Five into three – who needs what to join Bath in the Premiership play-offs ...Middle East

Bath are the only side already guaranteed a place in the final four, having cemented a home semi-final by winning 14 of their 17 league matches this season.

Here are the pivotal games to keep track of and all the permutations explained…

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With a momentous final-four clash in the Premiership on the horizon though, Johann van Graan is likely to adopt the approach that he has taken previously and rotate his XV ahead of the trip to north London.

Coming second looks a very tall order for Sarries however, as they would need to bridge both a gap of five points and a points-difference gap of 42 to Leicester.

Leicester and Sale in the driving seat

Leicester will be looking to bounce back after a 43-15 defeat to Bath on matchday 17 (Photo: Getty)

Should the Tigers lose though at home to Newcastle, even with a bonus point, then their hold on second place will definitely be relinquished if Sale beat Exeter or Bristol claim a bonus-point victory over Harlequins.

Meanwhile, Sale travel to Devon knowing that anything but a loss will definitely secure their place in the top four, while even defeat at Sandy Park won’t scupper their chances if Gloucester and Saracens both falter.

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Looking upwards though, the Greater Manchester outfit can overtake Leicester and secure that crucial second home semi-final spot, with just two points separating the sides.

West Country rivals vying for top four

For Gloucester, the equation is simpler than for the rest: lose to Northampton, with a bonus point or not, and their top-four hopes are over.

Most likely though, Gloucester will need a win, while hoping that Bristol fail to win and Sarries earn a less handsome victory than their own.

Gloucester’s win over Newcastle Falcons has kept them in play-off contention (Photo: Getty)

Bristol are currently clinging on to fourth, but know that a win over Quins will guarantee them a play-off berth, while finishing second is a distinct possibility, but only if they can bridge the three-point gap to Leicester while earning at least one more point than Sale on Saturday.

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