Chelsea won the 2009-10 Premier League title and relegation race on 86 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester United. It came down to the final days: Chelsea did not lead for good until April 25, 2010. Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2009-10
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Chelsea (CHE)
27
5
6
+71
86
8-1-1
W3
Manchester United (MUN)
27
4
7
+58
85
8-1-1
W4
Arsenal (ARS)
23
6
9
+42
75
5-2-3
W1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
21
7
10
+26
70
7-0-3
L1
Manchester City (MCI)
18
13
7
+28
67
5-2-3
D1
Aston Villa (AVL)
17
13
8
+13
64
4-3-3
L2
Liverpool (LIV)
18
9
11
+26
63
4-3-3
D1
Everton (EVE)
16
13
9
+11
61
5-5-0
W1
Birmingham City (BIR)
13
11
14
-9
50
1-4-5
L1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
13
11
14
-14
50
4-4-2
W2
Stoke City (STK)
11
14
13
-14
47
3-3-4
L1
Fulham (FUL)
12
10
16
-7
46
2-2-6
L2
Sunderland (SUN)
11
11
16
-8
44
4-2-4
L2
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
10
9
19
-25
39
3-1-6
W1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
9
11
18
-24
38
3-5-2
W1
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
9
9
20
-42
36
2-2-6
L1
West Ham United (WHU)
8
11
19
-19
35
2-2-6
D1
Burnley (BUR)
8
6
24
-40
30
2-1-7
W1
Hull City (HUL)
6
12
20
-41
30
1-3-6
D2
Portsmouth (POR)
7
7
24
-32
19
2-3-5
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 22 times.
Chelsea trailed by as many as 4 points on March 21, 2010.
Chelsea took first place for good on April 25, 2010.
Chelsea won 6 games in a row from August 15, 2009 to September 20, 2009, the longest run of the race.
Chelsea led by as many as 5 points on November 8, 2009.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 91 of the 106 days played.
Four teams held first place.
Chelsea held first place for 88 straight days, the season's longest run.
Chelsea spent 204 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.