The 2022-23 Premier League season will be remembered for the thrilling title race between Arsenal and Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners have been top of the table continuously since August but they’ve allowed City to snap at their heels after letting two-goal leads slip in back-to-back weeks against Liverpool and West Ham. Inevitably, some have accused them of committing the most heinous sin in football – the bottle job.
At one point in January, Arsenal had a five-point lead over City with a game in hand. If they are to slip away, how would they compare to the biggest title collapses of the Premier League era? We’ve taken a look at the seven sides who threw away comfortable leads at the top of the table.
Arsenal – 2007-08 – 5 points
Until this season, the 2007-08 campaign was Arsenal’s most convincing title push of the post-Highbury era.
Arsene Wenger’s side had lost just one of their first 26 matches and seemed to be building a real head of steam in February. They built a five-point lead at the top after winning four successive matches and going on a run where they took 26 points from their last 30 available.
Then they went to St. Andrew’s. Birmingham City were reduced to 10 men after Martin Taylor broke Eduardo’s leg in the third minute. Arsenal had the man advantage but seemed shaken psychologically and contrived to draw 2-2, conceding the equaliser deep into injury time.
Arsenal preceded to drop points in six of their next seven matches and fell away completely. You can pinpoint that afternoon in Birmingham as where it all went wrong.
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Norwich City – 1992-93 – 8 points
The inaugural Premier League season was wild.
Reigning champions Leeds United didn’t win away all season and finished two points clear of the relegation zone. Arsenal and Chelsea ended up 10th and 11th respectively.
Aston Villa finished 2nd, while Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers made up the rest of the top five as Sir Alex Ferguson led Manchester United to their first league title since 1967.
Ferguson’s side ended up finishing a comfortable 10 points clear but they looked out of the title picture in the early months of the season. They sat 10th in early November after a seven-match winless run. Meanwhile, Norwich had built up an eight-point lead before failing to maintain their form in the latter half of the season.
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