With just one round of fixtures left in the 2024/25 Premier League season, the race for European qualification is heating up with a twist being that a finish as low as eighth could still land a team a spot in Europe next season.
The permutations are complex and hinge heavily on the final league positions of Chelsea and Newcastle United.
How Eighth Place Can Still QualifyIf Chelsea win the UEFA Europa Conference League and finish seventh, and Newcastle finish inside the top six, or if Chelsea finish sixth and Newcastle drop to seventh, then eighth place in the Premier League would qualify for Europe.
This scenario would occur because Chelsea, as Conference League winners, would earn a Europa League spot. Newcastle, who already secured a Conference League play-off spot via their Carabao Cup win, would then qualify for the Europa League through their league position.
That would see Newcastles Conference League place passed down to the next eligible team eighth in the table.