At 23 o'clock on May 19, Beijing time, the Premier League ushered in the final night, and in the final round of games, Manchester City will face West Ham at home. A win over the opposition would see Manchester City set a record in the English top flight and become the first team to win four consecutive titles.
As of now, Manchester City are two points ahead of Arsenal, so they have the absolute initiative in the title race. Although West Ham are not bad, they no longer have any goals, and with West Ham and Arsenal being city rivals, there is no reason for them to fight for their sworn enemies, and in such a situation, it is difficult for West Ham to upset on the road.
In fact, since Pep Guardiola took charge, City have won six of the last seven seasons in the final round. The only defeat was a 1-0 defeat at Brentford last season. However, at that time, Manchester City had already won the championship in advance, and they still had to prepare for the Champions League and FA Cup finals, so they released the water.
Unlike last season, City will certainly be at full strength this year as they need three more points to secure the title. With Manchester City's current eight-game winning streak in the Premier League, it is unlikely that they will have a surprise at home. Although the final round has not yet started, Arsenal has basically no chance, Manchester City's strength and experience are far from West Ham's ability to compete, plus they have no intention of fighting, the outcome of this game has been decided.
In addition to the title race, there are other suspense to be solved in the Premier League in the final round of matches, including the ownership of fifth place. In the table, although Tottenham are fifth, they are only three points ahead of Chelsea and have a goal difference of three less, which means that if Tottenham lose in the final round, they could be overtaken by Chelsea at any time.
Chelsea have won just one of their first six games this season, and the pressure is on new boss Mauricio Pochettino. Coupled with the impact of injuries, Chelsea dropped out of the race for the top four early. Thankfully, Mauricio Pochettino withstood the pressure and under his tutelage, Chelsea got better in the latter stages of the season. Prior to that, Chelsea had won four in a row, beating the likes of Tottenham and Brighton & Hove Albion.
It was Chelsea's outburst that put them in sixth place all at once. Now there is only three points away from Tottenham, and there is hope of fighting for the fifth. In the final round of games, Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Sheffield United, who have lost five of their six games and are in a slump, and if they continue to lose this game, and Chelsea beat Bournemouth at home, then the fifth place in the Premier League will change hands.
From finishing outside the top 10 at the start of the season to now aiming to finish in the top five and qualify for the Europa League, Chelsea's progress is clear. Give Pochettino some more time and believe he can get Chelsea back on track. In fact, Chelsea's chaos in the past two years is mainly due to buying too many people, which is equivalent to building a new team, they have gradually passed the turbulent period, and next season may be the time to start harvesting!