Arsenal and Manchester City have already qualified for next season’s UEFA competition, with up to eight other Premier League clubs potentially joining them in Europe
Another Premier League club could qualify for Europe if Aston Villa wins the Europa League (Image: Getty Images)
Up to 10 European clubs could take part in the Premier League next season after Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest reached the semi-finals of their respective UEFA competitions. Forest and Villa will meet in the fourth round of the Europa League final, while Palace will face Shakhtar Donetsk for a place in the Conference League final.
A maximum of 11 clubs can compete in any season. However, Liverpool’s loss to Paris Saint-Germain reduced that number to 10.
Arsenal have already secured qualification for the Champions League. Meanwhile, Manchester City are certain to remain in Europe once again.
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At least six more teams will take part, three of which will qualify for the Champions League in the top five. Currently, finishing in 6th place will qualify for the Europa League, and 7th place will qualify for the Conference League.
Winning the FA Cup also qualifies them for the Europa League, so Leeds United, Southampton and even Chelsea could also qualify for Europe via that route.
However, if Man City lift the trophy or Chelsea lift the trophy and finish in the top seven, 6th and 7th will qualify for the Europa League, and 8th will qualify for the Conference League.
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Crystal Palace winning the Conference League is key to European qualification for the 10 Premier League clubs (Image: Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
Other additional spots can be earned by winning a UEFA competition in which Forest, Palace or Villa are participating. Success in the Europa League comes with qualification to the Champions League.
If Forest or Villa win all the games, the ninth-placed club could qualify, but they would still have to finish outside of the top six. Both scenarios would mirror what happened at Tottenham Hotspur last season.
Similarly, winning the conference league qualifies a club for the Europa League. If Palace win their first European trophy, they will gain nine extra spots, but mathematically they can still qualify for the league.
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A combination of Forest or Villa and Palace winning the current UEFA competition is how next season’s Premier League will feature 10 teams in Europe. However, the winner must finish in the top six.
Success in the Europa League is even more likely as the Premier League club has already secured a place in the final in Istanbul. Either Forest or Villa will face Braga or Freiburg in the Turkish capital four days before the final day of the Premier League season.
For Palace, if they defeat Shakhtar, they will face either Rayo Vallecano or Strasbourg in the final. Leipzig will host the Conference League final three days after the final day of the Premier League.
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