Portsmouth pain would be Burnley's gain (From This Is Lancashire)

Portsmouth pain would be Burnley's gain

11:55am Tuesday 9th February 2010 in

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PORTSMOUTH’S financial problems are unlikely to prove terminal in the coming weeks, but Burnley would be one of the main beneficiaries should the worst come to the worst.

Pompey are scheduled to face a winding-up order in the High Court tomorrow and, although it is expected that they will continue operating, the Premier League table would be thrown into chaos if they were put into liquidation before the end of the season.

Portsmouth’s results this season would be expunged but Burnley, who lost at Fratton Park in December, would gain ground on some of their rivals.

Bolton would drop into a two-team relegation zone having won at Portsmouth, while Blackburn Rovers would also lose three points after a 3-1 home victory in November.

If Portsmouth were to go into administration rather than out of business, they would be deducted nine points.

1 Chelsea 24played 55pts
2 Man Utd 23played 50pts
3 Liverpool 24played 44pts
4 Arsenal 22played 43pts
5 Tottenham 24played 40pts
6 Aston Villa 23played 38pts
7 Man City 21played 35pts
8 Birmingham 23played 34pts
9 Everton 23played 29pts
10 Stoke 22played 26pts
11 Fulham 23played 25pts
12 Blackburn 24played 25pts
13 Sunderland 23played 24pts
14 Wigan 22played 23pts
15 Burnley 23played 23pts
16 Hull 24played 23pts
17 Wolves 23played 21pts
18 Bolton 22played 19pts
19 West Ham 22played 17pts