We have had a kind run of fixtures in the league though, 9 at home 7 away, 6 of the home games against bottom-half sides including the bottom 3. It only gets harder from here and opportunities to pick up easy points not taken.
Although as things stand 5th is the final European place which we are 2 points off.
One of these years a team outside the top 8 is going to win one or both of the cups.
Indeed in the league cup only 1 of the top 6 is still in it, Liverpool playing West Ham in the quarters, and the only other...