A whopping nine English teams qualified for European football this season, and remarkably two more could join the party in the 2026-27 campaign.
Six teams secured a Champions League spot in Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur while Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest qualified for the Europa League. Crystal Palace round off the English sides in the Conference League.
And now, there could be a scenario where there are 11 teams from England flying the flag in Europe next season. How, you ask? Well look no further.
ESPN takes a look at exactly how this extraordinary European spectacle could occur.
How many European spots do England have?
We could see seven English teams qualify for the Champions League next season. Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images The League's top four has long been associated with a premier European place by way of a spot in the Champions League. But after UEFA's expansion of the competition two years ago this has transformed into a top five thanks to the league's place in UEFA's coefficient table (a measurement of countries' club sides' European performance).
This has yet to confirmed for next season but looks very likely with England sitting clear of Spain at the top of UEFA's table, where a top two finish would confirm the five Champions League spots for another season. Such is their lead that a poor showing from English sides in this season's Champions League will make little to no impact.
The league also gets two Europa League spots, sixth (the highest placed team not in the Champions League) and the winner of the FA Cup. The winner of the Carabao Cup is given a spot in the Conference League qualifiers, but if they have already qualified for a higher level competition then this passes to the next highest team in the league that have yet to qualify for any European competition.
So, on paper (pending their UEFA coefficient table final position), without the caveats and what ifs you are about to read, England get eight European spots.
How the Premier League could get nine spots in Europe next season
To reach nine teams -- matching this season -- a familiar sequence would need to play out.
Like Tottenham's Europa League win from the depths of the Premier League table, Nottingham Forest would have to do the same. Should they win the competition, it would mean six English teams would compete in the Champions League.