by Eagle » Mon May 08, 2023 2:51 pm
Well Man Utd have made things a little interesting by losing 2 games in 4 days.
We now have a nice little break and then 1 game a week against Leicester away, Villa at home, and Southampton away. I'd back us to win all 3 and finish on 71 points.
Brighton have 6 games left and can finish on a maximum of 73 points but they have a tight schedule and have to go to Arsenal and Newcastle, and host Man City. So I can't see them reaching 71 points.
Newcastle have a better goal difference than us so unless we give someone a spanking they only need 6 points from their final 4 games to get to 71 and more than likely finish ahead of us. They have Leeds away, Brighton at home, Leicester at home, and Chelsea away. In all honesty I'd expect them to take more than 6 points from that and finish on more than 71 points.
Man Utd have 4 games left and 3 wins would take them to 72 points. Anything less 9 points and we'd finish ahead of them due to our superior goal difference. So 2 wins and 2 draws is no good for them. They host Wolves followed by a trip to Bournemouth, before hosting Chelsea and then Fulham. They are missing their first choice CB partnership for the rest of the season and not exactly in great form but they are facing 4 sides who have nothing to fight for. But it wouldn't be a total surprise if they dropped points in 2 of those games so we just need to make sure we win all our games and keep up the pressure.