The rare drama of the 2021-22 Premier League season comes to a climax on the final day with no team mathematically assured of their final position in the table until full-time – although Chelsea are practically insulated in third with a 19-goal superiority over Tottenham.
Portions of the revenue earned by the Premier League from its domestic and international television deals are distributed to clubs based on their league position, with each higher position bringing in just under £3m more than the one below.
The champions will receive £44m, with the rest of the top four earning progressively less to around £37m for the final top four spot.
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Qualifying for the Europa League instead of the Champions League in itself means a club will receive lower income from continental football next season, with that compounded by Premier League prizemoney falling from £37.5m to £35m for fifth and £3m for sixth.
Finishing seventh and qualifying for the Europa Conference League brings another fall which would be small fry compared to the reputational ignominy if Manchester United were to be leapfrogged by West Ham.
Things get especially interesting in mid-table because the current league standings leave room for considerable swings in position – and prize money.
Tenth-placed Brighton could finish as high as eighth or as low as 14th, with five different final positions possible for Brentford and Newcastle United just below them.
Premier League prize money 2021-22
- 1st – £44m
- 2nd – £41.8m
- 3rd – £39.6m
- 4th – £37.4m
- 5th – £35.2m
- 6th – £33m
- 7th – £30.8m
- 8th – £28.6m
- 9th – £26.4m
- 10th – £24.2m
- 11th – £22m
- 12th – £19.8m
- 13th – £17.6m
- 14th – £15.4m
- 15th – £13.2m
- 16th – £11m
- 17th – £8.8m
- 18th – £6.6m
- 19th – £4.4m
- 20th – £2.2m
For Leicester City in eighth, Crystal Palace in 13th and Aston Villa in 14th, the four-position swings on offer to them could be as costly as £12m.
Those swings ease towards the lower end of the table, with bottom six Southampton, Everton, Burnley, Leeds United, Watford and Norwich City only able to shift one place. For the relegated clubs, however, that £3m difference could prove significant as they inevitably look to spend their way out of the Championship.
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