Premier League top six race – Bookies and punters react after Wednesday night at Old Trafford | OneFootball

Finishing Premier League top six.

For some time it had looked a three way contest between Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle United for the final place in the top half dozen.

A lot of twists and turns along the way.

However, we now head into the final round of games on Sunday.

These most recent results deciding how the Premier League top six chase now looks…

Saturday 27 April – Manchester United 1 Burnley 1

Saturday 27 April – Newcastle United 5 Sheff Utd 1

Saturday 27 April – Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 2

Thursday 2 May – Chelsea 2 Tottenham 0

Saturday 4 May – Burnley 1 Newcastle 4

Sunday 5 May – Chelsea 5 West Ham 0

Monday 6 May – Crystal Palace 4 Manchester United 0

Saturday 11 May – Newcastle 1 Brighton 1

Saturday 11 May – Forest 2 Chelsea 3

Sunday 12 May – Manchester United 0 Arsenal 1

Wednesday 15 May – Man U 3 Newcastle 2

Wednesday 15 May – Brighton 1 Chelsea 2

This is now the updated Premier League table on Monday (16 May

Those Wednesday night matches putting Chelsea in the driving seat, as they were fortunate to win 2-1 at Brighton.

Whilst of course, Newcastle United going down 3-2 to Man U at Old Trafford.

Listed below are the now updated general Premier League odds available from the various bookies to finish top six this 2023/24 season (in brackets what the odds were before Wednesday night’s matches):

1/16 Chelsea (1/1)

14/1 Newcastle United (1/1)

Manchester United can’t finish top six now.

These are all the remaining fixtures for the three clubs who can still finish Premier League top six:

Sunday 19 May – Brentford v Newcastle, Brighton v Man U, Chelsea v Bournemouth

The equation is simple.

Newcastle United will finish sixth if they win at Brentford AND Bournemouth win at Stamford Bridge.

Whilst to guarantee a finish above Man U, Newcastle United have to just match how they get on at Brighton on Sunday.