Premier League five battle: 5 teams compete for 4 places, Villa has the weakest advantage, Forest completely falls

In the early morning of May 17, two games in the 37th round of the Premier League started. In the end, the two teams competing for five, Villa and Chelsea defeated their opponents Tottenham and Manchester United at their respective home courts, and scored a key 3 points.

Because the European Cup points rank first, the Premier League will qualify for 5 Champions League games next season; however, when we open the latest Premier League standings, except for Liverpool, who won the championship ahead of schedule, locked in the qualification for the Champions League next season, other teams are not sure. There is only a 3-point gap between Arsenal, the second-placed place and Manchester City, the sixth-placed place. The 3-5 teams have 66 points points, and the competition is fierce.

Of course, what is basically certain is that 4 Champions League places will basically be generated among these 5 teams. In other words, the five teams of Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea, Villa and Manchester City will face a 5-to-4 situation, and one of them will be forced out of the top five.

And among these five teams, Arsenal with 68 points is undoubtedly in the best situation. This round of the Gunners will play against their rival Newcastle away. As long as they do not lose (win or draw), they can lock in a Champions League place one round in advance.

In addition, Manchester City, ranked 6th, has not started this round, but as long as they defeat Bournemouth at home, they will basically be sure to get the Champions League qualification. However, it should be noted that before VS Bournemouth, Manchester City and Crystal Palace still have a FA Cup final to play (played at 23:30 on the 17th). If the cup is successfully won, Blue Moon can only be qualified for the Europa League. Of course, compared with the Champions League qualification, the Europa League qualification is much inferior, so there is no doubt that killing Bournemouth is the highest priority.

, and the teams between the Gunners and Blue Moon, although the latter two defeated their respective opponents in this round of the league, with only the last round of the league, the competitive advantage of these two teams is undoubtedly weaker than that of the other teams;

, and the weakest of these is Aston Villa, Emery's team has only 9 goals in the final round, which means that in addition to winning Manchester United with all his might in the last round, they also have to rely on Newcastle, Chelsea and Manchester City to fall behind collectively. It can be said that the initiative in the five is no longer in his own hands.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that Nottingham Forest, who has been fierce for most of the season, has completely fallen behind after suffering three rounds of defeat in the final sprint stage. It is currently ranked 7th, with a 4-point gap from the top 5. With the last two rounds left in the league, it is basically impossible to overtake. The only hope is to see if you can win the qualification for the UEFA Cup.

The latest Premier League standings: