Another weekend of Premier League action and another twist – this time in the race for the Champions League places. Aston Villa were the biggest losers, with their 2-0 defeat by bottom side Wolves on Friday punished by their rivals. In those three weeks, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal all have six fixtures to fulfil, while Aston Villa have five. Brentford - P28 - 43ptsJohn CrossThe magical fifth place is a three-way battle between Aston Villa, Chelsea and Brentford. Remaining Premier League fixtures Man Utd: Newcastle (a), Aston Villa (h), Bournemouth (a), Leeds (h), Chelsea (a), Brentford (h), Liverpool (h), Sunderland (a), Nottingham Forest (h), Brighton (a) Aston Villa: Chelsea (h), Man Utd (a), West Ham (h), Nottingham Forest (a), Sunderland (h), Fulham (a), Tottenham (h), Burnley (a), Liverpool (h), Man City (a) Liverpool: Wolves (a), Tottenham (h), Brighton (a), Fulham (h), Everton (a), Crystal Palace (h), Man Utd (a), Chelsea (h), Aston Villa (a), Brentford (h) Chelsea: Aston Villa (a), Newcastle (h), Everton (a), Man City (h), Man Utd (h), Brighton (a), Nottingham Forest (h), Liverpool (a), Tottenham (h), Sunderland (a) Brentford: Bournemouth (a), Wolves (h), Leeds (a), Everton (h), Fulham (h), Man Utd (a), West Ham (h), Man City (a), Crystal Palace (h), Liverpool (a)Jeremy CrossThe top three looks nailed on to be Arsenal, Manchester City and a rejuvenated Manchester United.

Source: Daily Mirror March 02, 2026 12:50 UTC