After almost a year, the Premier League season reaches its climax on Sunday – and it’s set to be an enthralling afternoon.
The 2019/20 campaign may have taken place in unusual circumstances, having been halted for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but we now have ten blockbuster matches to bring it to an end.
All the games will be kicking off at 4pm, with talkSPORT right across all the action.
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Six of the ten fixtures have something huge riding on them whether it be European qualification or top tier survival.
Chelsea, Manchester United, and Leicester City have all got their eyes on Champions League football and the riches it provides.
Meanwhile, Wolves and Tottenham are hoping they can get Europa League spots, handing them a chance of glory – and a rather handy £40million.
Will Chelsea qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League?
It’s not all about Europe though, with Aston Villa, Watford, and Bournemouth battling to stay out of the final two relegation spots.
There is going to be drama in the extreme on Sunday, no doubt about it.
So, how are the race for Europe and the fight for survival shaping up heading into the final games of the season?
talkSPORT.com takes a look at all that is left to play for in the Premier League…
Premier League final day fixtures (4pm kick-offs)
Arsenal vs Watford
Burnley vs Brighton (LIVE on the talkSPORT App)
Chelsea vs Wolves (LIVE on talkSPORT 2)
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham (LIVE on the talkSPORT App)
Everton vs Bournemouth
Leicester City vs Manchester United (LIVE on talkSPORT)
Manchester City vs Norwich (LIVE on the talkSPORT App)
Newcastle vs Liverpool (LIVE on the talkSPORT App)
Southampton vs Sheffield United (LIVE on the talkSPORT App)
West Ham vs Aston Villa
Battle for Champions League qualification
This is going right down to the wire, with Manchester United and Leicester City playing each other at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.
Let’s start with the easy part – a point for Chelsea seals their spot in the top four no matter what happens in the east Midlands.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Red Devils, thanks to their draw with West Ham in midweek, only need to avoid defeat against the Foxes to seal their place too.
For Leicester, a win will be the target to guarantee themselves a Champions League spot but a draw would suffice if Chelsea are beaten by Wolves as Brendan Rodgers’ side would move level on points with the Blues but boast a better goal difference.
Mason Greenwood’s sensational form could help fire Manchester United into the Champions League
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Who’s heading to the Europa League
Whoever finishes fifth and six is guaranteed a spot in the Europa League.
With one of Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester finishing fifth, that leaves Wolves and Tottenham fighting it out for sixth.
Wolves are currently in pole position with a one point cushion over Tottenham in seventh.
Spurs can climb above them if Nuno Espirito Santo’s side to lose to Chelsea, while they themselves claim either a point or a win against Crystal Palace.
There could be a lifeline for the team who misses out though. If Arsenal lose the FA Cup final to Chelsea then Europa League qualification will go to seventh place.
An Adama Traore masterclass against Chelsea would guarantee a Europa League spot for Wolves
The qualification process isn’t finished there if Premier League teams are successful in Europe.
Unlikely as it is, if Chelsea – currently 3-0 down to Bayern Munich – win the Champions League but finish fifth, they will get a spot in the premier competition with sixth and seventh getting a Europa League spot.
The same thing will occur if either Man United or Wolves win the Europa League but don’t finish in the top four.
The fight for survival
Aston Villa’s excellent win on Wednesday night against Arsenal took them out of the relegation zone and put survival in their own hands.
Dean Smith’s men now know all they need to do is match Watford’s result and they will live to fight another day in the Premier League – and they might keep Jack Grealish too.
Coming up against West Ham, who just sealed their spot in the division with a 1-1 draw against Manchester United, could be a blessing or a curse.
Will their excellent form continue, or will Michail Antonio be on the beach?
Watford, who dropped into 18th in place instead of Villa after a 4-0 loss to Man City, are now in serious danger with their goal difference now one worse than their closest rivals.
This means if both they and Villa win on the final day, the Hornets must do so by two more goals. Bettering the Midlanders’ result is the only way to get out of trouble.
Bournemouth were given a massive lifeline by Watford’s defeat this week and despite Villa’s win could leapfrog them both if they beat Everton and their relegation foes both lose.
If sides finish level on points then it first is decided by goal difference, then by goals scored, and then their head-to-head record.
Grealish could fire Aston Villa to another Premier League season
Ismaila Sarr will need to be on top form to save Watford
Battle for the Golden Boot
Leicester City star Jamie Vardy is in pole position going into the final day of the season.
The fleet-footed Foxes aces has scored 23 goals as he attempts to fire them into the Champions League for the second time but a fixture with Manchester United will make it tough for him to add to his tally.
The ex-England man has got a two-goal cushion ahead of Southampton striker Danny Ings.
Saints’ strike sensation has hit 21 in a truly impressive campaign and with Sheffield United up next he’s got every chance of catching Vardy.
Vardy celebrates scoring for Leicester
Another goal out is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and as his Arsenal side take on relegation threatened Watford you can see the opportunity for a hat-trick.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is four goals off Vardy on 19 but, like Aubameyang, has a tasty clash to look forward to. The Reds may be nursing a title celebration hangover against Newcastle though.
And even Raheem Sterling, also on 19, might fancy his chances against already relegated Norwich City – what a way to get your first Golden Boot.
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