With the Chelsea v Tottenham betting taking centre stage this weekend in the Premier League, it may be worth looking at the Top Four Finish Betting Market. There was a switch in positions in the week, as Arsenal leap-frogged Tottenham up into third place. Arsenal, after looking as if they were going to be struggling to book a top four spot, look favourites to make it, and now after six wins from six are a point clear and full of confidence. Arsenal are trading at not much value for 1/5 with Coral for a Top Four Finish. All of the momentum if very much with Arsenal for the end of season run in for a top four spot.
The race for the fourth spot, the final place which will reward with some Champions League action next season could be close. Tottenham, who are sliding without a win in four ahead of the weekend, are currently five points ahead of Saturday’s opponents Chelsea. This is why the London derby has huge significance, it could help clinch a Champions League spot. Either way you look at it, if Chelsea lose, there will an eight point gap between themselves and Spurs, and that will probably be too much of a gap to reel in for the Stamford Bridge crew. That is why Chelsea are 13/8 with BetVictor at the moment in the Top Four Finish market.
However, a win for Chelsea on Saturday cuts the gap to just two points, and it will extend the win-less slump that Harry Redknapp’s side are in. You talk about six-pointer matches, here is one of them. Chelsea have the toughest run in to the end of season out of the three contenders, with matches against Spurs, Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool to come. Tottenham’s toughest remaining match will be this weekend against Chelsea.
Tottenham, because they do have the ascendancy in points already, are 1/3 with SkyBet to make the top four. However, Chelsea back at 13/8 with Bet Victor would see their odds cut if they manage to take three points off Tottenham on Saturday. Will there be another shake up on Saturday? The outsiders in the market are Newcastle (33/1 at Bet365), who start the weekend a further two points back from Chelsea, which is seven points out of fourth.
What could be the key to all this? The end of season run in. So here it is…
Arsenal:
Aston Villa H, QPR A, Man City H, Wolves A, Wigan H, Chelsea H, Stoke A, Norwich H, West Brom A
Chelsea:
Spurs H, Villa A, Wigan H, Fulham A, Newcastle H, Arsenal A, QPR H, Liverpool A, Blackburn H
Tottenham Hotspur:
Chelsea A, Swansea H, Sunderland A, Norwich H, Bolton A, QPR A, Blackburn H, Aston Villa A, Fulham H
