Man City remaining four fixtures compared to Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and other Champions League hopefuls

Man City climbed to third in the Premier League after a dramatic 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Tuesday night. Bernardo Silva gave Pep Guardiola's side an early lead in the match before the visitors equalised from a Marcus Rashford penalty in what was a close contest. It looked certain to end level before Matheus Nunes popped up at the back-post to fire in a dramatic winning goal in the final seconds of extra-time.

It is a result that moves City a step closer towards their aim of Champions League qualification as they look to salvage a poor campaign with a return to the top table of European football. City not only want the prestige that comes with playing in the premier club competition, they could also do with the huge financial benefit as they look to comply with PSR and FFP rules.

City will watch on as other Champions League hopefuls take to the pitch in the Premier League this weekend, and here is how their final four fixtures compare with the other clubs in the mix.

Man City remaining fixtures compared with other Champions League hopefuls

Man City are back in action when they face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final before they play their final four matches of the Premier League season. Pep Guardiola's side have one of the more generous fixture runs out of all the clubs pushing for Champions League qualification, but this season has already taught us not to take anything for granted.

Here is how City's remaining fixtures compare with the other sides in the hunt for a top-five finish in the Premier League.

Liverpool: Tottenham (H); Chelsea (A); Arsenal (H); Brighton (A); Crystal Palace (H)

Arsenal: Crystal Palace (H); Bournemouth (H); Liverpool (A); Newcastle (H); Southampton (A)

Newcastle: Ipswich (H); Brighton (A); Chelsea (H); Arsenal (A); Everton (H)

Nottingham Forest: Brentford (H); Crystal Palace (A); Leicester (H); West Ham (A); Chelsea (H)

Manchester City: Wolves (H); Southampton (A); Bournemouth (H); Fulham (A)

Chelsea: Everton (H); Liverpool (H); Newcastle (A); Manchester United (H); Nottingham Forest (A)

Aston Villa: Fulham (H); Bournemouth (A); Tottenham (H); Manchester United (A)