In a Premier League season that has almost defied logic and predictions, this campaign could end with Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham qualified for next season's Champions League, and Manchester City missing out on European competition altogether.
Anyone making such a prediction last August would have had their sanity questioned, but that shocking scenario remains a firm possibility as the season boils toward a climax following this international break.
At least the title race looks settled. Liverpool will surely be crowned champions, as they hold a 12-point lead over Arsenal with only nine games to play.