Premier League: Fewest defeats in a season

We look at the teams with the fewest defeats in a season in Premier League history.

Fewest defeats in a Premier League season

Of course, Arsenal top this list after their 'Invincible' campaign in 2003/04, when they went a whole Premier League season unbeaten, but a number of sides have pushed them close over the years.

Just one year later, Jose Mourinho's formidable Chelsea lost only once in their title-winning campaign of 2004/05 and were the only team to lose exactly once in a Premier League season for 14 years.

Liverpool then racked up a whopping 97 points in the 2018/19 season, only to fall a point short of a Manchester City side that actually lost four times that term.

Liverpool of course have history of being hard to beat yet coming up short in title races. They lost just twice in the 2021/22 season and again fell one point behind City, and lost twice in the 2008/09 season, but drew too many games to overhaul Manchester United.

Despite their recent domestic dominance, Manchester City have never lost just once in a Premier League season, but were only beaten twice in their historic 2017/18 title-winning season as they became the first side to reach 100 points.

Liam Williams

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