Manchester City stormed to the top of the Premier League table with a dominant 5-1 win over Luton Town on Saturday before Anfield was the scene of an unexpected twist in the title race.
With Liverpool and Arsenal playing on Sunday, Pep Guardiola’s side took first place in the table for the first time since November.
They remained there on Sunday afternoon after an Eberechi Eze goal was enough to give Crystal Palace a shock 1-0 win over Liverpool. With Aston Villa then defeating Arsenal 2-0 at Emirates Stadium, this was a weekend to savour for City supporters.
Elsewhere, Newcastle leapfrogged Man United in the table as Eddie Howe’s men battered Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at St James’ Park. Chelsea then closed on the European places after destroying Everton 6-0 at Stamford Bridge on Monday.
For a moment or two, the great escape looked on for Burnley as they took the lead against Brighton. Roberto De Zerbi’s side equalised late to rescue a point at Turf Moor.
The Sporting News will update the table below and break down each of the key races throughout the 2023/24 season.
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Updated on Monday, April 15, 2024
Pos | Team | Points | Matches Played |
Goals Scored |
Goal Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester City | 73 | 32 | 76 | +44 |
2. | Arsenal | 71 | 32 | 75 | +49 |
3. | Liverpool | 71 | 32 | 72 | +41 |
4. | Aston Villa | 63 | 33 | 68 | +19 |
5. | Tottenham Hotspur | 60 | 32 | 65 | +16 |
6. | Newcastle United | 50 | 32 | 69 | +17 |
7. | Man United | 50 | 32 | 47 | -1 |
8. | West Ham | 48 | 32 | 52 | -4 |
9. | Chelsea | 47 | 31 | 61 | +9 |
10. | Brighton | 43 | 32 | 52 | +2 |
11. | Wolves | 43 | 32 | 46 | -5 |
12. | Bournemouth | 42 | 32 | 47 | -10 |
13. | Fulham | 39 | 32 | 47 | -4 |
14. | Crystal Palace | 33 | 32 | 37 | -17 |
15. | Brentford | 32 | 33 | 47 | -11 |
16. | Everton* | 27 | 32 | 32 | -16 |
17. | Nottingham Forest** | 26 | 33 | 42 | -16 |
18. | Luton Town | 25 | 33 | 46 | -24 |
19. | Burnley | 20 | 33 | 33 | -35 |
20. | Sheffield United | 16 | 31 | 30 | -52 |
*Deducted 10 points for breach of profit and sustainability rules. Punishment was reduced to six points on appeal but were then deducted a further two points for another breach on April 8.
**Deducted four points for breach of profit and sustainability rules on Mar. 18.
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The big news in 2023/24 is that there’s a scenario in which the Premier League could see the top five teams all qualify for the UEFA Champions League if England finishes as one of the top two performing nations in European club cup competitions.
If the FA Cup winner or Carabao Cup winner finish in the top four, the European cup berth that accompanies that title would go to the next team in the Premier League standings not already qualified for Europe.
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Region | TV | Streaming |
Australia | — | Optus Sport |
Canada | — | |
India | Star Sports | Disney+, Hotstar, JioTV |
UK | Sky Sports, TNT Sports | NOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon Prime |
USA | USA Network, Telemundo, Universo |
Fubo, Peacock |
UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and TNT Sports streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on Fubo. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via Fubo in Canada, with discounts currently at more than 9% for annual plans and more than 20% for quarterly and monthly plans.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).