After three Prime Ministers, two ruling monarchs and one ill-advised winter World Cup, this never-ending edition of the Premier League has entered its final month.
Heading into the last handful of league matches, the form boasted by each side threatens to have a seismic impact on the precarious positioning of an eminently malleable table. The title race may be on its last legs but the battle for Europe is as fierce as ever and the Sarlacc pit of a relegation zone threatens to haul half the division into it.
Here’s how each team has fared across their previous half-dozen matches in England’s top flight.
|
Position |
Team |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Man City |
6 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
2 |
Newcastle |
5 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
|
3 |
Liverpool |
4 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
|
4 |
Crystal Palace |
4 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
5 |
Aston Villa |
4 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
6 |
Man Utd |
4 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
7 |
Bournemouth |
4 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
|
8 |
Brighton |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
9 |
Wolves |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
10 |
Arsenal |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
|
11 |
West Ham |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
|
12 |
Brentford |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
|
13 |
Fulham |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
14 |
Tottenham |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
15 |
Leicester |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
16 |
Leeds |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
17 |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
18 |
Everton |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
19 |
Chelsea |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
20 |
Southampton |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
In four of the last five seasons, Manchester City have embarked upon a winning run of at least 12 Premier League matches on their way to the title. Pep Guardiola’s side brought this year’s tally to eight on the spin with a 2-1 win over Fulham which was soaked in more grit than glitz.
Over this sequence of matches, Newcastle United are the only other club to win as many as five games. The Magpies are the only side to outscore City, plundering a whopping 20 goals over their last six games – yet, just four Newcastle players (Callum Wilson, Joelinton, Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy) have found the net in this period.
Southampton became the latest victims of Newcastle’s frightening prolificacy, shipping three goals after taking the lead at St James’ Park on Sunday. The Saints, sitting rock bottom of the form table and actual standings, have not won a top-flight match since the first weekend of March.
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Chelsea are one of only two sides to lose to Southampton since Ruben Selles took on the interim post in February. Graham Potter, Bruno Saltor and Frank Lampard have all taken charge of the Blues across the club’s previous six league games – yet, not one of them has been able to coax a win out of the expensively assembled squad.
No team has scored fewer goals than Chelsea during this run, with the wayward Blues registering a pitiful three league strikes.
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