Race for Europe: Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher's verdict on Man City, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Chelsea

4 April 2025, 08:46 | Updated: 5 April 2025, 11:15

As the Premier League season enters the final straight, the race for the European spots is heating up.

Newcastle have already assured themselves of a place in at least the Conference League next season after winning the Carabao Cup.

If they also finish in the top five of the Premier League - or top six if the FA Cup winners also finish in the top five - their Conference League play-off place will go to the next-highest ranked team not qualified for Europe in the Premier League.

Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have their say on the other teams in the mix...

Manchester City

Jamie Carragher: "Even though Man City won it's been a bad midweek for them. They've beaten Leicester at home, while Villa have gone to Brighton away and won. That's a tough game. Newcastle, after winning the cup, against Brentford is not easy also. Chelsea had the derby game against Tottenham.

"You see all those teams winning there, it makes it really exciting between now and the end of the season. A lot of it is going to go down to head-to-head, there are so many teams in there - they are going to come up against each other.

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