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Explained: How Newcastle’s Carabao Cup triumph could allow Premier League’s 11th-placed side to qualify for Europe
Ritabrata Banerjee
2 minutes
For 11 English clubs to qualify for European tournaments, Manchester City have to finish among the top four teams alongside Liverpool, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. Then if Newcastle finish fifth, they will be the additional team to compete at the highest level of European football. If Brighton jump to sixth position at the end of the season, they will secure themselves a Europa League slot and Bournemouth, who are 10th in the league, will join them if they go on to win the FA Cup.
The 11-team scenario also involves the Cherries finishing seventh, while Chelsea drop from fourth to eighth position. The Blues are favourites to win the Europa Conference League this season and that would help them secure another Europa League slot. Manchester United and Tottenham have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League this term and if one of them wins the title while finishing 10th in the league, they will secure a Champions League slot. Eddie Howe’s side have already secured a Conference League slot by winning the Carabao Cup meaning the league position slot for the competition is still open. As it stands, 11th-placed Brentford could secure a Conference League berth.
