Chelsea moved up to sixth in the Premier League after Wednesday’s 2-1 win at Brighton to guarantee a European qualification if they claim a point at home to Bournemouth in Sunday’s final game.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have recovered from a poor start to the campaign and were in 12th place as recently as 3 April.
Christopher Nkunku and cole palmer scored for the blues despite reece James being sent out on red card and Danny Welbecck consoling the home fans with a goal seven minutes into stoppage time.
However, if rivals Manchester United finish outside the top six they could still take a Europa League place by winning the FA Cup.
If that were to happen, the side finishing fifth would also enter the Europa League, but sixth place would instead land a Conference League spot and a seventh-placed finish would miss out on Europe entirely.
With a three-point gap to Tottenham, Chelsea could end the season as high as fifth if results fall their way on the final day.