EPL Crunch Time!

Now it’s that time of the year again when English Premier League (EPL) teams only have 7 or 8 games to either stake their claim to win the EPL or a lucrative Champions/ Europa league spot at one end of the table. However, just as excitingly at the bottom end of the table teams fight for survival.

This week we will look at the contenders who are for fighting for the EPL Trophy.

League leaders Chelsea who are 7 points clear of the pack with a game in hand. 5 out of their next 8 games Chelsea should be odds on favourites against the likes of Leicester City (20th), QPR (19th), Sunderland (15th), West Brom (14th) and Crystal Palace (11th). Chelsea should really win these fixtures with the only tricky ties being Arsenal (2nd), Manchester United (3rd) and Liverpool (5th). Thus the league is Chelsea’s to lose with the main chance of either Arsenal or Manchester United winning the title is if both of them beat Chelsea. Jose Mourinho’s even (Chelsea’s Manager) has a full squad at his disposal minus star striker Diego Costa. The forward’s absence is indefinite at this moment; however his position is covered by French international Loic Remy and club legend Didier Drogba.

With all three contenders (Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City) hot on Chelsea’s heals with all possessing near full strength squads. Arsenal faces tough fixtures against Chelsea and Manchester United having this is on the back of a 7 game winning streak in the EPL. Manchester United has the toughest run to the end with fixtures against Manchester City and Everton on top of the already mentioned ties. United are also currently on a five game winning streak. Across the city Manchester City are coming off a shock loss to Crystal Palace this weekend and relegation candidate Burly two rounds ago. Barring this in mind it seems every fixture for Manchester City will be a difficult one.

For these reasons our prediction is that the top four part of the ladder will stay the same.