With the top two all but guaranteed a Champions League adventure next season, the final two spots are still entirely up for contention.
Manchester United and Newcastle are currently in charge of their own destiny as they round up the top four with a game in hand on the two teams directly below them, Tottenham and in-form Aston Villa, who are three and six points shy respectively of the Magpies’ 56.
Brighton are in seventh with two games in hand on both Spurs and Villa, but would leapfrog both if they can use their additional fixtures to their advantage. Liverpool can also close the gap with an extra matches, but the nine points they have to make up on Newcastle mean it is an uphill battle for the Reds despite their 6-1 thrashing of Leeds on Monday night.
