Being backside this early didn’t was such a foul omen. Between 2013-14 and 2018-19, solely one of many six sides that have been propping up the desk after 5 video games ended up taking place – Newcastle in 2015-16 – whereas Crystal Palace completed as excessive as eleventh in 2017-18.
Actually, the excellent news for Tottenham followers is that the final time they have been on this state of affairs, they completed eighth. The membership have been backside with simply two factors after 5 video games in 2008-09 however, after changing supervisor Juande Ramos with Harry Redknapp three video games later, nonetheless completed within the high half.
Trying on the relegation battle extra broadly, not less than one of many groups within the backside three at this stage has been relegated within the final eight seasons – so considered one of Tottenham, Fulham and Coventry will very doubtless be heading to the Championship in Could.
The pool of contestants for this season’s relegation battle might already be determined too because the three sides that finally went down prior to now three seasons have been all within the backside six after 5 video games, which might add Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace to the combination.
The final sides to be exterior the underside six at this level however relegated have been Leeds and Southampton in 2022-23, who have been each within the high half (seventh and ninth). With their groups at the moment sat in eighth and eleventh place, Hull and Ipswich followers will hope that’s nonetheless the case on the finish of this marketing campaign.
Whereas the season might properly have barely begun, the Premier League desk is already beginning to take form.