Premier League golf equipment problem self-proclaimed ‘large six’…

As issues at present stand, Newcastle United are the newest to strive.

Eddie Howe and his gamers had an amazing begin to the season, with outcomes ultimately matching the performances, and the momentum was constructing on a regular basis, as an impressive October introduced 16 factors out of a potential 18.

With a fraction of greater than a 3rd (13 of 38 video games) from final season, the large query is whether or not Newcastle United can stick with it.

Here is what the Premier League desk at present seems like on Friday (4 November 2022) forward of the weekend’s matches:

Newcastle United are at present in fourth place and if they’ll win at Southampton on Sunday, the prospects are assured to look even higher. As this weekend sees Chelsea v Arsenal and Spurs v Liverpool, in addition to a troublesome sport for Man Utd, away from Villa for Emery’s debut.

These Premier League golf equipment within the ‘large six’… have they got something severely to fret about, with NUFC’s kind beginning the season?

Nicely, as a little bit of background/historical past, I’ve seemed again over these final three seasons and centered on ‘different’ (not the large six) Premier League golf equipment who had a powerful begin to the season after which the place they in the end ended up. for the season finale…

After 13 Premier League video games within the 2019/20 season:

That is how the season ended for these ‘non-big six golf equipment’:

fifth Leicester with 62 factors: Averaged 2.23 factors within the first 13 PL video games, 1.32 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

seventh Wolves with 59 factors: Averaged 1.46 factors within the first 13 factors, 1.60 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

ninth Sheffield United with 54 factors: Averaged 1.38 factors within the first 13 PL video games, 1.44 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

tenth Burnley with 54 factors: Averaged 1.38 factors within the first 13 factors, 1.44 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

After 13 Premier League video games within the 2020/21 season:

That is how the season ended for these ‘non-big six golf equipment’:

fifteenth Southampton with 43 factors: Averaged 1.85 factors within the first 13 PL video games, 0.76 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

fifth Leicester with 66 factors: averaged 1.85 factors within the first 13 factors, 1.68 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

tenth Everton with 59 factors: Averaged 1.77 factors within the first 13 PL video games, 1.44 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

After 13 Premier League video games within the 2021/22 season:

That is how the season ended for these ‘non-big six golf equipment’:

seventh West Ham with 56 factors: Averaged 1.77 factors within the first 13 PL video games, 1.32 factors within the subsequent 25 video games.

tenth Wolves with 51 factors: Averaged 1.54 factors in first 13 factors, 1.24 factors in subsequent 25 video games.

As you possibly can see, there’s a clear sample for ‘not large’ golf equipment of beginning the primary 13 video games sturdy after which flagging.

Nevertheless, on a extra optimistic be aware, of the earlier 9 examples within the final three PL seasons, solely Southampton in 2020/21 dropped greater than 4 locations on the finish of the season in comparison with their place after 13 PL video games.

Though no non-big six membership improved their place between 13 and 38 video games, of the examples above, solely Leicester in 2020/21 maintained their (fifth) place.

Can Newcastle United buck the development?