Saturday, March 4, 2017

Revealed! Find out which Premier League team leads the longest on average

20. Sunderland leads, on average, <a href= 19. Hull City leads, on average, have lasted for 10.9 minutes in Premier League games this season 18. Swansea City leads, on average, have lasted for 13.4 minutes in Premier League games this season 17. Middlesbrough leads, on average, have lasted for 13.5 minutes in Premier League games this season 16. Leicester City leads, on average, have lasted for 14.2 minutes in Premier League games this season 15. Crystal Palace leads, on average, have lasted for 14.4 minutes in Premier League games this season 14. Burnley leads, on average, have lasted for 17.0 minutes in Premier League games this season 13. West Ham leads, on average, have lasted for 18.2 minutes in Premier League games this season 11= Southampton leads, on average, have lasted for 20.8 minutes in Premier League games this season 11= Everton leads, on average, have lasted for 20.8 minutes in Premier League games this season 9= Bournemouth leads, on average, have lasted for 22.3 minutes in Premier League games this season 9= Watford leads, on average, have lasted for 22.3 minutes in Premier League games this season 8. Stoke City leads, on average, have lasted for 25.6 minutes in Premier League games this season 7. Tottenham leads, on average, have lasted for 29.5 minutes in Premier League games this season 6. Manchester United leads, on average, have lasted for 27.4 minutes in Premier League games this season 5. West Brom leads, on average, have lasted for 30.6 minutes in Premier League games this season 4. Arsenal leads, on average, have lasted for 32.8 minutes in Premier League games this season 3. Liverpool leads, on average, have lasted for 35.6 minutes in Premier League games this season 2. Manchester City leads, on average, have lasted for 38.0 minutes in Premier League games this season 1. Chelsea leads, on average, have lasted for 43.8 minutes in Premier League games this season

In football, it's only the score at the end of the game which counts.

It doesn't matter whether you score in the first minute or the 90th, it's all about what the board says upon the referee's final whistle.

But, which teams have led for the longest, on average, in Premier League games this season?

Click the right arrow above to see which teams set their stalls out from the start and which teams just can't hold onto an advantage...