Newcastle United

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What they need: Three points

Who they have got to face: Everton (h)

Opta's prediction: 83.5%

Last time in Champions League: 2023-24

What Eddie Howe has said: "Halfway through the season we weren't in a great position. We worked hard to get here. It's an incredibly tight race. We have one more game to execute what we need."

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

We will go through each club in table order, starting with Newcastle United, who are currently in third.

Ben Ramsdale has been looking at:

• What points each of the five sides chasing those three remaining Champions League places need to qualify
• Their remaining fixture/s
• Opta's prediction
• When they were last in the Champions League
• And what the manager or key player has said

Anon: Gary the Villa fan is very optimistic. It’s going to be very tight, all the games are difficult to call. City could have a post-Wembley hangover and slip at home to Bournemouth, leaving a big game away at Fulham. Everton are a tough nut to crack under Moyes and could shock the Toon, Man U playing for pride? City Ground will be rocking - will Chelsea bottle it? What a finish! COYR.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Right, we have tried to set the scene for you in this opening hour as we assess the race for Champions League places.

Click here to check out:

• The weekend's Premier League results
• The remaining fixtures
• The table
• And the Champions League permutations

Now, let's look more closely at what each side needs to secure Champions League football, and open the floor to you guys to discuss which clubs are likely to make it, and which will miss out.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

The team that finishes eighth - Brentford, Brighton, Fulham or Bournemouth - could be made to wait until Chelsea's Conference League final before they can celebrate making it into Europe.

That means Sunday's Premier League finale could be quite a confusing one for many supporters.

Brentford, Brighton, Fulham and Bournemouth fans, we have not forgotten about you.

While the teams that finish from third to fifth place in the Premier League will join Liverpool and Arsenal in qualifying for the Champions League, and sixth place is assured a Europa League spot, what will happen to the sides that end up seventh and eighth is unclear.

Newcastle United, as Carabao Cup winners, have earned at least a place in next season's Conference League.

If Newcastle finish in the top six, then seventh place in the Premier League will qualify for the Conference League instead.

Now... there is a chance that the team who finish eighth can qualify for the Conference League.

That will happen if Chelsea finish seventh in the league and win the Conference League final against Real Betis on Wednesday, 28 May.

If Chelsea win the Conference League and finish sixth, England will have three teams in the Europa League - FA Cup winners Crystal Palace and the team who finish seventh - and none in the Conference League.

Of course, Manchester United and Tottenham fans can also join the Champions League party via Europa League success.

The winners of Wednesday's Europa League final between United and Spurs will also qualify for next season's Champions League, meaning there will be a sixth English team in the competition, but that has no impact on any league permutations.

With Spurs and United in the bottom five of the Premier League, whoever loses in Bilbao will have no European football of any kind next season.

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Statisticians Opta give Manchester City the best chance of qualifying for the Champions League - 85.9% - because of that game in hand.

Newcastle are not far behind with an 83.5% chance, and Chelsea are predicted to finish there in 56.8% of their predictions.

Aston Villa are given a 44.4% hope, with Nottingham Forest down on 29.3%.

NB: It is still mathematically possible for Manchester City to pip Arsenal to second place, but they are given a 0.3% chance of doing that. City would need to win both their two games, hope Arsenal lose at bottom club Southampton on the final day and recover a 10-goal deficit in goal difference.

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Arsenal's 1-0 win over the Magpies on Sunday, courtesy of Declan Rice's strike, ensured they join champions Liverpool in next season's Champions League.

But it leaves Newcastle as one of three teams on 66 points, alongside Chelsea and Aston Villa, with Manchester City and Nottingham Forest on 65 points.

City have a game in hand, against Bournemouth on Tuesday, while the other four all have one game left - on Sunday - to seal their fate.

Remember, five English sides will qualify for the Champions League through the league, up from the usual four, with an extra place secured because of positive results by Premier League clubs in Europe this season.

So before we properly get into it, let's get your early thoughts.

Which clubs chasing the final three remaining places in next season's Champions League do you think will miss out?

Newcastle United, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Manchester City or Nottingham Forest?

And how desperate are you to see your club in the Champions League next season?

Get in touch via:

• WhatsApp 03301231826
• Or text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)

Please remember to include your name and which club you support.

So, as promised, here is a look at the full Premier League table.

We will look at the race for European places in more detail, and will explain what each club needs.

But from a cursory glance it is clear that the race for Europe is tight...very tight.

Premier League

But the football world will always keep on turning, and the games come thick and fast this week.

Here are the remaining Premier League fixtures:

Monday, 19 May

• Brighton v Liverpool (20:00)

Tuesday, 20 May

• Crystal Palace v Wolves (20:00)
• Manchester City v Bournemouth (20:00)

Sunday, 25 May

• Bournemouth v Leicester City
• Fulham v Manchester City
• Ipswich v West Ham
• Liverpool v Crystal Palace
• Manchester United v Aston Villa
• Newcastle United v Everton
• Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
• Southampton v Arsenal
• Tottenham v Brighton
• Wolves v Brentford

We will look have a look at the remaining Premier League fixtures and how the table stands in a moment, before delving deeper into the race for European places.

However, there were another couple of key storylines in Sunday's games that we need to address first...

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...Everton fans bid a fond farewell to Goodison Park after 133 years, with the men's senior team moving to the club's new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock next season.

Read more about the sight and sounds of an emotional day at Goodison in Phil McNulty's feature here...

...and Jamie Vardy said goodbye to the Leicester City faithful with his 200th goal in what was his 500th game for the club.

Premier League

Friday, 16 May

• Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham
• Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

Sunday, 18 May

• Everton 2-0 Southampton
• West Ham 1-2 Nottingham Forest
• Brentford 2-3 Fulham
• Leicester 2-0 Ipswich
• Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United

NB: Click on the scores to read the match reports.

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said he "had the feeling it would go right to the end"...and so it has.

Results over the weekend have set up a tense final day of the Premier League season for five clubs - Newcastle United, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest - chasing three remaining places in the Champions League.

Stick with us as we bring you all the reaction to the weekend's football, including a first ever FA Cup for Crystal Palace, following victory over Manchester City in Saturday's final.

We will be hearing from both managers - Palace's Oliver Glasner and City's Pep Guardiola - from around 13:30 BST as they hold news conferences to preview Tuesday's Premier League games.