Reasons For Manchester City To Be Top Of The Table At EPL Although They Have Identical Records…
Man Utd
and Man City are level at the top of the Premier League
After five games of the 2017/18 Premier
League season, Manchester City and Manchester United have identical records -
same points, same goals scored and same goals conceded.
The reason for City
to be top of the table…
Man City lead the way only by virtue of their name, which
comes before Manchester United in the alphabet.
However, although alphabetical order is sufficient to separate two
sides now, it would not be used if City and United were in the same position at
the end of the season.
Instead, there would be an
extra game to decide who won the title, as there would be if two or more teams
facing relegation had identical records.
The Premier League
rules state: "If at the end of the season
either the league champions or the clubs to be relegated or the question of
qualification for other competitions cannot be determined because two or more
clubs are equal on points, goal difference and goals scored, the clubs
concerned shall play off one or more deciding league matches on neutral grounds,
the format, timing and venue of which shall be determined by the board."
Of
course, the chances of City and United finishing the season with identical
records is extremely slim.
While it often happens early in the season, this is only the
second time it has occurred outside of August in the Premier League.
The other instance was in January 2015 when Chelsea and
Manchester City were level after 20 games; both with 46 points, 44 goals scored
and 19 goals conceded. at the end City could not keep pace with Chelsea
over the second half of the season as Jose Mourinho's side won the title by an
eight-point margin.
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