The Premier League title has already been decided but there is still plenty at stake for the likes of Everton and Liverpool as they battle it out for supremacy in the table
Liverpool's Dutch manager Arne Slot brings on Liverpool's Dutch striker #18 Cody Gakpo (C), Liverpool's English striker #73 Rio Ngumoha (2R) and Liverpool's Argentinian midfielder #10 Alexis Mac Allister (R) during the English FA Cup quarter final football match between Manchester City and Liverpool
Liverpool's Champions League future isn't yet certain heading into a dramatic final-day clash against Brentford(Image: DARREN STAPLES, AFP via Getty Images)
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Another Premier League campaign has reached its dramatic climax, with 10 simultaneous kick-offs lined up for this afternoon. A number of clubs already know their fate regardless of Sunday's outcomes, while others are still scrapping for lucrative prizes.
Liverpool and Bournemouth are still locked in a contest to secure what could be the fifth and final Champions League berth. Then there are the substantial financial rewards that accompany a place in European football's most prestigious competition.
Everton, meanwhile, are 12th coming into the final day but could climb as high as ninth if Liverpool do them a favour against Brentford. Lower down again, Tottenham (who play Everton) and West Ham are embroiled in a desperate struggle to avoid the drop as the immediate futures of both clubs hang precariously in the balance.
Then there are the likes of Chelsea, Brighton, Brentford and Sunderland, who are also in contention for European qualification. Places in next season's Europa League and Conference League are up for grabs, potentially worth tens of millions of pounds in additional revenue.
Everton could mathematically finish as high as eighth and bag a place in Europe next term. However, they would require a long list of results to come in for that to happen, including none of Chelsea, Brentford, Sunderland or Newcastle winning their respective matches.
There is something riding on the outcome for every Premier League side, however, even where there are no further permutations to consider. That is because clubs pocket more money for every position they gain in the final standings.
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The sum distributed per position varies from year to year and can be affected by inflation and other factors. Last season's figure sat between £2.6million and £2.7m, which is what bottom-placed Southampton received simply for the privilege of competing, alongside approximately £100m more in additional rewards.
Approximately £90m of that figure comprises international and domestic broadcast revenue, which is distributed equally between all 20 clubs. Furthermore, each side also pocketed £7.9m from central commercial revenue streams, a figure expected to remain broadly consistent this season.
Liverpool earned the most last season after winning the title in Arne Slot's debut campaign. However, that figure is due to fall considerably after failing to form the same threat in Mohamed Salah's farewell season, with the Egyptian set to wrap up nine years at Anfield.
Merlin Roehl of Everton celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammate Iliman Ndiaye during the Premier League match between Everton and Sunderland at Hill Dickinson Stadium
Everton could realistically rise as many as three places on the final day of the season(Image: Matt McNulty/Getty Images)
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Clubs then collect merit payments determined by their final league position, alongside facility fees based on the frequency with which their matches were broadcast throughout the campaign. Unsurprisingly, several of the larger clubs will command a greater portion of this fund, owing to their greater appeal to broadcasters.
Arsenal will be entitled to the largest slice of prize money having secured their first league title since 2004. This is anticipated to amount to roughly £54m, while Liverpool are still on course to earn roughly £43m if they finish fifth, with Everton in line for at least £24.3m if they remain 12th.
It has already been confirmed that Wolves will collect the smallest payment of any club. It has long been established that the Midlands outfit will finish bottom of the table this season, resulting in just around £2.7m in prize money based on their final position.
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Every side above them will receive that same figure for each place higher up the standings they finish. And while the top and bottom ends of the table are largely settled, the same cannot be said for those clubs in the middle of the pack.
In fact, just four points separate seventh from 13th heading into Sunday's final round of fixtures. That leaves ample scope for David Moyes' men to climb the rankings and pocket big financial rewards if results fall their way on the final day.
Amount every 2025/26 Premier League team stands to earn (approximately) from probable 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
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