Kevin de Bruyne scored the one objective on his penultimate recreation at Etihad Stadium as Manchester Metropolis beat Wolves and moved as much as third within the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola’s facet prolonged their unbeaten run to 9 video games whereas transferring 4 factors away from sixth-placed Nottingham Forest because the race to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League continues.
Manchester Metropolis have received 4 consecutive Premier League matches for the primary time since their 13-match successful run between April and September 2024.
They journey to relegated Southampton subsequent weekend earlier than internet hosting Bournemouth, finishing the marketing campaign with a visit to Fulham.
On Thursday night time, a 2-0 defeat at dwelling in opposition to Brentford, who maintain their very own European ambitions, left Forest sitting sixth and up in opposition to it of their bid to safe a primary look in Europe’s premier competitors since 1980.
It’s the first time Forest have misplaced successive dwelling fixtures within the Premier League this season.
They have to now depend on sides above them to drop factors whereas additionally discovering a option to handle their very own type, having misplaced three of their previous 4 league outings.
There are nonetheless simply 5 factors separating Aston Villa in seventh with fourth-placed Newcastle.
With the Premier League’s prime 5 assured a spot within the Champions League subsequent time period, the race for Europe stays intently contested because the season enters its ultimate weeks.
As many as 11 European locations are up for grabs and there will certainly be a minimal of eight Premier League groups – up from the same old seven – enjoying in Europe subsequent season, however issues may change within the coming weeks.
It means Crystal Palace, down in twelfth, stay in rivalry for a spot in Europe by means of the league in addition to in the event that they win the FA Cup.
BBC Sport takes a have a look at what number of groups may qualify for every of the European competitions – the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League.
