Tradition dictates that the league table doesn’t lie and where you end a campaign is a fair reflection of how your season has gone.
However, in modern football there are plenty of statistics that can help determine whether or not a team is in a ‘fair’ position in the table.
Newcastle have spent much of the season at the wrong end of the table - but is this where they should have been this campaign? Or have they been under or over performing this season?
Using the latest data provided by leading scouting platform WyScout, we take a look at how many points each Premier League side should have picked up this season and how the league table would look if it accurately reflected these statistics.
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1. Manchester City
Wyscout expected points = 70, actual points = 74, difference = +4 points Photo: Michael Regan
2. Liverpool
Wyscout expected points = 67.3, actual points = 73, difference = +5.7 points Photo: Julian Finney
3. Chelsea
Wyscout expected points = 56.5, actual points = 62, difference = +5.5 points Photo: Charlie Crowhurst
4. Arsenal
Wyscout expected points = 52.5, actual points = 54, difference = +1.5 points Photo: Stuart MacFarlane