Aston Villa made an official complaint to the Premier League after a controversial defeat at Manchester United saw them miss out on a Champions League place on Sunday.
They finished the season in sixth place as Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle secured places in the top five as Nottingham Forest also fell short.
Villa finished below fifth-placed Newcastle on goal difference after a dramatic 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.
The game hinged not on the first-half sending off of Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, but a disallowed goal after 73 minutes when Morgan Rogers was controversially deemed by referee Thomas Bramall to have kicked the ball out of goalkeeper Altay Bayindir’s hands.
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Because the whistle was blown before the ball crossed the line, VAR could not intervene.
Villa later filed an official complaint about the selection of the “inexperienced” Bramall for the game.
Villa’s anguish was good news for Newcastle, who held onto a top-five spot despite losing 1-0 to Everton.
Manchester City secured third place by winning 2-0 at Fulham and Chelsea held off the challenge of seventh-placed Forest to claim fourth with a 1-0 victory at the City Ground.
With Villa heading to the Europa League, Forest were left with a Europa Conference League place.
