The battle for eighth place is intensifying while the hopes of the Champions League of Man City bumpy by the saints
There have been narrow victories for Brentford and Brighton, but defeat for Fulham while the fight for a potential place in the conference league is intensifying.
If Manchester City raises the FA Cup next weekend, it will mean that the eighth place in the Premier League will be the post for European football next season.
Bees and Seagulls have increased their chances of the conference league with victories on Ipswich and Wolves, respectively.
Kevin Schade caught the only goal at Portman Road while Thomas Frank’s team missed 1-0 winners against the tractor boys, while Danny Welbeck’s penalty and a Brajan Gruda strike turned out to be sufficient during a 2-0 Molinine victory.
This group ❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/gs10alloq
– Brentford FC (@brentfordfc) May 10, 2025
There was a disappointment for Fulham, however, when Marco Silva’s team was beaten 3-1 by Everton in Craven Cottage to leave them lying down Brentford and Brighton by four points with two games to play.
Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the hosts, but a vitali Mykolenko at the blow of things at halftime.
After the break, the Toffees marked a quick succession twice when, first, Michal Keane gave David Moyes’ advance in the 70th minute before Beto added a third three minutes later to worsen a miserable afternoon for the chalet.
The race for a place in the Champions League took an intriguing turn in St Mary’s, where Southampton already linked to the third city of Manchester City in a tireless dead end.
Deserved point 👏 pic.twitter.com/tpuzpcihnu
– Southampton FC (@Southamptonfc) May 10, 2025
The result opens the door of Newcastle or Chelsea to skip the Pep Guardiola team when the two teams meet on Sunday, while Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa also had the chance to go on the champions of the league last season with victories this weekend.
The Southampton point also means that they avoided the unfortunate distinction of the total joint points in the history of the Premier League.
The saints now have 12 points, one better than the total of the Derby County in 2011.
