A Data-Driven Look at Premier League’s Past and Present — and Why Liverpool’s Triumph Truly Stands among the Best

Written on 27/04/2025, data collection done on 20/04/2025

First of all, congratulations to all the Liverpool supporters as we are firmly back on the perch with the 20th league title (along with six European cups). Officially the greatest club in English football in history. Okay, back to the article now!

The perception around Liverpool’s procession to the title has been a strange one. People have acted as if we’ve never seen a team win a league without much of a challenge from the so-called ‘title challengers.’ You wouldn’t have to look too far back to see Manchester City winning the 2017/18 and 2020/21 titles with little to no pressure from their closest rivals.

The other perception which, I’m sure, came straight out of the Mancunian and Arsenal book of thoughts — pushing the narrative that the league is at its weakest ever, and that Liverpool are the worst title winners in Premier League history.

Firstly, no achievement is considered greater than winning a league title in domestic football because you cannot rely on lucky draws or one-off performances to win it. You have to go through the grind of 38 games (at most) before being crowned the champions of the country. Secondly, we take an in-depth look below at why this hasn’t been the worst-quality Premier League by a country mile — and why Liverpool are one of the best champions of the competition since its inception in 1992 (although football did exist before that too).

We have excluded the Premier League seasons with 22 teams, where each team played 42 games. Most of the data is collected from the 1995/96 season, when the league consisted of 20 teams, as it does now.

Liverpool’s Performance in 2024/25 - One of the Best in Premier League’s History

This section will analyse Liverpool’s performance in the Premier League this season and compare it to past champions, aiming to conclude how impressive the Reds have been and why their success this season shouldn’t be overlooked.

This is Liverpool’s points-per-game (ppg) after Gameweek 33. If they win the remaining five games, it will rise to around 2.47, surpassing both the 2021/22 Manchester City and 2016/17 Chelsea. Even if the ppg stays around 2.39 by the end of the season, it remains an incredible points return (90), with only six champions having bettered it since 1995/96. Considering the increase in Champions League group games this season, leading to a more congested schedule, maintaining this level of consistency in the league is an impressive achievement.

Although the data was collected after Gameweek 33, Liverpool won’t be able to add to their 26-game unbeaten streak this season, as they lost to Fulham in Gameweek 31.