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Emma James

Premier League title decider, Champions League race, relegation battle - Predict the remaining games of the season match-by-match

When the Premier League returns on Saturday, April 1, the final push for its 20 teams begins. With most clubs set to play six times in April, it looks set to be a big month, with only 11 sides guaranteed top-flight football next season and six teams fighting to qualify for the Champions League.

That's not to forget the top-of-the-table fight between reigning champions Manchester City and a rejuvenated Arsenal side looking for their first Premier League title since 2003/04.

The league leaders extended their lead to eight points before the international break and it could easily be described as the Gunners' title to lose, but April will bring tests against Liverpool and Chelsea, not forgetting the highly anticipated duel against Pep Guardiola's side on April 26, where Mikel Arteta will be looking for revenge against his former boss.

Whereas, the reigning champions will return from international duty to face an unpredictable Liverpool side, before tests against Leicester City and Southampton in the lead-up to their title decider on Wednesday, April 26.

We also can't forget about the battle for the Champions League and the unknown fates of Manchester United and Chelsea in their European competitions, who could steal the remaining place by bringing home silverware in the Europa League and UEFA Champions League respectively.

Eight points separate Erik Ten Hag's side in third and Brentford in eighth place, with Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Brighton and Hove Albion in between.

And the opening weekend back from the international break will see four of those teams duel it out, as Brighton take on Brentford and Newcastle face Manchester United.

For the remaining 11 sides, three are guaranteed top-flight football next season - Fulham, Chelsea, and Aston Villa. But they could still have a part to play in the races at either end of the table.

Just four points between 12th place and 20th place mean we could be on course for the closest relegation fight in the league's history.

Three massive battles on the return from the international break see Palace begin their second era under Roy Hodgson against Leicester City, whilst Nottingham Forest will take on Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, before bottom-of-the-table Southampton faces 18th-placed West Ham United - with a win capable of taking either side out of the relegation zone.

And whilst April, 26, might supply fans with the title decider, the 'other South Coast derby' could decide things in the bottom-of-the-table clash.

Here's your chance to predict how you see the Premier League table shaping up in the final stretch by using our Premier League League Predictor widget below, along with a list to make sure you never miss a kick in April.

Saturday, April 1

Man City vs Liverpool, 12.30pm BT Sport

Arsenal vs Leeds, 3pm

Bournemouth vs Fulham, 3pm

Brighton vs Brentford, 3pm

Crystal Palace vs Leicester, 3pm

Nottingham Forest vs Wolves, 3pm

Chelsea vs Aston Villa, 5.30pm Sky Sports

Sunday, April 2

West Ham vs Southampton, 2pm Sky Sports

Newcastle vs Manchester United, 4.30pm Sky Sports

Monday, April 3

Everton vs Spurs, 8pm Sky Sports

Tuesday, April 4

Bournemouth vs Brighton, 7.45pm

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest, 7.45pm

Leicester vs Aston Villa, 7.45pm

Chelsea vs Liverpool, 8pm Sky Sports

Wednesday, April 5

Manchester United vs Brentford, 8pm

West Ham vs Newcastle, 8pm Sky Sports

Saturday, April 8

Manchester United vs Everton, 12.30pm BT Sport

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest, 3pm

Brentford vs Newcastle, 3pm

Fulham vs West Ham, 3pm

Leicester vs Bournemouth, 3pm

Spurs vs Brighton, 3pm

Wolves vs Chelsea, 3pm

Southampton vs Man City, 5.30pm Sky Sports

Sunday, April 9

Leeds vs Crystal Palace, 2pm Sky Sports

Liverpool vs Arsenal, 4.30pm Sky Sports

Saturday, April 15

Aston Villa vs Newcastle, 12.30pm BT Sport

Chelsea vs Brighton, 3pm

Everton vs Fulham, 3pm

Southampton vs Crystal Palace, 3pm

Spurs vs Bournemouth, 3pm

Wolves vs Brentford, 3pm

Man City vs Leicester, 5.30pm Sky Sports

Sunday, April 16

West Ham vs Arsenal, 2pm Sky Sports

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 4.30pm Sky Sports

Monday, April 17

Leeds vs Liverpool, 8pm Sky Sports

Friday, April 21

Arsenal vs Southampton, 8pm Sky Sports

Saturday, April 22

Fulham vs Leeds, 12.30pm BT Sport

Brentford vs Aston Villa, 3pm

Crystal Palace vs Everton, 3pm

Leicester vs Wolves, 3pm

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest, 3pm

Sunday, April 23

Bournemouth vs West Ham, 2pm

Newcastle vs Spurs, 2pm Sky Sports

Tuesday, April 25

Wolves vs Crystal Palace, 7.30pm BT Sport

Aston Villa vs Fulham, 7.45pm BT Sport

Leeds vs Leicester, 8pm BT Sport

Wednesday, April 26

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton, 7.30pm BT Sport

Chelsea vs Brentford 7.45pm, BT Sport

West Ham vs Liverpool, 7.45pm BT Sport

Man City vs Arsenal, 8pm BT Sport

Thursday, April 27

Everton vs Newcastle, 7.45pm BT Sport

Southampton vs Bournemouth, 7.45pm BT Sport

Spurs vs Manchester United 8.15pm BT Sport

Saturday, April 29

Crystal Palace vs West Ham, 12.30pm BT Sport

Brentford vs Nottingham Forest, 3pm

Brighton vs Wolves, 3pm

Arsenal vs Chelsea, 5.30pm Sky Sports

Sunday, April 30

Bournemouth vs Leeds, 2pm

Fulham vs Man City, 2pm Sky Sports

Manchester United vs Aston Villa, 2pm

Newcastle vs Southampton, 2pm

Liverpool vs Spurs, 4.30pm Sky Sports

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