Premier League giants Manchester United and Manchester City will walk away from this season with very similar prize money
Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City, celebrates with Matheus Nunes after the Emirates FA Cup Final match between Chelsea and Manchester City
Pep Guardiola will manage Manchester City for the final time on Sunday. while Michael Carrick has just signed a long-term contract to manage Manchester United(Image: Michael Regan - The FA, The FA via Getty Images)
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Another Premier League campaign reaches its climax, with 10 simultaneous kick-offs scheduled for this afternoon. Both Manchester United and Manchester City will finish a respective third and second regardless of Sunday's results, while others remain embroiled in battles for substantial rewards.
Pep Guardiola will lead City out for the last time when they host Aston Villa in his Etihad swan song, having confirmed his exit after a decade in Manchester. Meanwhile, Carrick's United will travel to Brighton not long after the manager signed his first long-term contract to keep him at the helm.
Liverpool and Bournemouth continue to compete for what may be the fifth and final Champions League berth and the riches accompanying participation in Europe's premier tournament. Tottenham and West Ham, meanwhile, face a desperate struggle to avoid the drop as the immediate fate of those sides remains uncertain.
Every Premier League side has something to play for, however, even when there are no outstanding scenarios in motion. That's because clubs receive additional funds for each place they ascend in the final Premier League standings.
The sum allocated per position varies annually and can be affected by inflation and other factors. Last season's amount stood between £2.6million and £2.7m, which represented what bottom side Southampton collected simply for competing, alongside approximately £100m more in various payments.
Approximately £90m of that figure comprised international and domestic broadcast revenue, which is distributed equally among all 20 clubs. Furthermore, each side also pocketed £7.9m from central commercial revenue streams, a sum expected to remain broadly similar this season.
Michael Carrick celebrates a Manchester United win
Michael Carrick has succeeded in securing a much greater share of Premier League prize money for Manchester United(Image: PA Wire)
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Clubs then collect merit payments determined by their final league position, alongside facility fees calculated on how frequently their matches were broadcast throughout the campaign. Unsurprisingly, several of the larger clubs command a greater portion of this fund, owing to their appeal to broadcasters.
Arsenal will be entitled to the largest slice of the prize money pot following their first league title since 2004. This is anticipated to amount to roughly £54m, while runners-up City are set to receive approximately £51.3m, while United's share is anticipated to be roughly £48.6m.
It has already been confirmed Wolves will collect the smallest payment of any club. The Midlands outfit's relegation has long been a foregone conclusion, meaning they will pocket just around £2.7m in prize money based on their finishing position.
Every side above them will receive that same figure for each place higher they finish in the standings. And while the top and bottom ends of the table are virtually settled, the same cannot be said for those in the middle of the pack.
Just four points separate seventh from 13th heading into Sunday's concluding round of matches. That creates considerable scope for certain teams to climb (or fall) and secure substantial financial rewards with the correct combination of results on the final day.
How much every 2025/26 Premier League team will earn (approximately) from most likely finishing position:
Arsenal - £54m
Manchester City - £51.3m
Manchester United - £48.6m
Aston Villa - £45.9m
Liverpool - £43.2m
Bournemouth - £40.5m
Brighton - £37.8m
Chelsea - £35.1m
Brentford - £32.4m
Sunderland - £29.7m
Newcastle - £27m
Everton - £24.3m
Fulham - £21.6m
Leeds - £18.9m
Crystal Palace - £16.2m
Nottingham Forest - £13.5m
Tottenham - £10.8m
West Ham - £8.1m
Burnley - £5.4m
Wolves - £2.7m