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Beyond finishing in the European places or outside of the relegation zone, fans may not necessarily care where their side ends up in the final table. Only Brighton & Hove Albion, and have guaranteed their final positions so, even aside from pride, there is still something for the other 14 sides to play for. Here, The Athletic looks at how much each finishing position is worth in the Premier League, and why the latest broadcast deal has made a huge difference… How much is each position worth? The Premier League does not release the official figures for how much its clubs earn from their ‘central payments’ until after the season finishes.

Clubs also earn a set amount from both the domestic broadcast deal and the international broadcast agreements that the Premier League has (regardless of where they finish in the table), but crucially a not insignificant portion of both of those revenue streams is allocated based on teams’ final position — this is known as the ‘merit payments’.



The increase in the Premier League’s international broadcast deal is the reason behind the huge increase in merit payments.