Alan Shearer fires warning at Chelsea amid Premier League top five race
Alan Shearer has warne Chelsea that they have a major disadvantage to their. Premier League rivals as they battle for Champions League qualification.
While the Premier League title race is all but over, with Liverpool หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ and. Arsenal almost certain to finish first and second, the race for the top-five and European football is incredibly close.
At the time of writing, just five points separate third to seventh place, which could become two if. Chelsea beat Fulham on Sunday and Nottingham Forest don’t beat Tottenham on Monday.
A top five finish will be enough to secure UCL football for next season, with. Newcastle United, Manchester City, Forest, Aston Villa and Chelsea the contenders.
At Christmas, the Blues were considere title contenders and certain to qualify, but a big dip in form. Means it is now far from guarantee and Shearer believes they are set for a difficult few weeks.
‘Looking at the fixtures, there’s no doubt in my mind that Chelsea have the toughest run-in,’ the legendary striker told Premier League Productions.
‘The league might be done for Liverpool. Obviously Newcastle is a huge one.
‘And that last game against Nottingham Forest, they could be playing for everything, who gets a Champions League place. So that for me is the toughest run-in.’
Additionally, Enzo Maresca’s team take on Fulham, Everton and Manchester United and also have to navigate the semi-finals of the Conference League, where they’ll take on Swedish side Djurgardens.
While winning the Conference League would qualify Chelsea for the Europa League and end their four-year wait for a trophy, it is the Champions League that the fans and club hierarchy value most and failure to reach it would be a huge blow for the under-fire Maresca.
Following a great run of form, Newcastle were well-place to finish in the top five, but a bruising 4-1 defeat at Villa Park on Saturday has made things very interesting.