The incredible Premier League comparison table that shows how badly Arsenal, Man Utd and Tottenham are doing
TOTTENHAM have endured the worst decline across the entire Premier League over the last 12 months, with Manchester United and Arsenal not far behind.
When comparing each club’s points tally after 25 games in the current and previous seasons, the struggles of the Champions League chasing trio are laid bare for all to see.
At this point in 2018/19, Spurs sat only five points off leaders Manchester City amid talk of a title push.
However they lost seven of their final 12 matches before failing to pick themselves up for the new campaign, only recently hitting sixth thanks to back-to-back wins.
Currently on 37 points, Tottenham boasted 57 a year ago and the 20-point decline is the league’s worst.
Coming in just behind are North London rivals Arsenal and their 16-point drop-off.
With Unai Emery in charge, the Gunners were dreaming of a top-four finish when just three points behind Chelsea in February 2019.
Their hopes extended into the spring when defeats to Crystal Palace, Leicester and Wolves dropped them a point outside the qualification places.
And the Spanish coach never recovered, getting sacked after winning only four of the opening 13 games in 2019/20, leaving the club eighth.
Replacement Mikel Arteta has certainly not fared better – drawing four in a row to sink to tenth place.
That leaves Arsenal just four points behind Manchester United whose story is remarkably similar, as a promising season faded and the lack of momentum had a serious impact on the new campaign.
The Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bounce lifted the Red Devils to within touching distance of the Champions League after 25 games last year, but they fell away and currently sit eighth.
Fellow ‘big six’ members Chelsea and Manchester City have also suffered declines, tallying nine and eight points respectively.
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Remarkably, Leicester have smashed Liverpool aside in the stakes to be the Premier League’s most improved team.
The 17-point increase accumulated by Brendan Rodgers shows the manager’s impact at King Power Stadium almost a year to the day since he took over.
Jurgen Klopp meanwhile has upped league leaders Liverpool by 11 points, another seriously impressive feat given that the Reds ended last season with a huge 97.
And credit must go to Brighton as the division’s most consistent side, sitting on 27 points at this moment having had the exact same amount 12 months ago.