Surprise huge Thursday boost for Newcastle United Champions League hopes | OneFootball

The Champions League contest is racing towards the finishing line.

In 23 days time, at the very latest, we will know the five Premier League clubs to have qualified via their domestic league position.

Liverpool have already successfully crossed the finishing line. Arsenal appear certain to follow them.

That then leaves five into three, five Premier League clubs battling for the last three Champions League places.

Newcastle United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.

Moving into May, five days in a row of matches involving one or more of these Champions League hopefuls.

A massive boost for Newcastle United on Thursday night to kick things off.

Nottingham Forest knowing they would replace Newcastle United in third if they defeated Brentford at the City Ground.

Ahead of the match, Newcastle strongly linked with a summer move for Bryan Mbeumo and he played his full part as Brentford by far the better team. Stunning a poor Forest with goals from Schade on 44 minutes and Wissa on 70 minutes.

This always looked like a massive weekend for Forest that could make or break them, as they also play away to Crystal Palace on Monday night.

This is how the Premier League table now looks on the morning of Friday 2 May 2025:

As you can see, with only four games each now to go, that Premier League table looking so much better for Newcastle United fans than it would have done if Forest had won last night.

The action keeps coming for the Champions League hopefuls and it is Man City v Wolves tonight.

Friday 2 May

Man City v Wolves (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 3 May

Villa v Fulham (12.30pm) TNT Sports

Sunday 4 May

Brighton v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports

Chelsea v Liverpool (4.30pm) Sky Sports

Monday 5 May

Palace v Forest (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 10 May

Southampton v Man City (3pm)

Bournemouth v Villa (5.30pm) Sky Sports

Sunday 11 May

Newcastle v Chelsea (12pm) TNT Sports

Forest v Leicester (2.15pm) Sky Sports

Friday 16 May

Chelsea v Man U (8pm) Sky Sports

Sunday 18 May

Villa v Spurs TBC Sky Sports (Spurs have asked about moving this match due to proximity to Europa League final on 21 May but it will be televised live by Sky Sports regardless of which date)

West Ham v Forest (2.15pm) Sky Sports

Arsenal v Newcastle (4.30pm) Sky Sports

Tuesday 20 May

Man City v Bournemouth (8pm) Sky Sports

Sunday 25 May (Live TV choices made after round 37 of PL matches completed)

Fulham v Man City (4pm)