Aston Villa still has work to do to secure Champions League qualification. Nottingham Forest is almost safe from relegation.
Villa was held 2-2 at already relegated Burnley and stayed in fifth place, four points above sixth-place Bournemouth in the race to finish in the top five and get into the Champions League. Both teams have two games left — and both still have to play title-chasing Manchester City.
Villa’s players have another possible route into next season’s Champions League: By winning the Europa League.
If they do that and finish fifth in the league, then the team that places sixth — currently Bournemouth, though Brighton is only two points further back — would also get into Europe’s top competition.
Forest equalized in the 88th minute through England midfielder Elliot Anderson to grab a 1-1 draw with Newcastle and move seven points clear of the relegation zone.
If third-to-last West Ham loses to first-place Arsenal later, Forest will be mathematically safe. Arsenal will be desperate for a win to restore its five-point lead over second-place Man City.
In another game Sunday, Crystal Palace twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Everton.
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