How Will Aston Villa's Europa League Final Affect Liverpool and Bournemouth's European Qualification?

Aston Villa will look to win the Europa League trophy to add another European trophy to their collection, but a win for Aston Villa today can benefit other teams in the Premier League.

How Liverpool & Bournemouth Benefit from Aston Villa Winning the Europa League

The Premier League earned an extra slot for Champions League qualification in their league table, which is called the European Performance Spot (EPS). The teams who finishes in the top five positions of the Premier League table will qualify for the Champions League.

Last week, Aston Villa defeated Liverpool 4-2 and qualified for the Champions League, as they will finish in the top five; they are currently 4th and on 62 points.

If Aston Villa wins the Europa League tonight, the win can add another Premier League team to the Champions League next season, but only if Aston Villa finishes 5th in the Premier League. The team that finishes 6th in the Premier League would then play in the Champions League next season.

This situation would benefit Liverpool (who are 5th in the PL) and Bournemouth (who are 6th in the PL) if they both win their last Premier League games this Sunday and Aston Villa losses thier last league game on Sunday.

But if Aston Villa wins the Europa League and finishes 4th, the Premier League won't have six teams next season, and 6th place in the Premier League table will play in the Europa League next season.

Current PL table & European qualification if Aston Villa wins Europa League& Finishes 4th

The EPS is currently for the team that finishes 5th in the Premier League table, and if Aston Villa finishes 5th after winning the Europa League, the EPS goes for the 6th-place team.

PL Table & European qualification if Aston Villa wins Europa League& Finishes 5th