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Premier League final day build up begins
Premier League final day build up begins

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time25-05-2025

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Premier League final day build up begins

GAMES TO COME 2025-05-25T13:47:09Z Your final City XI of 24/25 🩵XI | Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Marmoush, Doku, HaalandSUBS | Ortega Moreno, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Savinho, Echeverri, Foden, O'Reilly, Lewis#ManCity | @etihad — Manchester City (@ManCity) May 25, 2025 2025-05-25T13:46:11Z Your final day team news. C'mon you Blues! ✊🔵#CFC | #NFOCHE — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 25, 2025 2025-05-25T13:45:45Z Your final Forest XI of 2024/25. 👊 — Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) May 25, 2025 2025-05-25T13:45:41Z Team news is here. 2025-05-25T13:36:46Z We'll have team news in 10 minutes, and early reports indicate Kevin De Bruyne is on the bench for his final Manchester City game, and there's no place in the squad at all for Jack Grealish. 2025-05-25T13:06:58Z Manchester City, Newcastle and Chelsea know that if they win their games, they will qualify, but one slip could let in Aston Villa or Nottingham Forest. Forest host the Blues in what is the standout game of the day. 2025-05-25T13:05:32Z Liverpool will lift the title today, Spurs will be in party mode after their Europa League win and Manchester United's miserable season ends, but the biggest story today is the race for the Champions League. 2025-05-25T13:03:48Z Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final day of the 2024/25 Premier League season.

Premier League permutations: What Chelsea, Man City and Newcastle need to qualify for Champions League
Premier League permutations: What Chelsea, Man City and Newcastle need to qualify for Champions League

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time24-05-2025

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Premier League permutations: What Chelsea, Man City and Newcastle need to qualify for Champions League

The Premier League final day sees Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest battle it out to qualify for the Champions League. Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham - by virtue of their Europa League win - are guaranteed a place at Europe's top table next season, but there are still three places up for grabs. Usually, it would just be the top four that qualifies, but due to the performance of the Premier League club's in Europe this season, an additional place is the reward which will provide drama on the final day. What is interesting is the aforementioned quintet of teams will be playing in Europe next season, but they are still unsure as to whether they will be playing on Tuesday/Wednesday or Thursday nights in 2025-26. So it is all to play for and here we run you through the permutations for those sides. Current position: 3rd Final day fixture: Fulham (a) A 3-1 win over Bournemouth in midweek was crucial for Pep Guardiola's side as it means they are in control of their own destiny. Victory away at Fulham will confirm third place, whilst a point should also be enough for a top-five finish by virtue of a superior goal difference to Aston Villa. But if City lose and the three teams directly below them in the table all win, they will finish sixth to play in the Europa League next season. Current position: 4th Final day fixture: Everton (h) By beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final in March, Newcastle are assured of a Conference League place for next season. However, a win over Everton will be enough to secure Champions League football regardless of what happens elsewhere. Failure to beat the Toffees would leave Eddie Howe's side at risk of dropping out of the top five. A draw means they would need Aston Villa to not win at Manchester United or Chelsea to draw with Nottingham Forest. A loss leaves Newcastle needing Man Utd to beat Villa as this scenario would see them definitely fall behind either Chelsea or Forest regardless of the score in that match. Current position: 5th Final day fixture: Nottingham Forest (a) It's a shootout for Champions League football at the City Ground on the final day. Chelsea's task is straightforward; win and a top-five place is confirmed. That is unless Villa overturn run up a cricket score at Old Trafford for a 12-goal swing. A draw for the Blues will also be enough as long as Villa don't beat Man Utd or Everton beat Newcastle. Defeat to Forest almost certainly ends the Champions League dream as they would require the Magpies losing by three more goals than them to earn a reprieve. Current position: 6th Final day fixture: Manchester United (a) Villa are the form team heading into the final day, but they're the one of two sides not in control of their destiny. Facing the beaten Europa League finalists at the best possible time should give Unai Emery's side hope, but even victory over Man United may not be enough for Champions League football. A win, however, will be enough for Villa if either Newcastle or Chelsea drop points, or if Man City lose. If Villa draw, there is no scenario in which they can finish above both Forest and Chelsea so they would need Newcastle to lose at home to Everton. Defeat at Old Trafford coupled with a Forest win pushes Villa down to seventh unless the Blues lose by a record scoreline. Current position: 7th Final day fixture: Chelsea (h) At one point it seemed Forest were nailed on for Champions League qualification, but a dip in form at the worst possible stage of the season sees them start the day outside of the top-five. Just like Villa, they have to win and hope for a favour - or two - from elsewhere. Beating Chelsea at home would only be half of the job as they would need one of Newcastle or Villa to not win their respective fixtures. A draw would only be enough for a top-five finish if Villa lose and Newcastle also lose to Everton by at least 10 goals.

Coaches speak ahead of PL final day
Coaches speak ahead of PL final day

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time23-05-2025

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Coaches speak ahead of PL final day

The likes of Pep Guardiola, Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou will speak today ahead of the Premier League's final day on Sunday. 2025-05-23T11:24:52Z Here's Thomas Tuchel explaining why Ivan Toney has been recalled to the England squad ... 2025-05-23T11:15:33Z Advertisement In 15 minutes we should be hearing from Pep Guardiola ... 2025-05-23T11:09:18Z We also heard from Eddie Howe who remained coy about Alexander Isak's fitness ahead of their final game against Everton. "For sure there's one left in him. 'We'd love him to be fit and available for the game. He has to be fit to give his best, though, I think that's clear and we wouldn't risk him being not able to deliver what he needs to do. 'He has to be free in his movement and everything because he's that kind of player, he's electric at his best. So let's see.' 2025-05-23T11:05:22Z Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was in attack mode earlier, calling out the club's crazy schedule this summer. Advertisement "For me, it's not normal and it's not correct. I can understand people think that they earn a lot of money but it's not about money, it's about health. It's about protecting players. Because of the amount of games they play, I don't think [the authorities] pay attention to that.' 2025-05-23T11:01:15Z Elsewhere Thomas Tuchel named his England squad for games against Andorra and Senegal ... 2025-05-23T11:00:04Z Earlier today we heard from Arne Slot who admitted that he didn't know if Trent Alexander-Arnold was going to play in his final Anfield bow. He also went in on the defender for his effort in training ... 2025-05-23T09:40:03Z Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the last manager's press conference live blog of the season. Stay tuned over the next few hours as coaches from up and down the league preview their last games' of the campaign.

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