After Leicester City did the improbable and won the league in the 2015/16 season, the traditional heavyweights in the Premier League did their business over the summer to make sure Leicester City does not do a repeat and defend the league title. So far it looks to be working, as Leicester City is sitting thirteen spots away from the top of the table.
We can’t see Leicester defending their league title this year.
In the six
Most, if not all the pre-season favorites are part of the current top six teams in the Premier League standings. With the arrivals of renowned managers into the league, and with the signing of top players for incredible amounts, we expect the winner of the 2016/17 Premier League to go through a tough battle to arrive at the league title.
Liverpool tops the league after 11 matches. A point separates Liverpool from the rest of the pack.
After 11 rounds of the Premier League, Tottenham remains the only team that is yet to suffer a defeat. Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool have all suffered a single defeat so far.
Liverpool enjoying a big win over Watford in the 11th Round of the 2016/17 Premier League season. Match finished a ‘6-1’ home win to Liverpool.
Inside the Eighteen
Sunderland, Swansea City, and Hull City complete the teams in the relegation zone.
Sunderland and Swansea have just managed a win after eleven rounds of the 2016/17 Premier League. Both teams have had managerial changes in the season. We wait to see how their season pans out for the two.
How are the newly-promoted teams adjusting?
Hull City is the only promoted side that is currently in the relegation zone. Middlesbrough might be relegation threatened, but goal difference has kept them away.
Burnley is doing their bit to remain relevant in the league. They are the newly-promoted side that is having the healthiest season, sitting in the top half of the league standings at 9th.
A ‘Manchester Derby’ win for Manchester City at Old Trafford
Who might be in for a thrilling season?
West Ham United was one of the silent pre-season favorites. They started the season with lots of renewed hope.
A new stadium with a new logo and new belief the team was going to be part of the best side of the league table for most of the season.
At the moment, West Ham United is relegation threatened, and have managed to lose more than half the matches they played (6 losses). The talent it there to make a move upwards. The facility it there to play in big competitions. West Ham has all it take to write a memorable story for the 2016/17 Premier League season. It could be the one that fans would like to read about, or it could be something that will cause calamity.
North London Derby – Tottenham is the only undefeated team left in the 2016/17 Premier League season. Arsenal is a team in form, just a loss in 11 league matches.
League Standing/Group Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 15 |
| 9 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 |
| 10 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 12 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 11 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 11 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 11 |
| 18 | Hull City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 10 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 5 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 5 |
Most points
- Liverpool – 26 points
Least points
- Sunderland/Swansea City – 5 points each
Top goal scorer (Individual)
Diego Costa – the league’s top goal scorer celebrates a goal against Everton.
- Diego Costa (Chelsea) – 9 goals
- Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – 8 goals
- Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 7 goals
- Romelu Lukaku (Everton) – 7 goals
- Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) Sadio Mane (Liverpool) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) – 6 goals each
Top goal scorer (Team)
- Liverpool – 30 goals
- Chelsea – 26 goals
- Manchester City – 25 goals
- Arsenal – 24 goals
- Manchester United/Crystal Palace – 16 goals each
- Tottenham Hotspurs/Everton/Watford – 15 goals each
Most goals conceded
- Hull City – 24 goals
- Swansea/ Sunderland – 21 goals each
- West Ham United – 20 goals
- Crystal Palace/Watford – 19 goals each
- Leicester City/Stoke City – 18 goals each
Least goals conceded
- Tottenham Hotspur – 6 goals
- Chelsea – 9 goals
- Manchester City – 10 goals
- Arsenal – 11 goals.
- Southampton – 12 goals
- Manchester United/Everton – 13 goals each
Best defence
- Tottenham Hotspur – 0 defeats
- Liverpool/ Manchester City/Arsenal – 1 defeat each
- Chelsea – 2 defeats
- Manchester United/ Everton – 3 defeats each
Worst Defence
- Sunderland/Swansea – 8 defeats each
- Hull City – 7 defeats
- West Ham United/Crystal Palace – 6 defeats each
- Bournemouth/ Leicester City/Burnley – 5 defeats each
Hat-trick
- Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
Clean Sheets
- Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) – 6 clean sheets
- Petr Cech(Arsenal), Hugo Lloris(Tottenham Hotspur), David de Gea(Manchester United – 4 clean sheets each
