Newcastle United’s final fixture compared with Chelsea and Man City in race for a Champions League place

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The race for a Champions League place will go to the final day of the Premier League season for Newcastle United.

It was a disappointing final away trip of the campaign for Newcastle United, who missed several good chances as they were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal on Sunday.

Declan Rice’s second-half strike was the difference after Anthony Gordon gave the ball away, meaning Eddie Howe’s side missed the chance to go second in the table and secure a Champions League spot.

Instead, the race to book a place in Europe’s top competition will go down to the final day.

Champions Liverpool and Arsenal have sealed their spots, but five teams are still competing to finish the season in the top five.

Here’s how the competing sides’ remaining game looks on what is set to be a dramatic final day.

Premier League final day fixtures

Manchester City still have two games remaining following their losing effort in the FA Cup final but Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have just one game to go.

Here’s how the fixtures compare:

How Newcastle United’s fixtures compare with top five rivals

Newcastle currently sit in third place in the table but have no breathing space as they are only above Chelsea and Aston Villa on goal difference.

Manchester City could leapfrog them if they win or draw against Bournemouth on Wednesday, too, meaning there is no room for error on the final day.

Newcastle will be happy to be playing at what is bound to be a boisterous St. James’ Park when they face Everton, in a favourable final game after a recent difficult run.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	36	25	8	3	83	37	46	83
2	ArsenalArsenal	36	18	14	4	66	33	33	68
3	NewcastleNewcastle	36	20	6	10	68	45	23	66
4	ChelseaChelsea	37	19	9	9	63	43	20	66
5	Aston VillaAston Villa	37	19	9	9	58	49	9	66
6	Man CityManchester City	36	19	8	9	67	43	24	65
7	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	36	18	8	10	56	44	12	62
8	BrentfordBrentford	36	16	7	13	63	53	10	55
9	BrightonBrighton	36	14	13	9	59	56	3	55
10	B’mouthBournemouth	36	14	11	11	55	43	12	53

City might struggle against a talented Bournemouth and have a potentially tricky trip to Fulham on the final day, though, Aston Villa will be confident of defeating a hapless Manchester United, who will have just played the Europa League final on Wednesday.

The biggest fixture on the final day will be Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea, which could be a straight shoot-out with the winner earning a Champions League place.

It will be a tense final day for Newcastle but they know that a victory will be enough to secure their spot.