Will we qualify for the CL?

[Footy-Vill]

After the European Results this week 5th place has all but confirmed for a Champions League place next season on co efficient success. Great news!

And this Guardian article backs me up:

“The Premier League is almost certain to have a fifth team in the Champions League next season, with the distinct possibility of a sixth too, after the completion of the last-16 ties in European competition.

Progress for Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea, combined with the exit of Roma from the Europa League, means England are overwhelming favourites to claim one of two European performance spots (EPS) for Uefa’s elite competition next season

Uefa officials believe England are almost home and dry in the race for an extra spot, which is awarded based on performance in the association club coefficient, which aggregates the performance of a nation’s teams in European competition over the course of a season.

The coefficient is calculated by awarding teams in European competition points for winning or drawing, and bonus points for qualifying from one round to the next. Scores are then averaged out according to the number of teams from a given country that started the season in Europe.

The coefficient table has England scoring the most points this season, ahead of Spain and Italy. With the top two nations earning the EPS, in effect England must stay clear of Italy to confirm a spot. England have five teams left in competition. Italy have fallen to three, with Inter, Lazio and Fiorentina progressing.”

[Dave]

It's been "all but confirmed" since January.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Ideally this weekend..

Ipswich v Forest ....Ipswich win
Man C v Brighton...Draw
Bournemouth v Brentford...Brentford win
Arsenal v Chelsea....Arsenal win

[Footy-Vill]

Ideally this weekend..

Ipswich v Forest ....Ipswich win
Man C v Brighton...Draw
Bournemouth v Brentford...Brentford win
Arsenal v Chelsea....Arsenal win

I suggested Spurs aswell to keep Fulham no gains.

[Drummond]

Zzz

[Footy-Vill]

Hoping for some villa friendly results today !

[Footy-Vill]

No. It guarantees Newcastle a Conference League place if they fail to qualify for the Champions League or Europa League by league position. If Liverpool win, or Newcastle win and qualify for Europe via league position, Conference League place will be passed to a team based on league position, like it was when we qualified for it.

Newcastle win is potentially bad news for us.

Thanks!

Needs must then: YNWA, Come on you Reds, etc etc etc

(row of vomit emojis)

The Newcastle at home match will be like a cup final for the champs league

[Footy-Vill]

4th and 5th place still in with a chance given fixtures.

If exclude top 2 then our competitors are 3rd to 10th
Forest Chelsea, Man City, Newcastle, Brighton are currently above us and Bournemouth and Fulham just behind with a game in hand.

Villa have to play all these teams apart from Chelsea. And a chance to gain 3pts each time

2-2 Man City V Brighton
The game in hand for both Man City and Brighton means this draw is a great result and have to play both of them.

Nothing to fear v Man City the way they been conceding and allowing chances and have stated a few times we could be destined to play Man City twice in space of 7 to 10 days that league match will likely be moved from Monday 28th due to FA Cup semi final participation (of one or both clubs)

[Footy-Vill]

2-2 115C and Albion is a great result.

Quite right!!
shame forest won but it’s still all to play for and yes this needs to be discussed away from ‘other games’ as it’s so important and better suited in this thread .

other games are just that but considering the games that are impactful then it’s most considered to debate and highlight here regards the qualification for Champions League!

[Somniloquism]

5th place this season is not "great" news if we aren't getting this year. Part of the reason England romped it this season is that our points were divided by 7, not 8 (Plus 3 of the top 8 were English). Whilst you can't rule out Nottingham or Newcastle getting some decent points next season, but I suspect next season it won't be five. Hopefully we can take advantage that some of those clubs in CL struggle in the league and we finish top three. Of course if we qualify as holders, then all is fine.

[Smirker]

5th place this season is not "great" news if we aren't getting this year. Part of the reason England romped it this season is that our points were divided by 7, not 8 (Plus 3 of the top 8 were English). Whilst you can't rule out Nottingham or Newcastle getting some decent points next season, but I suspect next season it won't be five. Hopefully we can take advantage that some of those clubs in CL struggle in the league and we finish top three. Of course if we qualify as holders, then all is fine.

Read your first sentence three times and still don't understand it.

Do you mean if 5th is not a CL place? I think it was confirmed today it will be.

[rougegorge]

I read it as meaning that ordinarily having 5 places allocated to CL would be good, but it's not much good if we are not the beneficiaries of the extra place. Especially when we will have been instrumental in achieving the extra place.

Then, next year there's no guarantee that 5th place will earn a CL place.

[Flamingo Lane]

However, doesn't having 5 CL places mean that a Europa League place opens up that otherwise wouldn't have been there?

[cdbearsfan]

Yes they all move one place down.

Top five = Champions League
FA Cup winners and sixth = Europa League
League Cup winners = Conference League

But if FA Cup winners and League Cup winners both finish top six then down to seventh would be good enough for Europa and eighth gets you in the Conference League.

[Flamingo Lane]

Also, if Chelsea were to win the Conference League, thereby earning a place in the Europa League next season, and finish 6th in the PL, does that open up a Europa League place to the team finishing 7th in the PL?