Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti says the top four battle will go to the last game of the season.

Everton can move into the top four if they beat West Brom on Thursday night, though their stay there might be as short of a couple of hours given Liverpool host Chelsea later in the evening.

"I forgot there was that game and maybe Liverpool or Chelsea can be in the top four, but it doesn't matter," Ancelotti said. "We want three points, it is important to stay in the fight.

"I'm sure this situation with the European positions will be decided in the last game, and we want to be there until the last game."

The Italian said he wanted to use the prospect of Champions League football as a motivating tool.

"We are pleased to be in the fight," he said.

"We have to use our expectations as a motivation. If expectations are high it is absolutely normal at a club with fantastic history. We want to be back there as they were in the past.

"'Expectation is not a bad word in my opinion. It is a good word. It keeps you motivated. I think it's important to have ambition."