Chelsea boosted their hopes of European qualification after denting Spurs’ Champions League ambitions. They’re up towards Man Utd and Newcastle for what may very well be the Premier League’s final spot.
As ever, there are few certainties however loads of variables at play because the season enters the ultimate phases.
Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool have certified for the Champions League.
Nevertheless, the prospect of the Premier League incomes an extra Champions League place has now ended – solely Italy and Germany may have 5 groups within the Champions League subsequent yr.
Meaning Aston Villa and Tottenham are successfully going face to face for the fourth and ultimate CL spot.
Villa are presently seven factors above Tottenham, who’ve a sport in hand.
Aston Villa’s remaining fixtures
Might 5: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 2pm
Might 9: Olympiakos (A) – Europa Convention League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm
Might 13: Liverpool (H) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm
Might 19: Crystal Palace (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
Tottenham’s remaining fixtures
Might 5: Liverpool (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 11: Burnley (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
Might 14: Man Metropolis (H) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 19: Sheffield United (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
Who will qualify for the Europa League?
Fifth place within the Premier League will qualify for subsequent season’s Europa League, with the staff going immediately into the brand new league section, fairly than needing to play any further qualifying or play-off sport. Tottenham are presently in place to take this spot.
With a six-point hole between Tottenham and sixth-placed Manchester United, the identification of the highest 5 is, at current no less than, seemingly settled.
Nevertheless, there’s a second Europa League spot obtainable – and United might take that…
What occurs if Man Utd win the FA Cup…and what occurs if they do not?
The winners of the FA Cup additionally take a spot within the Europa League.
If the winners of the FA Cup, which will likely be both Man Utd or Man Metropolis, end within the prime 5 of the Premier League – and subsequently qualify for the Champions League or Europa League via their league place – their Europa League spot for FA Cup glory will likely be handed all the way down to the next-highest ranked Premier League facet not competing in Europe.
Because it stands: Who qualifies for Europe if Man Utd win the FA Cup?
Champions League: Arsenal, Man Metropolis, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Europa League: Tottenham, Man Utd (as FA Cup winners)
UEFA Convention League: Newcastle
Because it stands: Who qualifies for Europe if Man Utd DON’T win the FA Cup?
Champions League: Arsenal, Man Metropolis, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Europa League: Tottenham, Man Utd (Metropolis’s Europa League spot handed on to Man Utd as highest-ranked staff to not qualify for Europe one other method)
UEFA Convention League: Newcastle
Is there nonetheless a risk that Man Utd is not going to qualify for the Europa League?
As above, Man Utd will take this second Europa League spot by successful the FA Cup or, in the event that they lose it, ending of their present place of sixth.
Newcastle, nevertheless, are only a level behind Man Utd within the desk with 4 video games to play – with the 2 groups scheduled to fulfill within the ultimate midweek of the marketing campaign on Might 15.
So it is nonetheless very a lot doable for Newcastle to qualify for the Europa League at Manchester United’s expense first by ending above them within the league after which via Metropolis successful the FA Cup.
Chelsea are additionally within the body to battle for seventh, trailing sixth-placed Man Utd by three factors and Newcastle by two factors forward of the ultimate 4 video games of the season.
Man Utd’s remaining fixtures
Might 6: Crystal Palace (A) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 12: Arsenal (H) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 15: Newcastle (H) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 19: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
Might 25: Man Metropolis (N) – FA Cup ultimate, kick-off 3pm
Newcastle’s remaining fixtures
Might 4: Burnley (A) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
Might 11: Brighton (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
Might 15: Man Utd (A) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 19: Brentford (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
Chelsea’s remaining fixtures
Might 5: West Ham (H) – Premier League, kick-off 2pm
Might 11: Nottingham Forest (A) – Premier League, kick-off 5.30pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 15: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 7.45pm
Might 19: Bournemouth (H) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
What if Aston Villa win the Europa Convention League?
Aston Villa are into the semi-finals of the Europa Convention League
There would have been a bonus Europa League spot obtainable if Aston Villa have been to win the Europa Convention League and failed to complete within the Champions League or Europa League qualifying locations. Nevertheless, Villa have assured a top-five end and a spot within the Europa League at the least.
That bonus Europa League qualifying spot would not be handed on to a different Premier League staff. So Villa’s success or failure within the Europa Convention League is not going to have an effect on European spots for Premier League sides subsequent season.
UEFA Convention League – one place
Newcastle are in line for a UEFA Convention League place
There may be one place obtainable to Premier League sides for the UEFA Convention League – word the delicate title change – subsequent season.
Qualification for this match is given to the winners of the Carabao Cup. Nevertheless, as a result of Liverpool are heading in the right direction for a Champions League spot, this qualifying place will likely be handed all the way down to the subsequent highest-ranked staff which hasn’t certified for Europe.
As above, this might presently be Manchester United, who sit sixth within the Premier League. Nevertheless, they could win the FA Cup and qualify for the Europa League. Or they could lose to Manchester Metropolis, who’re heading in the right direction to complete within the prime 4, and the Europa League spot will likely be awarded to United in the event that they end in sixth place.
In that case, the UEFA Convention League place would go all the way down to seventh, which is presently occupied by Newcastle.
How does the brand new Champions League format work?
Subsequent season’s Scottish Premiership winner will face one qualification spherical to enter the Champions League, with three qualifiers going through the runners-up
Taking the overall variety of groups from 32 to 36 within the Champions League, the largest change will see a change from the standard group stage to a single league section together with all taking part groups.
Each membership will now be assured a minimal of eight league-stage video games towards eight totally different opponents (4 residence video games, 4 away) fairly than the earlier six matches towards three groups, performed on a home-and-away foundation.
The highest eight sides within the league will qualify robotically for the knockout stage, whereas the groups ending in ninth to twenty fourth place will compete in a two-legged play-off to safe their path to the final 16 of the competitors.
Groups ranked 25-36 are eradicated from all competitions.
Europa League and Europa Convention League altering too?
Related modifications will likely be made to the Europa League and Europa Convention League codecs, with 36 groups in every.
Groups within the Europa League may have eight matches towards eight totally different opponents within the league section.
Within the Europa Convention League – renamed the UEFA Convention League – groups may have six matches towards six totally different opponents within the league section. The UEFA Convention League video games will likely be performed between September and December.
The knockout section of the competitions will happen via the second half of the season and culminate on the finish of the marketing campaign, as they do now.
