Premier League scenarios: Race for Champions League spots takes center stage on final day

The title levy and relegation of the Premier League may be complete, but on the last day of the season there is still much to be decided in the race for places in the European competition.

While Liverpool and Arsenal have already booked their places in the UEFA Champions League edition next season and Crystal Palace will participate in the UEFA Europa League after their FA Cup victory, everything is still in the air in the air. Five teams are still in the mix for the last three Champions League spots – Manchester City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest – with a place in the Europa League and the UEFA Conference League that might wait for those who tie on Sunday.

However, that is only where the permutations start for the best teams in England. Between the EFL Cup triumph of Newcastle, the fact that Tottenham won Europa League And that Chelsea could follow in the final of next week’s Conference League, more places in Europe for taking. The battle for eighth place, between Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford, can also be interesting on Sunday if the Premier League still deserves a European berth. That would bring the number of English teams in the European competition to 10 for next season.

As the last day of the Premier League approaches, this is what you need to know with different European places on the line.

Premier League classification

Premier League matches

All competitions take place on Sunday at 11 am et

• Fulham vs. Manchester City (Peacock)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Brentford (Peacock)
• Nottingham Forest vs. Chelsea (US)
• Manchester United vs. Aston Villa (CNBC)
• Newcastle United vs. Everton (Peacock)
• Tottenham Hotspur vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (Peacock)
• Southampton vs. Arsenal (SYFY)
• Bournemouth vs. Leicester City (Peacock)
• Ipswich Town vs. West Ham (Peacock)
• Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace (NBC)

European prospects if things are outstanding

• First to fifth place: Champions League (competition phase)
• Sixth place: Europa League (competition phase)
• Seventh place: Conference League (play-off round)
• Eighth place: TBD
• Europa League winner – Tottenham: Champions League (competition phase)
• FA Cup -Winner – Crystal Palace: Europa League (competition phase)

Champions League qualifications scenarios

Thanks to the superior UEFA -coefficiërlijst from England, the Premier League earned a fifth Champions League spot for next season. A sixth team – Tottenham Hotspur – will go into pleat by winning the Europa League, and each of these parties will participate in the competition in the competition phase.

These are the simplest scenarios for each team to secure Champions League next season.

Manchester City (68 points, 20-8-9)
Can conquer a berth from the Champions League with:

• Win against Fulham OR
• Sign against Fulham AND Newcastle United, Chelsea and Aston Villa win AND a better goal difference than those teams

Newcastle United (66 points, 20-6-11)
Can conquer a berth from the Champions League with:

• Win against Everton OR
• Drawing against Everton AND Two from Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest also fall points

Chelsea (66 points, 19-9-9)
Can conquer a berth from the Champions League with:

• Win against Nottingham Forest OR
• Drawing against Nottingham Forest AND Aston Villa Draw of loss

Aston Villa (66 points, 19-9-9)
Can conquer a berth from the Champions League with:

• Win against Manchester United AND Newcastle United Draw of loss OR Chelsea trekking or loss
• Drawing against Manchester United AND Newcastle United loss OR Chelsea loss

Nottingham Forest (65 points, 19-8-10)
Can conquer a berth from the Champions League with:

• Win against Chelsea AND Newcastle United Draw of loss OR Aston Villa Draw of loss
• Sign against Chelsea AND Newcastle United loss

How can the eighth place come in Europe?

If Chelsea Real Betis beats next week’s Conference League final, the one who completes the eighth will be a European competition. Which, however, does not only depend on when Chelsea wins in Wroclaw, Poland, but where they end up on the Premier League table. Newcastle also takes into account the comparison as the EFL Cup winners, who guarantee them a place in the play-off round of the Conference League.

Here is a look at the scenarios for the potential eighth place team to get to Europe.

When Chelsea finishes sixth and the Conference League wins, while Newcastle ends seventh

Premier League Tiebreakers

1) Target difference

2) Scored goals

3) Points of head-to-head

4) Points for the head

5) Playoff

• First to fifth place: Champions League (competition phase)
• Sixth and seventh place: Europa League (competition phase)
• Eighth place: Conference League (play-off round)
• Europa League winner: Champions League (competition phase)
• FA Cup -winner – Crystal Palace: Europa League (competition phase)

When Chelsea finishes seventh and the Conference League wins

• First to fifth place: Champions League (competition phase)
• Sixth place: Europa League (competition phase)
• Eighth place: Conference League (play-off round)
• Europa League winner: Champions League (competition phase)
• Conference League winner – Chelsea: Europa League (competition phase)
• FA Cup -winner – Crystal Palace: Europa League (competition phase)

Finally, here are the scenarios for whom the eighth place could finish on Sunday.

Eighth place scenarios

• Brighton and Hove Albion finished eighth with a victory or draw against Tottenham Hotspur
• Brentford finishes eighth with a victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers AND A loss of Brigthon and Hove against Tottenham Hotspur