{"id":43428,"date":"2021-05-20T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=43428"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T14:41:04","slug":"epl-micah-richards-makes-shocking-top-four-prediction-ahead-of-premier-league-final-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-micah-richards-makes-shocking-top-four-prediction-ahead-of-premier-league-final-day","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Micah Richards makes shocking top four prediction ahead of Premier League final day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Manchester City star, Micah Richards has predicted that Chelsea will drop out of the Premier League top four despite being third in the table.<\/p>\n<p>The former City defender tipped Liverpool and Leicester to clinch the final two Champions League places.<\/p>\n<p>His prediction follows Liverpool\u2019s 3-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday, which saw the Reds go above Leicester into fourth on goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s win ensured that the race for next season\u2019s Champions League places will go down to the wire.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel\u2019s Blues head into their last game against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday in third place on 67 points, while Liverpool welcome Crystal Palace at Anfield trailing the west Londoners by a point.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Rodgers\u2019 Leicester, meanwhile, are also on 66 points but have a goal difference of 20, compared to Liverpool\u2019s 24.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester play Tottenham in front of their supporters at the King Power Stadium on the final day knowing they must win and hope the teams above them drop points.<\/p>\n<p>And Richards thinks Chelsea will slip, backing Leicester and Liverpool to finish in the top four.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to say Chelsea draw at Villa and Leicester beat Spurs,\u201d he told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Liverpool will get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s one turn that\u2019s what I can see happening. Just because Chelsea have now got their eye on the Champions League final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberto Firmino, Nat Phillips and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were the scorers for Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side as they wrapped up over Burnley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Manchester City star, Micah Richards has predicted that Chelsea will drop out of the Premier League top four despite being third in the table. The former City defender tipped Liverpool and Leicester to clinch the final two Champions League places. 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