The Top Five Race 2024-25 (poll added)

[marco]

Good job we won, not getting any favours from elsewhere.

just looking at the fixtures,what bothers me is united have chelsea and villa, chelsea most likely out of the race by then but that last game against villa there not going to do us any favors, its up to us,we simply need to beat villa tomo

 

[SWP's back]

Wolves are the most in form team at the moment.. so much for them being pushovers.

So were Palace. So were Newcastle.

 

[Keeper!]

Muck or bust tonight, Villa have huge momentum that needs stopping.

 

[KS55]

It’s getting tougher by the day. C’mon City.

 

[Tb1981]

I think we make top 5

Chelsea have United, Liverpool, Newcastle and Forrest
If they win or draw against Newcastle and Forrest it helps us anyway

Add to that Newcastle play Brighton and Arsenal away plus Chelsea at home

Those two could miss out

 

[Gazza]

I think we make top 5

Chelsea have United, Liverpool, Newcastle and Forrest
If they win or draw against Newcastle and Forrest it helps us anyway

Add to that Newcastle play Brighton and Arsenal away plus Chelsea at home

Those two could miss out

Maybe Simon Stone could do a piece on the race for the CL after he's done his five united features.

 

[Chris in London]

Maybe Simon Stone could do a piece on the race for the CL after he's done his five united features.

Why would anyone be interested in what he has to say?

 

[Platt Lane 59]

Maybe Simon Stone could do a piece on the race for the CL after he's done his five united features.

Not a chance.
One-eyed Stone is obsessed with the Trafford Tramps.
Can we get a campaign to get the BBC to investigate why Stone continuously reports on the bottom half team ?
Bet the Scousers are fuming that Stone seems to be ignoring their season...

 

[BerkshireBlue]

just looking at the fixtures,what bothers me is united have chelsea and villa, chelsea most likely out of the race by then but that last game against villa there not going to do us any favors, its up to us,we simply need to beat villa tomo

a draw will do

 

[doobyedoobye]

Must win tonight

 

[waspish]

Not a must win it's a must not lose but we win it will make it a lot more easier for us in the last 4 games

 

[MCFC1993]

Not a must win it's a must not lose but we win it will make it a lot more easier for us in the last 4 games

Tbh it's not even a must not lose. Any result tonight and we'd still be odds on favourites to make the CL.

We need about 8 or 9 points from the 15 available.

A draw or win tonight and we've easily done it imo.

 

[madloaf]

its a dead cert our rivals will drop points as they have to play each other
Forest v Chelsea
New v Chelsea
City v Villa

If we lose tonight, we have to win all our 4 games AND hope that results fall the right way.

If we draw it's in our hands but any further dropped points puts us in real jeopardy.

We haven't won 4 PL games in a row since the first 4 games of the season.

Its going to be exciting (well, the football won't be as it hasn't been all season) but the results part will be!

 

[Lee the Blue]

Hmm - Id agree Chelsea's fixtures are by far the worst. However Forest, Villa and Newcastle also have manageable fixtures left too when you look at them. This is going to be extremely tight at best - having to win at Fulham on the final day is a road we are probably looking at, and not one this City team can approach with confidence given how weve played this season.

 

[SamBlue]

This is how I see it at the end of the season

3 Nottingham Forest 60+11 71
4 Man City 58+11 69
5 Newcastle 59+10 69
6 Chelsea 57+8 65
7 Astobn Villa 57+8 65

 

[blueparrot]

This is how I see it at the end of the season

3 Nottingham Forest 60+11 71
4 Man City 58+11 69
5 Newcastle 59+10 69
6 Chelsea 57+8 65
7 Astobn Villa 57+8 65

Yes I had us and Newcastle on 69, Forest on 68. I had 66/67 points being enough for top 5 as well though.So 9 or 10 points from the 15 available which ever games they come in should do it.

 

[Damanino]

65/66 points enough for 5th. if we want 3rd we may need 69/70 points.

not all rivals will go with perfect record, there will points dropped here and there, not only in games like Barcodes/Chelsea or Forest/Chelsea.

get a draw at least tonight and beat Wolves and Soton and then we are almost there.

Forest might drop points in games where they face weaker squads then theirs, they actually are set up to counter sides that dominate games which will bring an interesting games vs them in Wembley.

 

[Father Paul]

Yes I had us and Newcastle on 69, Forest on 68. I had 66/67 points being enough for top 5 as well though.So 9 or 10 points from the 15 available which ever games they come in should do it.

I really don't want to get into points speculation but one thing is crystal clear to me. A bad defeat tonight and we are in deep trouble.

 

[madloaf]

I really don't want to get into points speculation but one thing is crystal clear to me. A bad defeat tonight and we are in deep trouble.

Yep. And this idea that we'll breeze through our next four games is crazy based on a full season of evidence.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Yep. And this idea that we'll breeze through our next four games is crazy based on a full season of evidence.

Well the evidence is in our current league position?

You do realise that the teams below us are more likely to drop points than we are, based on current league positions