Newcomers on track for worst-ever EPL season

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In the property of changeless hyperbole, you don't privation to usage absolutes excessively often - but are Norwich successful the treatment to beryllium the worst squad ever successful the Premier League?

The Canaries' nightmare instrumentality to the apical formation continued Sunday, losing 2-1 astatine location to Leeds United, with goals to Raphinha and Rodrigo either broadside of Andrew Omobamidele's header for the location side.

Through 10 games, they are present the second-worst squad ever successful presumption of points scored, with 2 draws and 8 losses truthful acold successful this campaign.

Sheffield United, who were relegated past year, managed conscionable 1 constituent from their archetypal 10 games successful the 2020-21 season.

But wherever the Blades were unlucky connected occaision, determination can't truly beryllium immoderate excuses made for Norwich.

Of the 36 teams to person secured 5 points oregon less by this signifier of a Premier League season, Norwich's extremity quality of -22 ranks dormant last. For context, successful that horrible Sheffield United run, they were lone -12 crossed 10 games.

While a 7-0 hammering astatine the hands of Chelsea past week surely didn't assistance matters, it's their onslaught alternatively than their defence that has been peculiarly poor.

No squad has scored less goals than Norwich's 3 done the archetypal 10 games of a season.

If Norwich bash spell down, it volition beryllium the sixth clip they've been relegated from the apical formation since the Premier League was established successful 1992. They presently stock that grounds with West Bromwich Albion astatine 5 apiece.

Currently, the grounds for fewest points implicit an full 38-game play is Derby County successful 2007-08, who were relegated with 11 points - winning erstwhile and drafting 8 times.

After a dire opening 2 months, Norwich fans would person been eyeing an injury-riddled Leeds arsenic the cleanable accidental to unafraid a much-needed win.

After a turgid archetypal half, Raphinha's superb solo effort broke the deadlock earlier Omobamidele's equaliser.

Perhaps contiguous would beryllium the time everything changed, but alternatively Spanish planetary Rodrigo's long-range effort slipped done Tim Krul’s grasp, earlier Marcelo Bielsa's men comfortably saw retired the remaining fractional hr of the match.

The lone antagonistic for the Leeds manager came erstwhile Raphinha clattered into his manager aft trying to support the shot successful play - but each successful all, a palmy afternoon.

Norwich volition play chap promoted broadside Brentford adjacent weekend.

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