Premier League final day: Newcastle, Man City & Chelsea qualify for Champions League

Summary

Man City, Chelsea & Newcastle qualify for Champions League on dramatic final day
Aston Villa & Nottingham Forest miss out but get Europa & Conference League respectively
Salah scores for champions as 10-man Liverpool draw 1-1 with Palace
Arne Slot's side lift trophy - watch live on Final Score at top of page
Brentford & Brighton miss out on European football
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Charlotte Coates, Marissa Thomas, Adwaidh Rajan, Jonty Colman & Ben Collins

Alejandro Garnacho on his way out of Manchester Unitedpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 25 May
Man Utd v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)
Simon Stone
BBC Sport chief football news reporter in Bilbao
Alejandro Garnacho has been told he can find another club this summer.
Chelsea and Napoli were both heavily linked with Garnacho in the winter window but no deal materialised.
The word is Garnacho will not be involved in today's game despite his partner putting a 'last game' post on Instagram.
I don't think Ruben Amorim appreciated Garnacho and his brother questioning his team selection for the Europa League final.
Postpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 25 May
A reminder that we'll have team news coming your way in around five minutes.
Stay tuned for that!
'It will be an apology'published at 14:39 British Summer Time 25 May
Manchester United v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)
Ruben Amorim will address the Manchester United fans at the end of the match today after what has been the worst season in the clubs history.
Europa League final defeat on Wednesday to Tottenham was the icing on the cake and Amorim is prepared to offer an apology to the home crowd.
"It will be an apology, I think that's clear, I don't have time for an explanation.
"I will be honest with the fans and say what is in my mind and especially my heart."
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A party atmosphere en route to Anfieldpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 25 May
Liverpool v Crystal Palace (16:00 BST)
Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Anfield
My train to Liverpool from Manchester today may as well have been a party train. Liverpool fans en route to Anfield had taken over the carriage I was in with a stereo playing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” out loud as supporters sang along.
Liverpool fans are not the only ones in celebratory mood with Crystal Palace supporters toasting their successful end to the season following their FA Cup win, and there were a few mildly disconcerting Oliver Glasner masks on display on the train over too.
Today is the daypublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 25 May
Liverpool v Crystal Palace (16:00 BST)
Liverpool beat Tottenham 5-1 at Anfield on 27 April to confirm their status as Premier League champions and while the celebrations have been ongoing, the trophy lift happens today.
After the side lifted the trophy in an empty Anfield in 2020, there will be much joy for the red half of Liverpool this afternoon when a tremendous season comes to a close.
As for the victory parade around the city, that takes place tomorrow on a Bank Holiday. What an atmosphere that will be.
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Villa target Champions League returnpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 25 May
Manchester United v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)
Michael Emons
BBC Sport at Old Trafford
Image source, Michael Emons
On the final day of the season two years ago Aston Villa narrowly beat Brighton 2-1 at a raucous Villa Park to secure a return to European football after a 13-year absence.
That victory took Villa into the Conference League with euphoric celebrations following, but, such has been Villa's progress since, the club would be disappointed if they ended up back in that tournament next year.
Villa will be in Europe in 2025-26, but it is not yet known in which competition. They start sixth and that would get them in the Europa League, drop to seventh and it's the Conference League, climb to fifth and it's the Champions League and an immediate return to Europe's top competition after reaching the quarter-finals this year, beating Bayern Munich on a memorable Villa Park night along the way.
Manchester United's 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Europa League final means no continental football at Old Trafford for 2025-26 - the first season without any European games since 2014-15 and only their second Europe-less campaign since 1990.
Image source, Michael Emons
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Manchester United’s last European trophy - the Europa League in 2017 - is shown on one of the boards around Old Trafford highlighting the club’s achievements
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Manchester United have won the European Cup / Champions League three times but their loss to Tottenham on Wednesday saw them miss the chance to return to Europe’s top competition
Arsenal crowned Champions of Europepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 25 May
FT: Arsenal 1-0 Barcelona
Also, a special mention for Arsenal. The Gunners won the Women's Champions League yesterday with a stunning 1-0 win over two-time defending champions Barcelona.
Incredible scenes out in Lisbon!
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Sunderland return to the Premier Leaguepublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 25 May
FT: Sheff Utd 1-2 Sunderland
In case you live under a rock and didn't know, Sunderland are back in the Premier League after eight long years.
The Black Cats beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship play-off final yesterday at Wembley Stadium.
Welcome back!
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Anfield's special guestpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 25 May
Liverpool v Crystal Palace (16:00 BST)
Liverpool fans, there's a special visitor at Anfield.
The moment you've all been waiting for is just a matter of hours away.
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One game to gopublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 25 May
The Premier League table in all its glory.
How will this look at the end of the day?
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But what about Europa League and Conference League?published at 14:18 British Summer Time 25 May
Whoever finishes sixth will be guaranteed at least a Europa League spot - while Newcastle have a minimum of a Conference League spot in the bank from winning the Carabao Cup.
Brighton and Brentford are still hoping to sneak into a Conference League spot. Albion just need a point to finish eighth but the Bees would finish above them with a win, if Brighton lose.
But... that will only be enough if Chelsea finish outside the European places - so either seventh place (or sixth and Newcastle are seventh) and win Wednesday's Conference League final against Real Betis.
There are only things that could happen with Europa and Conference League spots but life is too short...
Champions Liverpool, second-placed Arsenal and 17th-placed Tottenham - as Europa League winners - are already sure of Champions League places.
FA Cup winners Crystal Palace are in the Europa League.
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The battle for the Champions Leaguepublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 25 May
Five teams are battling it out for three remaining Champions League places - while there are an uncertain amount of slots in the Europa League and possibly the Conference League available too.
Manchester City, Newcastle United and Chelsea occupy the top five - so know a win will take them to the Champions League, barring an unlikely goal difference swing. A draw will be enough for City at Fulham, other than in an unlikely goal difference scenario.
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest need other results to go their way to squeeze in.
But the twist is that seventh-placed Forest host Chelsea, who are fifth - so if they win that, then the Blues are out unless they get lucky with goal difference.
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Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 25 May
We'll have live updates of the Premier League table coming your way throughout the matches but, for now, let's take a look at what each team needs to secure Europe.
Champions League on the linepublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 25 May
Liverpool cemented their spot at the top of the Premier League weeks ago while Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich will be playing Championship football next season.
But, who will be playing in the Champions League?
We'll take you through who could be playing in what competition next.
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Coming your way todaypublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 25 May
You know the drill on the final day of the Premier League, all 20 teams will be in action at 16:00 BST.
Yep, you read that right, we'll have action from 10 matches coming your way and here's what you've got to look forward to.
Hello and welcomepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 25 May
Hello!
It's great to see you here for the final time in this stunning Premier League season.
We've got 10 games coming your way today with plenty more drama so let's get to it, shall we?
The last dancepublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 25 May
We've had ten months of drama, emotions, twists and turns but it all comes to an end today.
The final day of the Premier League, let's have it!
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Premier League Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Liverpool	38	25	9	4	86	41	45	84	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
2 Arsenal	38	20	14	4	69	34	35	74	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
3 Manchester City	38	21	8	9	72	44	28	71	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
4 Chelsea	38	20	9	9	64	43	21	69	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
5 Newcastle United	38	20	6	12	68	47	21	66	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
6 Aston Villa	38	19	9	10	58	51	7	66	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
7 Nottingham Forest	38	19	8	11	58	46	12	65	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
8 Brighton & Hove Albion	38	16	13	9	66	59	7	61	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
9 AFC Bournemouth	38	15	11	12	58	46	12	56	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
10 Brentford	38	16	8	14	66	57	9	56	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
11 Fulham	38	15	9	14	54	54	0	54	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
12 Crystal Palace	38	13	14	11	51	51	0	53	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw
13 Everton	38	11	15	12	42	44	-2	48	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
14 West Ham United	38	11	10	17	46	62	-16	43	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
15 Manchester United	38	11	9	18	44	54	-10	42	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	12	6	20	54	69	-15	42	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
17 Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	5	22	64	65	-1	38	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
18 Leicester City	38	6	7	25	33	80	-47	25	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
19 Ipswich Town	38	4	10	24	36	82	-46	22	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
20 Southampton	38	2	6	30	26	86	-60	12	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss

Key

Position 1 - 17 : UEFA Champions League
Position 6 - 12 : UEFA Europa League
Position 7 : UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Position 18 - 20 : Relegation

Last Updated 25th May 2025 at 21:03

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Premier League: Liverpool lift trophy on dramatic final day as Chelsea, Man City & Newcastle qualify for Champions League

Summary

Live Reporting

Alejandro Garnacho on his way out of Manchester Unitedpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 25 May

Postpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 25 May

'It will be an apology'published at 14:39 British Summer Time 25 May

A party atmosphere en route to Anfieldpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 25 May

Today is the daypublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 25 May

Villa target Champions League returnpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 25 May

Arsenal crowned Champions of Europepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 25 May

Sunderland return to the Premier Leaguepublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 25 May

Anfield's special guestpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 25 May

One game to gopublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 25 May

But what about Europa League and Conference League?published at 14:18 British Summer Time 25 May

The battle for the Champions Leaguepublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 25 May

Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 25 May

Champions League on the linepublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 25 May

Coming your way todaypublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 25 May

Hello and welcomepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 25 May

The last dancepublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 25 May

Premier League Scores and fixtures

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Premier League Table

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