The first thing to remember is that the Europa League winners qualify for the Champions League.
If Villa win the Europa League and finish in the top four, then nothing changes in terms of England’s European spots. There would still be five teams in the Champions League, and eight in Europe.
The place in the Champions League reserved for the Europa League titleholders would pass to the team in qualifying with the best Uefa coefficient.
As it stands, that could be Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon.
If Villa finish outside the top four, the Premier League will have six teams in the Champions League:
Villa’s precise final position would decide the Premier League’s total European allocation.
If they finish fifth, the EPS passes to the Premier League’s sixth-placed team.
And as we will know if Villa have won the Europa League ahead of the final day, it could present a titanic battle to finish in sixth.
Villa are fourth but, if on the final day they lose at Manchester City, and Liverpool win at home to Brentford, then the Villans will finish fifth.
And that could potentially put sixth into the Champions League.
The Premier League would surrender a place in the Europa League. Overall, England would still have eight European places.
