Premier League talking points ahead of final-day drama

Manchester City and Liverpool will battle to be crowned Premier League champions on Sunday, while either Burnley or Leeds will be relegated.

Moreover, authorities will hope there is no continuation of the violent pitch invasions which are blighting English football.

Here, the PA news agency picks out five of the main talking points going into the final day of the top-flight season.

Title tussle

A fascinating two-horse race is poised for a thrilling climax. Manchester City are in pole position ahead of hosting Aston Villa – a point better off than quadruple-chasing Liverpool, who welcome Wolves to Anfield. There are also plenty of intriguing sub plots. Reds great Steven Gerrard – the current Villa boss – could do his former club a major favour, while City forward Jack Grealish could clinch – or be denied – the first major silverware of his career against his boyhood club. City’s superior goal difference means Liverpool almost certainly need to win. An inconceivable 6-0 loss for Pep Guardiola’s side coupled with an equally unlikely 5-5 draw for Liverpool would force an unprecedented play-off.

Scrap for survival

Everton’s dramatic win over Crystal Palace on Thursday evening has left just two clubs fighting to avoid joining Watford and Norwich in dropping into the Championship. Burnley and Leeds go into crucial fixtures locked on 35 points, with the latter currently just above the drop zone courtesy of a vastly superior goal difference. The Clarets host Newcastle at Turf Moor knowing they only have to match Leeds’ result at Brentford in order to prolong their top-flight stay to a seventh season. The West Yorkshire club have taken just two points from the last 15 available and not won away to the Bees since 1950.

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