Premier League title race: Could Man City and Arsenal go to a play-off?
If Arsenal and City are equal on all of the above, the title will be decided by the winner of the play-off match.
But can Only Go for it if Sunday’s match ends 1-1, as it did at the Emirates Stadium in September.
This would leave both sides with the same head-to-head record and away goals scored in matches against each other.
Tiebreaks are also extremely tight at the moment; Arsenal are three goals better than City on goal difference, while the Blues have scored 63 goals to their opponents’ 62.
Play-off matches will be played at neutral venues, the format and timing will be determined by the Premier League board.
In the 1995-96 season, Ferguson’s Manchester United and Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle were competing fiercely for the title and the first batch of tickets were printed in case a play-off match was required.
A ticket was shown, external The match was due to be played at Wembley Stadium in midweek with a kick-off time of 19:30 BST, but United won the title by four points.
