Newcastle United remain very much on course for a top four finish this season
Newcastle United remain very much on course for a top four finish this season
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Despite dropping three points in their weekend meeting with second-placed Arsenal last time out, Newcastle United remain in a very strong position to finish in the top four of the Premier League.
Improved season
Only twelve months ago, Newcastle United were considering themselves very lucky not to have been involved in a relegation battle. Things have been completely different this term with the Magpies making it through to the League Cup Final and looking well placed to clinch a top four berth at the end of the season.
No more slip-ups
With just four league games left to play, Eddie Howe’s men sit in third position in the Premier League table with two points separating them from fifth-placed Liverpool who have played one game more. Jurgen Klopp’s men have been hauling themselves ever closer to the top four berths however and the Magpies really can’t afford any more slip-ups in the next few weeks.
Gap narrowed
Newcastle lost 2-0 at home to high-flying Arsenal last weekend and this allowed Klopp’s side to narrow the gap to a mere three points although while the Magpies’ run-in to the close of the campaign isn’t entirely free of danger, they should manage to edge past Leeds United and Leicester City, while meetings with Brighton and Chelsea are winnable affairs.
Price drifting
On the back of the defeat to Arsenal, the odds on Newcastle finishing the campaign with a top four spot has slipped slightly with the best free bet bookmakers going 1/8 on such an eventuality, however they are as low as 1/16 in some quarters to claim a Champions League berth for next season.