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.