Arsenal were 10 points clear at top of Premier League table that is usually mark of champions

Arsenal bucked a Premier League trend in topping a table that has been led by the Premier League champions in every other season since Manchester City won their first title against the odds in 2011/12.

Arsenal picked up the most points from games in which they have scored first, proving they have the resilience and control to win games if they score the first goal.

In 2022/23 the Gunners did not lose a single game after scoring first but they were pipped at the post by Manchester City, who astonishingly scored the opening goal in 32 of their 38 Premier League games.

But in 2023/24 City lost that machine-like efficiency, allowing Arsenal to top a Premier League table that is usually an excellent indicator of champions.

Crucially, City did not lose a single game in which they scored first, while Arsenal lost to Fulham away in a game which helped cost them the title.

Elsewhere, Spurs’ Spursiness is there for all to see as they barely finished above Everton in this Premier League table.

Here’s the full range of tables available on F365, including – you guessed it – the table when conceding first, as well as the ‘calendar year table’ stretching all the way back until football began in 1992, the all-important ranking of teams based on ‘corners won’ and about 20 or so more.