As Premier League clubs continue to pick up the pace in European competition, England are on course to secure a fifth place spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League for the second successive season.

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After finishing the league stages of the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League, English clubs are much further along than any other league, with the Premier League being the only league in which all European qualifiers (all nine) have still been played. The two countries that finish with the highest average coefficient scores (points are earned for good results in the three European competitions) will earn additional spots for the 2026-27 season.

Italy and Germany have each secured additional spots for the 2024-25 season (the first in the new format), while England and Spain have acquired them ahead of this season.

Six Premier League clubs took part in this season’s Champions League thanks to Tottenham Hotspur winning the Europa League, and it could well happen again as Aston Villa finished second in the league and look to be among the favorites to lift the trophy in Istanbul this spring.

Current UEFA Association Coefficient Score

1. england — 20.958 points — 9/9 remaining

2. Portugal — 16.600 — 4/5

3. Germany — 16.214 — 6/7

6. France — 13.750 — 5/7

7. Poland — 13.625 — 3/4

8. Greece — 12.100 — 4/5

9. cyprus — 11.906 — 2/4

10. Denmark — 11.750 — 1/4

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Now that England’s dominance in European competition is clearly established, which Premier League clubs are likely to benefit at the end of the season? As it turns out, quite a few of them…

Latest Premier League standings — Champions League qualification battle

1. arsenal — 16-5-3, +29 GD, 53 points

2. manchester city — 14-5-5, +26 GD, 47 points

3. Aston Villa — 14-4-6, +9 GD, 46 points

4. manchester united — 11-8-5, +8 GD, 41 points

5. chelsea — 1-7-6, +15 GD, 40 points

6. liverpool — 11-6-7, +6 GD, 39 points

7. brentford — 11-3-10, +4 GD, 36 points

8. Fulham — 10-4-10, -1 GD, 34 points

9. everton — 9-7-8, -1 GD, 34 points

10. sunderland — 9-9-6, +1 GD, 33 points

11. newcastle — 9-6-9, 0 GD, 33 points

12. bournemouth — 8-9-7, -3 GD, 33 points