Written By John Mutiso 📝
Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are the four English teams that have qualified for the UEFA Champions League next season.
Manchester City clinched their sixth Premier League title in 11 seasons on Sunday, coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the final to avoid being toppled by challenger Liverpool.
While Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea confirmed their qualification before the final day, Antonio Conte’s Spurs thrashed the already-relegated Norwich City 5-0 on Sunday to book the final spot for next season’s UCL with 71 points.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal defeated Everton with a hefty scoreline of 5-1, but Tottenham’s victory prevented the Gunners from qualifying for the Champions League. Arsenal finished sixth with 69 points and will play in the UEFA Europa League next season.
Manchester United will join Arsenal in the Europa League. It lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace on Sunday but West Ham United’s 3-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion allowed it to remain sixth and book the final Europa League spot.
West Ham United will play in the UEFA Conference League after finishing seventh with 56 points.
Burnley’s five-year Premier League reign came to an end on the final day of the season, when they were defeated 2-1 at home by Newcastle United. Leeds United needed to better Burnley’s result, which they did with a 2-1 win at Brentford to ensure their survival and the Clarets’ demise.
Burnley, who fired long-serving manager Sean Dyche last month with eight games left, finished 18th with 35 points and will join Watford and Norwich City in the Championship next season.
The relegated Premier League clubs will be replaced by Fulham and Bournemouth, who finished first and second in the EFL Championship, respectively.
The third promoted team will be determined by a one-off play-off game between Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest next Sunday (29 May) at London’s Wembley Stadium.
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