Manchester City won the 2018-19 Premier League title and relegation race on 98 points, 1 point ahead of Liverpool. It came down to the final days: Manchester City did not lead for good until May 6, 2019. Cardiff City, Fulham and Huddersfield Town finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2018-19
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester City (MCI)
32
2
4
+72
98
10-0-0
W14
Liverpool (LIV)
30
7
1
+67
97
9-1-0
W9
Chelsea (CHE)
21
9
8
+24
72
4-4-2
D1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
23
2
13
+28
71
3-2-5
D1
Arsenal (ARS)
21
7
10
+22
70
4-2-4
W1
Manchester United (MUN)
19
9
10
+11
66
3-2-5
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
16
9
13
+1
57
5-2-3
L1
Everton (EVE)
15
9
14
+8
54
5-3-2
D1
Leicester City (LEI)
15
7
16
+3
52
5-2-3
D1
West Ham United (WHU)
15
7
16
-3
52
5-1-4
W3
Watford (WAT)
14
8
16
-7
50
3-1-6
L3
Crystal Palace (CRY)
14
7
17
-2
49
6-1-3
W2
Newcastle United (NEW)
12
9
17
-6
45
4-2-4
W1
AFC Bournemouth (BOU)
13
6
19
-14
45
3-2-5
L1
Burnley (BUR)
11
7
20
-23
40
3-1-6
L3
Southampton (SOU)
9
12
17
-20
39
3-3-4
D1
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
9
9
20
-25
36
1-3-6
L1
Cardiff City (CAR)
10
4
24
-35
34
3-0-7
W1
Fulham (FUL)
7
5
26
-47
26
3-0-7
L2
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
3
7
28
-54
16
0-2-8
D2
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 32 times.
Manchester City trailed by as many as 10 points on December 29, 2018.
Manchester City took first place for good on May 6, 2019.
Manchester City won 14 games in a row from February 3, 2019 to May 12, 2019, the longest run of the race.
Liverpool led by 9 points as late as December 29, 2018.
Manchester City led by as many as 5 points on December 1, 2018.
Manchester City went 6-0-1 from December 29, 2018 to February 6, 2019, turning a deficit of 10 points into a level race.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 87 of the 108 days played.
Manchester City spent 125 of the season's 276 charted days in first place.