With their 5-0 humbling at residence to on Saturday, Southampton are the worst-ever facet at this stage of a Premier League season
Saints have the identical factors as Sunderland did 19 years in the past, however a a lot worse purpose distinction of -32 in comparison with -23.
Ivan Juric’s facet presently have one level fewer than that well-known Derby facet that completed on simply 11 factors in 2007-08.
There may be nonetheless a approach to go, however it’s trying a remarkably related story for the three promoted sides this season because it was final season.
, and Southampton have taken simply 35 factors from 59 video games between them – the very same quantity of factors , and had on at the present time final 12 months who ended up being the worst promoted trio in PL historical past.
Southampton being the worst-side ever at this stage doesn’t assist, however it’s uncanny how related not simply factors complete is, but in addition how related their purpose variations are to final 12 months’s trio.