From Manchester City’s historic 100-point season to Liverpool’s record-breaking near-misses, these are the greatest single-season points tallies the Premier League has ever seen.
1. Manchester City – 100 points (2017-18) The only side in English top-flight history to reach three figures. City won 32 games, scored 106 goals and finished 19 points clear of Manchester United – the largest winning margin in Premier League history. An untouchable season.
2. Liverpool – 99 points (2019-20) Liverpool ended a 30-year wait for the title in a season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. They wrapped up the championship with seven games to spare – the earliest title win in Premier League history.
3. Manchester City – 98 points (2018-19) City retained the title with another record-breaking campaign, winning 32 games again and edging Liverpool by a single point in one of the tightest title races the Premier League has seen.
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4. Liverpool – 97 points (2018-19) The most points ever accumulated by a runner-up in any top-flight European league. Liverpool lost just one game all season and won 30 – yet still finished second.
5. Chelsea – 95 points (2004-05) Jose Mourinho’s first Premier League season at Stamford Bridge remains one of the most dominant title wins in the competition’s history. Chelsea conceded just 15 goals and kept 25 clean sheets – both records that still stand today.
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6. Manchester City – 93 points (2021-22) City sealed the title on a dramatic final day with a comeback win against Aston Villa, finishing just one point clear of Liverpool.
7. Chelsea – 93 points (2016-17) Antonio Conte’s Chelsea won 30 games and finished seven points clear of Tottenham in second, producing one of the most convincing title-winning campaigns of the modern era.
8. Liverpool – 92 points (2021-22) Liverpool lost just two games all season, recorded their highest goal difference in a single Premier League campaign and still finished as runners-up. A remarkable effort that would have won the title in most other seasons.
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9. Manchester United – 92 points (1993-94) Sir Alex Ferguson’s side won 27 of their 42 games in a season that featured more fixtures than the modern format. United finished eight points clear of Blackburn Rovers and completed a league and FA Cup double.
10. Manchester City – 91 points (2023-24) City became the first club in English football history to win four consecutive top-flight titles, sealing it on the final day to finish on 91 points.
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