




As bizarre as this sounds Derby County actually have a good case for being ranked as the fifth best team in EPL team to have played in the EPL since its inauguration in 1992. This is based on two statistics in particular. Points scored per game and goals scored per game in the EPL.
Derby County have only spent 4 seasons in the EPL and in that time, well they have hardly set the league on fire. Especially the last season they were in the league (2007-08) where a measly 11 points scored and 1 victory became the lowest ever points total in EPL history!
But the reality is that when an All Time Premier League table is constructed. Derby County out score all but the ‘Big Four’ in points per game! In incredible 1.651 points per game is only bettered by Liverpool (1.764), Chelsea (1.793), Arsenal (1.892) and of course Manchester United (2.141).
I’m not too sure but I reckon how many points a team scores per game in a league system is the best statistic to look at when comparing how good a team actually performs in a league system!
Even more amazing is the goals per game ratio held by Derby County in the EPL, they actually break into the ‘Big Four’ and rank as the 3rd best scoring team ever in the EPL. With a ratio of 1.63 goals scored per game only Arsenal (1.70) and Manchester United (1.96) out score the midlands team.
So before all the Everton, Tottenham, Newcastle, Blackburn or Aston Villa fans start crying about their teams being the biggest challengers to the ‘Big Four’ just have a good long look at the top 5 teams in the EPL All Time Table for points and goals scored per game, and tell me that if Derby were to be promoted again that they are not the biggest threat in terms of points and goals scoring.
Key to the table: Shaded name= no longer in the EPL; GP= games played; GF= goals for; GA= goals against; GD= goal difference; GS/G= goals scored per game; GC/G= goals conceded per game; P= points; P/G= points per game
ALL TIME EPL TOP FIVE POINTS PER GAME TEAMS
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GP
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GF
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GA
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GD
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GS/G
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GC/G
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P
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P/G
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1
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Manchester United
|
658
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1288
|
562
|
726
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1.96
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0.85
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1409
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2.141
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2
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Arsenal
|
658
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1116
|
580
|
536
|
1.70
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0.88
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1245
|
1.892
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|
3
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Chelsea
|
658
|
1045
|
631
|
414
|
1.59
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0.96
|
1180
|
1.793
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|
4
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Liverpool
|
658
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1068
|
634
|
434
|
1.62
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0.96
|
1161
|
1.764
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|
5
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Derby County
|
166
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271
|
420
|
-149
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1.63
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2.53
|
274
|
1.651
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ALL TIME EPL TOP FIVE GOALS SCORED PER GAME TEAMS
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GP
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GF
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GA
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GD
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GS/G
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GC/G
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P
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P/G
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1
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Manchester United
|
658
|
1288
|
562
|
726
|
1.96
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0.85
|
1409
|
2.141
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|
2
|
Arsenal
|
658
|
1116
|
580
|
536
|
1.70
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0.88
|
1245
|
1.892
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|
3
|
Derby County
|
166
|
271
|
420
|
-149
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1.63
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2.53
|
274
|
1.651
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|
4
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Liverpool
|
658
|
1068
|
634
|
434
|
1.62
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0.96
|
1161
|
1.764
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|
5
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Chelsea
|
658
|
1045
|
631
|
414
|
1.59
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0.96
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1180
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1.793
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