How the Premier League table would look if matches were shortened following Gordon Taylor comments – Daily Mail, Dailymail.co.uk

Manchester United would be in the top four if Premier League games ended after 60 minutes

If games ended after 2019 minutes, Newcastle would be bottom of the Premier League this term

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has suggested football may not be

(minutes per half

The status quo at the top would remain with runaway leaders Liverpool in either standings.

Jurgen Klopp’s side, who are on the cusp of winning their first top-flight title in years , would hold a – point lead over second place Manchester City in the – minute table. The Reds, who have lost just once in the league this season, would have (points – a) – point deficit on their actual haul. This is because they would have lost four times and drawn four times.

If the table had finished after minutes they’d be points clear of City – with a total of 75 points. This is a downturn by points on their actual tally, with the Liverpool having drawn and lost three times apiece.

The race for the top four would be interesting in the – minute table though with Manchester United the biggest beneficiaries.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, who sit fifth in reality with points, would move to fourth place on 50 points. This is because high-flying Leicester City would drop from third to fifth due to a minus-nine-point swing.

PTS

– 19 2. Manchester City (7) (6)

3. Chelsea (5) ()

2

5. Leicester City

– 1

8. Everton

(9) 7)

– 2

9. Southampton () (7)

( 6)

14. Arsenal

( )

15. Watford

(8)

– 6

. Burnley (8)

– 16 (- 5) . Bournemouth (8) (8)

– 7

19. Brighton and Hove Albion

(6)

1

. Aston Villa (8) (6)

–

. Newcastle United

–

Despite being seven points better off, Norwich would remain in the drop zone in 21 th – but only one point away from th-place Aston Villa in safety.

Wolves again would be troubled by relegation. This time they’d have suffered a minus-nine-point swing to see them only six clear of Norwich in 18 th.

Tottenham would be mid-table in 15 th with a five-point deficit on 39 points, while their bitter rivals Arsenal move up to sixth with a gain of four points . That would see them leapfrog Sheffield United, who lose four points, while the top five remains unchanged.

W

F (A A) A GD Pts
Points Difference

(3) 3

(5) 6)

– 1

3). Leicester City

– 1

(5) ()

5. Manchester United

6)

8. Everton

(8)

-5

9. Burnley (7)

– (5)

. Crystal Palace

(9) (8)

(9) (8)

–

. West Ham United

( 6

(8) (8)

4

(6)

– 3 . Newcastle United

– 9

)

(P) (W D (L

Points Difference

4. Manchester United

7) 9)

(7)

6. Sheffield United (8) (8) ( (7) () ( 1)
7. Tottenham Hotspur

29

(7)

– 5

(9) (7)

(0)

15. West Ham United

– 4

(8) (8)

– 7

5

(5)

(5)

. Norwich City

(5)

5

However, for United and Leicester both clubs could drop down a place further with Sheffield United only two points behind them and having played a game less.

Southampton, who sit th, would be dreaming of Champions League football in this table too. The Saints would be ninth, one place ahead of Arsenal – who would be level on points with West Ham, but would only be six points behind fourth-place Manchester United.

Unquestionably though, the biggest losers in this table would be Wolves. Nuno Espiriro Santo’s side are in the hunt for a Champions League spot next season as they sit sixth on points – five behind fourth-placed Chelsea. However, in this altered reality they would be staring relegation in the face – owing to a minus – point swing.

Their current record of P: , W: , D: , L: 6, would be P: , W: 5, D: , L: 17. They would be 21 th in the table and only ahead of bottom side Norwich City on goal difference.

West Ham would be level on points with Arsenal if the Premier League table was after (mins

)

Wolves would be battling relegation in the – minute table – owing to a minus – 19 – point swing

Newcastle would be one point above both sides and for Steve Bruce’s men, the – minute table doesn’t make for good viewing either.

The Magpies’ wings would be clipped here too as in fact they would be bottom of the pile.

They would have collected just 28 points from their 43 matches a – downturn of nine points – winning just five games all season and scoring 19 times along the way. Their 1-0 win at Southampton on March 7, for example, would have ended as a 0-0 draw as Allan Saint-Maximin scored in the th minute.

Brighton would be mired in relegation trouble too, three-points worse off than they actually are, with the Seagulls only ahead of Newcastle via goal difference.

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce would be battling relegation if the table ended after minutes

Allan Saint-Maximin’s (left)

(th-minute goal against Southampton wouldn’t have existed

HOW THE PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE WOULD LOOK AFTER MINUTES

L

1. Liverpool

79

2. Manchester City

4. Chelsea

2

6)

(3) 46 4

–

. Tottenham Hotspur

(9) (9)

29

(9) (9)

– 7

3

. Watford

– 8

17. Southampton

. Wolverhampton Wanderers

(6)

7)

– 7

19. Bournemouth

–

5

–

(7) (7)

–

7

(5)

–

) (F) (A) (A
	1. Liverpool
4
– 5
9
8	1
23	– 9
9
3
	()
	– 1
(	(6)
	5
. Crystal Palace
–
	– 16 – 8	. Wolverhampton Wanderers
– (9)
	D
F
–
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5
9
6. Arsenal
7. Sheffield United (	(6)	(1) (1)	– 4 )
39 1
(-2)
(4)
8
1
(0) – 9
(8) (9) 22
. Aston Villa (7) (8)
. Norwich City
. Brighton and Hove Albion
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