The Premier League standings have been rearranged with Arsenal leading the field as a result of an Everton points deduction appeal.
There is now a greater chance that Arsenal will win the Premier League. When they play Liverpool and Manchester City in March, fans can anticipate exciting games.
Moreover, the Premier League’s latest move to modify point deductions might also be significant.
Due to their violation of the Profit and Sustainability Rules during the previous season, Everton lost ten points. The club was not happy and tried to have the decision reversed, so nobody knew for sure what would happen.
On Monday, an unbiased appeals board declared that Everton would not lose as many points as first thought. Instead of ten, it will be six.
“Everton FC appealed the sanction imposed against it on nine grounds, each of which related to the sanction rather than the fact of the breach, which the club admitted,” the Premier League reportedly said, according to football.london.
“The Appeal Board has maintained two of those nine grounds and replaced the initial 10 point deduction with six points,” they said in their continuation. Today, the Premier League table will be updated to reflect the new sanction’s immediate effects.
The latest results show that Everton has surpassed Nottingham Forest to take 17th place in the league, while Brentford has risen to 15th place. Arsenal’s circumstances could be significantly changed by this shift in the standings.
In the past, Everton’s lower ranking gave Forest a safety net. But with Sean Dyche’s team now ahead of them, Forest will have even greater incentive to win every point.
The next game Nuno Espirito Santo’s team plays is against Liverpool. Arsenal narrowly prevailed at home despite a late goal by former Red Taiwo player Awoniyi.
Arsenal’s chances of winning the title were ended by a 1-0 loss to Steve Cooper’s team last season, while Manchester City dropped two points at Forest. Arsenal is hoping that Forest will be motivated to steal points from Jurgen Klopp’s team in light of Everton’s recent success. Securing a victory at the City Ground is not an easy task.
Following that, Arsenal will play Brentford and Sheffield United, while Liverpool will play City. After these games, if everything goes as planned, Arsenal could lead the league for the first time this year.
To put it in perspective, Arsenal won’t play Everton until the very last game of the season, while City is set to play Forest at the end of April.
