{"id":3399,"date":"2026-05-19T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:29:03","slug":"premier-league-permutations-how-arsenal-can-win-title-tottenham-relegate-west-ham-and-liverpool-secure-champions-league-on-tuesday-night-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=3399","title":{"rendered":"Premier League permutations: How Arsenal can win title, Tottenham relegate West Ham and Liverpool secure Champions League on Tuesday night | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The Premier League title race, relegation battle and Liverpool&#8217;s Champions League place can be decided tonight, live on <em>Sky Sports. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bournemouth <\/strong>host title-chasing <strong>Manchester City <\/strong>at 7.30pm before <strong>Tottenham <\/strong>look to secure their top-flight status at London rivals <strong>Chelsea <\/strong>at 8.15pm, with major implications at both ends of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what can be settled tonight&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The title race<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Arsenal <\/strong>moved five points clear with victory over Burnley on <em>Monday Night Football <\/em>and it means <strong>Manchester City<\/strong> must win at Bournemouth to send the title race to the final day or the Gunners will be champions.<\/p>\n<p>A draw isn&#8217;t enough for City as they would be four points behind with one game left.<\/p>\n<p>If Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side win, they would then have to beat Aston Villa on Sunday and hope Arsenal don&#8217;t win at Crystal Palace to snatch the title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky glints-box glints-box-hover glints-box--mobile-edge  sdc-site-live-on-sky--has-link sdc-article-widget sdc-site-live-on-sky--premierleague\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky\" data-sport=\"\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__wrap\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__col sdc-site-live-on-sky__col2\">\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__time sdc-site-live-on-sky__time--with-kickoff\" data-type=\"Tuesday 19th May 7:00pm\"><\/p>\n<p>            Tuesday 19th May 7:00pm<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__kickoff-time\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kick off 7:30pm<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__action\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--colour\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4002-Logo.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEV2ZW50IEhE\" alt=\"Sky Sports Main Event HD\"\/><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--mono\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4002-Logo-Mono.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEV2ZW50IEhE\" alt=\"Sky Sports Main Event HD\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The race for Europe<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Arsenal<\/strong>, <strong>Man City<\/strong>, <strong>Man Utd<\/strong> and <strong>Aston Villa<\/strong> have all confirmed their places in the Champions League and <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> will join them if <strong>Bournemouth <\/strong>lose tonight.<\/p>\n<p>A draw also suits Liverpool as it would leave Bournemouth needing to win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday and Arne Slot&#8217;s side to lose to Brentford with a six-goal swing in goal difference. However, it would mean Bournemouth only need a point on the final day to secure sixth, which could result in a Champions League place.<\/p>\n<p>But a victory for Bournemouth would move them just a point behind Liverpool, guaranteeing at least sixth place and blowing the race for the fifth wide open.<\/p>\n<p>If Aston Villa<strong> <\/strong>do not win the Europa League or don&#8217;t finish fifth, then sixth and seventh in the Premier League will qualify for the Europa League, and eighth will qualify for the Conference League.<\/p>\n<p>If Aston Villa win the Europa League final on Wednesday and finish fifth in the Premier League, then the top six will all qualify for the Champions League, with seventh going into the Europa League and eighth qualifying for the Conference League.<\/p>\n<p>So that means <strong>Chelsea <\/strong>still have a very slim chance of qualifying for the Champions League. They would need to win their final two matches and hope for a host of results to go their way, with Brighton and Brentford also still vying for sixth place.<\/p>\n<p>Realistically, Chelsea are playing for seventh and can move a point behind Brighton, who currently occupy that place, with a victory tonight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky glints-box glints-box-hover glints-box--mobile-edge  sdc-site-live-on-sky--has-link sdc-article-widget sdc-site-live-on-sky--premierleague\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky\" data-sport=\"\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__wrap\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__col sdc-site-live-on-sky__col2\">\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__time sdc-site-live-on-sky__time--with-kickoff\" data-type=\"Tuesday 19th May 7:00pm\"><\/p>\n<p>            Tuesday 19th May 7:00pm<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__kickoff-time\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kick off 8:15pm<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__action\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--colour\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4010-Logo.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBQcmVtaWVyIExlYWd1ZSBIRA==\" alt=\"Sky Sports Premier League HD\"\/><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--mono\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4010-Logo-Mono.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBQcmVtaWVyIExlYWd1ZSBIRA==\" alt=\"Sky Sports Premier League HD\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The relegation battle<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tottenham <\/strong>can secure their Premier League status and relegate <strong>West Ham<\/strong> with a victory at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>A win would move Spurs five points clear of the bottom three with just one game remaining.<\/p>\n<p>A draw would all but save Tottenham too. West Ham would need to beat Leeds on Sunday, hope Spurs lose to Everton and overturn a 13-goal swing in goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>Put simply, West Ham need Tottenham to lose their final two matches to give them a chance of staying up on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch every remaining Premier League game live on Sky<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League title race, relegation battle and Liverpool&#8217;s Champions League place can be decided tonight, live on Sky Sports. 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