Sunday will see the ship off recreation for legend Thiago Silva at Stamford Bridge. Anticipate tears, feelings, smiles, celebrations, and loads of ‘oohhhhh Thiagoooo Siiiiilvaa.’
It’s the ultimate recreation of a rollercoaster season for Chelsea, and lots of different golf equipment within the Premier League. I feel Manchester United and Tottenham followers are going to be happy to see this season out too. Though Chelsea is likely to be pondering that they need they may keep on proper now with the unimaginable momentum we’re build up in current matches.
All video games kick off on the identical time on Sunday after all, with a league title nonetheless to be received and different essential decider video games happening. It’s fairly good how a lot has gone by means of to the ultimate day of the season and no membership has actually ran away with something. It’s been so shut all season and so many golf equipment have been actually inconsistent, identical to us.
Chelsea welcome Bournemouth for the 4pm kick off on Sunday, and you’ll watch it (UK) on Sky Sports activities Soccer.
There’s lots to play for, and Chelsea are in a good place to get Europa League soccer hastily.
The guests don’t have anything left to play for apart from satisfaction, sitting in eleventh place within the league. They will nonetheless end within the high 10 although in the event that they beat Chelsea, they usually may nonetheless even end in thirteenth place in the event that they lose. So I assume you possibly can say that truly, there’s a bit to play for when it comes to finish league place for them. They actually wont make it straightforward for us.
Bournemouth have, sure you guessed it, been very inconsistent in current video games. They acquired beat by Brentford and Arsenal of their final two video games however beat Brighton 3-0 and Wolves 1-0 earlier than that. They even acquired some extent at house in opposition to Manchester United, which has helped us massively.
It’s removed from lower and dry for Chelsea, regardless that our house report has been so a lot better these days. It is going to be a really powerful recreation, and we all know Bournemouth can do some injury and have some excellent gamers like Dominic Solanke, Antoine Semenyo, and Justin Kluivert. They are often very quick and tough in assault.
Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea will be very open, so we will probably be susceptible on counter assaults as soon as once more and Bournemouth can exploit that.
Chelsea will and needs to be totally up for this although, and they need to have sufficient to get the win at Stamford Bridge. They are going to be doing all they’ll to proceed that momentum and qualify for Europe. They actually appear like a crew taking part in with confidence proper now and with the tide on their aspect.
Chelsea even end in fifth place if Tottenham lose to Sheffield United away from house. Something can occur.
Newcastle are away to Brentford which is not any straightforward away day in any respect. And Manchester United are away to Brighton, and as we noticed final evening, that’s by no means an easy tie to win.
Manchester United won’t catch us now even when they win (except some loopy scorelines occur) as a result of we now have a 13+ objective distinction in comparison with their -3. We might be degree on factors in the event that they received and we misplaced, however we might be above them on objective distinction.
Newcastle are a bit extra of a difficulty as a result of they’ve a greater objective distinction (+21). However they’re 3 factors behind us so it’s utterly in our arms anyway. If we win or draw, we end above Toon. But when we lose they usually win (barring any loopy scorelines once more), they may end above us.
With Spurs, it’s all a bit nearer when it comes to objective distinction. Nonetheless, we now have a +3 higher objective distinction than them, placing us in an awesome place to go above them if we win they usually lose.
There are lots of variables and what ifs, however it’s largely in Chelsea’s arms.
European qualification will get complicated, so I’ve taken data from an article from NBC Sports activities this morning to hopefully make clear all of it.
Solely eight of the Premier League’s 20 golf equipment may declare a spot in Europe, whether or not the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, or Convention League.
The renovation of the UEFA Champions League implies that some leagues get 5 spots within the group stage, however Premier League golf equipment’ performances in Europe this season have sunk these hopes again to 4 locations.
Fifth place ensures a spot within the Europa League group stage.
The crew that finishes in sixth will play within the Europa League if Manchester Metropolis win the FA Cup, with the Europa Convention League spot shifting right down to seventh place.
If Manchester United win the FA Cup and end sixth within the Premier League, they may qualify for the Europa League with the membership in seventh going to the Convention League.
Nonetheless, ought to Manchester United end outdoors of the highest six and defeat Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup Last, United will go to the Europa League and the crew ending in sixth will probably be within the Convention League and whoever finishes in seventh won’t qualify for Europe.
Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have certified for the Champions League through top-four finishes.
Tottenham‘s solely path to Europe is thru the league desk. They will end no decrease than seventh.
Chelsea can solely attain the Europa League or Convention League by means of the league desk. They can not end decrease than eighth.
Newcastle United‘s solely path to Europe is thru the league desk. They at the moment sit seventh, forward of Man United on objective differential and three factors behind Chelsea. They can not end decrease than eighth.
Manchester United can go to the Europa League by successful the FA Cup, and the league desk remains to be a path to Europe as properly. The Crimson Devils might go to the Convention League in the event that they fail to win the FA Cup.
West Ham United, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Fulham, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Burnley, Luton City, Nottingham Forest, and Everton have been eradicated from rivalry for Europe.
So, as I mentioned in my final article detailing our path to Europe a few weeks again, even when we end in sixth, we nonetheless should await the results of The FA Cup ultimate to know our European destiny for subsequent season, which is a bit irritating.
Rather a lot rests nonetheless on Manchester Metropolis and United. You’d count on Metropolis to win that recreation, however United acquired a little bit of a lift this week beating Newcastle, they usually can actually flip up in opposition to Metropolis in a cup ultimate which as we all know, something can occur in.
The primary factor is that Chelsea should simply concentrate on beating Bournemouth on Sunday, and I feel they may. I predict Chelsea 2 Bournemouth 1.
When it comes to lineups, I believe Thiago Silva may get the nod to start out over Benoit Badiashile and I additionally count on him to be handed the captains armband for his ship off recreation.
The one different change I see from the win in opposition to Brighton is Christopher Nkunku beginning over Mykhailo Mudryk, who won’t be obtainable as a consequence of going off with concussion within the Brighton recreation.
So, for the ultimate time this season seeing out an exhausting, entertaining, horrible, good, unhealthy, poisonous, nice 2023/24 season, COME ON CHELSEA!!!!
