Tensions at the end of the Premier League are increasing as the struggle for relegation leads to a dramatic end.
With only five games left, Norwich is seven points ahead of safety and slips towards the championship.
Bournemouth and Aston Villa, currently occupying the remaining two spots in the relegation zone, are in a four-team battle for survival with fellow campaigners Watford and West Ham.
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AFP Sport takes a closer look at the teams to get their top status:
Bournemouth (19th, 27 points)
Eddie Howe’s team, beaten 5-2 at Manchester United on Saturday, are in free fall after eight wins without victory and five consecutive defeats.
The second to last cherries, one point ahead of safety, will face Tottenham, Leicester and Manchester City in the next three games.
This sequence will certainly determine whether Bournemouth can extend his five-year stay in the top division for another year.
Bournemouth’s missing goals were a big part of her decline. The grid at Old Trafford has only managed eight goals so far this season.
“The games are running out. If we want to stay in the division, we have to start collecting points, ”said Junior Stanislas, Bournemouth winger.
“We will have no excuses. We can’t go on talking. It is time to act. “There is no reason why we can no longer collect points by the end of the season.”
Aston Villa (18th, 27 points)
A miserable run of nine games without a win left Villa in third place ahead of safety.
Due to the dubious investment in several submissive pre-season signings, Villa relied on Captain Jack Grealish to inspire her survival offer.
But Dean Smith’s team have lost three of their five games since the restart and face Manchester United and Arsenal before a possible shootout on the last day with West Ham.
They could be unfortunate that they would not have secured a point in the 2-0 loss to champions Liverpool in Anfield on Sunday.
This obdurate presentation gave hope that Villa could still avoid an immediate return to the championship, but Smith knows that they must be more ruthless to achieve this.
“I don’t want to be a brave loser, we’re looking for points,” said Smith. “It is excellent to beat Liverpool at home in Anfield in terms of goals, but we have to take our chances. We never found quality in the last third. “
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Watford (17th, 28 points)
The 0-3 draw at Chelsea on Saturday condemned Watford to a third consecutive loss, leaving them dangerously one point above the bottom three.
Nigel Pearson’s fourth team not only won their impressive 3-0 win over Liverpool on February 29th.
After five years in the top division, the Hornets, who play in their last two games against Manchester City and Arsenal, could clear their fate through Tuesday’s home game against Norwich and a visit to West Ham on July 17.
“The important thing is that we understand our situation and are not afraid,” said Pearson, whose men have scored only two goals in the last five games.
“We need to show a fighting spirit and have the ability to still make good decisions.”
West Ham (16th, 31 points)
West Ham is 16th in front of the relegation zone and, thanks to last week’s surprising 3-2 win over Chelsea, is in the best position to stay up to date.
Taking the two-two lead at Newcastle on Sunday twice was a setback to their survival, but David Moyes’ team has control over their own destiny.
West Ham has lost 24 points more than any other team this season by gaining positions in the Premier League.
But with the upcoming games against Norwich, Watford and Aston Villa, their striker Michail Antonio is confident of beating the drop.
“The mindset for our next matches is that we want three points from each and we think we can get that,” said Antonio, whose club has not been in the championship since 2012.
“Now we have managed to show our form of attack and we are scoring goals. We also have to support our backs.”
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