With only 50 points from three teams, the Premier League could produce its worst relegation team in history [jiayu]


Leisu Sports, April 25th: The three teams that returned to the Premier League this season - Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich - all encountered great difficulties. Southampton became the first team to be relegated in the 38-round history of the Premier League. Leicester City has also been confirmed to be relegated recently. At the same time, Ipswich is also facing the fate of being relegated to the Championship.

If Ipswich is eventually relegated, these three promoted teams will set the worst relegation record in the history of the Premier League. At present, these three teams have scored a total of 50 points in 99 games, which is even lower than the lowest record of 66 points set by Burnley, Luton and Sheffield United last season.

Specifically, Southampton has 11 points, Leicester City has 18 points, and Ipswich has 21 points. Although they still have a total of 15 games to play, considering their previous performance, it is very difficult for them to score another 16 points to improve their situation. These three teams won a total of 10 games but conceded an astonishing 222 goals. Especially Southampton, which had already secured its relegation spot in the 31st round, while Leicester City, in an awkward situation, failed to score in nine consecutive home games.

Ipswich is still 15 points away from the safety zone and has only five games left, almost doomed to follow in the footsteps of Southampton and Leicester City and be relegated. Compared with the previous season, this relegation wave is particularly severe: In the 2022/23 season, each relegated team averaged 30 points, while so far this season, the average points per team have been only 16.7.

Despite the huge investment these clubs have made in signing new players (Ipswich and Southampton each spent over 100 million pounds), the current situation has emerged due to the low efficiency of player recruitment, poor performance in both attack and defense, and the instability of the coaching staff. If Ipswich is relegated, it will be the second consecutive year that all three promoted teams have been relegated. This phenomenon has not occurred since the 1997/98 season. This also serves as a wake-up call for the future promoted teams in the Premier League and reflects that the gap in strength between the Premier League and other leagues is widening.