Sheffield United win secures best ever start to a Premier League campaign
Sun 17 September 2023, 18:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday's 2-1 win over Sheffield United sealed our best-ever start to a Premier League season after five games.
Having fallen behind to the Blades with 74 minutes on the clock at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, we summoned incredible character to tun the game on its head in added time, scoring twice in the final four minutes through Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski to make it four wins and a draw from our opening five games.
Never before have we collected 13 points from the first 15 in the Premier League. Our previous best points tally after five games was 12 points - a tally we achieved after five matches in both the 2009/10 and 2013/14 campaigns.
The most points we have picked up after six games in a Premier League season is 14 points - something we achieved in both the 2016/17 and 2022/23 campaigns.
Points accumulated from opening five league games - Premier League era
1992/93 - 3 points (three draws, two defeats)
1993/94 - 9 points (three wins, two defeats)
1994/95 - 9 points (three wins, two defeats)
1995/96 - 5 points (one win, two draws, two defeats)
1996/97 - 5 points (one win, two draws, two defeats)
1997/98 - 7 points (two wins, one draw, two defeats)
1998/99 - 6 points (two wins, three defeats)
1999/00 - 9 points (three wins, two defeats)
2000/01 - 10 points (three wins, one draw, one defeat)
2001/02 - 5 points (one win, two draws, two defeats)
2002/03 - 10 points (three wins, one draw, one defeat)
2003/04 - 4 points (one win, one draw, three defeats)
2004/05 - 9 points (two wins, three draws)
2005/06 - 8 points (two wins, two draws, one defeat)
2006/07 - 4 points (one win, one draw, three defeats)
2007/08 - 4 points (one win, one draw, three defeats)
2008/09 - 2 points (two draws, three defeats)
2009/10 - 12 points (fours wins, one defeat)
2010/11 - 8 points (two wins, two draws, one defeat)
2011/12 - 9 points (three wins, two defeats)
2012/13 - 8 points (two wins, two draws, one defeat)
2013/14 - 12 points (fours wins, one defeat)
2014/15 - 7 points (two wins, one draw, two defeats)
2015/16 - 6 points (one win, three draws, one defeat)
2016/17 - 11 points (three wins, two draws)
2017/18 - 8 points (two wins, two draws, one defeat)
2018/19 - 9 points (three wins, two defeats)
2019/20 - 8 points (two wins, two draws, one defeat)
2020/21 - 8 points (two wins, two draws, one defeat)
2021/22 - 9 points (three wins, two defeats)
2022/23 - 11 points (three wins, two draws)
