Premier League prize money table: Staggering sum Newcastle United will earn if they finish in top five

Newcastle United are flying high - nobody in the Premier League wants to face them right now. Six consecutive wins in all competitions has seen the Magpies weaponise the Carabao Cup feel-good factor.

No team has earned more top-flight wins since December. With Manchester United and Crystal Palace put to the sword in recent days, Newcastle can smell blood.

Just six games remain as Eddie Howe’s men - currently led by Jason Tindall as he recovers from pneumonia - aim to set up a summer spending spree. Securing Champions League football will allow PIF room to open the purse strings for the first time since the early stages of the takeover.

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PSR restrictions have governed Newcastle’s thinking for the previous two transfer windows - much to the fans’ frustrations. But there is hope that a corner has been turned and qualifying for UEFA’s showpiece even will only amplify that belief.

As memorable as the Carabao Cup triumph was, the trophy does little for the balance sheet. Newcastle will only bank around £100,000 for last month’s historic Wembley win.

While life-changing for the common man, that sum will not even cover a star like Anthony Gordon or Bruno Guimaraes for a week. The Champions League remains the holy grail for elite clubs, with Liverpool understood to have made £80million from the competition this season despite crashing out at the group stage.

Even placing higher in the Premier League can substantially increase a club’s take for the 2024-25 campaign. On average, there is a £2.8million rise per position in the top flight, with a £53.6million difference between first and 20th.

According to Football365, this is how much clubs can expect to net based on current league positions. The gap shows how much more lucrative it is for Newcastle to finish third - and possibly second - over fifth.

1. Liverpool - £56.4million
2. Arsenal - £53.5million
3. Newcastle United - £50.7million
4. Nottingham Forest - £47.9million
5. Manchester City - £45.1million
6. Chelsea - £42.2million
7. Aston Villa - £39.4million
8. Bournemouth - £36.7million
9. Fulham - £33.8million
10. Brighton - £31million
11. Brentford - £28.2million
12. Crystal Palace - £25.4million
13. Everton - £22.5million
14. Manchester United - £19.7million
15. Tottenham Hotspur - £16.9million
16. Wolverhampton Wanderers - £14million
17. West Ham United - £11.3million
18. Ipswich Town - £8.5million
19. Leicester City - £5.7million
20. Southampton - £2.8million

Darren Eales knows increasing revenues key to Newcastle United success

Newcastle CEO Darren Eales stressed the importance of boosting all revenue sources when the club’s accounts were released last month. He said: “We are committed to sustainable success and we have started 2025 in a strong position.

“Our progress has been supported by diligent work on and off the pitch. Returning to the Champions League for the first time in more than 20 years was hugely memorable for everyone connected with the club, and it has clear upside financially as we continue to grow.

“We grew our revenues by 28 per cent in the twelve months to 30 June 2024, with an increase in matchday revenue as well as significantly improved sponsorship deals and a sharper focus on everything we are doing across the club. We continue to make significant strides with our commercial deals and matchday offerings as we strengthen the foundations of the long-term project here at Newcastle United.”

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