Another exciting Premier League season may be drawing to a close but, before the nets are pulled back and the terraces closed for the summer, there is still much to decide on what promises to be a thrilling final day.
Sunday’s final round of fixtures will provide all the answers in the title race, the fight for the only remaining Champions League spot and the battle to avoid the dreaded Championship drop.
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Manchester City are in the hunt for their sixth Premier League title
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Jurgen Klopp is desperate to win a second Premier League title for Liverpool
More than that, the 2021/22 Premier League campaign is actually the first in the competition’s history where it’s mathematically possible for every position to change before the final round of matches.
Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Southampton on Tuesday night saw their title fight with leaders Manchester City go to the final day, just like in 2019.
City kick off Sunday’s game with Aston Villa a point clear of the Reds, who host Wolves at Anfield, and a victory for the Citizen’s will secure a sixth league title in ten years.
Pep Guardiola’s men will be favorites to beat Villa, but any points dropped will open the door for Liverpool to snatch the title in spectacular fashion if they see off Wolves.
Jurgen Klopp will look to former Reds Steven Gerrard, Danny Ings and striker Philippe Coutinho to help topple the defending champions.
North London will also be thrilled on Sunday afternoon with Champions League qualification on the line for Arsenal and Tottenham.
Can Liverpool’s old guard of Coutinho, Gerrard and Ings topple the champions?
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Antonio Conte is one win away from bringing Spurs back to the Champions League
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Ralf Rangnick brings down the curtain on his time as Manchester United manager
Spurs travel to relegated Norwich, two points ahead of the Gunners who must overcome Everton at the Emirates Stadium to have a chance of returning to the top of European football for the first time since 2017.
Elsewhere, a win over Crystal Palace for outgoing Manchester United caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick would secure Europa League football for the Red Devils.
But a repeat of their debacle at Brighton two weeks ago would give West Ham the chance to switch places with United, sending Cristiano Ronaldo and his friends to the Europa Conference League instead.
The relegation battle is also hanging on the wire with Burnley and Leeds both locked on 35 points ahead of a tense final day.
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Michael Jackson has given Burnley hope since taking over from Sean Dyche
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Leeds manager Jesse Marsch knows only a win will do at Brentford on Sunday
Leeds sit last in the relegation spot on goal difference and will need three points at Brentford to give themselves any hope of survival.
Burnley will take on in-form Newcastle at Turf Moor and, due to a far superior goal difference to Leeds, the Clarets will only have to match Leeds’ result to retain their top-flight status.
How will all of this play out on the final day?
We’ve fired up the talkSPORT supercomputer to find out exactly what’s to come – and you can see the predicted table below…
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