Correspondence race for top 5 and fight for survival.

Bournemouth-Liverpool

– IN Premier League the main outsider has changed again: now the last place is occupied by Bournemouth. The team lost to Arsenal a week earlier, although they led 2-0 in the 60th minute. Southampton, meanwhile, have overtaken Leicester to move up to 19th.

– The Cherries were unfortunate enough to get to Liverpool just then – the Merseysiders dismantled the United defense piece by piece – 7:0. The Reds had a taste of blood and leapt into the top 5. Of course, they’re not giving up their positions now.

Everton-Brentford

– Bottom five teams help maintain maximum density. Everton drew against Nottingham last week and now have 22 points under their belt in 18th place. The gap from the last is 1 point. Up to the 15th row – 2 points.

– No worse than a showdown near the top 5. The Bees had faced Fulham a week earlier, who had established themselves in 7th and were preparing a forced march. “Dachnikov” managed to stop – and now in the 6-9 zone the gap is only 3 points. Brentford have a chance to take the lead.

Leeds-Brighton

– Leeds have joined a group of survivors after losing 4 of their last 6 league games.

– But the “Seagulls” are circling around the top five and regaining strength. The defeat from Fulham affected the team’s position in the league, but then Brighton beat West Ham, moreover, compared to the summer residents, De Zerby’s team has 2 more games in hand.

Tottenham-Nottingham

– Spurs were left without the Champions League, losing in the round of 16 against Milan. And in general, the period from February to the beginning of March turned out to be bad: only 3 victories in 8 meetings, departure not only from Champions Leaguebut also from the FA Cup. Yes, and Liverpool are already breathing behind them.

– Apparently, the “foresters” cannot stay afloat for a long time, despite the huge expenses for transfers. Nottingham have scored 2 points in the previous 4 rounds and are gradually approaching the relegation zone, from where they got out with great difficulty.

Leicester-Chelsea

– The Foxes are two points clear of the relegation zone. But in early February they defeated Tottenham and it seemed that the crisis was over. Only now a major victory was followed by 4 defeats in a row. And now it’s not so easy to say that you can score points with Chelsea.

– Keeps Chelsea afloat. It was worth talking about the fact that the matches in early March will be crucial for Graham Potter, and the “aristocrats” won 2 in a row, as well as one of them in Champions League on Borussia Dortmund, which allowed him to reach the quarter-finals.

Crystal Palace – Manchester City

– The Eagles have let teams go far outside the top ten and are unlikely to fight for an improvement in the table – with a 9-game winless streak in the league, they are more likely to fight for elementary 12th-row retention. The championship underdogs are two wins adrift of Palace, making their position all the more dangerous.

– Citizens have to wait – Arsenal keep the lead and lead by 5 points, it remains to wait for the opponent’s mistake. A week earlier, City had beaten previously top 3 side Newcastle.

Fulham v Arsenal

– The summer residents were close enough to the European Cup zone when they beat Brighton and shared points with Wolves, but Brentford didn’t let them make their final breakthrough. Fulham remained in 7th place, 3 points behind Liverpool.

– Marc Silva’s team will be even tougher this weekend – they will face the leader of the Premier League. Arsenal had a surprisingly difficult victory over Bournemouth – they had to win back 2 goals and score a third. And a little later I had to play for Sporting THE. In any case, this still does not affect the balance of power.

West Ham v Aston Villa

– The Hammers have no choice but to please their fans, except in European competition – West Ham have flown out of the country’s Cup, in Premier League under threat of escape. At least in the Conference League playoffs, we managed to start with a win over AEK.

– Villa got off to a good start in March by beating Palace. Before that, it was 2-0 with Everton: Unai Emery’s wards are about to catch up with Brentford and Co. It is only necessary to clear the backlog of 4 points.

Manchester United – Southampton

– The Red Devils quickly rallied from a 7-0 loss against Liverpool and responded with a landslide victory THE. Only now it is not possible to wedge in City’s pursuit against Arsenal.

– Southampton needed two wins in their previous three league games to go bottom Premier League. True, there is one caveat – in the next 4 rounds the team will have to meet three clubs from the top 5: Manchester UnitedTottenham and City.

Newcastle – Wolves

– Density inside Premier League it is so large that the composition of not only the top three at the bottom of the table, but also the group of top 5 chasers is regularly replaced. Defeated Liverpool Manchester United and kicked Newcastle out of the top five, the Magpies are now in the chase group with Fulham, Brighton and Brentford. The difference is only 3 points. At the same time, it is clearly visible that Newcastle have fallen – they recently entered the top 3, but in the last 5 meetings they have not won a single time. A difficult challenge for a newly prosperous team.

– Under the leadership of Julen Lopetegui, the Wolves are steadily advancing. The path from 20th to 13th place was completed in just over 2 months. And last weekend, Hampton beat Tottenham – a good indicator that even with such an opponent, the Magpies cannot relax.