Looking Ahead to the Final Day of the 2019/20 Premier League Season

Premier League Final Day Preview

On Sunday, the 2019/20 Premier League season will come to an end, 352 days after Liverpool beat Norwich 4-1 on the opening day. That performance would be a sign of things to come, as the Reds marched to a convincing title win, leading closest rivals Manchester City by 18 points, and in doing so lifted their first Premier League trophy.

Apart from the Red’s dominating title win, there is still plenty to play for going into the final day of the season. 2 Champions League places are still up for grabs, whilst only Norwich’s fate has been revealed at the bottom. As we saw in the Championship on Wednesday evening, the final day can draw up plenty of drama…

-West Brom promoted despite only a draw v QPR.
-Swansea turn around a 5 goal swing to get into the play-offs at the expense of Nottingham Forest.
-Barnsley beat Brentford with an late winner to stay up.
-Luton beat Blackburn 3-2 to stay up.
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— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) July 22, 2020

The Race for Champions League

Manchester City secured a place alongside Liverpool in next season’s Champions League with ease, the only scare coming from a ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport which they successfully appealed. Leicester City, Chelsea and Manchester Utd are battling it out for the final two spots, with just 1 point separating the three sides.

This battle is made all the more enticing due to the fact Leicester and Man Utd face off against each other at the King Power Stadium on the final day. This means that Chelsea require just a draw on the last day to secure a place in Europe’s top competition, although they have a tough game against an in-form Wolves side to get through.

Incidentally, Wolves have secured Europa League football again for next season, alongside Tottenham. They will be joined by the team who fail to reach the Champions League.

What can happen on Sunday? Here is a comparison table showing how every result in Leicester vs Man United and Chelsea vs Wolves will leave the Premier League table. Sunday is going to be mad.#mufc pic.twitter.com/i7czgTBJhw

— Man Utd Fans (@United4fans) July 23, 2020

The Relegation Battle

We already know that Norwich will be back playing in the Championship next season, but it is still uncertain who the two teams joining them will be. Bournemouth appear to be the favourites to join them. The Cherries face a difficult trip to Everton, where they have to win. In addition, they need both Watford and Aston Villa to lose. Unfortunately for Eddie Howe, it looks like his side’s 5 year stay in the Premier League is coming to an end.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa and Watford are tied on 34 points going into the final game. Villa travel to the London Stadium to face a West Ham side who are now safe, while Watford visit a much improved Arsenal side. Given that both of their opponents have nothing to play for, we shouldn’t be surprised to see either side pick up points. However, as is the difficulty of Watford’s game, Villa should be considered the favourites to stay up.

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The relegation outlook changed dramatically this week, so our Analyst outlines the state of play ahead of Sunday’s final round of #EPL fixtures. ??#AFCB ? #WatfordFC ? #AVFC ?

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— Infogol (@InfogolApp) July 23, 2020

Who Will Win the Golden Boot?

Jamie Vardy currently leads the goalscoring charts with 23 goals in the league. Fellow English striker Danny Ings is the surprise name, coming in second with 21 goals. Harry Kane is the only English player to win the golden boot since 2000, so there’s a good chance we’ll see that record come to an end.

With just one match to play, Golden Boot goes to ………?#PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/elIs9GQxYz

— Extra Football Show (@XtraFootballShw) July 23, 2020

De Bruyne to Break Assists Record?

Thierry Henry’s record of 20 assists in the 2002/03 season has never been in more danger of being broken. Whilst many have come close – Özil got 19 in the 15/16 season – none have come as close as Kevin de Bruyne is right now. He currently has 19 ahead of the last game, which is at home to bottom-of-the-table Norwich. The best attack meets the worst defence on the final day; expect De Bruyne to be setting up his teammates at every opportunity.

De Bruyne when city get a penalty against norwich pic.twitter.com/FAgM5WdIuL

— ◢ ◤ (@H_Owens1878) July 22, 2020

Final Day Fixtures

Arsenal vs Watford

Burnley vs Brighton

Chelsea vs Wolves

Crystal Palace vs Tottenham

Everton vs Bournemouth

Leicester City vs Manchester Utd

Manchester City vs Norwich City

Newcastle vs Liverpool

Southampton vs Sheffield Utd

West Ham vs Aston Villa

We hope you enjoyed this article ‘Premier League Final Day Preview’. What do you expect to happen on the final day of the season? Let us know!

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