Aston Villa are entering the end game of their nerve-jangling bid to return to the Champions League next season.
With two games to go, Villa are level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea having won seven of their last eight Premier League games, peaking at the right time with games against the teams in 16th and 17th place - that's Tottenham and Manchester United, which still sounds odd - to come.
And whatever happens will have a huge bearing on the summer ahead, with Villa and manager Unai Emery desperate to establish themselves as a Champions League club that can compete for the best players on the transfer market.