Premier League 2021–22 table, as of Dec 20
| Season so far | Team rating | End-of-season forecast | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Team | Pts. | W-D-L | Goal difference. Goals scored minus goals conceded. | The last five results, oldest on the left. | Offense. Goals the team would score against an average defense on a neutral field. Green is better than average. | Defense. Goals the team would give up to an average attack, so lower is better. Green is better than average. | Projected points. The average final total when we play out the rest of the season 10,000 times. | How often the team finishes in each place when we play out the rest of the season, 1st on the left. The outlined bar is its place today, and the dashed line is the Champions League cut. Hover a bar to light that place for every team. | Chance of finishing first, which wins the Premier League. An arrow marks a move of 5 points or more since last week. | Chance of finishing in the top 4, which qualifies for the Champions League. Hover a cell to see how it moved this season. An arrow marks a move of 5 points or more since last week. | Chance of finishing in the bottom 3, which go down. An arrow marks a move of 5 points or more since last week. |
| 1 | Manchester CityMan City | 44 | 14-2-2 | +35 | 2.17 | 0.61 | 91 | |||||
| 2 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 41 | 12-5-1 | +35 | 2.12 | 0.90 | 83 | |||||
| 3 | ChelseaChelsea | 38 | 11-5-2 | +27 | 1.76 | 0.77 | 78 | |||||
| 4 | ArsenalArsenal | 32 | 10-2-6 | +4 | 1.44 | 1.06 | 63 | |||||
| 5 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 28 | 8-4-5 | +7 | 1.47 | 1.12 | 61 | |||||
| 6 | Manchester UnitedMan United | 27 | 8-3-5 | +2 | 1.53 | 1.10 | 62 | |||||
| 7 | Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 26 | 8-2-5 | −1 | 1.37 | 1.13 | 59 | |||||
| 8 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 25 | 7-4-7 | −1 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 49 | |||||
| 9 | Leicester CityLeicester | 22 | 6-4-6 | 0 | 1.44 | 1.22 | 53 | |||||
| 10 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 22 | 7-1-9 | −2 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 49 | |||||
| 11 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 20 | 4-8-5 | 0 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 47 | |||||
| 12 | BrentfordBrentford | 20 | 5-5-6 | −1 | 1.28 | 1.12 | 49 | |||||
| 13 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 20 | 4-8-4 | −3 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 49 | |||||
| 14 | EvertonEverton | 19 | 5-4-8 | −8 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 45 | |||||
| 15 | SouthamptonSouthampton | 17 | 3-8-6 | −10 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 42 | |||||
| 16 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 16 | 3-7-8 | −18 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 40 | |||||
| 17 | WatfordWatford | 13 | 4-1-11 | −10 | 1.20 | 1.53 | 36 | |||||
| 18 | BurnleyBurnley | 11 | 1-8-6 | −7 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 35 | |||||
| 19 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 10 | 1-7-10 | −23 | 1.03 | 1.49 | 29 | |||||
| 20 | Norwich CityNorwich | 10 | 2-4-11 | −26 | 0.78 | 1.46 | 26 | |||||
Dec 20–26
Sunday
Manchester City v Leicester City
FTManchester CityMan City v
Leicester CityLeicester
Final score 6 to 3
De Bruyne 5'Mahrez 14' penaltyGündogan 21'Sterling 25' penalty, 87'Laporte 69'
Maddison 55'Lookman 59'Iheanacho 65'
Norwich City v Arsenal
FTNorwich CityNorwich v
ArsenalArsenal
Final score 0 to 5
Saka 6', 67'Tierney 44'Lacazette 84' penaltySmith Rowe 90+1'
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
FTTottenham HotspurTottenham v
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Final score 3 to 0, Crystal Palace had a player sent off
Kane 32'Moura 34'Heung-Min 74'
West Ham United v Southampton
FTWest Ham UnitedWest Ham v
SouthamptonSouthampton
Final score 2 to 3
Antonio 49'Benrahma 64'
Elyounoussi 8'Ward-Prowse 61' penaltyBednarek 70'
Aston Villa v Chelsea
FTAston VillaAston Villa v
ChelseaChelsea
Final score 1 to 3
James 28' (OG)
Jorginho 34' penalty, 90+3' penaltyLukaku 56'
Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford
FTBrighton & Hove AlbionBrighton v
BrentfordBrentford
Final score 2 to 0
Trossard 34'Maupay 42'