Manchester City won the 2013-14 Premier League title and relegation race on 86 points, 2 points ahead of Liverpool. It came down to the final days: Manchester City did not lead for good until May 7, 2014. Norwich City, Fulham and Cardiff City finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2013-14
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester City (MCI)
27
5
6
+65
86
7-2-1
W5
Liverpool (LIV)
26
6
6
+51
84
8-1-1
W1
Chelsea (CHE)
25
7
6
+44
82
6-1-3
W1
Arsenal (ARS)
24
7
7
+27
79
6-2-2
W5
Everton (EVE)
21
9
8
+22
72
7-0-3
W1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
21
6
11
+4
69
5-1-4
W1
Manchester United (MUN)
19
7
12
+21
64
5-1-4
D1
Southampton (SOU)
15
11
12
+8
56
5-2-3
D1
Stoke City (STK)
13
11
14
-7
50
6-2-2
W2
Newcastle United (NEW)
15
4
19
-16
49
2-0-8
L1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
13
6
19
-15
45
5-3-2
D2
Swansea City (SWA)
11
9
18
0
42
4-1-5
W1
West Ham United (WHU)
11
7
20
-11
40
3-0-7
L1
Sunderland (SUN)
10
8
20
-19
38
4-1-5
L1
Aston Villa (AVL)
10
8
20
-22
38
2-1-7
L2
Hull City (HUL)
10
7
21
-15
37
2-1-7
L3
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
7
15
16
-16
36
3-2-5
L3
Norwich City (NOR)
8
9
21
-34
33
1-2-7
L1
Fulham (FUL)
9
5
24
-45
32
3-2-5
D1
Cardiff City (CAR)
7
9
22
-42
30
2-2-6
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 25 times.
Manchester City trailed by as many as 9 points on November 23, 2013.
Manchester City took first place for good on May 7, 2014.
Liverpool won 11 games in a row from February 8, 2014 to April 20, 2014, the longest run of the race.
Arsenal led by 7 points as late as November 30, 2013.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 73 of the 95 days played.
Five teams held first place.
Arsenal held first place for 76 straight days, the season's longest run.
Manchester City spent 15 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.