PLAYOFF POSSIBILITY !!

There is still a chance that Liverpool and Man City could finish level and face a playoff for the automatic place in the Champions League. One such way this could happen is:

• Manchester City draw game in hand with West Bromwich Albion 1-1.
• Liverpool win their remaining games vs. West Ham and Middlesbrough 3-0.
• Manchester City beat Leicester City and Watford 3-2.
• These results would leave the two clubs with 76 points, and goal difference of +35 (77 for, 42 against).

There is probably a greater chance, though, of Liverpool and Arsenal finishing with the same record and thus playing off for a place in the Champions League qualifiers, with the loser going into the Europa League group stage.

At present Liverpool are seven points, and five goals, better off than Arsenal. But the Gunners have two games in hand on Liverpool so by winning those the London side could move to within a point with almost identical goal difference.

Arsenal and Liverpool could face a playoff if:

• Arsenal win their games in hand against Southampton and Sunderland by a combined scoreline of 5-0.
• Arsenal draw 1-1 at Stoke City, then beat Everton 2-1.
• Liverpool lose 1-0 at West Ham, then beat Middlesbrough 3-1.
• These results would leave the two clubs with 73 points, and goal difference of +30 (74 for, 44 against), thus possibly joint fourth.