Top five: predictions of who will qualify for Champions League
The race to finish in the top five and qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League is heating up, with just FOUR points separating the third and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League.
Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Aston Villa are fighting it out to join Liverpool, who have already secured a top-five finish, and Arsenal, who look certain to do so too, in the 2025/26 Champions League.
| Position | Club | Played | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liverpool |
33 | +44 | 79 |
| 2 |  Arsenal |
34 | +34 | 67 |
| 3 |  Man City |
34 | +23 | 61 |
| 4 |  Nott’m Forest |
33 | +14 | 60 |
| 5 |  Newcastle |
33 | +18 | 59 |
| 6 |  Chelsea |
33 | +18 | 57 |
| 7 |  Aston Villa |
34 | +5 | 57 |
It’s almost impossible to predict who will qualify. But we’ve asked 10 of our pundits to do exactly that.
All 10 agree that Man City AND Newcastle will finish in the top five. But only ONE of them is backing Chelsea.
See below to find out who they think will finish the season in the top five. Click on the arrows to view each pundit’s picks.
Which teams will finish in the top five?
See each side’s remaining fixtures below, and for an explanation of how exactly teams qualify for Europe, click here.
