Predicted Premier League table: This is where data experts predict Brighton, Everton, Leeds, Burnley and Arsenal will end up after latest results

City, who suffered Champions League heartbreak against Real Madrid on Wednesday, beat Newcastle 5-0 to open a three-point gap between them and nearest rivals Liverpool.

Arsenal made up ground in the race for a Champions League place, while at the other end of the table Watford were relegated and Leeds fell to the bottom three.

Here are the main talking points…

City cash in on Liverpool slip

City responded to their last Champions League outing by capitalizing on Liverpool’s slide to take a three-point lead at the top with three games remaining. Liverpool were held 1-1 at Anfield by Tottenham on Saturday before City brushed aside Newcastle on Sunday in an emphatic 5-0 victory at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s side, who now have a better goal difference than the Reds, face trips to Wolves and West Ham before closing out the season at home to Aston Villa as they bid for a fourth crown national in five years.

The race for the final two Champions League places is a three-horse affair between London rivals Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham. Chelsea have dropped more points after being held at home by Wolves and sit one better than Arsenal, who worked hard to a 2-1 win at home to 10-man Leeds. Fifth-placed Tottenham are four points behind of the Gunners after earning a point at Liverpool. Manchester United have to fight for a top-six finish after losing 4-0 at Brighton on Saturday.

The table seems softer for caramels

Everton, one of six clubs never to be relegated from the Premier League, gained momentum in their bid to extend their 67-year stay in the English top flight by securing their first away win since August with a 2-1 win at Leicester. . It was only their second league win on the road this season and their first in a row since September. It also took them out of the bottom three, one point above Burnley and Leeds, with a game in hand on two and four to go.

Leeds slipped into the bottom three for the first time since September after a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal. The Yorkshire club imploded at the Emirates in a chaotic first half, which saw them lose 2-0 inside 10 minutes before skipper Luke Ayling was sent off. Jesse Marsch’s 10 men rallied in the second half, saving a goal through Diego Llorente, and with games against Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford to come they will hope there will be more twists and turns in the fight to beat the decrease.

Sunday’s action saw a huge shift in betting for relegation from the Premier League and here are the very latest predicted final positions and survival prospects for each team based on the latest down odds.