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 masters of their own destiny as they round up the top four with games in hand on the two teams directly below them, Tottenham and in-form Aston Villa, who are six and eight points shy respectively of the Magpies’ 59.
Brighton are in eighth, 10 points shy of Newcastle with two games in hand, and would find themselves in fifth and knocking on the door if they can use their additional fixtures to their advantage. Liverpool are just nine points short of qualification for the most elite club competition after a late surge including a 6-1 drubbing over Leeds.
