Premier League Tuesday preview: Merseyside clubs eye Euro intentions

The Premier League springs into March with a midweek round of fixtures, and Tuesday's line-up has European spots as its main focus. 

Liverpool can take charge of the Champions League race, while the battle below for European football sees some unfamiliar faces preparing their passports for next season. 

Here's a look at the big stories going into Tuesday's fixtures of Matchday 29. 

Liverpool back in their groove 

It's the first of two trips for Liverpool to Molineux, after drawing Wolves in this weekend's FA Cup Fifth Round, and they come into it looking in arguably the best shape of the season. 

The comprehensive 5-2 win over West Ham on Saturday was their league third win in a row, only the third time they've achieved that feat this season, and with Aston Villa's defeat, they've closed the gap as they look to secure Champions League football next season.

Ironically, that Villa defeat came in Wolverhampton, as the Premier League's bottom side surpassed the magical 11-point total, which means they won't go down as the league's worst-ever side... sorry, Derby fans. 

However, given the form Arne Slot's side take in to this one, with goals coming from all over the pitch, it's hard to see a repeat for Rob Edwards and the Reds should continue to roll on. 

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Toffees to make it sticky for Burnley in European pursuit 

Liverpool aren't the only team on Merseyside planning for Europe next season, because Everton are still in the mix to sneak a spot in UEFA's Europa competitions. 

The weekend saw them pick an impressive away win at Newcastle, meaning they are just three points off 7th, which is likely to be a passage through to next season's Conference League. 

Next up, it's a home tie with Burnley, who were beaten at the death 4-3 by Brentford on Saturday in one of the games of the season. A result that could well be the final nail in their hopes of pulling off a great escape.

The Clarets should take comfort, though, in Everton's home form. While the transition to the Hill Dickinson hasn't been too bumpy, David Moyes' men haven't actually won a game at their new home since the start of December and come into this one with back-to-back home defeats. 

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Bees still in the Euro mix 

Brentford are this season's surprise package, with many expecting them to struggle following a summer of upheaval in West London. 

However, they sit in the top half of the table, in the European places and with Keith Andrews having just signed a new deal with the club. 

On Saturday, they stormed into a 3-0 lead and eventually clung on to win 4-3 at Burnley, and now head to the South Coast to keep up their European hopes against the league's streakiest team. 

Bournemouth's season has almost gone in sections of alternating form, but they haven't lost since January, having gone the previous two months without a victory. 

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Promoted pals 

Many would have expected Leeds vs Sunderland to be very much a relegation scrap at the start of the season, but these two promoted sides have bucked the recent trend. 

Sunderland's early-season form had them in nosebleed territory in the European spots, and while their form has tailed off in 2026 - with two wins this calendar year - theyve done enough to ensure there's no end-of-season concerns. 

Leeds have almost done the opposite, coming into their best form in the winter, and steering themselves away from immediate danger at the bottom of the league. Daniel Farke's men are still not completely out of danger, but are in much better form than those below them, and you'd back them ahead of Nottingham Forest and even Spurs right now. 

Both could probably do with a win, just to settle any nerves, but both will be over the moon to be where they are in the league. 

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