Jamie Carragher predicts the two clubs who will ‘miss out’ on Champions League
Ex-Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: Sky Sports) Jamie Carragher believes Chelsea will ‘miss out’ on Champions League qualification after their damaging defeat to Newcastle United. Sitting fifth before last weekend’s fixtures, Chelsea were hoping to get a result at St James’ Park on Sunday to boost their chances of finishing in the top-five. But Enzo Maresca’s side, who were reduced to ten men in the first half after Nicolas Jackson was sent off, lost 2-0 to Newcastle. The top-five in the Premier League this season will all qualify for next season’s Champions League. Premier League champions Liverpool have already booked their Champions League spot while Arsenal are on track to follow suit, currently second on 68 points. Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Just four points separated third-placed Newcastle and seventh-placed Nottingham Forest with two games remaining. Forest dropped points at home to already-relegated Leicester City at the weekend and Carragher now expects Nuno Espirito Santo’s side to miss out on the Champions League. Newcastle beat top-five rivals Chelsea at St James’ Park (Picture: Getty) That would be a painful outcome for a club who have sat third for much of the season before a huge drop-off in recent weeks, though the Europa League would at least give Forest a better chance of competing in Europe next season. Ex-Liverpool and England defender Carragher has also tipped Chelsea to fail to qualify for the Champions League ahead of their final two Premier League games against Manchester United and Forest. ‘Chelsea will beat Man United,’ he said on Sky Sports. ‘It’s whether they can beat Nottingham Forest away. ‘There will be a big atmosphere there. Een if they can’t get Champions League football by then, I think Nottingham Forest, last game of the season, the supporters will be desperate to say almost like a big thank you for the season that they’ve had. ‘They’ve got European football which is a great achievement. I actually think it’ll be Chelsea and Nottingham Forest who miss out and Aston Villa get in.’ Earlier in the season, ex-Liverpool and England defender Carragher said it would be a ‘disaster’ for Chelsea to once again fail to qualify for the Champions League. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Carragher even suggested missing out on Champions League qualification could force some Chelsea players, most notably England star Cole Palmer, away from Stamford Bridge. ‘Chelsea have spent over a billion quid,’ he said. ‘They’re out of the cup competitions, the European cup competition [UEFA Conference League] is not a European competition for Chelsea. ‘They can play the second string all the way to the final. They have to get Champions League. If they don’t get Champions League it’ll be a disaster, it will be. ‘The one worry I took from this game [a 3-0 defeat to Brighton] was not just how poor they were, it was the frustration on Cole Palmer. ‘He won’t wait around for this idea that in a couple of years we’re going to make the Champions League. ‘Imagine saying that to Cole Palmer, that it’s going to be a couple of years until we get in the Champions League.’ While Chelsea look to secure a top-five finish, they also have one eye on the Europa Conference League final, to be played on May 28 against Spanish side Real Betis. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Jamie Carragher believes Chelsea will ‘miss out’ on Champions League qualification after their damaging defeat to Newcastle United.
Sitting fifth before last weekend’s fixtures, Chelsea were hoping to get a result at St James’ Park on Sunday to boost their chances of finishing in the top-five.
But Enzo Maresca’s side, who were reduced to ten men in the first half after Nicolas Jackson was sent off, lost 2-0 to Newcastle.
The top-five in the Premier League this season will all qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Premier League champions Liverpool have already booked their Champions League spot while Arsenal are on track to follow suit, currently second on 68 points.
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Just four points separated third-placed Newcastle and seventh-placed Nottingham Forest with two games remaining.
Forest dropped points at home to already-relegated Leicester City at the weekend and Carragher now expects Nuno Espirito Santo’s side to miss out on the Champions League.
That would be a painful outcome for a club who have sat third for much of the season before a huge drop-off in recent weeks, though the Europa League would at least give Forest a better chance of competing in Europe next season.
Ex-Liverpool and England defender Carragher has also tipped Chelsea to fail to qualify for the Champions League ahead of their final two Premier League games against Manchester United and Forest.
‘Chelsea will beat Man United,’ he said on Sky Sports. ‘It’s whether they can beat Nottingham Forest away.
‘There will be a big atmosphere there. Een if they can’t get Champions League football by then, I think Nottingham Forest, last game of the season, the supporters will be desperate to say almost like a big thank you for the season that they’ve had.
‘They’ve got European football which is a great achievement. I actually think it’ll be Chelsea and Nottingham Forest who miss out and Aston Villa get in.’
Earlier in the season, ex-Liverpool and England defender Carragher said it would be a ‘disaster’ for Chelsea to once again fail to qualify for the Champions League.
Carragher even suggested missing out on Champions League qualification could force some Chelsea players, most notably England star Cole Palmer, away from Stamford Bridge.
‘Chelsea have spent over a billion quid,’ he said. ‘They’re out of the cup competitions, the European cup competition [UEFA Conference League] is not a European competition for Chelsea.
‘They can play the second string all the way to the final. They have to get Champions League. If they don’t get Champions League it’ll be a disaster, it will be.
‘The one worry I took from this game [a 3-0 defeat to Brighton] was not just how poor they were, it was the frustration on Cole Palmer.
‘He won’t wait around for this idea that in a couple of years we’re going to make the Champions League.
‘Imagine saying that to Cole Palmer, that it’s going to be a couple of years until we get in the Champions League.’
While Chelsea look to secure a top-five finish, they also have one eye on the Europa Conference League final, to be played on May 28 against Spanish side Real Betis.
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