Yes we’re still laughing.

In 2018-19 all four EPL teams advanced to the group stage. 2 teams played in the Championship match.

Europa was an all EPL final as well.

In 2019-20 all four EPL teams have advanced to the group stage. Both EPL teams won there group in Europa.

Don't confuse parity with mediocrity. EPL may lack two dominant teams like they had last year, but the results in Europe suggest that the league far from mediocre.

And if I had to guess why the EPL is struggling to find another dominant team, I'd say that star players don't want to have to scratch and claw just to play in the Champions League. If I'm a European star, it's certainly not lost on me that UCL finalist Tottenham was one draw away from spending some cold winter days in the far reaches of the continental shelf. Guys like Eriksen and Alexis aren't leaving the EPL for tougher competition that's for sure.

Wolves finished second in their Europa League group and play Espanyol in Round of 32.

I would assume Liverpool is going to destroy the mark but I’m not an EPL historian.

I assume the record was either 20 or 21 because I didn't see any mention of a record when they had the 19 point lead. I haven't seen anything about the record for the spread between 1st and 2nd at the end of the season.

At least since they instituted the three point win/1 point draw system.

From an OptaJoe tweet yesterday, with the gap not changing today:

"22 - Liverpool will end today 22 points clear of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League table; this is the biggest lead any league-leader has ever had at the end of a day in English top-flight history. Gap."

I don't like that way of measuring because teams play on different days. I'd rather it be the end of a game week, but whatever. Games in hand can make that weird as well.

From This is Anfield:

"The only other team to have 20 or more point lead since 1888 was Manchester City (over Manchester United) in May 2018 and it lasted 24 hours and stayed at 19 points for what little remained of the season."

What's funny about it is they so rarely mention games in hand, which is just as important as positioning at the END of matchday.

The full season is (in theory) as equal as it can possibly be. But that equality doesn’t exist after any of the previous 37 match days. So the table is relatively meaningless no matter what.

None of that applies to here...Liverpool will undoubtedly shatter the point difference record.