We’ve checked out who wins essentially the most factors from shedding positions, so it stands to cause we’d comply with that up by having a gander at who spaffs factors away from profitable ones. The reply is especially Leicester, who’ve managed to lose a genuinely absurd six video games after getting in entrance. Oh, pricey…
That different scrambly rating checklist is right here…
20) Leicester – 24pts dropped
17 leads, 8 wins, 3 attracts, 6 defeats
Christ that’s mad. Six defeats after taking the lead. That’s far too many, lads. Over half of the video games during which they go forward finish in a draw or defeat. No marvel Brendan Rodgers misplaced his job after the clusterf*** towards Crystal Palace. Dean Smith’s males repeated the trick towards Everton to go high/backside of this rating once more.
19) Nottingham Forest – 23pts
17 leads, 8 wins, 4 attracts, 5 defeats
Again-to-back 3-2 dwelling defeats to your fellow promoted golf equipment after taking the lead have to be thought of an unorthodox and in-all-likelihood unsuccessful method to attempting to stay within the Premier League however to be honest to Forest six months handed after these two September misfortunes earlier than they’d subsequent lose a recreation during which they led, this time taking place to Newcastle as Alexander Isak scored an equaliser in first-half stoppage time and a winner in second-half stoppage time. It was additionally Newcastle’s first win from behind all season, primarily as a result of they very not often go behind. Throwing away two factors at dwelling to Wolves may be filed beneath ‘very careless’ however throwing away six factors at Leeds and Brentford is a catastrophe. Nearly holding on for a breathless 4-3 win over Southampton may simply maintain them up.
18) Leeds – 20pts
15 leads, 7 wins, 4 attracts, 4 defeats
Leeds arguably deserve larger punishment right here as a result of a kind of three defeats was the one at Spurs simply earlier than the World Cup break the place Leeds led 3 times. We haven’t checked, clearly, however are assured this represents some form of document. Shedding a recreation during which you lead 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 can’t occur that always, can it? And though getting a draw at Manchester United is to be applauded, getting a draw when 2-0 up is completely not. And likewise you’ll be able to’t go round calling your self Leeds while you drop factors in over half the video games the place you will have leads. The psychological 5-1 defeat at dwelling to Crystal Palace was too carefully adopted by the 1-1 draw with Leicester.
17) Wolves – 18pts
18 leads, 11 wins, 3 attracts, 4 defeats
Managed to lose twice from profitable positions throughout a five-match winless run in October and November, coming unstuck towards each Palace and Brighton. Ended that streak by shrewdly not taking the lead at Everton till the ninety fifth minute. Returned to their outdated nonsense in a 1-1 draw at Villa having taken a foolishly early Twelfth-minute lead, however did then finally handle to carry a lead for a time period in beating West Ham. Have been in cheap type since, with leads notably held towards each Liverpool and Spurs, however had been pegged again in a 1-1 draw at Fulham after which misplaced at Leicester, which was very careless certainly.
16) Everton – 17pts
14 leads, 7 wins, 4 attracts, 3 defeats
Alex Iwobi made the basic error of scoring too early towards Manchester United, who duly hit again to beat Frank Lampard’s Everton 2-1, whereas Brentford and Leeds pegged the Toffees again within the house of 4 days in August. The strain mounting on Lampard actually wasn’t decreased by conceding a last-gasp winner to Wolves on return to motion in a recreation that they had led within the early levels. They’ve correctly determined to desert the tactic and appoint Sean Dyche, who completely is aware of how you can maintain a lead. Or a minimum of he did earlier than his group twice threw one away v Forest. After which towards Leicester.
15) West Ham – 17pts
16 leads, 10 wins, 1 draw, 5 defeats
Entitled to really feel mighty aggrieved concerning the nature of the primary blot on their document at Chelsea. They usually actually did really feel mighty aggrieved. Additionally misplaced having led 1-0 towards Palace, who considerably quirkily have trailed in 4 of the six video games they’ve gained this season, after which began the second half of the season by foolishly, recklessly going 1-0 up on the Emirates. An absurd error duly punished. They then went forward towards Liverpool, which was very foolish certainly. As was scoring first towards Crystal Palace. However taking the lead towards Man Utd turned out to really be helpful. Shedding nearly a 3rd of the video games you lead is distinctly careless, although, and goes an extended solution to explaining why relegation remained a real concern for therefore very lengthy.
14) Bournemouth – 17pts
18 leads, 11 wins, 4 attracts, 3 defeats
Made worse by these three defeats all coming from two objectives up. And two of these clusterf***s got here in successive video games towards Spurs and Leeds. They shrewdly deserted the “going two objectives up” coverage for some time, however then tried it once more towards Arsenal. Actually, the hubris of it. In case you couldn’t maintain a two-goal lead towards Leeds or Spurs, what on earth made you assume it was a good suggestion towards Mikel Arteta’s mentality monsters? Foolish. Nonetheless, credit score the place it’s due for classes realized: they took nice care to not get a second objective towards Liverpool and duly trousered all three factors and should not about to let the informal spaffing of 17 Premier League factors cease them staying up fairly comfortably ultimately. Truthful sufficient.
13) Southampton – 16pts
12 leads, 6 wins, 2 attracts, 4 defeats
Conventional powerhouses on this specific area, however have sought to handle the difficulty by very not often taking the lead. This have to be thought of not more than a middling efficiency for the south coast’s irredeemable point-spaffers and but it nonetheless proved ample to value Ralph Hasenhuttl his job. Made a wonderful begin to the season by managing to lose 4-1 at Spurs after getting in entrance, and the pace with which a 1-0 lead grew to become a 2-1 defeat to Everton was fairly spectacular even by the Saints’ lofty requirements. Shedding 2-1 at dwelling to Wolves – a group who famously nearly by no means rating objectives – having led with 70 minutes on the clock is basically very dangerous certainly. A draw at Arsenal seems like an excellent end result till you keep in mind they had been main 3-1 with two minutes left on the clock. Subs additionally value them when main then shedding 3-1 to Newcastle.
12) Chelsea – 16pts
18 leads, 11 wins, 5 attracts, 2 defeats
They had been a joke of a soccer membership already. After which they appointed Frank Lampard, who was seemingly powerless as Brighton inevitably got here again from a objective right down to win. However they finally held on towards Bournemouth so honest play.
11) Brentford – 15pts
19 leads, 12 wins, 6 attracts, 1 defeat
Brentford suffered their first loss from a profitable place this season at dwelling to Newcastle. They should have made the Magpies pay for a poor first-half exhibiting, however they didn’t.
10) Tottenham – 15pts
23 leads, 17 wins, 3 attracts, 3 defeats
Spurs profitable a bunch of factors from shedding positions and shedding them from profitable positions feels very on model. We’ve talked about it earlier than, however at any time when individuals begin chatting ‘fascinating stats’ we wish to wheel out our favorite Premier League stat: that within the historical past of Our League, Spurs have each gained most factors from shedding positions and misplaced most factors from profitable positions. Folks typically prefer it. Has a pleasant Spursy ring to it. Factor is, we’ve bought completely no concept if it’s true. However it feels proper, doesn’t it? It positively feels proper. Now we have no real interest in checking as a result of we don’t wish to discover out we’re improper. Seven of Spurs’ dropped factors this season got here in a four-game stretch in March and April, beginning with the Conte-ending 3-3 draw at Southampton, taking within the 1-1 draw with Everton and the 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth. For added Spursy enjoyable, Spurs conceded injury-time equalisers within the first two of these video games and an injury-time winner within the different. They’re the most effective, they are surely. Additionally tremendously on model {that a} group nonetheless in with a really actual likelihood of ending eighth have in truth led extra video games than anybody outdoors the runaway high two.
9) Brighton – 14pts
22 leads, 16 wins, 4 attracts, 2 defeats
Their first defeat from forward was additionally Villa’s first win from behind. The hazard of scoring within the first minute, I suppose. Foolish Alexis Mac Allister. Daft World Cup winner. They then contrived to throw away a lead at Nottingham Forest, which was actually very careless certainly.
8) Crystal Palace – 12pts
15 leads, 10 wins, 3 attracts, 2 defeats
The ethical of this story is to not change off Crystal Palace video games after the primary objective assuming that every one is now identified. They’ve gained essentially the most factors from shedding positions, however Palace have been profligate when getting their noses in entrance. Permitting Brentford to equalise after 96 minutes a selected low level.
7) Fulham – 11pts
18 leads, 14 wins, 1 draw, 3 defeats
Shedding a half-time result in Bournemouth is basically very poor however the total document for a promoted aspect is fairly damned spectacular.
6) Manchester Metropolis – 11pts
31 leads, 26 wins, 4 attracts, 1 defeat
Solely getting some extent at Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa appears an unduly negligent piece of Manchester Metropolis behaviour, and it’s straightforward to overlook that the comeback from 3-1 down at Newcastle really got here in a recreation they’d led 1-0 early doorways. A draw at dwelling towards a piss-poor Everton aspect was dangerous and defeat to Manchester United after going forward doubtlessly violently pricey. The draw at Forest was irredeemably careless and there was a unnecessary panic towards Leeds earlier than they held on.
5) Aston Villa – 10pts
20 leads, 16 wins, 1 draw, 3 defeats
Villa led 1-0 and 2-1 in two February dwelling video games and went on to lose each of them 4-2, which have to be fairly uncommon. And likewise dangerous. The Leicester one was terrible, the Arsenal one doubtlessly seismic. However since then they’ve been fairly bloody good and saved their leads with ease.
4) Arsenal – 8pts
29 leads, 25 wins, 4 attracts, 0 defeats
The one Premier League membership to not lose from a profitable place however that’s small consolation while you throw away two-goals leads v Liverpool and West Ham on the nusiness finish of a title race.
3) Newcastle – 7pts
21 leads, 18 wins, 2 attracts, 1 defeat
Failing to carry a 3-1 lead towards Manchester Metropolis is irritating, however Newcastle should not the primary and gained’t be the final to undergo that exact annoyance. Fairly unfortunate to get turned over by Liverpool at Anfield as nicely. However throwing away two factors at dwelling to West Ham was very poor. Again-to-back wins towards Wolves and Forest had been very wanted and notable: the Wolves one was the primary in nearly two years the place Newcastle managed to discover a winner having conceded an equaliser, whereas the 2-1 win at Forest was Newcastle’s first from a shedding place this season.
2) Manchester United – 7pts
22 leads, 19 wins, 2 attracts, 1 defeat
Took a most 36 factors from the primary 12 video games during which they led this season, however they had been struck down by LATE DRAMA in two video games, first due to Michael Olise’s late, late equaliser for Palace and maybe extra considerably for everybody (other than Palace) Eddie Nketiah’s late winner on the Emirates. Held on towards Palace, Leeds and Leicester at Previous Trafford to revive order and say what you want about 7-0 defeats at Anfield however a minimum of they don’t contain shedding factors from a profitable place. A 2-2 draw with a despairing and damaged Spurs after main 2-0 at half-time did. We’re not saying it was worse than shedding 7-0 at Anfield, however…
1) Liverpool – 5pts
20 leads, 18 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat
Actually foolish to take the lead towards Manchester Metropolis in hindsight. Tempting for a second to faux they had been nonetheless in the identical class however let’s take into account {that a} harsh lesson realized. Basically, taking the lead extra could be advisable. Foolish Richarlison forgot that Liverpool don’t drop factors when main.
