Manchester United and Newcastle's poor Champions League campaigns could cost the Premier League an extra spot in the competition for next season.
Reforms are being made that will see a new format and four more teams in the group stage from 2024-25, with two of these extra places going to the two best-performing leagues in Europe this season, via club coefficients.
The club coefficient is calculated across all teams from that nation who compete on the continent, including in the Europa League and Europa Conference League.
It was widely expected one of these extra places would be guaranteed for an English club given the Premier League has finished in the top two performing leagues in six of the past seven seasons.