Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Brighton are still uncertain who will ultimately be ranked in the top 4 at the end of this season. But regarding Nottingham I feel they will really be able to maintain the top 3 ranking they currently occupy. Because even though the depth of their squad is ordinary, we know that the quality of their game is quite good this season, even strong teams are not able to beat them this season.
Nothing can be said for sure about Nottingham Forest yet. Nottingham Forest is in a somewhat safe zone. Nottingham Forest is 5 points ahead of Chelsea. However, if Nottingham Forest's performance is not stable in the upcoming matches, then they are likely to lose the third place in the table.
Chelsea, Manchester City, Brighton and Newcastle are all four teams trying to occupy the fourth place in the table. All four teams have the ability to qualify for the Champions League. Now the team that can play well in the upcoming matches will occupy the fourth place in the table. At the moment, the performance of Brighton players is more stable than Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester City.
Well, actually nothing is certain for Nottingham. It's just that I see them being quite consistent this season. But yes, in the remaining matches this season, they could also experience a slow decline in performance. But after seeing how Nottingham beat Manchester City and Liverpool and also managed to hold Arsenal to a draw, I feel confident that Nottingham will be able to handle the remaining matches quite well too. But to assess it, maybe we can also look at the FA Cup quarter-final match against Brighton. And if Nottingham can win there, it means that it proves that Nottingham is still stable and will continue to fight well in the Premier League. But if we look at the match schedule in the Premier League we see two tough opponents that Nottingham will face in two consecutive weeks. They are Manchester United and Aston Villa. Well it won't be easy. But if Nottingham manages to win or draw then that will be very good for Nottingham. Because they will be able to maintain their current 3rd place ranking. If they lose then Nottingham could lose their current 3rd place ranking.