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Harry Kane in sight of first major trophy – A look at this week’s permutations

This weekend could finally bring the first major trophy of Harry Kane’s professional career as Bayern Munich close in on the Bundesliga title.

The Premier League may also be decided and, with promotions and relegations at stake elsewhere, the PA news agency looks at all the permutations.

Kane closing in

Should Bayern, as expected, beat Mainz at the Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon, it could be enough to see them crowned champions.

Bayer Leverkusen, who surprisingly beat Bayern to last season’s title – Kane’s first year in Germany and the first time in over a decade Bayern had not won the league – go into the weekend as the only remaining challengers.

They are eight points behind so, should they fail to beat Augsburg at home, three points would be enough for Bayern.

  • League Cup final 2014-15: Chelsea 2 Tottenham 0
  • Premier League 2016-17: Tottenham second behind Chelsea
  • Champions League final 2018-19: Tottenham 0 Liverpool 2
  • League Cup final 2020-21: Man City 1 Tottenham 0
  • Euro 2020 final: Italy 1 England 1 (aet, Italy win 3-2 on pens)
  • Bundesliga 2023-24: Bayern Munich third, won by Bayer Leverkusen
  • Euro 2024 final: Spain 2 England 1


For all Kane’s individual goalscoring accolades, the England captain has yet to win a major team honour in his 15-year career.

He finished runner-up at both Euro 2020 and 2024 and lost three major finals with Tottenham, who also finished as Premier League runners-up in 2016-17 despite Kane’s 29 goals.

Titles up for grabs

Composite image of fans of Liverpool, left, and Celtic waving scarves in the stands
Liverpool and Celtic fans are both awaiting their title coronations (Peter Byrne/Jane Barlow/PA)

Closer to home, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is likely to be sung with passion both north and south of the border this weekend as both Liverpool and Celtic stand on the brink of sealing league titles.

The Reds could even be crowned on Wednesday, should second-placed Arsenal lose their Premier League home game against Crystal Palace. Whatever the Gunners’ result, Liverpool need only match it when they take on Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday.

Celtic will be confirmed as William Hill Premiership champions on Saturday unless they lose to Dundee United and Rangers then beat St Mirren.

Ups and downs

Kieran McKenna, right, and his players react to defeat as Arsenal’s Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, centre, commiserates with the Ipswich manager
Ipswich’s Premier League stay is almost at an end (John Walton/PA)

The final Premier League relegation place will be confirmed unless Ipswich beat Newcastle and 17th-placed West Ham lose to Brighton.

With four rounds of fixtures remaining after this weekend, it would be the earliest in the Premier League era the title and the relegation picture have both been fully decided.

Plymouth and Cardiff will be relegated from the Championship if they fail to match Derby or Luton’s results. Argyle travel to Preston and the Bluebirds host West Brom, while Derby face fellow strugglers Hull and Luton take on Coventry.

Wrexham’s Hollywood rise will reach the Championship if they beat Charlton and League One’s third-placed side Wycombe drop points against Leyton Orient.

Cambridge will be relegated from the third tier unless they beat Burton – and even then would need to hope Bristol Rovers do not win against Reading. Crawley will also be relegated if they fail to at least match both Rovers and Albion’s results.

Doncaster will be promoted from League Two if they beat Bradford or match fourth-placed Walsall’s result against Accrington. Port Vale, who travel to AFC Wimbledon, will be up if they better Walsall’s result or win while Bradford do not.

Carlisle will be relegated unless they better Tranmere’s result, or win while Accrington lose.