With the Premier League title sewn up by Manchester City as early as the third week of April, the final day of the season will see Liverpool and Chelsea seeking a place in next season's Champions League, and Southampton and Swansea City struggling to escape relegation.
Sportstar takes a look at the possible scenarios in store before the teams kick-off on Sunday.
Champions League qualification
Tottenham Hotspur (74 points) secured a Champions League berth courtesy a 1-0 win over Newcastle United on Wednesday. That leaves just one remaining spot with Liverpool being the front-runner in fourth ahead of Chelsea.
Liverpool (72) hosts Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield, while Chelsea (70) travels to St. James' Park to take on Newcastle. A win for the Reds will seal a top-four place, leaving Chelsea to start next season in the Europa League.
A draw for Liverpool and a win for Chelsea will not be enough for the Blues as the Merseyside club has a superior goal-difference (+15). The only scenario by which Antonio Conte's men can leapfrog Liverpool to claim the Champions League play-off place: a Liverpool loss combined with a win for Chelsea.
However, if Liverpool drops to fifth position and manages to pull off a win in the Champions League final later this month, then Chelsea will lose out on the play-off spot to the competition's winner despite finishing fourth.
Europa League places
Arsenal (6th) and Burnley (7th) have confirmed their participation in the 2018-19 Europa League.
Relegation
Southampton earned a vital win over relegation-threatened rival Swansea in midweek and goes into the last game with a three point leverage and favourable goal difference of nine.
Carlos Carvalhal's Swansea requires a win against relegated Stoke City and hope the Saints are on the receiving end of a heavy defeat against champion City to avoid dropping to the Championship.
West Bromwich Albion was the second team to be relgated.
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