The current Premier League season has brought us many unexpected and odd things. Liverpool left the rivals nine steps behind, making the biggest difference after 13 rounds since 1993, and Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man United, Man City are only fifth, sitting behind Brighton, Nottingham Forest are fighting for European qualifiers, while the Red Devils are only in number nine.Arsenal in danger of losing its only AfricanYet, the initial three and a half months of football in England’s top tier gave us another curiosity: the Premier League table is currently arranged by – alphabet?! Namely, the London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea are Liverpool’s closest followers, sitting nine points behind. The problem is the Gunners and the Blues are equal in every parameter!Arsenal and Chelsea have identical records after 13 matches…Which means Arsenal are only above Chelsea on alphabetical order! 😅 pic.twitter.com/HT3Zk1CF7I— TSM Digital (@TSMDigital30) December 3, 2024 According to the PL rules, if any clubs finish with the same number of points, their position in the Premier League table is determined by goal difference, then the number of goals scored, then the team who collected the most points in the head-to-head matches, then who scored most away goals in the head-to-head.Jadon the Revived: Maresca praises his resurrected starThe two London sides at the moment have 25 points each, scored 26 and conceded 14 goals, while their recent duel at Stamford Bridge ended in a 1-1 draw. Hence, Arsenal are ahead only due to the alphabet and the fact that the letter A comes before C!So, had the Gunners kept some of their old names like Royal Arsenal (1886-1893), Woolwich Arsenal (1893-1913), or The Arsenal, which they ultimately changed to today’s name in 1919, erasing the the, they would have sat in the third place behind Chelsea.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 14Tuesday22.30: (3.05) Ipswich (3.45) Crystal Palace (2.45)23:15: (2.95) Leicester (3.50) West Ham (2.50)Wednesday22:30: (2.20) Everton (3.50) Wolverhampton (3.50)22:30: (1.40) Man.City (4.70) Nott.Forest (8.00)22:30: (5.00) Newcastle (3.70) Liverpool (1.80)22:30: (8.50) Southampton (5.50) Chelsea (1.33)23:15: (1.50) Arsenal (4.50) Man.Utd. (7.25)23:15: (1.80) Aston Villa (3.70) Brentford (5.00)Thursday22:30: (2.45) Fulham (3.50) Brighton (3.00)23:15: (2.70) Bournemouth (3.90) Tottenham (2.50)***odds are subject to change***
