Arsenal didn’t just win the Premier League. They ran away with it.
The Gunners finished the season on 85 points after 38 matches, seven clear of Manchester City in second place. That gap feels bigger than it looks on paper. Arsenal conceded only 27 goals all year, the best defensive mark in the league, and their plus-44 goal difference tells you they weren’t just grinding out results. They were dominant.
Manchester City finished with 78 points. They scored more than anyone — 77 goals — but it wasn’t enough. Pep Guardiola’s side dropped points in too many spots they usually own, and Arsenal made them pay. City will spend the summer wondering how a team that scored that many goals finished seven points back.
Manchester United took third with 71 points, which feels about right for where that club is right now. Not quite there yet, but closer than last year.
The Rest of the Top Six
Aston Villa grabbed fourth with 65 points. Unai Emery has that team playing with a real edge, and they earned that Champions League spot. Liverpool finished fifth with 60, which is a letdown by their standards but maybe a fair reflection of where the squad is mid-rebuild. Bournemouth took sixth with 57, and that’s one of the better stories of the season. Nobody had them in the top half when the year started.
Sunderland came in seventh with 54 points. Solid year, nothing flashy, but they’re hanging around the top tier just fine.
Brighton and Brentford both finished with 53 points. Chelsea and Fulham each had 52. That logjam in the middle of the table is about what you’d expect — a bunch of decent teams that couldn’t separate themselves from each other.
Mid-Table Scrap and the Relegation Fight
Newcastle and Everton both finished with 49 points. Leeds had 47, Crystal Palace 45, Nottingham Forest 44. The gap between 12th and 16th is just five points. That’s a tight league.
But the real drama was at the bottom. Tottenham finished 17th with 41 points. That’s a nightmare season for a club with their expectations and payroll. West Ham ended up 18th with 39 points, which sends them down. Burnley had 22 points in 19th, and Wolves finished dead last with just 20.
For Spurs, the question now is whether this is a one-year blip or the start of something worse. For West Ham, Burnley, and Wolves, it’s about figuring out how to get back up.
The Numbers That Matter
Arsenal’s 27 goals conceded is the standout stat. In a league where goals are flowing more than ever, that defense was a brick wall. On the other end, City’s 77 goals scored shows they still have the firepower. They just couldn’t stop anyone when it mattered.
Goal difference across the top tells the story: Arsenal at plus-44, City at plus-38, United at plus-23. The Gunners were the most complete team in the league, and the table doesn’t lie.
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