This midweek could be the biggest couple of days in the Premier League season.
Manchester City, currently two points behind Liverpool, face rivals Man United in their game in hand as the title race reaches its thrilling final throes.
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Manchester City ace Raheem Sterling battles with Manchester United star Jesse Lingard earlier this season.
Win and they hold all the cards with just three games left, lose and they will need to win every match remaining and hope Liverpool slip up.
United meanwhile, would seemingly kiss top four goodbye if they were defeated on home soil by City.
Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur host Brighton & Hove Albion – live on talkSPORT – as they look to cement third spot but they face a tough ask against Chris Hughton’s side who are battling hard against relegation, although Cardiff’s defeat to Liverpool will have eased their fears.
Chelsea could do their Champions League qualification hopes the world of good with victory over Burnley on Monday night too.
Premier League midweek matches
- Chelsea vs Burnley (Monday)
- Tottenham vs Brighton (Tuesday) – Live on alkSPORT
- Watford vs Southampton (Tuesday)
- Wolves vs Arsenal (Wednesday)
- Manchester United vs Manchester City (Wednesday)
But how could the table look by the end of the week? Using data from sportsvisualized.com, talkSPORT.com reveals the highest and lowest potential position for each team at the end of this round of fixtures.
You can see the results, below…
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20. Huddersfield
Highest possible position: 20th
Lowest possible position: 20th
19: Fulham
Highest possible position: 19th
Lowest possible position: 19th
18: Cardiff
Highest possible position: 18th
Lowest possible position: 18th
17: Brighton
Highest possible position: 16th
Lowest possible position: 17th
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Brighton face Tottenham on Tuesday and want a result to keep them away from danger.
16: Southampton
Highest possible position: 15th
Lowest possible position: 17th
15: Burnley
Highest possible position: 12th
Lowest possible position: 16th
14: Bournemouth
Highest possible position: 14th
Lowest possible position: 15th
13: Newcastle
Highest possible position: 13th
Lowest possible position: 14th
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Rafael Benitez celebrates with Saturday’s hat-trick hero Ayoze Perez.
12: Crystal Palace
Highest possible position: 12th
Lowest possible position: 13th
11: West Ham
Highest possible position: 11th
Lowest possible position: 11th
10: Wolves
Highest possible position: 7th
Lowest possible position: 10th
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- Tottenham vs Brighton (Tuesday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT
- Luton vs AFC Wimbledon (Tuesday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Sheffield United vs Ipswich (Saturday, 5:15pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Brighton vs Newcastle (Saturday, 5:30pm) – talkSPORT
- Norwich vs Blackburn (Saturday, 7:30pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Leeds United vs Aston Villa (Sunday, 12pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Coventry vs Shrewsbury (Sunday, 3pm) – talkSPORT 2
9: Leicester City
Highest possible position: 9th
Lowest possible position: 10th
8: Watford
Highest possible position: 7th
Lowest possible position: 9th
7: Everton
Highest possible position: 7th
Lowest possible position: 9th
6: Manchester United
Highest possible position: 3rd
Lowest possible position: 6th
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Manchester United’s Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apologises to fans after their defeat to Everton.
5: Chelsea
Highest possible position: 3rd
Lowest possible position: 6th
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Can Olivier Giroud fire Chelsea above former club Arsenal this week?
4: Arsenal
Highest possible position: 3rd
Lowest possible position: 6th
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Sokratis will need to be at his best for Arsenal in the final games of the season.
3: Tottenham
Highest possible position: 3rd
Lowest possible position: 6th
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Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is set to return from injury against Brighton.
2: Manchester City
Highest possible position: 1st
Lowest possible position: 2nd
1: Liverpool
Highest possible position: 1st
Lowest possible position: 2nd
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