Every 2016-17 Premier League race charted day by day: title and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 13, 2016 to May 21, 2017.
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English Premier League standings, 2016-17
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Chelsea (CHE)
30
3
5
+52
93
8-0-2
W6
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
26
8
4
+60
86
9-0-1
W3
Manchester City (MCI)
23
9
6
+41
78
6-3-1
W4
Liverpool (LIV)
22
10
6
+36
76
6-3-1
W2
Arsenal (ARS)
23
6
9
+33
75
8-0-2
W5
Manchester United (MUN)
18
15
5
+25
69
4-4-2
W1
Everton (EVE)
17
10
11
+18
61
4-2-4
L1
Southampton (SOU)
12
10
16
-7
46
3-3-4
L1
AFC Bournemouth (BOU)
12
10
16
-12
46
4-4-2
D1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
12
9
17
-8
45
1-2-7
L3
West Ham United (WHU)
12
9
17
-17
45
3-3-4
W1
Leicester City (LEI)
12
8
18
-15
44
4-2-4
D1
Stoke City (STK)
11
11
16
-15
44
2-2-6
W1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
12
5
21
-13
41
4-1-5
L1
Swansea City (SWA)
12
5
21
-25
41
4-2-4
W3
Burnley (BUR)
11
7
20
-16
40
2-3-5
L2
Watford (WAT)
11
7
20
-28
40
3-0-7
L6
Hull City (HUL)
9
7
22
-43
34
3-1-6
L3
Middlesbrough (MID)
5
13
20
-26
28
1-3-6
L3
Sunderland (SUN)
6
6
26
-40
24
1-1-8
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 11 times.
Chelsea trailed by as many as 8 points on September 24, 2016.
Chelsea took first place for good on December 11, 2016.
Chelsea won 13 games in a row from October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, the longest run of the race.
Manchester City led by 4 points as late as September 30, 2016.
Chelsea led by as many as 13 points on March 18, 2017.
Chelsea went 6-0-0 from November 19, 2016 to December 17, 2016, turning a deficit of 2 points into a lead of 9 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 37 of the 107 days played.
Chelsea spent 184 of the season's 282 charted days in first place.