Premier League tactical tie-breaker: Imagining a new way to decide the title race

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What if there was a much more exciting way of ending a closely-fought season than the mundanity of head-to-head records?

Towards the end of the 1995-96 season, contingency plans were made for a play-off game to decide whether or would be crowned as champions. Two possible dates in the May were booked at Wembley and some tickets were printed, but an Eric Cantona-inspired Manchester United ultimately won the title by four points. A first run of tickets were printed in case of a Man Utd v Newcastle play-off in 1996, but won the title.

The significance of those goals is also in how they have been changing the game state and forcing the opponents to be more proactive. While in drawing positions, Arsenal have scored 11 times from set pieces in the Premier League — which then allows them to attack bigger spaces when the opposing team open up as they chase an equaliser.

 

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