Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City: Who's had most possession in the PL this season?

Manchester City took an important step towards retaining possession of their Premier League title on Sunday afternoon as they dismantled Newcastle 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

With rivals Liverpool having dropped two valuable points against Tottenham on Saturday night, Pep Guardiola’s men knew the value of picking up three points – and got the job done in ruthless fashion.

A brace from Raheem Sterling, together with goals from Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and Phil Foden ensured that City take a two-point lead over the Reds at the top of the table into the final three matches of the campaign.

While the emphatic nature of the scoreline proved City’s superiority, they were so dominant in terms of possession in the early stages of the second half that they actually went viral for it.

Some 15 minutes after the interval, host broadcaster Sky Sports displayed a graphic on-screen confirming that City had been in possession for 99% of the second period, compared to Newcastle’s 1%!

A truly astounding ratio. As the saying goes, “the opposition can’t score if they haven’t got the ball” – and Newcastle ultimately didn’t find the back of the net.

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Inspired by City’s epic spell of ball retention, we’ve decided take a look at the possession statistics for all 20 Premier League teams using data provided by the folks over at whoscored.com.

You can check out the full rankings below.

20. Newcastle United – 38.8% average possession per game

19. Everton – 39.3%

18. Burnley – 39.3%

17. Watford – 39.8%

16. Norwich City – 42.8%

15. Brentford – 43.5%

14. Aston Villa – 46.3%

13. Southampton – 48%

12. West Ham United – 48%

11. Wolverhampton Wanderers – 49.9%

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