Tottenham vs Portsmouth for 7th place and Europe
As Tottenham prepare to welcome Arsenal in their unique way at White Hart Lane, there’s a bigger battle going on for Tottenham - the jostling of places for Europe.
Currently, Tottenham’s most realistic shot of going into Europe is to overtake Portsmouth, who are in 7th place.
Here’s a look at the remaining fixtures of both teams.
Tottenham
Tottenham have a good chance of overcoming Portsmouth as long as they can keep their nerve during their next two away games.
Current Status
Position: 8th
Games Played: 33
Points: 49
Goal Difference: -1
Remaining Fixtures
Tottenham v Arsenal, 12:45 (Saturday, 21 April 2007)
Middlesbrough v Tottenham, 15:00 (Saturday, 28 April 2007)
Charlton v Tottenham, 20:00 (Monday, 07 May 2007)
Tottenham v Blackburn, 20:00 (Thursday, 10 May 2007)
Tottenham v Man City, 15:00 (Sunday, 13 May 2007)
Portsmouth
Current Status
Portsmouth have the tougher run-in but they have shown an ability to get stuck in and their win against Manchester United will give them hope for the Liverpool and Arsenal home games.
Position: 7th
Games Played: 34
Points: 49
Goal Difference: +5
Remaining Fixtures
Aston Villa v Portsmouth, 16:00 (Sunday, 22 April 2007)
Portsmouth v Liverpool, 15:00 (Saturday, 28 April 2007)
Everton v Portsmouth, 15:00 (Saturday, 05 May 2007)
Portsmouth v Arsenal, 15:00 (Sunday, 13 May 2007)
Tottenham vs Portsmouth - The Run-in
Martin Jol says that Tottenham need 4 more games to get 7th spot. I assume he thinks that Portsmouth cannot get more than 11 points - and I think 4 wins will allow Spurs to get to 7th with some distance. Portsmouth will have it very tough in their last four games - Aston Villa and Everton are very strong at home, and while Liverpool can be listless away both them and Arsenal have a lot to play for and their own little battle for third spot could go down to the wire, so both can be expected to push hard for wins.
Best case scenario for Portsmouth - a win against Aston Villa, a draw against Everton, a win against Liverpool and a draw against Arsenal. That gives them 8 points.
Best case scenario for Tottenham - wins in their last 4 games, and a draw against Arsenal.
13 points.
Martin Jol was right, I guess 
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A useless article. You’ve completely ignored the fact that Everton have to play the top two (Man U (h) and Chelseas (a))and that Bolton have a trip to Chelsea. Granted, Spurs have a tricky game against Charlton which is going to be tough and the obvious game this saturday will provide a further test but I believe that 6th and even possibly 5th place is not competely out of the question for spurs although it would be tough.
Rubbish.
I THINK WE CAN DO IT BUT WE HAVE TO BE ON POINT AND BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SLIP UP COS ALL THE GAMES ARE WIN ABLE
agree with mozza that 6th or even 5th is not impossible with our game in hand and the run in, but there’s nothing much wrong with this article, I wouldnt say it was rubbish… just doesnt have enough scope to factor in all the rammifications.
Mozza and Neil - yes, there’s space for talking about Bolton and Everton, but then I’d be talking about the race for 5th place, wouldn’t I?
Thanks for the answer Ahmed, Yup, your article does what it says on the tin. But I think it would make sense to write more meaningfully about all the teams from 8th to 5th. Dont you? There all in it so why pretend that only Spurs or Pompey will get 7th? Its hard to call, I think:…..
Bolton 5th
Tottenham 6th
Everton 7th
Pompey 8th,
Sheesh…
Anyone of you is more than welcome to sign up and do a piece on the four sides on Monday
Just saw this and the Gooner article poster really did get it wrong…again.
how about an article about how the Goons will finish 8th this season?