eddie Howe’s facet finish the weekend’s fixtures in sixth – which might see them qualify for the Europa League
The Magpies must overtake one in all Manchester Metropolis, Chelsea or Nottingham Forest earlier than the top of the season if they’re to qualify for European soccer’s premiere competitors, and the consultants anticipate the ultimate standings to be tight.
Newcastle will end in sixth, one level behind Chelsea within the closing Champions League spot, in keeping with predictions from a bunch of Opta consultants.
They imagine our possibilities of securing a high 5 end is round 25.51%, ending on an anticipated factors tally of 63.37 behind Chelsea (64.3), Forest (66.43), Man Metropolis (66.98), Arsenal (75.8) whereas champions elect Liverpool will end simply shy of the 90 level complete.
It’s set to go proper all the way down to the wire with an impossibly shut 4 factors anticipated to be the distinction between third and sixth. This one very properly won’t be settled till the ultimate whistle of the whole season on Sunday, Might 25.
Newcastle’s run on paper for the ultimate 10 league fixtures is an efficient one on paper; although which means nothing with how this season has panned out.
We return from the worldwide break to face 5 sides within the backside half of the Premier League in our subsequent six, along with Aston Villa (a) on April 19.
A powerful finish to the season is totally important with 4 high-stakes matches that can have a large say on the place we find yourself. Earlier than enjoying Everton on the ultimate day of the season, it’s Brighton (a), Chelsea (h) and Arsenal (a) as we face three sides we’re straight competing with consecutively.
The fixture checklist in full for the remainder of the season:
Wednesday 2nd April – Newcastle v Brentford (7.45pm)
Monday seventh April – Leicester v Newcastle (8pm)
Sunday thirteenth April – Newcastle v Man Utd (4.30pm)
Wednesday sixteenth April – Newcastle v Palace (7.30pm)
Saturday nineteenth April – Aston Villa v Newcastle (5.30pm)
Saturday 26 April – Newcastle v Ipswich (3pm)
Saturday third Might – Brighton v Newcastle TBC
Saturday tenth Might – Newcastle v Chelsea TBC
Sunday 18th Might – Arsenal v Newcastle TBC
Sunday twenty fifth Might – Newcastle v Everton (4pm)
