Every 2020-21 Premier League race charted day by day: title and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran September 12, 2020 to May 23, 2021.
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English Premier League standings, 2020-21
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester City (MCI)
27
5
6
+51
86
7-0-3
W1
Manchester United (MUN)
21
11
6
+29
74
6-2-2
W1
Liverpool (LIV)
20
9
9
+26
69
8-2-0
W5
Chelsea (CHE)
19
10
9
+22
67
5-2-3
L1
Leicester City (LEI)
20
6
12
+18
66
4-1-5
L2
West Ham United (WHU)
19
8
11
+15
65
5-2-3
W2
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
18
8
12
+23
62
5-2-3
W1
Arsenal (ARS)
18
7
13
+16
61
6-2-2
W5
Leeds United (LEE)
18
5
15
+8
59
7-2-1
W4
Everton (EVE)
17
8
13
-1
59
3-4-3
L1
Aston Villa (AVL)
16
7
15
+9
55
4-2-4
W2
Newcastle United (NEW)
12
9
17
-16
45
5-2-3
W2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
12
9
17
-16
45
3-1-6
L3
Crystal Palace (CRY)
12
8
18
-25
44
3-1-6
L2
Southampton (SOU)
12
7
19
-21
43
3-1-6
L2
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
9
14
15
-6
41
3-3-4
L1
Burnley (BUR)
10
9
19
-22
39
3-0-7
L3
Fulham (FUL)
5
13
20
-26
28
0-2-8
L1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
5
11
22
-41
26
2-2-6
L4
Sheffield United (SHU)
7
2
29
-43
23
3-0-7
W1
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 18 times.
Manchester City trailed by as many as 8 points on October 3, 2020.
Manchester City took first place for good on January 26, 2021.
Manchester City won 15 games in a row from December 19, 2020 to March 2, 2021, the longest run of the race.
Liverpool led by 5 points as late as December 19, 2020.
Manchester City led by as many as 17 points on March 13, 2021.
Manchester City went 11-0-0 from January 16, 2021 to March 2, 2021, turning a deficit of 4 points into a lead of 15 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 69 of the 135 days played.
Manchester City spent 118 of the season's 254 charted days in first place.