The race is on for a top 4 EPL finish

Liverpool may have etched their name on the Premier League trophy, but there is still plenty to play for with 11 games remaining in the 2020 season. A coveted top-four spot remains up for grabs with eight sides in contention for a Champions League spot.

A top-four finish guarantees a place in Europe’s most lucrative club competition. The situation is further complicated by the impending Champions League ban to Manchester City. If the two-year ban is upheld, then the fifth-placed team will slide into Manchester City’s Champions League spot.

The club most under pressure are fourth-placed Chelsea on 54 points, two points ahead of fifth placed Wolves with a game in hand. Frank Lampard’s side booked a semi-final FA Cup date with Manchester United over the weekend but will have one eye on the run home. A top-four finish will be a victory for the first season coach.

The former Chelsea midfielder has battled hard his season as coach at Stamford Bridge. Lampard dealt with a transfer ban by blooding several younger players in his side, with the results paying off handsomely. Chelsea made a statement in the transfer market, signing Timo Werner from the Bundesliga and a top-four finish would go a long way to nabbing Kai Harvertz from Bayer Leverkusen.