Never before has a team recorded at least 90 points in the Premier League and not been crowned champions
As if football fans needed any more drama this week, Liverpool and Manchester City will battle it out for Premier League glory on Sunday. It will be the ninth time the title has been decided on the season’s final day since the Premier League’s inception in 1992-93. City were involved in the closest finish to date in 2012, claiming their first title after two stoppage-time goals meant they pipped Manchester United on goal difference. United’s 89 points, would have been enough to secure the title in 14 other seasons.
Further history will be made on Sunday: never before has a team recorded 90 points or more in the Premier League and not been crowned champions. It’s more common elsewhere in Europe – Barcelona and Real Madrid have finished second in La Liga with at least 90 points a combined seven times since 1993, and Napoli finished behind Juventus last season despite reaching 91 points.
Written by Daniel Levitt
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/datablog/2019/may/11/premier-league-endgame-the-data-that-shows-up-an-historic-title-race under the title “Premier League endgame: the data behind an historic title race”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
