Sheffield United fans have been put through the wringer this season.
Blades supporters have seen their side humiliated on more than one occasion, suffering hefty defeats at the hands of Arsenal, Burnley and Brighton, as well as conceding eight unanswered goals to Newcastle United at Bramall Lane.
The Yorkshire side look determined to break the record for the most Premier League goals conceded in a single season, an unwanted record that will almost certainly come with relegation.
The merciless Premier League has been too tough for the Blades this year, so let’s take a look at the leakiest defences in the competition’s history that Sheffield United just might outdo.
2021/22 was a season to forget for Norwich City, with the Canaries falling straight back into the Championship after promotion to the Premier League.
Daniel Farke was replaced by Dean Smith after just three months of the campaign, but there was no new manager bounce at Carrow Road as Norwich slumped to the bottom of the table – a whopping 16 points from safety.
The Norfolk side won just five games all season, accumulating a measly 22 points and conceding a staggering 84 goals. There were hefty defeats at the hands of the Premier League’s elite, with Norwich conceding 43 goals – over half their tally – in 12 matches against the traditional ‘big six’.
Despite having some talented players at their disposal, Fulham couldn’t avoid relegation during the 2013/14 campaign, and it was largely down to a defence that was leaking goals.
The Cottagers conceded 85 across the season – an average of 2.24 per match – and the peak of their defensive embarrassment came away at Hull City, where they conceded six second-half goals in a 6-0 defeat.
They also let in four in games against Stoke City, Everton, Liverpool, Sunderland and Manchester City, as well as conceding five to the latter at the Etihad.
Recording the lowest ever points tally in Premier League history after picking up just 11 from a possible 114, it’s fair to say that the 2007/08 campaign was hellish for Derby County.
The Rams won just once all season – a 1-0 win over Newcastle just six games into the campaign – and conceded six goals in four separate matches.
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