How City and Liverpool could end up in unprecedented Premier League title play-off

Liverpool and Manchester City are locked in an incredible title battle that could eventuate with both teams being even on the last day of the season, sending them into a one-off play-off match for the first time in the history of the competition.

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The current Premier League table has City ahead of Liverpool by one point, with a plus-four goal difference and having scored four more goals. Both sides have conceded 22 goals exactly.

So here's how the unprecedented scenario of a playoff could emerge. 

If Manchester City were to lose their final match away to Brighton 4-0, and simultaneously Liverpool were to draw 4-4 with Wolves at Anfield that would put both sides level on 95 points, with a goal difference of +65, having both scored 91 goals and conceded 26. 

Of course this is highly unlikely. Especially given Manchester City have won 13 of 13 matches since losing at Newcastle in January and have only conceded three goals in that time. 

Meanwhile, Brighton have not even won a match since they beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in early March - a run of nine matches in which they only scored two goals. 

If Wolves were to score four goals at Anfield they would be the first visiting team to do so since Andrey Arshavin scored four for Arsenal in an incredible 4-4 draw in 2009. 

Liverpool might struggle to score four goals themselves, both Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino have been ruled out with injury for the Reds' clash with Barcelona on Wednesday morning (AEST) and it's unclear if they will be ready for Sunday night (AEST). 

You can watch Brighton, who will have Aussie Mat Ryan in goals, take on Manchester City this Sunday night on SBS from 11:30pm AEST on the title-deciding final day of the season. 

SBS's coverage will also cut to Anfield for any big moments that happen throughout the dramatic 90 minutes.