Premier League Top Four Race: Current Form, Main Matches, Odds, Predictions – soccer.nbcsports.com

The Premier League top-four race looks set to be exciting and will last until the final day(s) of the 2022/23 season, with no less than five sides vying for two places in next season’s UEFA Champions League.

Manchester United and Newcastle United are in pole position, but losses at the weekend against West Ham and Arsenal have opened the door a bit for Liverpool and Brighton.

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Tottenham Hotspur had already opened up a spot in the top four due to inconsistent performances and Cristian Stellini has followed Antonio Conte out the door with Ryan Mason as caretaker. Spurs slid down the table as Aston Villa’s wave ended with defeats to Man United and Wolves.

Below is a breakdown of the key fixtures, current form, odds and predictions for the four teams currently chasing a top-four finish and Champions League qualification, plus who will make it to the Europa League.

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Premier League table: Top-four photo

NBC Sports standings and scoreboard

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Matches remaining for the top-four contenders

Manchester United: Bournemouth (A), Chelsea (H), Fulham (H)

Tottenham: Brentford (H), Leeds (A)

Liverpool: Leicester (A), Aston Villa (H), Southampton (A)

Newcastle: Brighton (H), Leicester (H), Chelsea (A)

Brighton: Arsenal (A), Newcastle (A), Southampton (H), Aston Villa (A)

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Important games that will determine the top four of the Premier League

Saturday 1 April: Manchester City 4-1 Liverpool – Recap, Player Ratings, Video Highlights
Sunday 2 April: Newcastle 2-0 Manchester United – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Tuesday 4 April: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Saturday 8 April: Tottenham 2-1 Brighton – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Sunday 9 April: Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Saturday 15 April: Chelsea 1-2 Brighton – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Sunday 23 April: Newcastle 6-1 Tottenham – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Thursday 27 April: Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Sunday 30 April: Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Thursday 4th May: Brighton 1-0 Manchester United – Recap, player ratings, video highlights
Sunday 7 May: Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal – Recap, highlights, player ratings
Sunday, May 14: Arsenal vs Brighton – 11:30am ET
Thursday, May 18: Newcastle vs Brighton – 2:30pm ET
Wednesday, May 24: Brighton vs Manchester City – 3pm ET
Sunday, May 28: Leeds vs Tottenham – 11:30am ET
Sunday, May 28: Chelsea vs Newcastle – 11:30am ET
Sunday, May 28: Southampton vs Liverpool – 11.30am ET
Sunday, May 28: Aston Villa vs Brighton – 11:30am ET

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Current form (as of May 8, 2023)

Tottenham’s last 5 results: LLWWL
Liverpool’s last 5 results: WWWWW
Newcastle’s last 5 results: WLWD
Brighton’s last 5 results: LWLWL
Manchester United’s last 5 results: DWLLW

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Premier League top-four odds (as of 8 May 2023)

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Newcastle: 1/10
Manchester United: 1/4
Liverpool: 7/4
Brighton: 33/1
Tottenham: 150/1

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Prediction for top four Premier League

(May 5, 2023)

3. Newcastle – 74 points
4. Manchester United – 710 points
5. Liverpool – 69 points
6. Brighton – 65 points
7. Tottenham – 62 points
8. Aston Villa – 59 points

(April 27, 2023)

3. Manchester United – 75 points
4. Newcastle – 70 points
5. Liverpool – 67 points
6. Tottenham – 65 points
7. Brighton – 61 points

(April 2, 2023)

3. Manchester United – 74 points
4. Newcastle – 66 points
5. Tottenham – 66 points
6. Liverpool – 62 points
7. Brighton – 61 points

(March 15, 2023)

4. Liverpool – 72 points
5. Tottenham – 66 points
6. Brighton – 64 points
7. Newcastle – 60 points

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