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Race for the CL: Can Villa knock Man City out of the top five?

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The race for Champions League qualification is more competitive than ever with five Premier League teams guaranteed qualification, but which clubs are in the mix?

The race for the top five is tight, as only three points separate Nottingham Forest in third and Aston Villa in seventh, with five more game weeks left.

Liverpool have already wrapped up Champions League football for next season mathematically and Arsenal look all but certain to join them with a nine-point buffer over fifth spot.

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Behind them, Forest, Newcastle, Manchester City, Chelsea and Aston Villa are battling it out for the remaining positions.

Just three points now separate the five competing teams.

And Villa head to Man City on Tuesday night, live on Sky Sports, in a huge game for the Champions League race.

If Unai Emery's side can win at the Etihad, and complete a first league double over City since 1962/63, they would knock last season's champions out of the top five and go fourth for the time being.

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But if City are able to beat Villa, currently on a five-game winning streak in the league, they would move up to third until at least Saturday.

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Newcastle's remaining fixtures

April 26: Newcastle vs Ipswich, kick-off 3pm

May 4: Brighton vs Newcastle, kick-off 2pm, live on Sky Sports

May 11: Newcastle vs Chelsea, kick-off 12pm

May 18: Arsenal vs Newcastle, kick-off 4.30pm

May 25: Newcastle vs Everton, kick-off 4pm

Manchester City's remaining fixtures

April 22: Man City vs Aston Villa, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports

April 27: Nottingham Forest vs Man City (FA Cup), kick-off 4.30pm

May 2: Man City vs Wolves, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports

May 10: Southampton vs Man City, kick-off 4pm

May 18: Man City vs Bournemouth, kick-off 7pm

May 25: Fulham vs Man City, kick-off 4pm

Nottingham Forest's remaining fixtures

April 27: Nottingham Forest vs Man City (FA Cup), kick-off 4.30pm