Welcome to the third edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, a series you can enjoy on The Athletic every Thursday this season. We all know how compelling it is to stare at a league table.
The 2025–26 League Two season concludes with the final round of regular-season fixtures on the weekend of May 2–3, 2026.
This week’s Alternative Table will use both metrics as its qualifier, helping us see how teams have progressed or regressed at both ends of the pitch. The first column is xG difference, which ...