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How do this season’s promoted clubs compare?

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[PA Media]

Five games into the Premier League season, Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton – the three clubs promoted from the Championship – are yet to win a league match.

They have taken a combined seven points from those games, which is the joint-second lowest tally from a set of promoted teams since the Premier League began in 1992-93.

Only last season’s promoted trio – Burnley, Luton and Sheffield United – have collected fewer points from their first five league matches of a campaign.

The good news – for Leicester and Ipswich, at least – is their three points apiece are enough to keep them out of the relegation zone at the moment.

Table showing promoted clubs taking combined total of seven points in first five games of 2024-25 Premier League seasonTable showing promoted clubs taking combined total of seven points in first five games of 2024-25 Premier League season

[BBC]

Graph showing points gained by promoted clubs in first five games of season since start of Premier League in 1992-93 - this season is joint-second lowest tally with seven pointsGraph showing points gained by promoted clubs in first five games of season since start of Premier League in 1992-93 - this season is joint-second lowest tally with seven points

*Only two promoted sides took part in the 1995-96 Premier League season [BBC]

Statistics collated by BBC Sport statistician Chris Collinson

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