The Premier League takes its last breath by initiating a hectic enema on the horizon in the first international break from 2025.
After Liverpool are clear 12 points on the summit and the newly funded clubs in competitiveness went back through the game, it becomes clear where the pressure points lie on the route.
The race for Europe is hotly competitive. Only five points separate the fourth and tenth time after the action of the weekend, in which both Chelsea and Manchester City fall again.
The Opta supercomputer predicts the top four dog construction to play with only nine games of the remaining 2024/25 season.
position | team | Expected points | Opportunities of the Top Four/Champions League (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Liverpool | 89.43 | 100 |
2. | arsenal | 76.75 | 99.82 |
3. | Nottingham Forest | 67.84 | 70.21 |
4. | Mannstadt | 66.02 | 58.44 |
5. | Newcastle | 63.95 | 30.44 |
6. | Chelsea | 63.34 | 27.37 |
7. | Brighton | 60.73 | 8.32 |
8. | Aston Villa | 58.52 | 3.02 |
9. | Bournemouth | 57.47 | 1.68 |
10. | Fulham | 55.63 | 0.56 |
After the Premier League against La Liga and Serie A lost last season, it is on the right track to get an additional qualification place for the Champions League 2025/26. Therefore, the top five will likely go into the first Europa’s Premier Club competition, and the success of Newcastle Carabao Cup on Sunday means that there is still a chance next season that up to 11 English clubs will enjoy continental activities.
Liverpool and Arsenal are almost secured in the top 4, while Nottingham Forest opened a healthy buffer after claiming victories in a row. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team are now four or five points ahead of Chelsea and Man City. As a result, Opta evaluates the opportunities of Forest to return to 70.21%in Europe for the first time since 1980/81.
Although the vulnerable reigning champion lost on Saturday on the City Ground and struggling to a point at home on Saturday, he is expected to take fourth place with 66.02 points. City is well withdrawn to claim a top fourth place, but Chelsea’s share scored a goal after her lifeless exhibition at Arsenal that returned a 1-0 defeat.
The blues are now expected to end under a floating Newcastle outfit that has already qualified for at least the conference league due to its success at Wembley. However, the magpies will give up this spot if you should claim a spot for the Europa League or a Champions League spot via the league position. Your projected fifth place should see that you return to the Champions League.
The team of Eddie Howe is currently a point from Chelsea and City who played one less game.
Opta is not too optimistic in Brighton’s hopes despite its latest form and the result in the Etihad Stadium. They are only two points back from an out-of-sorts -chelsea, but the supercomputer evaluates their chances of securing a berth of the first Champions League at 8.32%. Aston Villa (3.02%), Bournemouth (1.68%) and Fulham (0.56%) have all the chances.
Crystal Palace is now expected to be the beneficiaries of an unprecedented situation in which 11 clubs could qualify for Europe.
All you need is villa to win the Champions League, while they end up between the eighth and tenth, Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur to win over the Europa League while claiming a place in the upper half, and Chelsea to win the conference league and reach the eighth to tenth place. Forest, city and Newcastle also have to join Liverpool and Arsenal in the top 5. Simply.