UEFA TAKE AWAY OPTION TO 'VOID' SEASON

Final Premier League table if points-per-game system used to decide 2019-20 season
By Alex Richards


Sunday 26th April 2020



UEFA has taken the option to void the season off the table if Premier League clubs hope to have European football in the 2020-21 season, while the Premier League bids to find a solution to end the current campaign


As the coronavirus pandemic continues to leave the Premier League in a suspended state, UEFA made clear on Thursday their desire to finish the current campaign in one way or another.

A statement from European football’s governing body effectively took away any chance of the 2019-20 season being registered “null and void”.

UEFA stated that it still hopes to finish seasons across the continent, with all matches being played before the end of August being the “ideal situation”.

If that is not possible, then UEFA are also open to a shortened campaign or potential play-offs to decide who enters European competitions in 2020-21.

They are happy to leave it up to leagues to decide who goes through into the Champions League and Europa League as long as it is done on “sporting merit” and there is not a “public perception of unfairness.”

The Premier League stress they are committed to completing the season but also know that time constraints are working against them.

They are running out of time to get the remaining fixtures that teams have left finished - especially amid Government advice on social distancing and testing.

If they are unable to do so, then their options stand at potential play-offs or a points-per-game system.

Mirror Sport understands that adopting a points-per-game system, is the league and its clubs preferred method at this time.


Should it be necessary, to end the season in such a manner the Premier League would need 14 of its 20 clubs to agree.

16 clubs have nine games remaining, with Arsenal, Manchester City, Sheffield United and Aston Villa having 10 left to play.


Here’s what the table would look like, should the season be ended, with points-per-game being adopted:

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They would not get 14 clubs to agree to that table.

For a start the 3 relegated clubs would object straight away

Then Man Utd , Arsenal and Spurs would all want champions league football.

That means onlyn1 other club would have to object for it to fail and given that there is huge money on each league place depending on where you finish then that is very likely

They would not get 14 clubs to agree to that table.

For a start the 3 relegated clubs would object straight away

Then Man Utd , Arsenal and Spurs would all want champions league football.

That means onlyn1 other club would have to object for it to fail and given that there is huge money on each league place depending on where you finish then that is very likely

I agree Thomas, be very hard to get 14 clubs to agree it.

They would not get 14 clubs to agree to that table.

For a start the 3 relegated clubs would object straight away

Then Man Utd , Arsenal and Spurs would all want champions league football.

That means onlyn1 other club would have to object for it to fail and given that there is huge money on each league place depending on where you finish then that is very likely

Villa had a game in hand for a start so could have been put the bottom 3, the season has to finish in some format imo