The Top Five Race 2024-25 (poll added)

[Brightwell Bros.]

Not really worried about Newcastle think they will finish top 5, Chelsea won’t and I think we will finish above Forest too,Villa might as well .Could easily be Chelsea and Forest that miss out.

Agreed. Think they've been the second or third best team in the league and will finish there.

I don't think Chelsea have been the fifth best team in the league.

 

[inchy14]

For me, it’s definitely a price worth paying.

Can you to weekend games thread and tell that to a few of the flappers in there who can’t work out that if they’re not getting a point out of this game, then a dry humping is great to watch.

 

[MCFC1993]

Everton away and Villa at home will make or break City's CL place.

Wolves (H)
Southampton (A)
Bournemouth (H)

In the 3 games following, so not even sure the Everton and Villa games are all that. If we get 3 or 4 points from those 2 we're laughing.

 

[MCFC1993]

Posted this in the weekend games thread:

Forest 57	Newcastle 56	City 55	Chelsea 54	Villa 54
	Palace (H)
Spurs (A)	Villa (A)	Everton (A)	Fulham (A)	Newcastle (H)
Brentford (H)	Ipswich (H)	Villa (H)	Everton (H)	City (A)
Palace (A)	Brighton (A)	Wolves (H)	Liverpool (H)	Fulham (H)
Leicester (H)	Chelsea (H)	Southampton (A)	Newcastle (A)	Bournemouth (A)
West Ham (A)	Arsenal (A)	Bournemouth (H)	United (H)	Spurs (H)
Chelsea (H)	Everton (H)	Fulham (A)	Forest (A)	United (A)

Wouldn't swap our position, points and games with any of the other 4.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Posted this in the weekend games thread:

Forest 57	Newcastle 56	City 55	Chelsea 54	Villa 54
	Palace (H)
Spurs (A)	Villa (A)	Everton (A)	Fulham (A)	Newcastle (H)
Brentford (H)	Ipswich (H)	Villa (H)	Everton (H)	City (A)
Palace (A)	Brighton (A)	Wolves (H)	Liverpool (H)	Fulham (H)
Leicester (H)	Chelsea (H)	Southampton (A)	Newcastle (A)	Bournemouth (A)
West Ham (A)	Arsenal (A)	Bournemouth (H)	United (H)	Spurs (H)
Chelsea (H)	Everton (H)	Fulham (A)	Forest (A)	United (A)

Wouldn't swap our position, points and games with any of the other 4.

And current form.

 

[Centurions]

Glass half full……love it

I just want to deny Arsenal a 3peat, open top bus parade, 2nd place trophy celebration.

 

[LongsightM13]

Most of the others still have to play a couple of their rivals or teams above them, so will be taking points from each other. After the Villa game we’ve probably got the kinder run in. Newcastle have by far the toughest fixtures on paper, Forest v Chelsea on the final day could be fatal for one or even both of them

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

We will be ok.

Newcastle will definately be in for me. They are a good side.

Forest/Villa for the last place I’d say. I can see Forest bottling it.

Chelsea just not consistent enough.

 

[inchy14]

We will be ok.

Newcastle will definately be in for me. They are a good side.

Forest/Villa for the last place I’d say. I can see Forest bottling it.

Palmer just not consistent enough.

 

[A57 the snake]

I wouldn’t take Arsenals position in second place for granted by any means especially with their champions league situation.
Far from it . Definitely top five but wouldn’t rule them out from dropping a place.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I wouldn’t take Arsenals position in second place for granted by any means especially with their champions league situation.
Far from it . Definitely top five but wouldn’t rule them out from dropping a place.

Still got to play the bar codes as well

 

[handsofstone]

Chelsea not beating Ipswich at home is a horrible result for them, unless something changes drastically they aren't gonna make it.... they have a horrible run in and terrible form

Forest should but their form has dropped off a cliff... they have let a huge gap go and they havent been in this position before, they'll fall away

Newcastle will get it, Villa and ourselves I'd say take the next 2 places

 

[Roachy]

I wouldn’t take Arsenals position in second place for granted by any means especially with their champions league situation.
Far from it . Definitely top five but wouldn’t rule them out from dropping a place.

Who for 2nd then if so?

 

[bluemoon32]

Who for 2nd then if so?

Newcastle

 

[Roachy]

Newcastle

Going to be interesting for sure. Hope we can build on yesterday's showing.

 

[Axel Freed]

Most of the others still have to play a couple of their rivals or teams above them, so will be taking points from each other. After the Villa game we’ve probably got the kinder run in. Newcastle have by far the toughest fixtures on paper, Forest v Chelsea on the final day could be fatal for one or even both of them

Forest won’t be in it by then, they’re imploding, after their semi defeat they’ll be totally gone.

They’ll finish a highly respectable but ultimately disappointing 7th and the media will disgracefully be full of “Nuno’s lost the dressing room” rubbish

 

[bluemoon32]

It’s so much more chilled being in a ‘race’ to finish in the top 5…

Everyone is shite!

Very much so, no stress involved at all

 

[simon23]

Good weekend for us.....Chelsea and Forest dropping points.....

Newcastle didnt but they beat the rags in the process so I can let them off that one!

 

[lasereyes]

If we go for it we could even make a run at 2nd

Nobody makes up 8 points with just 6 games to go

 

[Damanino]

fantastic results for us. Forest and Chelsea both sucked ass this weekend, and now they need to deliver if they want top5.

Aston Villa has an interesting fixture list coming up:
PSG home
Newcastle home
City away
Palace at Wembley
all this within 12 days.

make or break for Villa in 3 competitions.

Chelsea's last 6 fixtures also bloody hard. I can imagine over next weeks Enzo, Caicedo and Palmer's agents will phone Boehly asking what about their clients CL hopes. Enzo played in CL with Benfica a bit mayb and Palmer played a few games at City in CL but nothing since then.
it can be 3 full seasons without CL for Chelsea. thats big.
to make that back financially Boehly is about to buy Stamford Bridge from Chelsea Ltd.