Heading into the fateful final day of the Premier League
Heading into the fateful final day of the Premier League on Tuesday, the race to qualify for Europe is heating up for ‘5th-8th’ Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle, and Manchester United.
After Tottenham’s 2-0 loss to Man City on Friday, the top four teams in the English Premier League (EPL) – City, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Aston Villa – have been decided. All eyes are now on which teams will advance to the Europa League and Europa Conference. In particular, we’re interested to see how Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea and Eric Dier’s Manchester United will finish the season, as they’ve both been plagued by speculation all season long.
At this point, Son Heung-min’s Tottenham (63 points) is the favorite to finish fifth in the league and qualify for the Europa League. Spurs travel to relegated Sheffield Wednesday in their final game on Tuesday. They are only three points behind sixth-place Chelsea, so a draw is enough to secure fifth place.
The sixth and seventh spots are a bit more complicated. Manchester United and Manchester City will meet in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on May 25 at 11pm. 안전놀이터 If United defeats City and wins the FA Cup, they will qualify for the Europa League regardless of their position in the standings. If United also wins the FA Cup and finishes sixth, the seventh-place team will qualify for the Europa League.
If United wins the FA Cup and finishes lower than 6th place,
The 6th place team qualifies for the Europa League and the 7th place team does not qualify. If Man City wins the FA Cup, the 6th place team will qualify for the Europa League and the 7th place team will qualify for the Europa Conference.
On the 16th, United’s 3-2 win over Newcastle and Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Brighton tightened the table with one game remaining. Sixth-place Chelsea is in sixth place with 60 points, while Newcastle and United are tied for seventh and eighth with 57 points. In the fateful final round of matches on Tuesday, Chelsea will face 11th-place Bournemouth (home), United will face 10th-place Brighton (away), and Newcastle will face 16th-place Brentford (away).
Chelsea’s chances of overtaking fifth place are slim. They need to beat Bournemouth and wait for Tottenham to lose to relegated Sheffield Wednesday. Therefore, sixth place is a more realistic position for Chelsea. In this case, they could qualify for the Europa League or Europa Conference, depending on the result of the FA Cup final. Chelsea only needs a point against Bournemouth to secure sixth place. If Chelsea loses to Bournemouth and Newcastle wins against Brentford, they could drop to seventh place. This would prevent them from qualifying for Europe, but they could still qualify for the Europa League if United beat City in the FA Cup. If City wins, they will also qualify for the Europa League.
Man United’s chances of qualifying for Europe
The simplest case scenario for United is to beat City in the FA Cup and win it. they win, they will automatically qualify for the Europa League regardless of their league position.
If United loses to City, they would need to finish sixth in the league to qualify for the Europa League. If they finish seventh, they will qualify for the Europa Conference.
United’s win over Newcastle on Dec. 16 moved them level with the Magpies on 57 points, but sixth place is virtually impossible. If United beat Brighton in their final game and Chelsea and Newcastle lose, they can mathematically move up to sixth place, but the goal difference is so large that it’s virtually impossible. Seventh place is much more realistic, but even then you’d need to win and then see the result of the Newcastle-Brendford game. 토토사이트 추천 If United lose to Brighton, seventh place is out of the question. For their last chance at seventh, it’s imperative that they get the points. If Newcastle loses to Brentford and United draws with Brighton, United can finish seventh, and if Newcastle and Brentford draw, United must win. It’s not an easy fight.