Tottenham Hotspur can leapfrog Aston Villa right into a Champions League qualifying spot with a Premier League victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday, whereas on the different finish of the desk Luton City host Nottingham Forest in a relegation battle.
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs facet, who’ve misplaced as soon as of their final eight league video games, are two factors behind fourth-placed Villa in fifth on 53 factors and have a sport in hand over the Midlands facet after thumping them 4-0 away final weekend.
Villa might have moved eight factors clear however as an alternative Tottenham are respiration down their necks and might transfer into fourth sport till Sunday at the very least after a rout that supervisor Unai Emery known as “a really unhealthy day within the workplace.”
Mid-table Fulham in the meantime will look to bounce again after their 2-1 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday that ended a run of two straight league victories, though they’ve simply two wins of their final 11 residence conferences with Spurs.
Villa play West Ham United on the London Stadium on Sunday within the final Premier League sport earlier than the worldwide break.
Emery’s facet have had combined outcomes since mid-December, with six victories over bottom-half groups however 4 defeats towards top-half sides by a mixed rating of 12-4.
David Moyes’ West Ham are seventh with 43 factors, 4 behind sixth-placed Manchester United.
Not one of the league’s front-runners Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis are in Premier League motion this weekend – with the latter pair taking part in their FA Cup quarter-final ties.
Luton City should decide themselves up forward of their crunch sport on Saturday at residence to Nottingham Forest after giving up a three-goal lead in a 4-3 loss at Bournemouth on Wednesday.
Each groups are battling towards relegation and desperately want a win this weekend with Forest in seventeenth and three factors above 18th-placed Luton who’re within the drop zone.
“Large sport on Saturday,” Luton supervisor Rob Edwards mentioned. “Dropping is troublesome anyway however in that method it does damage but when we will’t decide ourselves up for an enormous Premier League sport then there’s one thing improper.”
The relegation dogfight has heated up since Everton had their factors deduction diminished, with 5 factors separating Fifteenth-placed Brentford from third-bottom Luton.
On Saturday, Brentford journey to Nineteenth-placed Burnley, who’ve 14 factors after simply three wins this season and are above backside facet Sheffield United solely on purpose distinction.
