Sky Bet Championship and the points-per-game argument: Is it fair to use the method to decide promotion?

The resumption of the 2019/20 campaign continues to be in the balance due to the current coronavirus pandemic.

Reports on Friday emerged stating that the preferred contingency plan, should the season not be resolved on the pitch, involves promoting the current top-two, while those in the play-off positions still get a chance at promotion.

The talk of points-per-game has become louder after France's Ligue 1 became the first major division to decide their standings through this method.

It hasn't come without its problems though after Lyon warned they could launch legal action after missing out on the European spots.

Rudi Garcia's side have been placed seventh after the campaign was cut short. It means they fail to qualify for Europe, which the club claims could cost them tens of millions of Euros.

If the Championship elected to go down the same route, how would the final table look and who would be promoted?

Tom Carnduff dissects the method and asks if it is fair to take the current standings as they are to decide who gets a shot at reaching the Premier League.

Sky Bet Championship: Average points-per-game

1. Leeds - 1.92
2. West Brom - 1.89
3. Fulham - 1.73
4. Brentford - 1.62
5. Nottingham Forest - 1.62
6. Preston - 1.51
7. Bristol City -1.49
8. Millwall - 1.46
9. Cardiff - 1.46
10. Blackburn - 1.43
11. Swansea - 1.43
12. Derby - 1.38
13. QPR - 1.36
14. Reading - 1.30
15. Sheffield Wednesday - 1.30
16. Birmingham - 1.27
17. Stoke - 1.14
18. Huddersfield - 1.14
19. Middlesbrough - 1.11
20. Wigan - 1.11
21. Hull - 1.11
22. Charlton - 1.05
23. Luton - 0.95
24. Barnsley - 0.92

How would the final table look on PPG?

1. Leeds - 88.2pts
2. West Brom - 87pts
3. Fulham - 79.5pts
4. Brentford - 74.5pts
5. Nottingham Forest - 74.5pts
6. Preston - 69.5pts
7. Bristol City - 68.4pts
8. Millwall - 67.1pts
9. Cardiff - 67.1pts
10. Blackburn - 65.8pts
11. Swansea - 65.8pts
12. Derby - 63.4pts
13. QPR - 62.2pts
14. Reading - 59.7pts
15. Sheffield Wednesday - 59.7pts
16. Birmingham - 58.4pts
17. Stoke - 52.3pts
18. Huddersfield - 52.3pts
19. Middlesbrough - 51pts
20. Wigan - 51pts
21. Hull - 51pts
22. Charlton - 48.5pts
23. Luton - 43.6pts
24. Barnsley - 42.3pts

We've left the decimal points in here but rounding up or down would create a more realistic looking table.

Of course, positions don't change given that every team has played a total of 37 games but it does give an idea of what the table would have looked like based on the rate teams were going at prior to the break.

Is it fair?