Chelsea still has a chance to finish in fifth place provided they have to win their last three matches and hope that Newcastle and Tottenham drop points in the next three matches.
Do you think both Newcastle and Tottenham will start dropping points? Let’s be realistic here. I don’t think both Tottenham and Newcastle will start losing matches consecutively. I know Tottenham's performance dropped recently, but that doesn’t mean they will be losing all the matches they have left. Chelsea might end the season in the top 6, but I don’t think it will be possible for them to end the season in the top 5. If Tottenham can get a win and a draw in the matches they have left, even if Chelsea wins all their matches, Tottenham will be ahead of Chelsea by one point.
Consecutive defeats in the last four matches are a nightmare for Tottenham because their position is increasingly threatened. Next match they will face Burnley, they will try to end their losing streak in the last four matches to keep their position safe.
Tottenham haven’t been able to win their last four matches, but if Tottenham can’t win against Manchester City, then they should be able to win against Burnley, which is their next match, and they should be able to win against Sheffield United, which will be their last match of the season, so I don’t really think Chelsea will be able to take over Tottenham's current position.
The next three matches Tottenham will play against Burnley, Manchester City, Sheffield United and thus, it may be assumed that Tottenham lost by Manchester City and won against Burnley and Sheffield United. Thus, Tottenham will have a total of 66 points at the end of this season and also about Newcastle who will play against Brighton, Manchester United, Brentford. At least, in the results that Newcastle have gotten lately, at least Newcastle can still play well but indeed, there seems to be no guarantee for Newcastle to win all the remaining matches.
But indeed, the point is Chelsea get opponents who are weaker on paper, making it possible for Chelsea to win all the remaining matches. Because anyway, for the rest of the season Chelsea will play against Nottingham, Brighton and Bournemouth and thus, then of course there is still a chance for Chelsea to finish in sixth position but yes, if Chelsea is very lucky then Chelsea can also still finish in fifth position, who knows.