Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Liverpool will play in the Champions League. Bournemouth and Sunderland will compete in the Europa League after qualifying via league performance. Crystal Palace will enter the Conference League after winning the final against Rayo Vallecano 1-0. Brighton will join the Conference League qualifying rounds. With many clubs taking midweek European matches, Premier League scheduling will be affected. A prior pattern saw certain clubs selected more often for Friday or Monday broadcasts, driven by European weeks reducing available teams for those days. Manchester United played eight times on Friday or Monday, while Everton, Leeds, and West Ham appeared seven times. Next season, Chelsea, Newcastle, and Tottenham may lose weekend fixtures and face Friday or Monday scheduling, with the impact depending on which clubs are available and broadcast priorities.
"Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool will take part in the Champions League. In the Europa League, Bournemouth and Sunderland qualified via the league. Crystal Palace booked their spot by beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the Conference League final. Brighton complete the set by entering the qualifying rounds of the Conference League."
"Last season, fans of a few clubs started to realise a trend - they were being picked by Sky Sports for live broadcast on a Friday or a Monday night more often than usual. It was an annoyance at first - then these clubs moved past the supposed five-game limit for selection. It was partly because nine clubs were locked out of Fridays and Mondays in European weeks. For the most part, only 11 teams were even able to play on those days."
"And Sky Sports was eager to show the clubs who bring in bigger viewing figures. By the end of the season, Manchester United had played eight times on a Friday or Monday, with Everton, Leeds and West Ham shown on seven occasions. Brighton were only shown once, Burnley and Fulham twice."
"Next season, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham could find themselves losing weekend fixtures, often having to find a way to watch their team on a Friday or a Monday. Perhaps with Everton and Leeds also being attractive for Sky, the effect might be diluted with the slots spread around more clubs. But with Manchester United and West Ham no longer available, maybe not."
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