Premier League

The table shown below is as at the end of the 2023–34 season. The alt-3 table will start again for the new season, by mid-November.

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Table written: Sunday 19 May 2024 at 23:46:15 (London time)
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		standard table					alt-3
		Pld	GD	Pts				ePld	Rate
MnC	Man City	38	62	91	1		1	38.0	2.39
Ars	Arsenal	38	62	89	2		2	38.0	2.34
Liv	Liverpool	38	45	82	3		3	38.0	2.16
Ast	Aston Villa	38	15	68	4		4	38.0	1.79
Tot	Tottenham	38	13	66	5		5	38.0	1.74
Che	Chelsea	38	14	63	6		6	38.0	1.66
New	Newcastle	38	23	60	7		7	38.0	1.58
MnU	Man Utd	38	−1	60	8		8	38.0	1.58
WHU	West Ham	38	−14	52	9		9	38.0	1.37
Pal	Crystal Palace	38	−1	49	10		10	38.0	1.29
BHA	Brighton	38	−7	48	11		11	38.0	1.26
Bou	Bournemouth	38	−13	48	12		12	38.0	1.26
Ful	Fulham	38	−6	47	13		13	38.0	1.24
Wol	Wolves	38	−15	46	14		14	38.0	1.21
Eve	Everton	38	−11	40	15		15	38.0	1.05
Bre	Brentford	38	−9	39	16		16	38.0	1.03
Not	Nottingham Forest	38	−18	32	17		17	38.0	0.84
Lut	Luton Town	38	−33	26	18		18	38.0	0.68
Bur	Burnley	38	−37	24	19		19	38.0	0.63
ShU	Sheffield Utd	38	−69	16	20		20	38.0	0.42

Everton are subject to a 8-points deduction, and Nottingham Forest to a 4-points deduction. These have been accounted for in the Rate calculation.

Home and away points-per-match rates:

Key:

The league-table rankings are shown in the centre of the table, with the alt-3 league position in bold to the right, and the more standard league-table position (based on points already in the bag, with goal-difference to resolve ties where needed) shown in the grey section of the table, to the left.

In the central dark-blue vertical band are (typically) up- or down-arrows to indicate where teams are higher or lower in the alt-3 table than in the standard table. A solid arrow or indicates a difference of 3 or more league places.

The other numbers shown in the table are:

• The usual league-table summaries:
  • Pld: matches played to date
  • GD: goal difference
  • Pts: league points won to date, minus any points deducted by the league
• The alt-3 league table:
  • ePld: the alt-3 measure of each team's effective number of matches played to date.
    • Where ePld is less than the actual number Pld of matches played, the team has played tougher opposition than average; and vice-versa where ePld exceeds Pld.
    • Where the difference between Pld and ePld is a whole match or more, the team's numbers in the alt-3 table are colour-highlighted (in light green where ePld is less than Pld, and light red where the reverse is true).
    • Where schedule-strength imbalance is so strong that Pld and ePld differ by more than 2.0, the entry in the ePld column is shown in bold type
  • Rate: the league points won per effective match played, i.e., Rate = Pts ÷ ePld . [That's the alt-3 Rate calculation for a "normal" team with no points deducted by the league. Where points have been deducted, the appropriate adjustment is made: see The league tables explained for details.]
  The alt-3 league table is sorted according to the current values of Rate.

For further details on the method, see The league tables explained and (if you like maths!) The mathematical method explained.