Nottingham Forest supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo has mentioned the race to safe a Champions League place will go “all the way in which” this season.
After their top-five hopes suffered a blow in a defeat by Brentford on Thursday, Forest dropped extra factors on Monday in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.
Forest failed to maneuver degree on factors with Newcastle and Chelsea – in fourth and fifth respectively – however Nuno is assured his facet can catch up.
“There’s no one that is out. It is for positive [going to go] all the way in which,” Nuno advised Sky Sports activities.
A top-five end stays in Forest’s palms with beneficial fixtures towards relegated Leicester and Seventeenth-placed West Ham earlier than a probably decisive assembly with Chelsea on the Metropolis Floor on 25 Might.
“This previous few video games are going to be like this. Nervous video games, tight video games, everyone is preventing for one thing,” Nuno added on BBC Match of the Day.
“It is as much as us to react and skim the moments of the sport higher, and make higher choices enjoying with all this noise round us so the boys can quiet down once more and play.”
Nevertheless, Opta are much less constructive on Forest’s prospects, with the stats consultants predicting Newcastle and Chelsea will end above Nuno’s workforce, whereas Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis are anticipated to occupy second and third.
Simply 4 factors separate Manchester Metropolis in third place from Aston Villa in seventh, with the Premier League’s high 5 assured a spot within the Champions League subsequent season.
There shall be a minimum of eight Premier league groups competing in Europe subsequent season – up from the same old seven – however issues may change within the remaining weeks of the marketing campaign.
Twelfth-placed Crystal Palace, who beat Villa within the FA Cup semi-finals final weekend, may nonetheless find yourself qualifying for Europe by beating Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup remaining this month.
BBC Sport seems to be at what number of groups may qualify for every of the continental competitions: the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League.
