The marathon is coming to its end. The London based race has only two games to go and it’s all to play for. Chelsea are sitting pretty in 3rd place with 69pts, Arsenal are next with 67pts and Spurs are bringing up the rear with 66pts. It’s all to play for and nothing’s a guarantee and as we know, anything can happen in football. All three teams have had their ups and downs this season; Chelsea started off so well before the sacking of the very, very unlucky Roberto Di Matteo and his replacement Rafa Benitez, has had a battle both on the pitch and with the clubs fans. Tottenham (Or the club’s new name “Bale and his disciples FC”) season has been the definition of a rollercoaster. They went 14 games unbeaten before the run was stopped abruplty with a very disappointing 3-2 loss to Liverpool, they then managed 1 win in 7 in all competitions. And Arsenal started of the season very poorly with some fans even calling for the removal of their most successful manager Arsene Wenger. However after Christmas and another gear has kicked and Arsenal are back playing their fast, free flowing football that we have expected from them.

CHELSEA – 3rd Place with 69pts

Remaining games: Aston Villa (a), Everton (h)

Interim manager Benitez has had a lot to prove to Chelsea fans who still haven’t forgiven him for his comments made about the club during his time as Liverpool manager. But he has defied his critics and his 44 game tenure has the same win percentage as Jose Mourinho’s last 44 game, not bad huh? He’s even has a Europa League Final to look forward to before the inevitable return of The Special One. His last two games could be problematic however; Benteke has dragged Villa through the season and the machine still hasn’t stopped. During the last few games Villa are looking like Villa of old especially the 6-1 demolition of Sunderland. If they can continue this than maybe an upset is not off the table. Their last game of the season is against an ever reliable Everton team. This is always going to be a difficult tie for Chelsea and the only thing they can hope for is Everton becoming unfocused with the likely news of Moyes accepting the Man United job.

ARSENAL – 4th Place with 67pts

Remaining games: Wigan (h), Newcastle (a)

With the loss of RVP at the start of the season, Arsenal were always going to struggle. Wenger has ignored the fans pleas of spending big to compete with the likes of United and City and once again it seems like he was right. He’s qualified for the Champions League for the last 16 years and the French genius is on course for another year. He will have to spend big in the summer if he wants to stay in the top four with Everton, Liverpool, Tottenham all wanting that 4th spot but this man knows what he’s doing, I think. Their remaining games are a home fixture against Wigan and away trip to Newcastle , who are both locked in a relegation battle. The Invincible team of 2004 would have dispatched these teams with ease, but the 2013 team are less reliable than a chocolate teapot and anything could happen.

TOTTENHAM – 5th place with 66pts

Remaining games: Stoke (a), Sunderland (h)

Gareth Bale has been the standout player this season and Spurs are fortunate to have him, for the time being. Some of his performances and goals this season have been truly outstanding, and he has come to the rescue far too often this season. Tottenham will need to fend off all suitors with a 10ft stick in the summer, and if they do manage to retain Bale, than AVB can build upon his first season at the club and look forward to what could be a very successful campaign next season. Their remaining games could prove tricky, no team in the league look forward to an away trip to Stoke who have started to play to their strengths again of bullying the opposition and a hit and miss Sunderland side who under Di Canio look a far stronger side except for, of course, the dire collapse against Villa.

My prediction:

Arsenal – 3rd with 73 pts

Chelsea – 4th with 72 pts

Tottenham – 5th with 70pts

I see Arsenal dispatching Wigan and Newcastle with ease, their recent form has been good and will going into these matches with confidence. I see Chelsea slipping up at either Villa or Everton, both team are capable of playing very good football which cold prove problematic for the blues. Finally I reckon Spurs will drop points at Stoke. No one likes a trip to the Britannia and Stoke are starting to play like they did in the past. It’s going to be a close finish at the end of the season and mathematically it’s still possible for Everton to sneak in at 5th place.