Hawkspur
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Uncle Si":2k3k65tr said:I found this earlier this morning and find it really interesting. Puts in perspective the league standings as they are, and truly where teams are in terms of progress. Standings in the PL really mean f--- all until late on as the fixture list is so dynamically different for each team... discuss....
Basically this is top 8 and how they have fared this season against the same fixtures as last season (with the point differential)... discuss
Team Pl 12/13 13/14 P+/-
Man City 11 16 19 +3
Man U 11 28 20 -8
Spurs 11 18 20 +2
Arsenal 11 26 25 -1
Chelsea 11 26 21 -5
Liverpool 11 19 23 +4
Everton 11 19 20 +1
Soton 11 8 22 +14
Interesting really... United's win may have staved off a complete drop, but they are still -8 in points in corresponding fixtures from last year (they beat Arsenal in the match last season at OT). Spurs, for all their failures to adapt to the new players and loss of Bale are still +2 from the same fixtures last season. Arsenal, for all the media hype, is actually -1 in point total amassed from the same set of fixtures last season.
(can we acknowledge my Soton call please... i'm a damn genius)
As the season progresses i feel like this massively interesting to see which teams are truly making progress from last season and who is not. How it matters in the overall standings wont be known obviously, but it does show a detailed account of "improvements" and "declines"
Good find.
So you're essentially saying that Arsenal are on pace to miss out on the top 4. That's science right there. I like it.
Spurs achieved their greatest number of points in the Premier League era last season so if they can keep that up I'll be happy.