Manchester City won their game in hand 2-0 at Tottenham
to go top of the Premier League heading into the final weekend.
The lead has never changed hands when the title has still be on the line going into the final day, with City prevailing on the four most recent such occasions.
Erling Haaland dispatched Kevin De Bruyne’s low cross to give City the lead in a tense encounter early in the second half.
Pep Guardiola’s side were then indebted to three excellent saves from Stefan Ortega, most notably when he thwarted Son Heung-min in a one-on-one four minutes from time.
Pedro Porro brought down Jeremy Doku for Haaland to seal victory with a late penalty and defeat for Spurs means Aston Villa have qualified for the Champions League.
On Wednesday, Manchester United beat Newcastle 3-2
and Chelsea were 2-1 winners at Brighton. It left Mauricio Pochettino’s men in sixth and in the box seat to seal a European place on Sunday.
The Sporting News will update the table below and break down each of the key races throughout the 2023/24 season.
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Updated on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Pos | Team | Points | Matches Played |
Goals Scored |
Goal Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester City | 88 | 37 | 93 | +60 |
2. | Arsenal | 86 | 37 | 89 | +61 |
3. | Liverpool | 79 | 37 | 84 | +43 |
4. | Aston Villa | 68 | 37 | 76 | +20 |
5. | Tottenham Hotspur | 63 | 37 | 71 | +10 |
6. | Chelsea | 60 | 37 | 75 | +13 |
7. | Newcastle United | 57 | 37 | 81 | +21 |
8. | Manchester United | 57 | 37 | 55 | -3 |
9. | West Ham | 52 | 37 | 59 | -12 |
10. | Brighton | 48 | 37 | 55 | -5 |
11. | Bournemouth | 48 | 37 | 53 | -12 |
12. | Crystal Palace | 46 | 37 | 52 | -6 |
13. | Wolves | 46 | 37 | 50 | -13 |
14. | Fulham | 44 | 37 | 51 | -8 |
15. | Everton* | 40 | 37 | 39 | -10 |
16. | Brentford | 39 | 37 | 54 | -7 |
17. | Nottingham Forest** | 29 | 37 | 47 | -19 |
18. | Luton Town | 26 | 37 | 50 | -31 |
19. | Burnley (R) | 24 | 37 | 32 | -36 |
20. | Sheffield United (R) | 16 | 37 | 35 | -66 |
*Deducted 10 points for breach of profit and sustainability rules. Punishment was reduced to six points on appeal but were then deducted a further two points for another breach on April 8.
**Deducted four points for breach of profit and sustainability rules on Mar. 18.
MORE: Predicting every club’s position in the table in 2023/24
In 2023/24, there was a scenario in which the Premier League could see the top five teams all qualify for the UEFA Champions League had England finished as one of the top two performing nations in European club cup competitions. However, those hopes are now over.
If the FA Cup winner or Carabao Cup winner finishes in the top four, the European berth that accompanies that title would go to the next team in the Premier League standings not already qualified for Europe.
MORE: Premier League top scorers in 2023/24
MORE: In-depth look as to how European places are decided in 2023/24
Region | TV | Streaming |
Australia | — | Optus Sport |
Canada | — | |
India | Star Sports | Disney+, Hotstar, JioTV |
UK | Sky Sports, TNT Sports | NOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon Prime |
USA | USA Network, Telemundo, Universo |
Fubo, Peacock |
UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and TNT Sports streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on Fubo. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via Fubo in Canada, with discounts currently at more than 9% for annual plans and more than 20% for quarterly and monthly plans.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).
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