World Cup to expand to 48 teams: World Cup's weirdest format changes
BBC Sport looks back at some of Fifa's more unusual format changes following Fifa's decision to expand the tournament to 48 teams.
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League Table & Stats
 England Premier League
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | +42 | 92 | L1-2 | L1-3 | |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | +27 | 84 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | +41 | 77 | L0-2 | L1-5 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | +25 | 71 | L1-2 | W2-1 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | +26 | 70 | W1-0 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 42 | +3 | 65 | L0-1 | D2-2 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | +22 | 64 | D2-2 | D0-0 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | +4 | 60 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | +1 | 60 | W4-1 | D2-2 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | -4 | 57 | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 42 | -2 | 56 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 12 | Norwich City | 42 | +4 | 53 | D0-0 | W2-1 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | -11 | 52 | W3-1 | D0-0 | |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | -4 | 51 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | -5 | 45 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | -11 | 45 | D0-0 | L0-3 | |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | -21 | 44 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | -17 | 43 | L0-2 | L1-4 | |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 42 | -23 | 43 | L0-1 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | -18 | 42 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | -26 | 40 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 42 | -53 | 30 | W5-0 | W2-1 | |
| Aston Villa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 10th | 12th | 7th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Drawn | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Lost | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 19th | 18th | 21st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-0-4 | 1-2-3 | 1-0-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-14 | 4-6 | 4-16 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 16th | 20th | 11th |
| Goals scored | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Failed to score | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 8th | 6th | 12th |
| Goals conceded | 50 | 18 | 32 |
| Clean sheets | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 12th | 11th | 13th |
| Goal difference | -4 | +5 | -9 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 18th | 20th | 9th |
| Goal total | 96 | 41 | 55 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | lost last 2 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-3 | 3-2-2 | 2-2-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 7-7 | 4-6 | 8-3 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 W2-1 D0-0 |
W1-0 D0-0 |
W2-1 |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Premier League | 10th | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 50 | -4 | .500 |
| English FA Cup | Fifth Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | .600 |
| English League Cup | Final | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | .800 |
| UEFA Cup | Second Round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 57 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 68 | 62 | +6 | .559 | |