{"id":623247,"date":"2023-04-25T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623247"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:45:24","slug":"when-teams-blow-premier-league-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/25\/when-teams-blow-premier-league-title\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Will Love It if We Beat Them,\u00a0Love It\u2019: When Teams Squander the Premier League Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As the 2022\/23 season gets nearer to its end, Arsenal\u2019s chances of winning the Premier League title are becoming more distant after three draws in succession. Their eight-point lead over second-placed\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/07\/josko-gvardiol-transfer-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester City<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has been reduced to five points at the end of the 32nd match week. More importantly, the Citizens have played two games less than the Gunners, and both sides will meet at the Etihad Stadium on April 26. The momentum is now clearly in Manchester City&#8217;s favour to win this season&#8217;s league title. As this season&#8217;s title race heats up, we take a look down memory lane at teams that have blown big leads in the Premier League title race.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Premier League Title: Teams Who Squandered the Title\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"PknISnFXTbB003fRr6Ylog\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/692160168\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'PknISnFXTbB003fRr6Ylog',sig:'W4Us7Sa7IGbhkepC4QmsB4ND7AnRYp7mhmmVrBqQPlg=',w:'594px',h:'330px',items:'692160168',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teams That Blew a Premier League Title Lead<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal look set to blow the title this season even after taking a considerable lead with a few games remaining. If the Gunners fail to win the league after a strong run, it will not be the first time; a few other clubs have experienced the same disappointment. Let\u2019s take a look at the past few campaigns when some teams missed out on winning the Premier League title even after taking a lead in the middle of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/13\/english-players-currently-at-foreign-clubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">10 Best English Players Currently at Foreign Clubs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the past three decades of Premier League history, quite a few clubs have disappointingly squandered chances and failed to clinch the title. Here are four teams that disappointed their fans by blowing their Premier League title hopes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal (2002\/03)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Perhaps\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/clubs\/1\/Arsenal\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0fans can relate their current campaign to Arsene Wenger&#8217;s team in the 2002\/03 season. The Gunners had a five-point lead over rival Manchester United after matchday 29 and were considered favourites to win the Premier League title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/23\/most-goals-in-a-season-haaland-could-surpass-ronaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most Goals in a Season: \u2018A Real Beast\u2019 May Surpass Cristiano Ronaldo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, momentum completely u-turned after that, as Arsenal only collected 15 points in their last nine matches.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/early-team-news-ahead-of-sevilla-v-man-utd-on-20-april-2023\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0eventually won the title with five points more than second-placed Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal (2007\/08)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal were so hard to beat and had only one defeat until March. They remained at the top of the table for most weeks of the season but moved down to third place after matchday 32.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Gunners<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0could not recover from that &#8211; and finished the season in third place, with four points separating first and third. Arsene Wenger&#8217;s side did not have a considerable lead whenever they were in the top spot; therefore, a couple of unfavourable results did all the damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United (1997\/98)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/18\/manchester-united-ryan-gravenberch\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0were nine points clear of Arsenal at the halfway mark of the 1997\/98 campaign. However, the red half of North London slowly reduced the deficit in the second half of the season and eventually sealed the title with 78 points, one more than Manchester United. The Red Devils only managed to collect 34 points in the second half of the season, costing them the Premier League title.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Newcastle United (1995\/96)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/12\/chelsea-set-to-sign-jamaican-forward-dujuan-richards\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Newcastle United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0led second-placed Manchester United by ten points at the halfway stage of the 1995\/96 season. The Newcastle supporters were hoping to witness their team lift the league trophy for the first time in 69 years. However, the Magpies faltered in the run-in, which allowed the Red Devils to overtake them at the top of the standings. United&#8217;s pursuit of the Geordies will always be remembered for Kevin Keegan&#8217;s rant at Alex Ferguson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/22\/best-premier-league-players-who-never-played-for-the-big-six\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">10 Best Premier League Players Who Never Played for the Big Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;You can tell him now if you&#8217;re watching it, we&#8217;re still fighting for this title, and he&#8217;s got to go to Middlesbrough and get something, and&#8230; and&#8230; I&#8217;ll tell you, honestly,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mk87a7r0V60\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I will love it if we beat them, love it<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">!&#8221; Despite all Keegan&#8217;s will, Manchester United successfully clinched the Premier League title with 82 points, four more than second-placed Newcastle United.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2022\/23 season gets nearer to its end, Arsenal\u2019s chances of winning the Premier League title are becoming more distant after three draws in succession. Their eight-point lead over second-placed\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0has been reduced to five points at the end of the 32nd match week. More importantly, the Citizens have played two games less than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4430,"featured_media":623338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,2,18,1267],"tags":[88,3552,2797,220],"class_list":["post-623247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-arsenal","category-featured","category-manchester-united","category-newcastle-united","tag-arsene-wenger","tag-kevin-keegan","tag-premier-league-title-race","tag-sir-alex-ferguson"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4430"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}