Man City looking to hammer home title advantage – Premier League Talking Points

The Premier League prepares to enter the final week of the season with plenty of questions still to be answered.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the some of the main talking points from both the top and bottom of the table.

Fears Manchester City might suffer a hangover from their Champions League exit have been emphatically erased by successive thrashings of Newcastle and Wolves. But Sunday’s trip to West Ham represents a different level of challenge for Pep Guardiola’s men, who go into the game in the midst of a defensive injury crisis and with the added pressure of needing to capitalise on rivals Liverpool’s FA Cup engagements. Thanks in part to their recent 10-goal spree, a win should all but seal another title for City, but anything less is sure to leave things up for grabs heading into the final week.

Leeds’ 3-0 win at Watford last month stretched a four-game unbeaten streak and appeared to all-but seal top-flight survival. But three recent losses, coupled with the unexpected resurgence of their relegation rivals, has led to a gloomy prognosis for Jesse Marsch’s men. With a home game against Brighton followed by a trip to Brentford on the final day, Leeds appear to have the most favourable run-in of the teams battling to stay up. But the pressure is bound to be immense at Elland Road, with anything less than a win against the resurgent Seagulls – fresh from a 4-0 thumping of Manchester United last time out – probably consigning the Yorkshiremen to the drop.

The bare statistics suggests Frank Lampard’s Everton are going to limp over the line in their fight for top-flight survival. But their failure to effectively confirm their fate on Wednesday, when they were held to a goalless draw at relegated Watford,