Liverpool's remaining fixtures compared to Chelsea and Aston Villa

Liverpool has a tough Premier League run-in on paper, but the Reds have a decent cushion over Chelsea going into the final six games of the top-flight campaign

Liam Rosenior, Arne Slot and Unai Emery are all vying for Champions League qualification with their teams(Image: Getty)

It was a good weekend for Liverpool in the hunt for Champions League qualification, as the Reds ended Sunday with a four-point cushion in the top five.

The Reds began the weekend with just a one-point cushion, but Saturday's win over Fulham, coupled with Chelsea's loss to Manchester City on Sunday, saw that gap widen significantly.

Arne Slot's men also gained ground on Aston Villa, after Unai Emery's team was held to a 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.

All three teams now have just six Premier League games remaining in the season, and here's a look at their run-ins...

Liverpool

The Reds have a huge Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain to contend with on Tuesday before attention turns back to domestic matters with a Merseyside derby against Champions League-chasing Everton at Anfield.

Back-to-back away games against Crystal Palace and Manchester United – both of which are fighting for European qualification too – are followed by further tricky tests against Chelsea and Aston Villa, before the season concludes with a home game against Brentford.

On paper, it is a tricky run-in, but the four-point cushion the team currently has should help Liverpool get over the line.

Remaining Premier League fixtures: Everton (h), Crystal Palace (a), Manchester United (a), Chelsea (h), Aston Villa (a), Brentford (h)

Aston Villa

Villa has presentable fixtures over the next four games, all of which come against teams that are placed 10th or lower in the table, but it gets trickier for Emery's side in the final two games of the season, which come against Liverpool and City.

The Midlands club currently has a seven-point cushion over sixth-placed Chelsea, so will surely be confident of securing a return to the Champions League after missing out on qualification last term on the final day of the season.

Remaining Premier League fixtures: Sunderland (h), Fulham (a), Tottenham (h), Burnley (a), Liverpool (h), Manchester City (a)

Chelsea

As the sixth-placed team, Chelsea undoubtedly is in the least enviable position of the teams that currently occupy in the top six.

Liam Rosenior's team has lost five of its last six games in all competitions, including the last three in a row in the Premier League – and with games against Manchester United, Brighton and Liverpool to come in the next four games, it's feels unlikely that the Blues will be playing in the Champions League next season.

Remaining Premier League fixtures: Manchester United (h), Brighton (a), Nottingham Forest (h), Liverpool (a), Tottenham (h), Sunderland (a)