Premier League on Sunday (28th), the competition for the top of the European competition seats are only a few suspense, the UEFA 4 teams and the UEFA Cup 2 teams have settled, the last UEFA Association ticket will be Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Brentford 3 teams competing for. However, there is still a chance for 8 EPL teams to play in Europe next season, depending on whether Westham can dominate the UEFA Europa League or not.
According to the Premier League's European quota allocation, normally the top 4 of the league go straight to the UEFA Europa League group stage (Man City, Arsenal, Newcastle, Man Utd), while the 5th (Liverpool) and EFL Cup winners (Man City/Man Utd) play in the UEFA Europa League. However, the EFL Cup winners have already clinched a UEFA Europa League berth, so the quota will be given to the 6th (Brighton) in the league.
As for the UEFA Europa League qualification, which originally belonged to the EFL Cup winners (Manchester United), the same reasoning applies to the 7th place in the league, which is currently occupied by Aston Villa (58 points), but only one and two points more than Tottenham Hotspur (57 points) and Brentford (56 points), and the three teams will fight for the 7th place on the day of the match.
In addition to the normal seven places in Europe, the Premier League will have a chance to have an eighth team participate in the competition next season. Westham, who are ranked 14th in the Premier League, will be able to qualify for the UEFA Cup group stage as UEFA Champions League winners if they win the UEFA Europa League final against Fiorentina. As for Manchester City, if they win the UEFA Champions League, they will not be allowed to transfer their place in the league's European competition to another team.
Premier League qualification for Europe next season
UEFA: Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle, Manchester United
OFC: Liverpool, Brighton, *West Ham (if they win the UEFA Europa League)
