Bournemouth have confirmed their place in European football for the first time in the club's history, but the Cherries are not finished dreaming — a spot in the UEFA Champions League remains within reach heading into the final day of the Premier League season.

Tuesday's 1-1 draw against Manchester City at Vitality Stadium, in which Erling Haaland's late equaliser denied Bournemouth all three points, was nonetheless enough to seal at minimum a Europa League berth for next season.

The routes to the Champions League

Bournemouth still have two realistic paths to Europe's premier club competition. The first depends on Wednesday night's UEFA Europa League final, where Aston Villa face Freiburg. Should Villa lift the trophy and then finish fifth in the Premier League, Unai Emery's side would qualify for the Champions League as Europa League winners — and the extra Champions League place the Premier League earned through the European Performance spot would pass to the team finishing sixth.

For Villa to finish fifth, they would need to lose at Manchester City while Liverpool drop points at home to Brentford. Bournemouth, meanwhile, must avoid defeat at Nottingham Forest — or Brighton must fail to win at home to Manchester United — for the Cherries to claim sixth place and a seat at European football's top table.

The mathematics also offer a more remote possibility involving goal difference. If Liverpool lose heavily and Bournemouth win big at Forest, the gap could theoretically be overturned, though that would require a swing of at least seven goals — something like Liverpool losing 3-0 while Bournemouth win 4-0.

Most extraordinarily, a specific combination of results — Liverpool losing 1-0 and Bournemouth winning 5-0 — would produce identical goal tallies, head-to-head points, and even identical away goals between the two sides, potentially forcing an end-of-season play-off to decide the final Champions League berth.

Final day drama across the Premier League

While Arsenal's title triumph — their first in 22 years — means the championship is already settled, six of the 10 fixtures on the final day carry genuine consequence. UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League places, as well as the final relegation slot, all remain undecided.

At the bottom, West Ham face Leeds United at home knowing a win is essential to give themselves any hope of survival. Tottenham Hotspur, though, would need to overcome a wretched home record — no team has won fewer points at home this season than Spurs, who sit level with Burnley on just 12 points and two wins — to stay up. Roberto de Zerbi's Brighton host Everton, a side that has won 26 points on the road this season, with only two teams collecting more away from home.

Brighton must win to guarantee Europa League football. Failure to do so could see them overtaken by Brentford, and either Chelsea or Sunderland could also leapfrog them. Chelsea travel to the Stadium of Light knowing victory could lift them into the Europa League, while a defeat would eliminate them from Europe entirely. Sunderland need a win and results elsewhere to go their way. Brentford, meanwhile, must win at Anfield to keep alive any hope of forcing their way back into contention.