The Top Five Race 2024-25 (poll added)

[Axel Freed]

If newly crowned European Champions Arsenal drop points at Ipswich we’re in the hunt for 2nd place.

 

[bitterblue78]

If one of the English teams were to win Europa league, foes the 5th spot go to them over the league table?

Nope

 

[Mr Grumpy]

How are we above NF? Lol.

Bonkers

 

[Tbilisi]

I think we might just squeeze 5th, just feels like we are limping across the line.

 

[blueparrot]

I think we might just squeeze 5th, just feels like we are limping across the line.

3rd I reckon, have for a while, it’ll be close between us and Newcastle but think we’ll pip them. Don’t think we’ll be too far behind Arsenal either.

 

[Academica]

I think we might just squeeze 5th, just feels like we are limping across the line.

How, by winning games.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

The Opta predictor has improved our odds of Champions League to 91%

Think probably best for Newcastle v Villa to be a draw - but a Newcastle win is probably fine, as long as Villa don't win. If Villa don't win and then we manage to beat them on Tuesday, then it's 6 point gap + GD with 4 games to go which will be very difficult to overcome given fixtures.

 

[Axel Freed]

How are we above NF? Lol.

Bonkers

Could be asking the same question re Arsenal in a few weeks time

 

[BerkshireBlue]

think it will end up being city, villa, newcastle, forest, chelsea

 

[.db.]

Makes our win today even bigger this Villa-Ncastle result. Villa have been class, Newcastle have looked unrecognisable.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Really wanted a draw here, or a Newcastle win.

 

[OldhamBlue94]

Really wanted a draw here, or a Newcastle win.

Same, however it’s opened up the race for 3rd for us if we beat Villa Tuesday

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Same, however it’s opened up the race for 3rd for us if we beat Villa Tuesday

Big if, on their current form.

 

[Dodge]

Makes our win today even bigger this Villa-Ncastle result. Villa have been class, Newcastle have looked unrecognisable.

Very true.

If we'd have let it run its course to a tame 0-0, we'd be 6th tonight, Chelsea win at Fulham putting us 115th. Leaving Villa Tues night as a must win or no CL.

There's always one critical result. I remember walking out after the comeback 3-3 home draw against Sunderland (3-1 down with 5 mins to go) thinking we'd blown it.

Without that single point, our Aguero moment never happens.

 

[ysmsa]

Good result for us this, put a dent in Newcastle's goal difference

Villa still below us.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Very true.

If we'd have let it run its course to a tame 0-0, we'd be 7th tonight, Chelsea win at Fulham putting us 8th. Leaving Villa Tues night as a must win or no CL.

There's always one critical result. I remember walking out after the comeback 3-3 home draw against Sunderland (3-1 down with 5 mins to go) thinking we'd blown it.

Without that single point, our Aguero moment never happens.

Erm, we definitely wouldn't have been 8th.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Newcastle are battling for second with Arsenal. They aren’t in our chase for 5th.

About that...

 

[Dodge]

Erm, we definitely wouldn't have been 8th.

Hang on...BRB.

 

[Dodge]

Hang on...BRB.

Yeah...6th then 7th.

Point still stands though...or does it? Ah fuck it..

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

I knew I should have put a small wager on Villa at 7/2 to get in the top five. That seemed insane even before their result today.

Tuesday should be a cracking game. May the best team win.