Villa are battling Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool for Champions League qualification via the Premier League
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery(Image: PA)
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The battle for a Premier League top-four finish and qualification for the Champions League is heating up and Aston Villa are right in the thick of it.
Unai Emery’s side are in third place with 13 matches left to play.
But, while the rest of the top five teams all won at the weekend, Villa dropped points in a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
It comes after Villa also lost their last two matches at Villa Park, against Everton and Brentford.
And their stumble has coincided with Manchester United and Chelsea both winning four matches in a row to close the gap.
United are now just three points behind Villa in fourth place, with Chelsea a further point back in fifth spot.
Villa are eight points ahead of sixth-placed Liverpool.
Here is how the next five matches of all four of those teams compare:
Villa
Brighton (h)
Leeds (h)
Wolves (a)
Chelsea (h)
Man Utd (a)
Man Utd
West Ham (a)
Everton (a)
Crystal Palace (h)
Newcastle (a)
Villa (h)
Chelsea
Leeds (h)
Burnley (h)
Arsenal (a)
Villa (a)
Newcastle (h)
Liverpool
Sunderland (a)
Forest (a)
West Ham (h)
Wolves (a)
Tottenham (h)