Wolves next six fixtures compared to Man Utd, West Ham & Tottenham as race for Europe heats up

Wolverhampton Wanderers boosted their hopes of a top-six finish with back-to-back wins over Watford and Everton last week.

Bruno Lage's team walloped Watford 4-0 at Molineux on Thursday before triumphing 1-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday courtesy of Conor Coady's third goal of the season.

Wolves are now seventh in the Premier League, having overtaken Tottenham Hotspur as a result of their win over Everton. Manchester United and West Ham are fifth and sixth, respectively, while Arsenal have emerged as clear favourites for fourth spot.

The Gunners reclaimed fourth place with a 2-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday and have three games-in-hand on the three teams directly below them in the Premier League table.

The top three of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea seem to be out of reach, but the race behind them for the final Champions League spot (4th), two Europa League places (5th and 6th) and Europa Conference League football (7th) is incredibly tight.

With that in mind, we've taken a look at the fixtures of the five teams in contention for the four remaining European places.

Leeds (h), Aston Villa (h), Newcastle (a), Man City (h), Burnley (a), Brighton (h)

Wolves have put themselves back in contention with two wins over relegation battlers Watford and Everton, and another three points is required on Friday when Leeds visit Molineux.

Aston Villa and Newcastle - who are one of the form teams in the league under Eddie Howe - are dangerous opponents, but Wolves have beaten both of them already this season.

Manchester City is a free hit for Wolves, but maximum points will be needed from Burnley and Brighton.

In the last five seasons, the average points needed to finish sixth has been 64. To reach 64 points in