Summary

  • Watford and Bournemouth relegated from Premier League

  • Aston Villa survive after 1-1 draw at West Ham

  • Man Utd & Chelsea qualify for Champions League

  • Leicester miss out after final-day loss to Man Utd

  • Tottenham draw at Palace to edge Wolves to Europa League spot

  • Liverpool beat Newcastle, Man City see off Norwich

  1. In Europe for the moneypublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Deloitte's Sports Business Group have ran the numbers on what missing out on the Champions League could cost teams.

    Chelsea and Manchester United could earn a minumum of €50-55m in distributions from Uefa alone if they qualify for the Champions League. That falls to just €11m for the Europa League.

    Leicester could earn a minimum of €30m with a top four spot (with the difference attributed to the clubs’ historic 10-year performance in Uefa competition a factor in their distribution). They would get €8m by instead qualifying for the Europa League group stages.

    Wolves could receive a minimum of €20m should they win the Europa League for the first time in their history and qualify for the Champions League that way.

  2. Battle for the Europa Leaguepublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    The teams who finish fifth and sixth will qualify for next season's Europa League (unless they win one of next month's European tournaments).

    If the FA Cup winners finish in the top six, then seventh place in the Premier League would qualify for the Europa League. The team who qualify in the lowest league spot go into the second qualifying round.

    FA Cup finalists Arsenal are 10th in the league and cannot finish above eighth.

    And at least one of Chelsea, Leicester City and Manchester United will end up in the Europa League spots.

    Wolves and Tottenham are the other two clubs battling for a place.

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  3. Who needs what for top four?published at 15:47 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Three teams can still pick up the final two Champions League spots today - Chelsea, Leicester and Manchester United.

    Chelsea play Wolves and will qualify if they avoid defeat. If Chelsea lose, they will qualify if Man Utd win. (This is assuming Man Utd are unlikely to lose by 15 more goals than Chelsea do).

    Man Utd will qualify for the CL if they avoid defeat. If they lose, they will still qualify for the CL if Chelsea lose. (This again, includes the reasonable assumption that Man Utd are unlikely to lose by 15 more goals than Chelsea do).

    Leicester will qualify if they beat Man Utd. A draw is only good enough if Chelsea lose.

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  4. What do Villa need?published at 15:44 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    West Ham v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Aston Villa

    Villa can guarantee survival by matching Watford's result against Arsenal - unless both of those teams lose and Bournemouth win at Everton.

  5. What do Watford need?published at 15:44 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Arsenal v Watford (16:00 BST)

    Watford

    If Aston Villa win at West Ham, then Watford need to better their result by two or more goals to stay up.

    If Villa draw, any Watford win would ensure their safety. If Villa lose, a Watford draw would be enough.

  6. What do Bournemouth need?published at 15:43 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Everton v Bournemouth (16:00 BST)

    Bournemouth

    Bournemouth will stay up if they win AND both Villa and Watford lose.

  7. What do Tottenham need?published at 15:43 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Crystal Palace v Tottenham (16:00 BST)

    Tottenham Hotspur

    Tottenham are guaranteed at least seventh but need Wolves to drop points if they do not want to worry about who wins the FA Cup.

    If Wolves lose at Chelsea, a point for Spurs at Crystal Palace would be enough. If they do finish seventh, they will need Chelsea to win the cup.

  8. What do Wolves need?published at 15:43 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Chelsea v Wolves (16:00 BST)

    Wolves

    Wolves will qualify for the Europa League if they beat Chelsea. But if they lose, they could still finish seventh.

  9. What do Leicester need?published at 15:42 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Leicester v Man Utd (16:00 BST)

    Leicester City

    Leicester will qualify for the Champions League if they beat Man Utd. A draw is only good enough if Chelsea lose.

  10. What do Man Utd need?published at 15:42 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Leicester v Man Utd (16:00 BST)

    Manchester United

    Man Utd will qualify for the Champions League if they avoid defeat. If they lose, they will still qualify if Chelsea lose.

  11. What do Chelsea need?published at 15:42 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Chelsea v Wolves (16:00 BST)

    Chelsea

    Chelsea will qualify for the Champions League if they avoid defeat.

    If Chelsea lose, they will qualify if Manchester United win.

  12. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    As we close in on the big kick-off, a rundown of what each team with something big on the line needs...

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  14. 'It's about courage'published at 15:41 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Garth Crooks
    Former Tottenham Hotspur striker on Final Score

    Anybody who's been in a relegation fight will know it's about courage, about holding your nerve. If you can't do that then forget your ability, because it will evaporate.

  15. 'Villa need other results to go their way'published at 15:41 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    West Ham v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

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    Villa have already shown they are up for a scrap but the Hammers are playing really well and are full of confidence.

    The way I see it going, Dean Smith's side will need other results to go their way to stay out of the bottom three - but Watford and Bournemouth will fall short so they will survive, maybe even on goal difference.

    Prediction: 2-0

    Lawro's full predictions v singer and Newcastle fan James Bay

  16. Capital punishmentpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    West Ham v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

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  17. 'Nothing certain but the uncertain'published at 15:38 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    West Ham v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Jonathan Pearce
    BBC Match of the Day commentator

    As a student in Birmingham I frequently visited Villa Park during their title-winning 1980-81 campaign. With eight games to go, they had back-to-back home matches against top-four rivals West Brom and Ipswich.

    As ever, fatalistic Villa fans around us on the Holte End feared the worst as the local derby with the Baggies ticked goalless into the last two minutes. Peter Withe scored. The place erupted. I was thrown high into the air and came down about 20 feet from my mates!

    On the train back, old Villa pessimism returned. My mate, a lifelong fan, told me they'd mess it up against Ipswich. They did, losing 2-1.

    Even with seconds to go on the final day when they were losing at Arsenal and counting on Ipswich being beaten at Boro, the fans feared the worst. They experienced the very best - winning the title and then the European Cup., external

    Now, life-worn Villa supporters will probably expect them to mess it up again! Seven points from safety heading into their game against Palace on 12 July, they're now out of the bottom three for the first time since February.

    To stay up, they might need to go four games unbeaten for the first time this season - though of course they could lose and survive, or win and still be relegated!

    They will be hoping that West Ham will be 'on the beach'. I doubt it though. David Moyes has done a very good job but he won't want them to stay up with less than 40 points. He'll crave one final stylish victory.

    I wish Dean Smith the best. He's a hugely likeable and very competent man. The club's scatter gun transfer policy last summer , externaldestabilised them after promotion, but he's got the team going now at last and if Jack Grealish gives them one final hurrah they should be okay. Shouldn't they?

    It's Villa after all. With them, there is nothing certain but the uncertain.

  18. Pope or Ederson?published at 15:37 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    It's not just about the goalscorers.

    Burnley keeper Nick Pope is battling it out with Manchester City's Ederson for the Golden Glove - the award for the most clean sheets in the league this season.

    They are tied on 15 going into today's games. Manchester City are up against relegated Norwich of course, while Burnley host Brighton.

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  19. Vardy for the Golden Bootpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    Leicester v Man Utd (16:00 BST)

    He's already bagged 100 Premier League goals but can Jamie Vardy pick up the Golden Boot today?

    He leads the goalscoring charts with 23, while Southampton's Danny Ings is within distance on 21.

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (20), Mohamed Salah (19, and on the bench) and Raheem Sterling (19) would need something really special to get a look in!

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  20. Postpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 26 July 2020

    West Ham v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    West Ham United

    West Ham boss David Moyes talking to BT Sport: "I am looking forward to it more than I thought I could have done a few games ago. All credit to our players."