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Aaron Catterson-Reid

How Arsenal and Man City could face Premier League title play-off after season ends

We are now into the final two months of the Premier League season and the title race is heating up.

Arsenal currently hold the advantage, sitting eight points clear of second-placed Manchester City, although Pep Guardiola's men have a game in hand on their title rivals. The Gunners have nine league fixtures remaining whilst City will play ten, although it is also possible that the two sides could meet again after the season is over in a play-off to decide who is crowned the champions of England.

While unlikely, if the two teams finish level on points, goal difference, goals scored and have an identical head-to-head record then they would face off in a playoff at a neutral ground. In a statement back in 2020, the Premier League said: "If two or more clubs finish level in the table when competing for the title or European qualification, or when relegation is at stake, their records in the head-to-head matches will now be used to separate them.

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