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Nottingham Forest seriously boosted their Champions League qualification hopes on Monday with a win at Tottenham that lifted them to third in the Premier League table.

Just three points separate Forest and Aston Villa in seventh, with the Premier League’s top five guaranteed a spot in the Champions League next season.

After Chelsea and Manchester City both won at the weekend Nuno Espirito Santo’s side had slipped from fourth to sixth before their match with Spurs.

But Forest, who have twice lifted the European Cup but haven’t played in Europe’s premier competition since 1980, rallied with a 2-1 win.

As many as 11 European places are up for grabs and there will definitely be a minimum of eight teams – up from the usual seven – playing in Europe next season, but things could change in the coming weeks.

It means Crystal Palace down in 12th still have something to play for.

BBC Sport takes a look at how many teams could qualify for each of the European competitions – the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

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