Every 2004-05 Premier League race charted day by day: title and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 14, 2004 to May 15, 2005.
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English Premier League standings, 2004-05
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Chelsea (CHE)
29
8
1
+57
95
7-3-0
D1
Arsenal (ARS)
25
8
5
+51
83
8-1-1
L1
Manchester United (MUN)
22
11
5
+32
77
4-3-3
W1
Everton (EVE)
18
7
13
-1
61
3-1-6
L2
Liverpool (LIV)
17
7
14
+11
58
4-3-3
W1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
16
10
12
+5
58
5-3-2
W1
Middlesbrough (MID)
14
13
11
+7
55
3-4-3
D1
Manchester City (MCI)
13
13
12
+8
52
4-4-2
D1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
14
10
14
+6
52
3-4-3
D1
Aston Villa (AVL)
12
11
15
-7
47
3-3-4
L3
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
12
10
16
-16
46
1-3-6
D1
Birmingham City (BIR)
11
12
15
-6
45
3-4-3
W1
Fulham (FUL)
12
8
18
-8
44
4-2-4
W2
Newcastle United (NEW)
10
14
14
-10
44
1-4-5
D1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
9
15
14
-11
42
2-5-3
D1
Portsmouth (POR)
10
9
19
-16
39
2-3-5
L1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
6
16
16
-25
34
3-4-3
W1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
7
12
19
-21
33
1-5-4
D3
Norwich City (NOR)
7
12
19
-35
33
4-1-5
L1
Southampton (SOU)
6
14
18
-21
32
3-2-5
L1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 5 times.
Chelsea trailed by as many as 5 points on October 2, 2004.
Chelsea took first place for good on November 6, 2004.
Chelsea won 8 games in a row from December 18, 2004 to February 2, 2005, the longest run of the race.
Arsenal led by 5 points as late as October 22, 2004.
Chelsea went 5-1-0 from October 22, 2004 to November 27, 2004, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 5 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 33 of the 99 days played.
Three teams held first place.
Chelsea spent 193 of the season's 275 charted days in first place.