How lengthy is a chunk of string? It’s a type of questions that feels not possible to reply definitively however one factor you’ll be able to say is numerous groups have been inconsistent.
Between second to twelfth, Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal, Brighton, Fulham and Newcastle are the one sides who’ve gained back-to-back video games greater than as soon as all season, whereas 9 of them have sooner or later gone three video games and not using a win.
Most of the groups we’d expect to be difficult for a Champions League place have underperformed this season.
Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Manchester United all have fewer factors at this stage than they did final marketing campaign.
Aston Villa, within the Champions League this season, have one win in seven however are nonetheless solely 4 factors off second. Chelsea, in third, have two wins in six, and fourth-placed Arsenal have one in 5. Manchester Metropolis have misplaced their previous three and stay second.
In the meantime, it could be truthful to argue that Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Fulham are overachieving in contrast with many individuals’s expectations, with their factors tally considerably higher than at this stage final season.
Simply 5 groups have gained three matches in a row – Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.
As we enter the busiest interval of the season, there will likely be numerous groups nonetheless fancying their possibilities of making a push for Europe.
