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The 2025-26 Premier League season in alternative tables

BBC News · May 26, 2026, 1:29 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • What if the Premier League changed its rules and awarded the trophy to the winners by alternate means?
  • Arsenal might have ended their 22-year wait to the win the title, but is there any metric by which the Gunners wouldn't have been champions?
  • Very few people would suggest Arsenal were not worthy champions, so is there some insight for us to gain by assessing the performances of all 20 teams in alternative ways?

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What if the Premier League changed its rules and awarded the trophy to the winners by alternate means?

Arsenal might have ended their 22-year wait to the win the title, but is there any metric by which the Gunners wouldn't have been champions?

Very few people would suggest Arsenal were not worthy champions, so is there some insight for us to gain by assessing the performances of all 20 teams in alternative ways?

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