Manchester City won the 2021-22 Premier League title and relegation race on 93 points, 1 point ahead of Liverpool. It came down to the final days: Manchester City did not lead for good until May 8, 2022. Burnley, Watford and Norwich City finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2021-22
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester City (MCI)
29
6
3
+73
93
7-3-0
W1
Liverpool (LIV)
28
8
2
+68
92
8-2-0
W3
Chelsea (CHE)
21
11
6
+43
74
4-3-3
W1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
22
5
11
+29
71
7-2-1
W3
Arsenal (ARS)
22
3
13
+13
69
5-0-5
W1
Manchester United (MUN)
16
10
12
0
58
3-2-5
L2
West Ham United (WHU)
16
8
14
+9
56
3-2-5
L1
Leicester City (LEI)
14
10
14
+3
52
4-3-3
W1
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
12
15
11
-2
51
5-3-2
W1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
15
6
17
-5
51
2-2-6
L1
Newcastle United (NEW)
13
10
15
-18
49
6-0-4
W2
Crystal Palace (CRY)
11
15
12
+4
48
4-3-3
W1
Brentford (BRE)
13
7
18
-8
46
6-1-3
L1
Aston Villa (AVL)
13
6
19
-2
45
2-3-5
L1
Southampton (SOU)
9
13
16
-24
40
1-2-7
L4
Everton (EVE)
11
6
21
-23
39
4-2-4
L1
Leeds United (LEE)
9
11
18
-37
38
4-3-3
W1
Burnley (BUR)
7
14
17
-19
35
4-2-4
L1
Watford (WAT)
6
5
27
-43
23
1-1-8
L2
Norwich City (NOR)
5
7
26
-61
22
1-2-7
L1
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 12 times.
Manchester City trailed by as many as 6 points on November 20, 2021.
Manchester City took first place for good on May 8, 2022.
Manchester City won 12 games in a row from November 6, 2021 to January 15, 2022, the longest run of the race.
Chelsea led by 4 points as late as November 20, 2021.
Manchester City led by as many as 13 points on January 15, 2022.
Manchester City went 10-0-0 from November 20, 2021 to January 1, 2022, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 11 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 83 of the 123 days played.
Manchester City spent 168 of the season's 283 charted days in first place.