Alternative Premier League Table: Liverpool in a Champions League spot and Crystal Palace relegated - but why?

Liverpool back in the Top 4...but why?

Poor old Brendan Rodgers. The Liverpool boss is not the most popular man on Merseyside at the moment (well, the red half of Merseyside) but we have some good news for you Brendan!

Because in today's Alternative Premier League Table, the Reds have made it into a Champions League spot. In real life, of course, they lost out on that to Manchester United.

Otherwise the Top 4 hasn't changed much but there's good news for Everton and Sunderland who both make the Top 10 while Spurs drop down to ninth.

The real losers are Palace though who in real life finished 10th but in today'sAlternative Table drop into the relegation zone.

ALTERNATIVE LEAGUE TABLE

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1	CHELSEA	86
2	MANCHESTER CITY	78
3	ARSENAL	77
4	LIVERPOOL	73
5	MANCHESTER UNITED	72
6	SOUTHAMPTON	62
7	EVERTON	60
8	SWANSEA CITY	59
9	TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR	57
10	SUNDERLAND	54
11	WEST HAM UNITED	54
12	WEST BROMWICH ALBION	53
13	STOKE CITY	49
14	ASTON VILLA	46
15	LEICESTER CITY	45
16	HULL CITY	43
17	NEWCASTLE UNITED	40
18	BURNLEY	38
19	CRYSTAL PALACE	37
20	QUEENS PARK RANGERS	33

But what is this week's criteria - that means Liverpool are into the Champions League and Alan Pardew's men have plummeted to second bottom?

See if you can have a guess here...

What is today's Row Zed Alternative Table based on?

• If only goals scored by midfielders counted
• If every game had been first goal wins
• If every game had been last goal wins
• If games ended after 45 minutes
• If only goals from inside the six yard box counted

Scroll down to find out...

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Clive Rose

The answer is that only the first goal of each game counts. Meaning it was essentially first goal wins. Meaning everyone wins 1-0.

And unsurprisingly, given 1-0 was the score all round, Chelsea are top of the league!

It proves that Palace are, in fact, the king of the turnarounds, coming from behind to win in six games this season; a huge 18 points.

Everton and Sunderland are thus, by that law, the kings of losing leads; jumping from the Top 10 in the Alternative Table to the bottom half in real life.

What does it mean for Liverpool then? They took have thrown away a few leads. Maybe some new defenders are needed in the summer, Brendan?