Champions League qualification: Who is most likely to win race and how many spots will Premier League teams have?
Arsenal will almost certainly join Liverpool, who have mathematically qualified for the 2025–2026 Champions
League. But which other Premier League teams will join them? At least five Premier League teams will compete in
the Champions League the following season.
With five Premier League teams assured of qualifying, the competition for Champions League qualification is fiercer
than ever. But which clubs are in the running?
With five more game weeks remaining, Newcastle in third place and Aston Villa in seventh place are separated by
just two points, making the race for the top five extremely close.
Liverpool have already wrapped up Champions League football for next season mathematically and Arsenal look
all but certain to join them with a nine-point buffer over fifth spot.
Premier League table
| Pos. | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | Form | |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 79 |
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| 2 | Arsenal | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 66 |
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| 3 | Newcastle | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 59 |
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| 4 | Man City | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 58 |
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| 5 | Chelsea | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 57 |
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| 6 | Nottm Forest | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 57 |
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| 7 | Aston Villa | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 57 |
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Aston Villa, Newcastle, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Nottingham Forest are fighting for the remaining spots behind them.
The five participating teams are now separated by just two points.
Despite their heartbreaking 4-1 loss to Aston Villa, Newcastle is still in third place; but, if Forest wins their next game against struggling Tottenham on Monday Night Football, which is broadcast live on Sky Sports, they might move up to the top of the table.
After their 2-0 victory over Everton, Man City moved up to fourth position, one point ahead of third-place Newcastle.
After their thrilling 2-1 victory at Fulham, Chelsea also moved up to fifth place, surpassing Forest.
With just goal differential separating them, Chelsea, Forest, and seventh-place Villa are all tied at 57 points.
Nottingham Forest’s remaining fixtures
April 21: Spurs vs Nottingham Forest, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports
April 27: Nottingham Forest vs Man City (FA Cup), kick-off 4.30pm
May 1: Nottingham Forest vs Brentford, kick-off 7.30pm, live on Sky Sports
May 5: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports
May 11: Nottingham Forest vs Leicester, kick-off 2.15pm, live on Sky Sports
May 18: West Ham vs Nottingham Forest, kick-off 2.15pm
May 25: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea, kick-off 4pm
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