The Premier League season is about to come to an extremely exciting close. Tottenham, a team based in North London, is well-positioned to place in the top four after finishing the previous season outside of Europe.
In a short period of time, Ange Postecoglou has done a fantastic job at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and leading Spurs back to the Champions League may be the crowning achievement of his first year in the capital. With 13 games left in the season, Tottenham is now one spot and five points behind Aston Villa in the Premier League.
On the last day of the season, though, the team still has a game against their Champions League rivals, which could prove to be vital. Manchester United, who have been playing well recently under Erik ten Hag, also have a chance to finish in the top four.
Even if Fulham’s stoppage-time goal at Old Trafford put the Red Devils behind the curve last Saturday, United may still have a significant impact on fourth place in the remaining games of the season. It looks like a direct shootout between Aston Villa, Tottenham, and Manchester United for fourth place, with Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal vying for the Premier League title.
Of course, given the competition’s expansion, fifth place might be sufficient for a spot in the Champions League for the 2024–2025 season. All of that will become evident in the coming weeks, but for the time being, teams that want to compete in Europe’s top competition must place among the top four in the Premier League.
Will Spurs be able to pass Aston Villa and secure a fourth-place finish this season? Our Tottenham Hotspur writers at football.london have used our predictor tool, which you can find below, to calculate the final table and have forecasted the scores of each of the team’s remaining 13 league games.
Below are their projected scores and Premier League tables:
Tottenham still has a difficult schedule ahead of them, but so do their competitors in the top four race. Spurs will face a Crystal Palace team that has been revitalized by Oliver Glasner’s appointment as manager this weekend, and Spurs may truly use this as motivation to get back on track.
Spurs need that victory to give them some momentum heading into a crucial game the following weekend at Villa Park, which Unai Emery’s team will play three days after traveling to Ajax for a European encounter. In the midst of a run that includes crucial home matches against Palace, Luton, and Nottingham Forest, Postecoglou’s team needs to make every extra freshness matter.
This is due to the next week of hell, which includes matches against Newcastle, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool. It is yet unclear when the trip to Stamford Bridge will be added to the schedule.
Spurs are prone to making mistakes in other games, like as the trip to the London Stadium, where they don’t always perform well.
There are still many challenging games to come, but Postecoglou and his team must use every opportunity if they hope to complete the season in the top four. They have younger players and no European football.
Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Tottenham 0–1 Fulham
Spurs versus Luton Town 2-0
Tottenham 1-0 West Ham
Tottenham defeats Nottingham Forest 3-1
Tottenham 2-2 Newcastle
Man City 1-0 Tottenham
Arsenal 3-2 Tottenham
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool
Burnley 3-0 Tottenham
Tottenham 1-3 Sheffield United
Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea
Last table:
1. Man City scored 93 points.
2. 91 points for Liverpool
3. Arsenal scored 80 points.
4. 76 points for Tottenham
5. The Villa Aston 71 points
Man United 57 points
Football journalist Rob Guest
Over the next five weeks, Tottenham will have a chance to gain some serious momentum before that terrible April schedule arrives. The Lilywhites should win their next three league games at home, but it might be difficult to repeat the feat away from home.
The Aston Villa match is crucial, and with their current form and stellar record at Villa Park this season, Unai Emery’s team might just defeat Tottenham in the Midlands. Although the away match against Newcastle in mid-April will undoubtedly be difficult, Tottenham may be able to take advantage of the Magpies’ inconsistent play this year.
In a few months, Man City will triumph again at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Spurs will bounce back to defeat Arsenal in the North London Derby. Following their loss to Tottenham in N17 earlier in the season, Liverpool will get one over on the Redskins, and in their rescheduled match against Chelsea, the Lilywhites will earn a point as their dismal skid at Stamford Bridge continues.
The two best games to end the season are Burnley vs. Sheffield United, but by then Tottenham might be too far behind Aston Villa to catch up and take fourth place.
Crystal Palace 2-0 Tottenham
Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa
Tottenham 0–1 Fulham
Tottenham 3-1, Town of Luton
Tottenham 1-2 West Ham
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Man City 0-1 Tottenham
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool
Burnley 4-0 Tottenham
Tottenham 3-1 Sheffield United
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
Last table:
1. Man City scored 93 points.
2. Ninety points for Liverpool
3. 86 points for Arsenal
4. The Villa Aston 79 points
5. 75 points for Tottenham
6. 65 points for Man Utd
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