Defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea before the international break mean the Reds currently occupy that position, but the Blues are just one point adrift. Both clubs would have hoped to be in a more comfortable position in the top four by now, but poor form is slowly reducing their chances - now five and six points off fourth respectively - and leaving them in a battle for the extra Champions League spot. For Liverpool, it does not make for optimistic reading.
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