With properly over a 3rd of the 2024-25 marketing campaign already within the books, the Premier League desk is taking form – with 30 factors now separating leaders Liverpool and rock-bottom Southampton.
The season has already thrown up a number of hefty shock, with perennial champions Manchester Metropolis solely claiming eight wins from their opening 15 video games to reside in fourth place behind Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.
It has not been all rosy for the Gunners, nevertheless, who failed to shut the hole on Arne Slot’s Reds this weekend with a 1-1 draw towards Fulham, provided that Liverpool’s Merseyside derby with Everton was postponed because of Storm Darragh.
Chelsea, in the meantime, triumphed 4-3 over Tottenham on Sunday to place themselves inside 4 factors of the league leaders, staking a real declare within the title race after a number of seasons of disappointment beneath the possession of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
Reflecting on Man Metropolis’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Match of the Day this weekend, Alan Shearer dominated Pep Guardiola’s facet out of the title race – and the Newcastle legend’s view is shared by a number of prime pundits within the sport.
Maybe surprisingly, Metropolis are solely three factors worse off than they had been at this level final season, regardless of profitable only one in six within the Premier League since November.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis are solely three factors worse off than they had been final marketing campaign
In the meantime, Cole Palmer and Chelsea have 12 factors greater than they did at this stage final time period
In-form Nottingham Forest are additionally 12 factors higher off, topping the desk alongside Chelsea
In the meantime, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest are 12 factors higher off than final marketing campaign, with the Blues on 31 factors beneath Enzo Maresca in comparison with 19 throughout Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure in 2023-24.
Stats Carry out’s factors comparability desk reveals simply how properly Nuno Espirito Santo is doing on the Metropolis Floor, with Forest at present on 25 factors in comparison with 13 factors final time period.
Nottingham Forest’s most up-to-date triumph got here towards struggling Manchester United, as Chris Wooden continued his scorching streak in entrance of objective to consign Ruben Amorim’s facet to a 3-2 defeat with what proved the winner in Saturday’s late kick-off.
No membership is worse off than Manchester United when in comparison with final season, with the Crimson Devils now eight factors behind their 2023-24 tally of 27 factors at this stage.
Beneath Amorim, his sacked predecessor Erik ten Hag and interim supervisor Ruud van Nistelrooy, Man United have registered simply 5 wins from 15 video games to date, dropping six and drawing 4.
It’s grim studying for each units of followers in north London too, with Arsenal and Spurs every seven factors worse off than final marketing campaign, alongside Unai Emery’s Aston Villa who haven’t fairly saved up the excellent ranges that noticed them end in a Champions League in 2023-24.
West Ham followers will probably be massively disenchanted by the beginning their membership has made beneath new boss Julen Lopetegui, who changed David Moyes on the finish of final season.
The Hammers, who tackle Wolves in a seismic match for each beneath strain Lopetegui and Gary O’Neil, sit 14th within the desk regardless of making a number of thrilling excessive profile signings in the summertime.
It has been a catastrophe for Man United, who’ve endured the most important drop off from final season
Tottenham and Arsenal are additionally far worse off than final season, with seven factors to claw again
Arne Slot’s Liverpool are one among solely six groups to be higher off for factors to date this marketing campaign
Each Wolves and West Ham are six factors off than they had been final marketing campaign, with Eddie Howe’s Newcastle additionally sharing that margin.
Solely Chelsea (12), Forest (12), Bournemouth (8), Fulham (5), Liverpool (4) and Brentford (4) are higher off at this stage than they had been in 2023-24.
Andoni Iraola’s Cherries appeared to be staring down the barrel of a defeat towards Ipswich on Sunday, earlier than a outstanding turnaround noticed Bournemouth snatch a late win in stoppage time due to targets from substitutes Enes Unal and Dango Ouattara.
Brighton supporters can even be happy with how their workforce is faring throughout Fabian Hurzeler’s debut season on the Amex, given they’re only one level worse off than final marketing campaign and sitting comfortably at seventh within the Premier League desk.
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