Manchester United, Newcastle United and Tottenham are all pushing to qualify for next season's Champions League, but who has the best fixtures between now and the next international break?
With Arsenal and Manchester City almost certain to finish inside the top four, competition for the remaining two places in Europe's premier competition is expected to be fierce.
Brighton, Brentford and Fulham are all having excellent seasons, but their lack of squad depth will surely prevent them from an improbable top four finish.
On the other hand, both Chelsea and Liverpool should theoretically possess the quality and options to go on an extended run of wins. However, all the evidence of the pair's 2022-23 campaigns to date suggests that Champions League qualification is beyond them.
Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham will fancy their chances of securing a top four finish, but which of these three has the best set of fixtures between now and the end of March?
We've added up the current league position of the trio's next six league opponents – with leaders Arsenal counting for one point and bottom side Southampton counting for 20 – and worked out the average strength of each side's upcoming fixtures.
Note: all fixtures in cup competitions (both domestic and continental) are listed in italics. Manchester United may have two further Europa League fixtures in March if they beat Barcelona.
Manchester United
12/02 – Leeds (A)
16/02 – Barcelona (A)
19/02 – Leicester (H)
23/02 – Barcelona (H)
26/02 – Newcastle (League Cup Final)
01/03 – West Ham (H)
05/03 – Liverpool (A)
11/03 – Southampton (H)
19/03 – Brighton (A)
Average league position of opponents: 13.2
Newcastle United
11/02 – Bournemouth (A)
18/02 – Liverpool (H)
26/02 – Manchester United (League Cup Final)
04/03 – Manchester City (A)
12/03 – Wolves (H)
17/03 – Nottingham Forest (A)
Average league position of opponents: 11.8
Tottenham
11/02 – Leicester (A)
14/02 – AC Milan (A)
18/02 – West Ham (H)
26/02 – Chelsea (H)
01/03 – Sheffield United (A)
04/03 – Wolves (A)
08/03 – AC Milan (H)
11/03 – Nottingham Forest (H)
18/03 – Southampton (A)
Average league position of opponents: 14.6
AustinEvergreen1
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Jupaceyz
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RedzwanZorae
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whut the f.. whut kind of article it was
Neomyug
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Neomyug
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where is arsenal fixture.......who edit and post this
haha read English properly,they said arsenal and man city will obviously finish in the top 4[Crylaugh] then calculations were basically on these 3 spurs, Newcastle n man u,if not understood,go claim for yo tuition 😂 man yo English did pwaaaaaa
Mbq
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where is arsenal fixture.......who edit and post this
Now how does Arsenal come into the picture? Can you read and understand the article please don't just comment for the sake of it.
Ogochiya
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Ogochiya
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where is arsenal fixture.......who edit and post this
tundasidd
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I fancy United based on run of games