Huddersfield Town spent eight of these nine seasons outside the Premier League. Their one season in it, 2017/18, ended in survival: 16th on 37 points.
They took one point off Manchester City, and here it is the one that counts. The 2–1 home defeat in November had earned nothing. That point came on 6 May, a 0–0 at the Etihad on the day City were handed the trophy, and it comes off. 37 becomes 36.
That cancels the free place. City leaving lifts every club below them a place, but the lost point leaves Huddersfield level with Southampton on 36, and Southampton’s goal difference is better, −17 to −29. So 16th for real is 16th of 19 without City: still safe, three points clear of the drop.