LONDON, KOMPAS.com – Chelsea managed to move up to number three in the Premier League standings, the top caste of the English League on Tuesday (07/07/2020) local time.
It was not separated from Chelsea’s 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace in the 34th week’s match at Selhust Park Stadium on Wednesday (07/08/2020) early morning hrs.
The victory makes Chelsea entitled to rise to third place to shift Leicester City.
Because, Leicester City can only play 1-1 when visiting Arsenal headquarters, Emirates Stadium.
Chelsea now ranks third with a collection of 60 points and one point ahead of Leicester City who must go down to fourth.
According to Opta, this is the first time Chelsea have been ranked third in the Premier League standings since November 22, 2019.
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That means, Chelsea spent 227 days ranked fourth before shifting Leicester City in the 34th week of the English League this time.
However, competition for finishing the top four or the Champions League zone will certainly still be fierce.
Leicester City are now just four points ahead of Manchester United, who have played 33 times in fifth.
Man United’s position was followed by Wolverhampton Wanderers who collected 52 points from 33 matches in sixth place.
The current standings make competition to finish fifth and sixth in the Premier League standings or the Europa League zone no less hot.
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Arsenal must fight extra hard in the remaining four matches to qualify for the Europa League next season.
Because, Arsenal who now ranks seventh with a collection of 50 points its position is still not safe.
Arsenal can go down to ninth if the two teams below it win the 34th week of action.
Arsenal’s current position is sequentially followed by Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United who both collect 48 points.
Here are the 34th week of the Premier League standings to Wednesday (07/08/2020) early morning hrs:
Implications of today’s fixtures on the Premier league table.
Chelsea leapfrog Leicester into third place with the latter dropping to fourth after the draw against Arsenal.
At the bottom, Watford put more distance between themselves and the bottom 3.#PremierLeague #PL #ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/JOCDfpDFtQ
— Football Pundit (@Futball_Pundit) July 7, 2020
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