Europa Places Update

Update after Portsmouth reached FA Cup final.

Everton are awaiting clarification on how qualification places for next season's Europa League will be allocated.

Portsmouth's progression to the FA Cup final (where they will play Chelsea) would, under normal circumstances, have seen them take the spot afforded to the cup winners.

But the troubled south coast side are in administration and didn't apply for a Uefa licence because they were unable to fulfil the financial criteria required to make an application at that time. This would prevent them from entering the competition.

Portsmouth now plan to challenge their current situation.

"We will appeal. We follow a can-do approach," said Pompey administrator Andrew Andronikou.

"It will be an uphill struggle in terms of making the appeal but nonetheless we will try."

If Portsmouth are not able to compete in Europe, the place will revert to the seventh placed team in the Premier League.