Every 2012-13 Premier League race charted day by day: title and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 18, 2012 to May 19, 2013.
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English Premier League standings, 2012-13
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester United (MUN)
28
5
5
+43
89
5-3-2
D1
Manchester City (MCI)
23
9
6
+32
78
6-1-3
L1
Chelsea (CHE)
22
9
7
+36
75
7-2-1
W2
Arsenal (ARS)
21
10
7
+35
73
8-2-0
W3
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
21
9
8
+20
72
5-3-2
W2
Everton (EVE)
16
15
7
+15
63
5-3-2
L1
Liverpool (LIV)
16
13
9
+28
61
5-4-1
W2
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
14
7
17
-4
49
2-3-5
D1
Swansea City (SWA)
11
13
14
-4
46
1-3-6
L2
West Ham United (WHU)
12
10
16
-8
46
3-4-3
W1
Norwich City (NOR)
10
14
14
-17
44
3-3-4
W2
Fulham (FUL)
11
10
17
-10
43
3-1-6
W1
Stoke City (STK)
9
15
14
-11
42
2-3-5
D1
Southampton (SOU)
9
14
15
-11
41
3-5-2
D2
Aston Villa (AVL)
10
11
17
-22
41
5-2-3
D1
Newcastle United (NEW)
11
8
19
-23
41
3-2-5
L1
Sunderland (SUN)
9
12
17
-13
39
2-3-5
L1
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
9
9
20
-26
36
3-3-4
D1
Reading (REA)
6
10
22
-30
28
1-2-7
L2
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
4
13
21
-30
25
1-2-7
L3
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 4 times.
Manchester United trailed by as many as 7 points on October 6, 2012.
Manchester United took first place for good on November 24, 2012.
Manchester United won 7 games in a row from January 30, 2013 to March 30, 2013, the longest run of the race.
Chelsea led by 4 points as late as October 26, 2012.
Manchester United led by as many as 16 points on April 22, 2013.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 34 of the 101 days played.
Five teams held first place.
Manchester United spent 191 of the season's 275 charted days in first place.