The battle for the top four spots in the English Premier League is something that we see every single year and this year is no different, as the top English teams are fighting it out for those Champions League positions, this time without the competition from surprise teams such as the current champions Leicester City.

Arsenal have been staying near the top of the table throughout the season so far, but the situation is far from simple for them as after this weekend’s fixtures Manchester City may push them down into fifth place following Arsenal losing to Chelsea. The tightly packed teams at the top of the table are all literally the very best of English football and it will be fascinating to see who can keep it up until the end of the season and which two of the six top English teams will not be making the Champions League next year.

Arsenal Still In The Title Race?

Chelsea’s draw against Liverpool just this week opened some room for Arsenal to potentially catch up with the Blues, but their performance versus Watford unfortunately ended in a defeat which means the gap actually got extended by another point and after their loss to Chelsea today they now sit 12 points in arrears of the leaders so you would have to say that the title is out of reach for another year.

What Do The Bookies Say?

Arsenal were priced at ½ to finish in the top four of the EPL following their home defeat to Watford and will likely have slipped further out after losing today to Chelsea in the London Derby. Tottenham who had the same number of points at the beginning of the day are more favored to do so as they had already completed their two matches versus Chelsea, while Arsenal will definitely have slipped much further out than their North London rivals after not managing to win in their game today at Stamford Bridge which was really their biggest challenge this whole season.

The odds however will continue changing throughout the rest of the season and you can constantly check the odds as they move at openodds.com and make sure that you are always getting the very best price on your bets.

Arsenal Likely To Make Top Four?

Whether Arsenal can maintain their top four position is yet to be seen, but with Sanchez playing at his current form and with the support of the likes of Ozil and Giroud, Gunners stand a reasonable chance of actually progressing into the Champions League next season and their history of qualification certainly suggests a top 4 finish.

While their most recent defeats to Watford and Chelsea were certainly very unfortunate, the EPL is a competition where such things happen routinely and fortunately for them, both Liverpool and Manchester City behind them have only won two of their last five matches.

The entire fuss at the very top of the table currently gives some wiggle room to Chelsea, who can theoretically allow themselves to slip up once or twice more before the season is over with teams hoping to take advantage of any slip-ups, while the rest of the teams including Arsenal will need to keep maximum focus if they are to achieve a Champions League appearance next season.