The Premier League’s 2023-24 season is heading towards the final stretch as Manchester City seeks a fourth-straight Premier League crown.
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That’s never been done, and is no sure thing this season thanks to sublime seasons for Liverpool and Arsenal.
Liverpool are limping towards the finish line, Arsenal are hanging in there, but Manchester City has grabbed the Premier League title race by the scruff of the neck.
Arsenal and Liverpool won in Week 34 to move ahead of Manchester City by a point. City was busy winning its FA Cup semifinal tie with Chelsea and has two matches-in-hand. Arsenal won again at midweek to climb to 77 points, but Liverpool flopped in an away Merseyside derby loss to Everton and need a lot of help to stay in the race.
There’s a crowded field of European chasers and there isn’t much between these teams in a massive scrap for elbow room. City is definitely the club looming large with reputation and experience but Liverpool have the easiest schedule of the three title contenders.
Last season
Here is a link to the Premier League table from the 2022-23 season, as Manchester City surged to a third-straight Premier League title after Arsenal led the way for most of the campaign.
Who are the title, European contenders?
Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp know they can rival Pep Guardiola for the crown but both suffered shock defeats at exactly the wrong time of the season. Arsenal have responded well, while Liverpool responded once only to fall again. Manchester City have also seen their hopes of winning the double treble dashed, so it will be intriguing to see if that impacts their title bid.
Aston Villa and Tottenham are still locked in the the top four scrap with Manchester United falling away. West Ham have also wobbled and are out of the Europa League, now pushing for a European return through the table while Newcastle United were in the top four hunt but have regained their footing as a top-six hunter. And Chelsea is suddenly lurking as a possible European entrant.
Relegation scrappers and rebuilders
New boys Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United are fighting to stay in the Premier League, while Nottingham Forest and Everton were both hit with points deductions. The rebuilds for both Manchester United and Chelsea are short of the top four and pressure is mounting on Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino respectively. Tottenham, again, look much further ahead and Ange Postecoglou has created one of Europe’s most exciting teams to watch and they’re pushing hard to finish fourth.
Will Everton, Nottingham Forest be relegated?
After being given a 10-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules, Everton appealed and had it reduced to six. But they have also been deducted a further two points due to another charge for breaching PSRs, which they are appealing. Sean Dyche now has the Toffees eight points clear of the relegation zone. Can they avoid a first-ever relegation from the Premier League? Looks like it.
As for Nottingham Forest, they have received a four-point deduction for also breaching PSRs and they have appealed that decision. Forest are out of the relegation zone by one point, and an Everton win over the Tricky Trees on Sunday, April 21, was a double blow.
Which American players are in the Premier League this season?
We’ll update the 2023-24 Premier League table in this space all season, as American fans sees which of their USMNT players can finish highest on the table amongst Matt Turner and Gio Reyna (Nottingham Forest), Auston Trusty (Sheffield United), Tyler Adams (yet to feature in the PL for Bournemouth due to ongoing hamstring issues) and both Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson of Fulham. Burnley’s Luca Koleosho is USMNT-eligible and represented the U.S. at the U-15 level but has since represented Italy at two youth levels and after a bright start to his first-ever Premier League campaign the teenager has suffered a serious knee injury.
Latest Premier League 2023-24 Table
Place — Club — W-D-L — GF-GA — GD — Points
- Arsenal — 23-5-5 — 82-26 — +56— 77
- Man City —23-7-3 — 80-32 — +48 — 76
- Liverpool — 22-8-4 — 75-34 — +41 — 74
- Aston Villa — 20-6-8 — 71-50 — +21— 66
- Tottenham — 18-6-8 — 65-49 — +16 — 60
- Man Utd — 16-5-12 — 51-50 — +1 — 53
- Newcastle — 15-5-13 — 69-54 — +15 — 50
- West Ham — 13-9-12— 54-63 — -9 — 48
- Chelsea — 13-8-10 — 60-57 — +3 — 47
- Bournemouth — 12-9-13 — 49-60 — -11— 45
- Brighton — 11-11-11 — 52-54 — -2 — 44
- Wolves -- 12-7-15 — 46-54 — -8 — 43
- Fulham — 12-6-16 — 50-54 — -4 — 42
- Crystal Palace — 10-9-15 — 44-56 — -12 — 39
- Brentford — 9-8-17 — 52-59 — -7 — 35
- Everton — 11-8-15 — 36-47 — -11 — 33**
- N Forest — 7-9-18 — 42-60 — -16 — 26***
- Luton Town — 6-7-21 — 47-76 — -29 — 25
- Burnley — 5-8-21— 37-69 — -32 — 23
- Sheffield Utd — 3-7-24 — 33-92 — -59— 16
**Everton was penalized with a 6-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules and received a further 2-point penalty for another breach of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.
***Nottingham Forest was penalized with a 4-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.