Chelsea’s European chances ahead of final game today – Talk Chelsea

Sunday will see the ship off sport for legend Thiago Silva at Stamford Bridge. Count on tears, feelings, smiles, celebrations, and loads of ‘oohhhhh Thiagoooo Siiiiilvaa.’

It’s the ultimate sport of a rollercoaster season for Chelsea, and lots of different golf equipment within the Premier League. I believe Manchester United and Tottenham followers are going to be happy to see this season out too. Though Chelsea may be pondering that they want they may stick with it proper now with the unbelievable momentum we’re build up in latest matches.

All video games kick off on the identical time on Sunday in fact, with a league title nonetheless to be gained and different essential decider video games occurring. It’s fairly good how a lot has gone by to the ultimate day of the season and no membership has actually ran away with something. It’s been so shut all season and so many golf equipment have been actually inconsistent, identical to us.

Chelsea welcome Bournemouth for the 4pm kick off on Sunday, and you’ll watch it (UK) on Sky Sports activities Soccer.

There’s loads to play for, and Chelsea are in a good place to get Europa League soccer impulsively.

The guests don’t have anything left to play for aside from delight, sitting in eleventh place within the league. They’ll nonetheless end within the prime 10 although in the event that they beat Chelsea, they usually might nonetheless even end in thirteenth place in the event that they lose. So I assume you may say that truly, there’s a bit to play for by way of finish league place for them. They actually wont make it simple for us.

Bournemouth have, sure you guessed it, been very inconsistent in latest video games. They bought beat by Brentford and Arsenal of their final two video games however beat Brighton 3-0 and Wolves 1-0 earlier than that. They even bought a degree at house towards Manchester United, which has helped us massively.

It’s removed from lower and dry for Chelsea, regardless that our house document has been so a lot better currently. It is going to be a really powerful sport, and we all know Bournemouth can do some injury and have some superb gamers like Dominic Solanke, Antoine Semenyo, and Justin Kluivert. They are often very quick and tough in assault.

Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea could be very open, so we can be susceptible on counter assaults as soon as once more and Bournemouth can exploit that.

Chelsea will and needs to be totally up for this although, and they need to have sufficient to get the win at Stamford Bridge. They are going to be doing all they’ll to proceed that momentum and qualify for Europe. They actually appear to be a group enjoying with confidence proper now and with the tide on their aspect.

Chelsea even end in fifth place if Tottenham lose to Sheffield United away from house. Something can occur.

Newcastle are away to Brentford which is not any simple away day in any respect. And Manchester United are away to Brighton, and as we noticed final night time, that’s by no means an easy tie to win.

Manchester United won’t catch us now even when they win (except some loopy scorelines occur) as a result of we’ve a 13+ purpose distinction in comparison with their -3. We’d be degree on factors in the event that they gained and we misplaced, however we’d be above them on purpose distinction.

Newcastle are a bit extra of a problem as a result of they’ve a greater purpose distinction (+21). However they’re 3 factors behind us so it’s utterly in our palms anyway. If we win or draw, we end above Toon. But when we lose they usually win (barring any loopy scorelines once more), they’ll end above us.

With Spurs, it’s all a bit nearer by way of purpose distinction. Nevertheless, we’ve a +3 higher purpose distinction than them, placing us in an incredible place to go above them if we win they usually lose.

There are a lot of variables and what ifs, however it’s largely in Chelsea’s palms.

European qualification will get complicated, so I’ve taken data from an article from NBC Sports activities this morning to hopefully make clear all of it.

Solely eight of the Premier League’s 20 golf equipment might declare a spot in Europe, whether or not the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, or Convention League.

The renovation of the UEFA Champions League signifies that some leagues get 5 spots within the group stage, however Premier League golf equipment’ performances in Europe this season have sunk these hopes again to 4 locations.

Fifth place ensures a spot within the Europa League group stage.

The group that finishes in sixth will play within the Europa League if Manchester Metropolis win the FA Cup, with the Europa Convention League spot transferring all the way down to seventh place.

If Manchester United win the FA Cup and end sixth within the Premier League, they’ll qualify for the Europa League with the membership in seventh going to the Convention League.

Nevertheless, ought to Manchester United end exterior of the highest six and defeat Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup Last, United will go to the Europa League and the group ending in sixth can be within the Convention League and whoever finishes in seventh won’t qualify for Europe.

Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have certified for the Champions League through top-four finishes.

Tottenham‘s solely path to Europe is thru the league desk. They’ll end no decrease than seventh.

Chelsea can solely attain the Europa League or Convention League by the league desk. They can not end decrease than eighth.

Newcastle United‘s solely path to Europe is thru the league desk. They at present sit seventh, forward of Man United on purpose differential and three factors behind Chelsea. They can not end decrease than eighth.

Manchester United can go to the Europa League by successful the FA Cup, and the league desk remains to be a path to Europe as effectively. The Purple Devils could go to the Convention League in the event that they fail to win the FA Cup.

West Ham United, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Fulham, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Burnley, Luton City, Nottingham Forest, and Everton have been eradicated from rivalry for Europe.

So, as I mentioned in my final article detailing our path to Europe a few weeks again, even when we end in sixth, we nonetheless must await the results of The FA Cup ultimate to know our European destiny for subsequent season, which is a bit irritating.

Loads rests nonetheless on Manchester Metropolis and United. You’d count on Metropolis to win that sport, however United bought a little bit of a lift this week beating Newcastle, they usually can actually flip up towards Metropolis in a cup ultimate which as we all know, something can occur in.

The principle factor is that Chelsea should simply give attention to beating Bournemouth on Sunday, and I believe they’ll. I predict Chelsea 2 Bournemouth 1.

By way of lineups, I think Thiago Silva may get the nod to start out over Benoit Badiashile and I additionally count on him to be handed the captains armband for his ship off sport.

The one different change I see from the win towards Brighton is Christopher Nkunku beginning over Mykhailo Mudryk, who won’t be out there as a consequence of going off with concussion within the Brighton sport.

So, for the ultimate time this season seeing out an exhausting, entertaining, horrible, good, unhealthy, poisonous, nice 2023/24 season, COME ON CHELSEA!!!!