If not, Arsenal may just be in the right position to snatch fourth away from their North London rivals.

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Fifth placed Tottenham Hotspur, two points behind Arsenal in the battle for the final Champions League spot, have a game in hand over their North London rivals.

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In Saturday's early kickoff, their north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur stepped up their bid for the final Champions League place with a 3-1 win over mid-table Blackburn.

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Arsenal finished third after a 3-2 win at West Brom to secure their Champions League place, while north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur beat Fulham 2-0 to take fourth.

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But the reverberations made their way from Manchester to North London, where both of Chelsea's main rivals for a top-four finish had been hoping for a different result.

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