The Premier League title race may be almost a foregone conclusion thanks to Manchester City's dominance again this season -- though Liverpool, 12 points behind ahead of Thursday's clash with Leicester City, can still make it interesting with a lengthy winning run -- but the battle for the fourth, and the final Champions League spot, is intensifying.
Ahead of sixth-placed Arsenal's (36 points) trip to eighth-placed Wolves (34) on Thursday, only six points separate West Ham (40) in fourth with Wolves. Meanwhile, Arsenal, Wolves and seventh-placed Tottenham (36) have also all played three games fewer than David Moyes' Hammers.