Highlights of the final round of the Premier League: Manchester City and Arsenal compete for the title, four teams compete for European qualification, and Klopp bids farewell

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2024-05-16 23:23Published in Zhejiang

The Premier League will face the final round of the season, the round of 38, over the weekend with 10 matches, all of which will kick off at 23:00 on 19 May. After 37 rounds, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa are already firmly in the top four, securing four Champions League places for next season; Three promoted polo teams, Luton Town (relegation is only theoretically possible), Burnley and Sheffield United, will also be relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. However, there are still three major highlights to watch in the final round of the Premier League: one is the title battle between Manchester City and Arsenal, the second is the battle for European places between Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle, and the third is Klopp's farewell match to the Premier League.

According to the Premier League ranking rules, the league ranking is first based on points, then the goal difference and total goals are compared, if there are two or more teams with the same data, the points played against each other and the number of away goals need to be compared, and if there is no difference, the final play-off will be played at a neutral stadium. After 37 rounds, Manchester City is at the top of the table with 88 points and 60 goal difference; Arsenal are second on 86 points with a goal difference of 61 and will be battling it out in the final round for the Premier League title. With the exception of Liverpool with 79 points and Villa with 68 points, who are already in third and fourth place in the league, Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United, who are currently in the 5th and 8th places, are all subject to change after the final round.

The title tie between Manchester City and Arsenal. Manchester City's opponents in the final round of the Premier League are West Ham United, and Arsenal's opponents in the last round are Everton, who are both currently in a state that has successfully avoided relegation but has no hope of European competition. Manchester City has won 10 wins and 2 draws in the last 12 matches against West Ham United, and has won seven consecutive victories against the Hammers at home. From the point of view of form, Manchester City has won 8 and drawn 2 in the last 10 Premier League games, of which the last 8 games are eight consecutive wins, while West Ham United has only achieved 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 Premier League games.

Arsenal have a slight advantage in their last 12 games against Everton with 6 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, but the last 6 home games are 5-1 with a clear advantage. From the perspective of form, Arsenal has 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 10 Premier League games, including 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 home games, while Everton has achieved 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 Premier League games, of which 5 away games, 2 draws and 3 losses have not tasted promotion. Similarly, Arsenal's home win over Everton won't be difficult unless they drop the chain.

If Manchester City win against West Ham United in the final round, it will be Manchester City who win the game, regardless of the outcome of the match between Arsenal and Everton. If Manchester City draw or lose to West Ham United in the final round, then Arsenal only need to beat Everton, and the title will be Arsenal; On the other hand, if Arsenal cannot beat Everton in the final round, then Manchester City will achieve a fourth consecutive Premier League title, regardless of the outcome of Manchester City's game. It is reported that the Premier League officials have prepared the Premier League championship trophy and 40 Premier League championship medals at the Etihad Stadium (home stadium of Manchester City) and the Emirates Stadium (home stadium of Arsenal), but I don't know which side of the preparation is not useful.

Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United are battling it out for European qualification. Tottenham are currently 5th with 63 points (10 goal difference), Chelsea are 6th with 60 points (13 goal difference), Newcastle are 7th with 57 points (19 goal difference) and Manchester United are 8th with 57 points (minus 3). According to Premier League rules, the fifth-placed team will qualify for next season's Europa League, and the sixth-placed team will qualify for next season's UEFA Europa League (League Cup winners Liverpool have already qualified for the Champions League, and the corresponding UEFA Europa League qualification will be given to the top team in the league). In addition, the FA Cup winners will also qualify for the Europa League, with Manchester City and Manchester United reaching the FA Cup final.

The current situation is that Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Sheffield United, who have been relegated in the final round, and as long as they do not lose to their opponents, they will ensure 5th place in the Premier League and qualify for the Europa League; The worst result was also to enter the UEFA Europa League as 6th in the league. Chelsea play Bournemouth at home in the final round, as long as they don't lose to secure a sixth place in the Premier League and at least qualify for the Europa League; If City can beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final or overtake Tottenham Hotspur in the final round, then Chelsea still have a chance to play in the Europa League.

As for Newcastle, they will travel to Brentford in the final round, and the best result is to count on Manchester City to beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final to win the title, and then they will not be overtaken by Manchester United in the final round to secure a seventh place in the league and have a chance to participate in the Europa League. Manchester United will travel to Brighton in the final round, and Manchester United has two paths to qualify for next season's European competition, one is to win the FA Cup final against Manchester City, and can participate in next season's Europa League; The second is to surpass Newcastle in the final round of points and finish 7th in the league and can participate in next season's UEFA Europa League.

Jurgen Klopp's farewell match for the Premier League. In addition to the title battle between Manchester City and Arsenal, as well as the battle for European places between Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United, another highlight of this round of the Premier League is Klopp's farewell match in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp announced that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season in the middle of the season, and since becoming Liverpool manager on October 8, 2015, Klopp has been in charge of Liverpool for nine seasons, the longest consecutive manager in charge of the Premier League. In the past nine seasons, Klopp has won Liverpool one Champions League, one Premier League title, one FA Cup, two League Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one Club World Cup, and he has won the Premier League Manager of the Year twice.

However, Liverpool's defeat in the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup this season has inevitably made Klopp's farewell season a little regretful. Liverpool are now assured of a third place in the Premier League, with Jurgen Klopp's final game in charge of Wolves in the final round, and while the result will not have any impact on the standings, the Liverpool players will naturally want to bid farewell to their manager with a victory. It is reported that the Liverpool players will wear the new home shirt for next season in this game, and hold a farewell ceremony for Klopp before the game.

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