Newcastle United would have finished the Premier League season a place higher if standings had been based on the aggregate scores between clubs. The Odds-Comparison.com website have compiled the alternative table, which also has Liverpool snatching the title from Manchester City, Arsenal claiming a Champions League spot and Burnley staying up at the expense of Southampton.
A miserable Manchester United season would have been even worse, meanwhile, with the fallen Old Trafford giants positioned ninth in the placings. Based on the aggregate results from home and away meetings with every club in the division, only Aston Villa, who finished the season 14th, got the better of Newcastle from teams in the bottom half of the genuine table.
Otherwise, the Magpies would have triumphed over two contests against ninth-placed Brighton (3-2), as well as overcoming Crystal Palace (2-1), Brentford (5-3), Southampton (4-3), Everton (3-2), Leeds (2-1), Burnley (3-1) and Norwich (4-1). Draws, meanwhile, would have been registered against 19th-placed Watford (2-2), Arsenal (2-2) and Wolves (2-2), giving United a total of 27 points - the same as Manchester United - and placing them 10th in the aggregate rankings.
