Newcastle, who will compete in the Champions League for the first time since 2001-02, can bring the party atmosphere when they face Chelsea in their final game of the season at Stamford Bridge.
No such luck for Leicester, who look doomed for the Championship despite salvaging a draw at St James’ Park and recording their first league clean sheet since November.
Newcastle’s success exemplifies how to play a good hand well: appoint the right coach, assemble the right squad around him, and sign the right players.
Leicester’s predicament demonstrates how to play a reasonable hand poorly, but a win over West Ham on Sunday might result in a remarkable escape if Everton fail to beat Bournemouth at Goodison Park. The VAR team, which continues to astonish, did not help the Foxes on Monday.
Mail Sport looks at the biggest talking points from a 0-0 draw between two clubs in very different situations.
Expect one of the richest clubs in the world to show their muscles once more now that they have qualified for the Champions League. Newcastle manager Eddie Howe stated that the club will attempt to keep the team spirit that got them there during the upcoming transfer window.
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‘It’s been critical to our success,’ he said. ‘The biggest task for us is to sustain and develop it while adding to the squad, which will not be in large numbers.
‘We have performed admirably in three transfer windows. Now that we’ve become a better team, there are fewer players who can help us improve. We don’t have the resources that people believe we possess. It will be a small group, but hopefully one that is enthusiastic.
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