Tottenham and Villa compete to the extreme, and Manchester United is far behind!
The Premier League has entered the final stage, and the competition among the teams this season is unprecedentedly fierce, not only the top three Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are only 1 point away from the beginning and the end, and the most exciting title battle in the history of the Premier League is also not far behind, with 4th ranked Aston Villa and 5th ranked Tottenham Hotspur only 3 points apart, and Tottenham Hotspur has 1 game less.
In this round of games, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur have won the game one after another, the situation of the two teams is still very unclear, and Aston Villa has scored 62 goals and conceded 42 goals, Tottenham has scored 61 goals and conceded 43 goals, the offensive and defensive data of the two teams, the goal difference data are very similar, according to the current situation, it is very likely that it will be until the last round to see who can have the last laugh and is determined to break into the Champions League next season.
However, with the Champions League set to expand next season, and with the Premier League likely to secure five Champions League places, it is highly likely that both teams will be in the Champions League next season, regardless of who finishes fourth. In other words, although the two teams are now fighting for each other, in fact, the battle for four may not be of practical significance at all, and the battle for the four has quietly become a battle for the five.
But in any case, Villa and Tottenham Hotspur are fighting for the fourth, they have each become the best of themselves, the two teams, has become the Premier League in addition to the top three, the second level of the strong team, relatively speaking, but the traditional big6 team Chelsea team, has been left far behind, the other big6 team Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur points gap is 8 points, although Manchester United is currently ranked 6th in the Premier League, but there are only 9 games left, this gap, is also insurmountable.
Unless Manchester United can win nine in a row, there is still a chance to live, but obviously, for Manchester United today, such a request is a bit too difficult. Since entering 2024, Manchester United have a decent record, but the recent momentum has slowed down a bit, and the team is not a stable team.
I have to say that Manchester United's Premier League ranking is really embarrassing, and Manchester United has a high probability that it will not be able to participate in the Champions League next season, but this result does not seem to be very surprising, because Manchester United has just 0 goal difference so far, and the top five teams, each team has a goal difference of more than 15, which has reflected that the top five teams deserve their position.
Although the significance of the battle for the top four is very likely to exist in name only, who will win the fourth place in the Premier League in the end, whether Aston Villa, led by the king of the cup Unai Emery, will have the last laugh, or will Tottenham under the new boss Postecoglou be able to take the lead? I believe it will still be the focus of public attention.