Premier League top four odds: Tottenham or Aston Villa in Champions League race?

Premier League table in full

• 4 | Aston Villa - 66 pts | GD: +21 | GF: 71
• 5 | Tottenham - 60 pts | GD: +16 | GF: 65
  *Villa have played 34 games, Spurs have played 32

Premier League top 4 finish odds (via Sky Bet)

• Aston Villa - 2/7
• Tottenham - 5/2

What does Aston Villa's run-in look like?

Villa's huge win at Arsenal has made them huge favourites to finish fourth, with victory in what was their most difficult remaining game flipping the odds on their head.

• Aston Villa's fixture list in full

Victory over Bournemouth is followed up by another home game with Chelsea before a tricky trip to Brighton and the visit of Liverpool.

They close out the campaign away at Crystal Palace.

What does Tottenham's run-in look like?

An advantage Tottenham have over Villa is Spurs can focus solely on the league, while Emery's side will hope to go all the way in the Conference League.

• Tottenham's fixture list in full

But a huge disadvantage is their run-in, particularly the run of Newcastle (A), Manchester City (H), Arsenal (H), and Liverpool (A) which began with a 4-0 thrashing at St James' Park.

That remaining trio of games could define Tottenham's season before they round things off against Burnley (H) and Sheffield United (A).

Who's in better form?

Tottenham have quietly recovered from their injury-triggered, mid-season wobble to produce strong, under the radar form for several months.

Since December 10, they are W10 D3 L4 in the league.

Undoubtedly Ange Postecoglou has been boosted by the return of injured players, with James Maddison sure to play a key role over the coming weeks.

Villa's form during that same time period isn't miles off (W9 D4 L5), with all that's really separating the teams in terms of points haul Spurs' win at Villa Park.

Which could yet prove decisive.

Odds correct at 2005 GMT (21/04/24)

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