* **Everton are in the hunt for European football.**
* **They continue their push for Europe in their final home match against Sunderland.**
* **Manchester City’s FA Cup win has handed the Blues a golden opportunity.**
Everton’s push for European football continues in their final home [match of the season against Sunderland](https://readeverton.com/everton-vs-sunderland-toffees-hope-to-build-on-encouraging-stat/).
Their final match at Hill Dickinson Stadium will see Seamus Coleman close his playing days at Everton, but the Toffees will be firmly focused on getting a win over the line.
David Moyes’ men are winless in five matches, and must win today in order to keep their European dreams alive.
Following [Manchester City’s](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/48785885/chelsea-man-city-live-latest-updates-fa-cup-final-commentary-score-result) FA Cup win, the Blues now have the opportunity to seize on a golden chance for European football.
City’s win against Chelsea at Wembley has ensured that the team finishing in eighth place at the end of the current Premier League season will qualify for the Europa Conference League.
Had Chelsea won against City, then they would have booked themselves into Europe for the 2026-27 campaign, and only the top seven could have qualified for the continental stage.
Brentford
51pts
Chelsea
49pts
Everton
49pts
Fulham
48pts
Sunderland
48pts
The five teams above are the ones doing battle for the final European qualification slot, which goes to show how tight the league is.
Everton can technically still finish in sixth, and if Aston Villa win their Europa League final against SC Freiburg, then the Toffees would qualify for the Champions League.
Yet the chances of this happening are very slim.
Evertonians have been left annoyed that their club are battling for European qualification at this late stage, when they really could have secured a spot if certain results had gone their way.
But as opposed to viewing the Toffees’ current predicament in a glass-half-empty perspective, the alternative is that Evertonians can at last somewhat enjoy the end of a season, without worrying about the fear of relegation.
Understandably, these aren’t the standards the club should hold themselves to, but the fact Moyes’ side are competing for Europe just goes to show the massive amount of change the Blues have gone through.
Before Moyes came in, the end of the season in recent years was the worst time of year for many Evertonians.
However, Everton are now back on track, and a return to Europe is truly on the cards.