Premier League permutations: When could the title, relegation and European qualification be confirmed?

The Athletic has live coverage of the Manchester City vs Crystal Palace match. A Premier League season is 380 games long, but it is the final 21 which now hold the potential to shape all that has gone before in the 2025-26 edition.This campaign’s last dash will crown new champions to succeed Liverpool and push a member of English football’s establishment over the relegation cliff edge into the EFL. There might also be a Champions League debut secured, as well as fresh invites sent out to join the other two European competitions, all by the time the full-time whistles blow on the final round of fixtures on Sunday, May 24. Here, The Athletic assesses when the big moments could come.The league titleIt has been a two-horse race for the majority of this season, and one of them has now kicked for the line. Arsenal’s dramatic victory against West Ham United on Sunday gave them a five-point lead over Manchester City, who kept up their pursuit with a 3-0 win against Brentford the previous evening.Advertisement