Manchester City, and have all qualified for the after final-day drama in the . and , who started the day outside of the top five, cruelly missed out and will have to settle for the and Conference League next season respectively.
The Premier League were awarded five qualification spots thanks to English clubs' performances in Europe. The first two places were taken by champions and runners-up .
then booked their ticket to Europe's elite competition after beating 1-0 in the on Wednesday. That left three places vacant going into the final day.
City, despite their disastrous season by their standards, were all but guaranteed a Champions League berth thanks to their superior goal difference. But former champions rubber-stamped it themselves with a 2-0 win away to courtesy of overhead kick and an penalty.
Chelsea, meanwhile, made the journey to Forest, knowing that a win would confirm their qualification and end their hosts' chances. Levi Colwill scored in the first half and his goal was enough to get the job done at the City Ground and condemn Forest to seventh place after a remarkable season.
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The drama, though, was at St James' Park and Old Trafford. Newcastle suffered a stunning 1-0 defeat at home to and looked to have blown their chances.
But Villa's 2-0 loss against United meant that they clung on to fifth place. The Red Devils' first goal came just minutes after 10-man Villa had one controversially ruled out.
Morgan Rogers put the ball in the back of the net after United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir failed to keep it within his grasp after the Villa forward got a touch on it. But the whistle had already been blown for a foul on Bayindir by the time Rogers' shot went in, meaning that were unable to check referee Thomas Bramall's on-field decision.
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The Premier League posted on their Match Centre account: "The referee's call was a free kick to Manchester United with Bayindir deemed to be in control of the ball before Rogers gained possession. The whistle was blown by the referee before the ball entered the goal, therefore the incident was not reviewable by the VAR."
Champions League: Liverpool, Arsenal, , Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham (Europa League winners)
Europa League: Aston Villa and ( winners)
Conference League: Nottingham Forest and (if Chelsea win Conference League final)
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