What happens if Leicester and Liverpool finish on same points, same goal difference and same goals scored

What happens if Leicester and Liverpool finish on same points, same goal difference and same goals scored? We find out below.

So, Premier League top four classification rules after an injury time goal from Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker leaves five teams in with a chance going into the final week.

The new FA Cup winners looked set to be gifted another present as the weekend drew to an end with Liverpool looking on course for a draw at already-relegated West Bromwich Albion.

However up came goalkeeper Alisson Becker for a corner in the fourth minute of added time to score an extraordinary winner and take the race for a Champions League spot down to the wire.

It means that the bookmakers have put Liverpool as favourites to join Man Utd and Man City in the top four – because Leicester and Chelsea meet on Tuesday, meaning at least one of them will drop points.

If Liverpool win both their final two games they will end the season on 69 points and it is impossible for both Leicester and Chelsea to surpass that. It could all be decided on goal difference, or goals scored if goal difference is level.

So what happens if, for example, Leicester lose 1-0 at Chelsea and beat Spurs 3-0 while Liverpool win 2-1 at Burnley, beat Crystal Palace 3-2 and Chelsea win their final game at Aston Villa?

Leicester Mercury explains: “That would leave Chelsea third on 70 points in third and Leicester and Liverpool both 69 points, both on a goal difference of 23, both having scored 68 goals.

“Premier League rules for classification state that in this unlikely scenario, positions would be decided on the head-to-head record between the two teams.

“The record is close – Liverpool won 3-0 at Anfield in November, Leicester won 3-1 at the King Power in February – but it would be Liverpool who get fourth while Leicester go into the Europa League. If Leicester hadn’t conceded in that home game, it would have gone to a play-off.

“Still, that is all a long way down the line. Here is what is still to come in the next few days.”

AS IT STANDS

2 Manchester United – P36 W20 D10 L6 F70 A42 GD28 Pts70

3 Leicester City – P36 W20 D6 L10 F65 A44 GD21 Pts66

4 Chelsea – P36 W18 D10 L8 F55 A33 GD22 Pts64

5 Liverpool – P36 W18 D9 L9 F63 A42 GD21 Pts63

6 Tottenham – P36 W17 D8 L11 F63 A41 GD22 Pts59

7 West Ham – P36 W17 D8 L11 F56 A46 GD10 Pts59

LEICESTER CITY FIXTURES
Tuesday, 8.15pm: Chelsea (a)
Sunday, 4pm: Tottenham (h)

Leicester will finish in the top four if any of the below happen…

– They beat Chelsea on Tuesday night
– They draw with Chelsea and beat Tottenham on Sunday
– They draw with Chelsea and match the Blues’ result on Sunday
– They lose to Chelsea, beat Tottenham on Sunday and Chelsea don’t beat Aston Villa
– They beat Tottenham and Liverpool fail to win both of their remaining games
– They draw both of their remaining games and Liverpool fail to win both of their remaining games
– They take one more point and Liverpool lose one of their remaining games
– They lose to Chelsea, beat Tottenham, and have a better goal difference than Liverpool should they win both of their remaining games
– They lose both of their games and Liverpool fail to win any of their remaining games

CHELSEA FIXTURES
Tuesday, 8:15pm: Leicester (h)
Sunday, 4pm: Aston Villa (a)

Chelsea will finish in the top four if any of the below happen…

– They win their final two league games
– They beat Leicester on Tuesday and then match the Foxes’ result on Sunday
– They take four more points and Leicester fail to beat Tottenham on Sunday
– They take four more points and Liverpool fail to win both of their remaining games
– They take three more points and Liverpool lose one of their final two games
– They take three more points, Liverpool take four, and they have a superior goal difference to the Reds

LIVERPOOL FIXTURES
Wednesday, 8.15pm: Burnley (a)
Sunday, 4pm: Crystal Palace (h)

Liverpool will finish in the top four if they win their final two games and any of the below happen…

– Chelsea fail to take maximum points from their two remaining games
– Leicester fail to win any of their two remaining games
– Leicester lose to Chelsea, then beat Tottenham, but have an inferior goal difference to the Reds

Liverpool will also finish in the top four if any of the below happen…

– They take four more points and Leicester lose both of their final two games
– They take four more points and Leicester only take one more point (they will have a better goal difference than the Foxes)
– They take four more points and Chelsea only take three more points, but have a better goal difference than the Blues

TOTTENHAM FIXTURES
Wednesday, 6pm: Aston Villa (h)
Sunday, 4pm: Leicester (a)

WEST HAM FIXTURES
Wednesday, 8.15pm: West Brom (a)
Sunday, 4pm: Southampton (h)

LATEST ODDS
Liverpool 1/4, Chelsea 4/9, Leicester 8/11, West Ham 250/1, Tottenham 250/1

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