How is the Premier League doing in the race for five Champions League places?

The competition for a spot in the Champions League is no longer as straightforward as a top-four match between Premier League clubs.

Fifth place can be promoted to the Champions League with the availability of European Performance Spots (EPS), as Newcastle discovered last year.

For the following season, two nations will each receive an EPS.

Uefa takes into account the overall performance of clubs in the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League to determine which countries are successful.

By dividing the total score by the number of clubs each league has in the European competition, it creates an average.

With nine Premier League clubs in Europe, England’s average for the EPS table is 13.486, with a coefficient score of 121.375.

Regardless of the competition, each win is worth two coefficient points, with each draw worth one.

The difference between bonus points awarded based on clubs’ top league positions and knockout rounds is significant because they are more competitive in the Champions League.

The table will look significantly different in a month, but it is currently in a pretty good position.

The Champions League and Europa League final two games will determine a lot.

Poland leads the Conference League, but one of its four teams, which included one eliminated, all four of them, are in the top four. Poland will lose all of its points in January and fall back in the table once the league phase of that competition has finished.

It is highly unlikely that a league outside of the traditional top five will take one of the EPS spots because of the number of bonus points offered by the Champions League.

Germany leads by 1.201 points, with England currently sitting second. That’s four victories and a draw for Bundesliga clubs in actuality.

Each win is therefore less than its average score because England has nine more teams in Europe than Germany, which is seven.

England must maintain as many clubs as possible in order for other leagues to compete with its record.

Eight English clubs have a good chance of staying in the Champions League and Europa League and earning substantial bonus points as a result. Crystal Palace have already advanced to the Conference League knockout play-off round.

The Champions League’s elimination of Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt would strengthen England’s position.

With only three remaining active clubs, Cyprus isn’t a likely contender, and Pafos could lose out to the Champions League.

Germany and another nation would need to take the Premier League overtaking, and there is a significant gap, as two leagues are given the extra Champions League spots.

Italy has eight victories ahead of England. It’s nine wins and one draw for Spain.

Juventus and Napoli have struggled in the Champions League for Italy, but they should help send a line-up together.

Villarreal will almost certainly miss out on the Champions League for Spain, which has eight teams in Europe. The status of Celta Vigo’s performance in the Europa League and Athletic Club’s may also change, respectively.

However, it is not over. If English clubs were to suffer poor results in the knockout play-off round and last 16, that could open the door. Soon, results from other leagues would start to add up.

On January 1st, City travel to Sunderland, who are five points clear. The Blues are separated by Villa, who are now seven points ahead of Liverpool, with another reason.

If they defeat Leeds on January 1st, the Reds will attempt to close a five-point lead to fifth place, but there is a lot of competition for spots behind them.