The Run-In Thread

[Mac76]

Having spent some time on this, I though i'd give it its own thread, rather than being tacked onto another


We've got three games left, Liverpool (a), Newcastle (h) and Saints (a)

Being realistic, I think we lose against Liverpool and draw or lose v Newcastle but then if we beat Saints we're almost definitely top 5, so while it could be close it should be fine.


I've now looked up the most relevant teams - Chelsea, Forest, Villa and Newcastle

The pivotal team is Chelsea, who play both Newcastle and Forest (plus have Liverpool today which hopefully dents their chances of catching us up)

So either they will lose those games and drop out of top five, or take points off other teams trying to finish top 5

Also Villa's run-in feels tricky, we know Bournemouth are dangerous and while I know Spuds and Man Ure lose most of their games but they can still pull anything off on the day and Villa are inconsistent - that said Both Spuds and Man Ure may still be in Europe and therefore not bothered

And Forest have been very inconsistent of late, though their remaining fixtures are fairly kind

Depending on how it goes, our getting something v Newcasle could still be important to settle the nerves, but my best guess is we finish third (behind Citeh) or fourth (behind Citeh and probably Newcastle)


We have 67 points from 35 games btw...

btw some of these dates might be wrong because of TV changes but I think the actual fixtures are all correct


Chelsea (currently 60 points/34 games)

Saturday, May 3: vs. Liverpool (Home)

Saturday, May 10: vs. Newcastle United (Away)

Sunday, May 18: vs. Manchester United (Home)

Sunday, May 25: vs. Nottingham Forest (Away)


Newcastle United (62/34)

Sunday, May 4: vs. Brighton (Home)

Saturday, May 10: vs. Chelsea (Home)

Sunday, May 18: vs. Arsenal (Away)

Sunday, May 25: vs. Everton (Away)


Aston Villa (60/35)

Saturday, May 10: vs. Bournemouth (Away)

Sunday, May 18: vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Home)

Sunday, May 25: vs. Manchester United (Away)


Nottingham Forest (60/34)

Sunday, May 4: vs. Crystal Palace (Away)

Saturday, May 10: vs. Southampton (Home)

Sunday, May 18: vs. Leicester City (Away)

Sunday, May 25: vs. Chelsea (Home)