The overall Premier League table: 2021

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2021 was a fun year of Premier League football.

Mohamed Salah defied logic with his goalscoring exploits at Liverpool. David Moyes defied logic by making West Ham a legitimately good football team. Norwich City defied logic by being worse than we actually thought they were going to be.

Despite all of this fun however, the calendar year Premier League tells a pretty, well, bog standard story.

Here’s that story:

Phil FodenPhil Foden

City are good / Craig Mercer/MB Media/GettyImages

Played: 44
Points: 110
PPG: 2.5

Won: 36
Drawn: 2
Lost: 6

Goals For: 113
Goals Against: 32
Goal Difference: +81

Romelu Lukaku, Christian Pulisic, Cesar AzpilicuetaRomelu Lukaku, Christian Pulisic, Cesar Azpilicueta

Chelsea won the UCL / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

Played: 42
Points: 83
PPG: 1.98

Won: 24
Drawn: 11
Lost: 7

Goals For: 70
Goals Against: 32
Goal Difference: +38

Mohamed SalahMohamed Salah

Salah’s good / Clive Brunskill/GettyImages

Played: 41
Points: 77
PPG: 1.88

Won: 23
Drawn: 8
Lost: 10

Goals For: 81
Goals Against: 38
Goal Difference: +43

Kieran TierneyKieran Tierney

Arsenal have been surprisingly good / Stephen Pond/GettyImages

Played: 41
Points: 76
PPG: 1.85

Won: 23
Drawn: 7
Lost: 11

Goals For: 71
Goals Against: 43
Goal Difference: +28

Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United have had an interesting year / James Gill – Danehouse/GettyImages

Played: 41
Points: 75
PPG: 1.83

Won: 21
Drawn: 12
Lost: 8

Goals For: 72
Goals Against: 47
Goal Difference: +25

David MoyesDavid Moyes

West Ham United are flying high / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

Played: 41
Points: 22
PPG: 1.78

Won: 22
Drawn: 7
Lost: 12

Goals For: 73
Goals Against: 51
Goal Difference: +22

Antonio ConteAntonio Conte

Tottenham Hotspur’s new manager / Paul Harding/GettyImages

Played: 40
Points: 66
PPG: 1.65

Won: 20
Drawn: 6
Lost: 14

Goals For: 64
Goals Against: 50
Goal Difference: +14

Brendan RodgersBrendan Rodgers

Leicester have had a Leicester year / James Williamson – AMA/GettyImages

Played: 40
Points: 62
PPG: 1.55

Won: 18
Drawn: 8
Lost: 14

Goals For: 70
Goals Against: 63
Goal Difference: +7

Danny Welbeck, Adam Lallana, Steven AlzateDanny Welbeck, Adam Lallana, Steven Alzate

Brighton finished the year on a high / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

Played: 40
Points: 52
PPG: 1.3

Won: 12
Drawn: 16
Lost: 12

Goals For: 39
Goals Against: 39
Goal Difference: 0

Marcelo BielsaMarcelo Bielsa

Bielsa’s been squatting for 12 months straight / Stu Forster/GettyImages

Played: 40
Points: 52
PPG: 1.3

Won: 14
Drawn: 10
Lost: 16

Goals For: 50
Goals Against: 60
Goal Difference: -10

Daniel Podence, Leander DendonckerDaniel Podence, Leander Dendoncker

A middling year for Wolves / Visionhaus/GettyImages

Played: 40
Points: 49
PPG: 1.23

Won: 13
Drawn: 10
Lost: 17

Goals For: 34
Goals Against: 45
Goal Difference: -11

Rafael BenitezRafael Benitez

Benitez has a task on his hands at Everton / Craig Mercer/MB Media/GettyImages

Played: 40
Points: 49
PPG: 1.23

Won: 13
Drawn: 10
Lost: 17

Goals For: 42
Goals Against: 58
Goal Difference: -16

Steven GerrardSteven Gerrard

Stevie is sorting out Aston Villa / Justin Setterfield/GettyImages

Played: 42
Points: 51
PPG: 1.21

Won: 15
Drawn: 6
Lost: 21

Goals For: 51
Goals Against: 60
Goal Difference: -9

Jean-Philippe MatetaJean-Philippe Mateta

Crystal Palace are improving / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

Played: 41
Points: 48
PPG: 1.17

Won: 12
Drawn: 12
Lost: 17

Goals For: 48
Goals Against: 64
Goal Difference: -16

thomas frankthomas frank

Not a bad start to PL life for Brentford / Chloe Knott – Danehouse/GettyImages

Played: 18
Points: 20
PPG: 1.11

Won: 5
Drawn: 5
Lost: 8

Goals For: 21
Goals Against: 25
Goal Difference: -4

Chris WilderChris Wilder

Sheffield United were relegated / Pool/GettyImages

Played: 22
Points: 21
PPG: 0.95

Won: 7
Drawn: 0
Lost: 15

Goals For: 12
Goals Against: 36
Goal Difference: -24

Armando BrojaArmando Broja

Southampton has been poor at the back / Dan Mullan/GettyImages

Played: 41
Points: 38
PPG: 0.93

Won: 9
Drawn: 11
Lost: 21

Goals For: 42
Goals Against: 78
Goal Difference: -36

Sean DycheSean Dyche

Burnley look set for the drop / Clive Brunskill/GettyImages

Played: 39
Points: 34
PPG: 0.87

Won: 7
Drawn: 13
Lost: 19

Goals For: 39
Goals Against: 59
Goal Difference: -18

Eddie HoweEddie Howe

Newcastle United need to sort themselves out in 2022 / Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/GettyImages

Played: 42
Points: 37
PPG: 0.88

Won: 8
Drawn: 13
Lost: 21

Goals For: 48
Goals Against: 80
Goal Difference: -32

Raphinha, Dara O'SheaRaphinha, Dara O'Shea

WBA were bad last season / Pool/GettyImages

Played: 22
Points: 18
PPG: 0.82

Won: 4
Drawn: 6
Lost: 12

Goals For: 24
Goals Against: 41
Goal Difference: -17

Claudio RanieriClaudio Ranieri

Watford need a miracle to stay up / Marc Atkins/GettyImages

Played: 17
Points: 13
PPG: 0.76

Won: 4
Drawn: 1
Lost: 12

Goals For: 22
Goals Against: 35
Goal Difference: -13

Scott ParkerScott Parker

Fulham suffered relegation in 2021 / Ryan Pierse/GettyImages

Played: 23
Points: 17
PPG: 0.74

Won: 3
Drawn: 8
Lost: 12

Goals For: 14
Goals Against: 30
Goal Difference: -16

Joel Ward, Christos TzolisJoel Ward, Christos Tzolis

Norwich are terrible / Ryan Pierse/GettyImages

Played: 19
Points: 17
PPG: 0.53

Won: 2
Drawn: 4
Lost: 13

Goals For: 8
Goals Against: 42
Goal Difference: -34