Will we qualify for the CL?

[Mellin]

Yep, I'm pleased the both won. Any marginal gains at the min are most welcome.

[Meanwood Villa]

The flipside of that is Chelsea play Man Utd in the match prior to the final. I genuinely think Man Utd will lose all their remaining league games but win the Europa League.

[Ads]

Nobody was looking at the run and thinking Man United was the game Chelsea might slip up.

[Sexual Ealing]

The flipside of that is Chelsea play Man Utd in the match prior to the final. I genuinely think Man Utd will lose all their remaining league games but win the Europa League.

They won't lose ALL their league games.

[Flamingo Lane]

Unlikely but imagine this scenario last day of the season.
Forest and Chelsea sit in 4th and 5th 2 points ahead of us in 6th with our inferior goal difference. We win at Man U, but they play out a 0-0 draw taking turns to pass the ball about in their own half.

They probably won't be able to do that, because Newcastle will already be in the mix, and they won't have the same GD advantage over them.

An alternative but similar final day scenario is that one of Forest and Chelsea requires a point to seal a Champions League place, and the other requires a point to seal 6th place and a place in the Europa League, at our expense.

[London Villan]

Forest and Chelsea in particular have a tricky run of games. At best they will get 67/68 points...

[PeterWithesShin]

Us being a further point behind because of our goal difference is what could see us off.

[Ads]

Doubt it will come down to goal difference. Not too many  if any, instances of that ever happening over 4th (or now I suppose 5th).

[Dave]

Doubt it will come down to goal difference. Not too many  if any, instances of that ever happening over 4th (or now I suppose 5th).

I'd bet there aren't many occasions where there have been five teams within five points of each other with four games left to play though.

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t think it’ll come down to goal difference, but I do think we need to win 4 out of 4 to get top 5.

[ChicagoLion]

Unlikely but imagine this scenario last day of the season.
Forest and Chelsea sit in 4th and 5th 2 points ahead of us in 6th with our inferior goal difference. We win at Man U, but they play out a 0-0 draw taking turns to pass the ball about in their own half.

They probably won't be able to do that, because Newcastle will already be in the mix, and they won't have the same GD advantage over them.

An alternative but similar final day scenario is that one of Forest and Chelsea requires a point to seal a Champions League place, and the other requires a point to seal 6th place and a place in the Europa League, at our expense.

Only if a point would secure CL for both are they likely to play out a draw.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

We will have to win all 4 to stand a chance. Can I see it at the moment? Not really.

We'll draw one but still sneak in. Can't wait.

I think so too. I doubt we’ll win all four games but can see us getting 10 points which might just be enough.

[Dave]

We will have to win all 4 to stand a chance. Can I see it at the moment? Not really.

We'll draw one but still sneak in. Can't wait.

I think so too. I doubt we’ll win all four games but can see us getting 10 points which might just be enough.

Yeah, I reckon everyone involved will have a slip up somewhere that isn't expected, some probably more than one. Don't think many people had a Forest defeat at home to Brentford on their plans for the how the rest of the season was going to play out.

Just need to make sure the team doing worse than expected isn't us.

[PeterWithesShin]

Chelsea feel like a side that will drop points. in the last 5 months they've won 2 league games by more than 1 goal.

[VillaTim]

If we can beat Fulham in the early KO, that puts added pressure on the others .
Will Liverpool turn up at Chelsea. Are Palace done bar the final now ?