Who qualifies for the Europa League?
[BBC] Bournemouth have already guaranteed at least a top-seven finish, meaning they will either qualify for the Champions League or Europa League. At present, sixth and seventh will qualify for Uefa's second-tier competition because of Manchester City winning the FA Cup and England winning one of two Elite Performance Spots (EPS). If English clubs get six Champions League spots, they will lose a Europa League spot in exchange.
That would mean only seventh place would qualify for the Europa League. Brighton are currently seventh and have a one-point advantage over Chelsea and Brentford, the two teams directly below them. A win for the Seagulls would guarantee them Europa League football at least.
If Brighton fail to win and Chelsea win at Sunderland , the Blues would overtake Albion. Chelsea can also overtake Brighton with a draw, if Brighton were to lose by two goals and Brentford fail to win at Anfield. Sunderland themselves could finish in the top seven.
For that to happen, they would need Brighton to lose and Brentford to drop points. What about Conference League qualification? It is a similar story in qualification for the one place available for the play-off qualifying round of next season's Conference League.
Chelsea are in eighth and currently possess that available spot. Eighth place qualifies for the Conference League because of City winning the EFL Cup and the EPS to an English club. Chelsea will secure European football in at least the Conference League with a win over Sunderland.