The number of points that Manchester City must accumulate in order to secure fourth place, surpassing Newcastle, Chelsea, and Aston Villa, as per Opta.

What is the number of points? According to Opta, Manchester City must secure the fourth position, surpassing Newcastle, Chelsea, and Aston Villa.

Manchester City is currently engaged in a competitive effort to secure their place in the Champions League for the upcoming season by finishing within the top four. Manchester City provided a significant lift to their Champions League ambitions on Wednesday night by defeating Leicester City in a drab but comfortable 2-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium.

Jack Grealish scored within two minutes and later dedicated his first goal in nearly 16 months to his younger brother Keelan on the 25th anniversary of his passing. He was forced to suppress emotions. Omar Marmoush scored his second goal by crashing an effort off the bar following a miscue by the Foxes. In addition, they were able to secure the victory without their star striker, Erling Haaland, who sustained an injury during the previous weekend’s match against Bournemouth.

It was a significant victory for Pep Guardiola’s team, which was defeated 1-0 by their top-four rivals Nottingham Forest prior to the international break. Aston Villa and Newcastle United, fellow Champions League contenders, both emerged victorious, with Eddie Howe’s team trailing City by a mere one point. Villa is situated in seventh place, two points behind. Forest maintains its third-place position following a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Tuesday.

Chelsea secured a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, thereby regaining fourth place. With eight games remaining, they are one point ahead of City.Aston Villa (A), Everton (H), Tottenham (A), Brentford (H), Crystal Palace (A), Leicester (H), West Ham (A) and Chelsea (H) are the current fixtures for Nottingham Forest. Chelsea’s schedule includes Brentford (A), Ipswich (H),

Fulham (A), Everton (H), Liverpool (H), Newcastle (A), Manchester United (H), and Nottingham Forest (A). Newcastle’s opponents include Leicester City (A), Manchester United (H), Crystal Palace (H), Aston Villa (A), Ipswich Town (H), Brighton & Hove Albion (A), Chelsea (H), Arsenal, and Everton (H).