Tottenham vs Liverpool vs Southampton

The race for UEFA Europa League spots continue with sixth place now qualifying for the Third Qualifying Round. Chelsea won the League Cup and will qualify for the Champions League so the winners berth goes to the next highest in the Premier League.

There are 7 games to go with one point between the three teams, Spurs however, as expected, have the worst goal difference so may have to finish with one more point than Liverpool or Southampton.

Stoke City and Hull City have to face all three, Newcastle, Man City and Aston Villa to play two, all three to play Manchester City or Chelsea and Spurs to play Southampton away.

Tottenham Hotspur                 Liverpool                              Southampton
vs Aston Villa (h)                    vs Newcastle United (h)        vs Hull City (h)
vs Newcastle United (a)          vs Hull City (a)                      vs Stoke City (a)
vs Southampton (a)               vs WBA (a)                          vs Tottenham Hotspur (h)
vs Manchester City (h)            vs QPR (h)                           vs Sunderland (a)
vs Stoke City (a)                     vs Chelsea (a)                       vs Leicester City (a)
cs Hull City (h)                        vs Crystal Palace (h)             vs Aston Villa (h)

Final Day
vs Everton (a)                         vs Stoke City (a)                   vs Manchester City (a)

If we do not qualify then a whole set of players will probably not want to join us, preferring instead a club with European football. Also to keep players happy and playing regularly we need the midweek games it provides, why would a striker want to join us for instance, if Harry Kane is first choice for Premier League games? All that would leave them in the League Cup and FA Cup.

For our summer transfer activity we need the pull of European football.

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