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A fifth or sixth-placed Premier League finish would give the Blues a spot in next season’s Europa League, while seventh is only good enough for the Europa Conference League.
However, if rivals Manchester United finish outside the top six they could still take a Europa League place by winning the FA Cup.
If that were to happen, the side finishing fifth would also enter the Europa League, but sixth place
Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi says he attempted to sign Cole Palmer from Manchester City last summer.
Attacking midfielder Palmer has been a key player for Chelsea this season following his £42.5m move from City in September 2023.
The 22-year-old has scored 21 goals and chipped in with 10 assists in 31 Premier League games before Chelsea’s penultimate fixture of the season against Brighton on Wednesday.
De Zerbi said that
Declan Rice (Arsenal): If Declan Rice never scored another goal in his life but managed to lift the title in his first season with Arsenal, I’ve no doubt he would make the sacrifice in a heartbeat. That’s the impression you get when you watch the England international. In every match he plays he seems to put himself on the line for his team.
Even when he doesn’t have a
The biggest dilemma in gameweek 34 is what to do with the in-form players who only have a single fixture, particularly if you’re using your Free Hit chip.
Seven teams have a double gameweek – Arsenal, Liverpool, Wolves, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Everton and Sheffield United – so it makes sense to get as many of those players in your squad as possible.
But then Phil Foden, Ollie Watkins, Cole Palmer,
“You’d have got good odds on him winning the golden boot.”
Palmer was simply sensational, netting a hat-trick inside 29 minutes and adding his 20th Premier League goal of the season in the second half to move him level with Erling Haaland in
After every Premier League weekend, BBC football pundit Garth Crooks gathers his thoughts and gives you his Team of the Week.
Here are this week’s choices and, as ever, Garth also discusses the game’s big talking points in the Crooks of the Matter.
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa): To beat Arsenal took a superb team performance by Aston Villa from start to finish and it was a wonderful return to Emirates
Mauricio Pochettino believes Cole Palmer has proved he is a “top player” after his hat-trick helped Chelsea secure a dramatic win against Manchester United.
The 21-year-old’s last two goals came in stoppage time, with the winner the latest scored in Premier League history, coming at 100 minutes 39 seconds.
Palmer is now one of four players on 16 goals
Palmer scores twice in injury time as Chelsea beat Man Utd
This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68681425
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