HOW SEASON WILL WORK OUT

THE meeting was the most important in Premier League history. It started at 10.30am via video link and it lasted a record five hours. There is never normally a break but this time they took a breather as all 20 clubs got the chance to put across their views and decided about how the season will finish.

The season will restart with two rearranged games – Manchester City v Arsenal and Aston Villa v Sheffield United – on June 17. But will get going in earnest from Friday, June 19 with Sky wanting to show Tottenham v Man United.

All 92 games will be shown live with Sky putting 25 of their 64 games on free to air, the BBC are showing four live games for free.

TV rebate was a huge issue as clubs will have to pay back £340million as the broadcasters no longer have the same deal as they bought. Clubs negotiated £170m to be paid back by August 2 with the rest spread over the next two years. Bigger clubs will pay more as they had more TV cash.

Neutral venues is still a key issue as the police argue that between 10-12 “high risk games” should be played in neutral venues. They include Everton v Liverpool on June 20. London derbies – including Tottenham v Arsenal – could also be switched to different venues in the capital.

The FA Cup has been factored in with the final and semi-finals at Wembley, the showpiece would kick off on August 1.

Premier League bosses did discuss the start of the new 2020-21 season with the Champions League final having to be factored in as that is on August 29. The new season could start in the first week of September.

Curtailment was also discussed with unweighted points per game agreed as the way to decide the table if games are not completed.

They will vote next Thursday to formalise all matters and hope to convince the authorities to allow all games to be played in own stadiums.