Premier League clubs that are in danger of relegation this season are said to be strongly against the idea of using a points-per-game calculation to decide places.
As things stand there is optimism that the 2019-20 campaign can be concluded, with play set to start again on June 17.
But a second peak of the coronavirus or a player testing positive for the virus could yet see those plans go up in smoke, in which case a Plan B would be necessary to implement.
The PPG system works out the average points that clubs have achieved in their home and away fixtures so far in the season and multiplies them by the number they have yet to play to result in a total number of points.
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As things stand currently Norwich, Aston Villa and Bournemouth would be the teams to go down, which is the bottom three as it currently stands anyway, although Villa have a game in hand in which a win would see them move up to 16th place.
The system has plenty of flaws, with any clubs relegated in such a manner likely to seek legal action to protest against a relegation which would ultimately cost them millions of pounds.
It is not yet clear, however, how those teams affected would suggest concluding the season in a worst-case scenario, with cancelling relegation likely to cause problems with regards to those promoted from the Championship for the 2020-21 campaign.
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The Premier League are set to meet again on Thursday with the aim of finalising their plans for Project Restart, and a discussion around how to deal with football being suspended again could well be in the offing.
Six teams are realistically in the battle to avoid relegation, with Brighton, West Ham and Watford also in and amongst it along with the teams already mentioned.
