The battle for a spot in the top four in the Premier League this season looks like it's going right down to the wire yet again.

Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Manchester United are all battling it out for one place assuming title rivals Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City don't suffer a major collapse.

The Champions League battle is fascinatingCredit: AFP

What makes it even more interesting is that we still don't know if England will get five Champions League slots next year as opposed to four.

So all these four teams can do is rack up as many points as possible and hope it's enough come the end of the season to play with Europe's elite.

Here, talkSPORT.com takes an in-depth look at the race for