Ranking the happiness levels of every Premier League club

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Colder nights are coming, the hopes and dreams of those optimistic, innocent, bright summer days are long gone. Reality has bitten.

The Premier League table is still tighter than the proverbial camel’s back in a sandstorm, with only six points between fifth and 15th (this time last year the gap was 12 points), making it difficult to judge which clubs and which fanbases are happy with what they have seen so far.

A win a week could take you out of relegation worries and towards a European push, while consecutive defeats could take you a drop from the Champions League places towards the Championship. This is arbitrary.

Then again, the actual league table is much more reliable than athletic’s Happiness table, in which we give an exact summary of each club’s xH (expected happiness) level, but without the xH bit because it’s a bit silly.

We’ll start with the smiling faces…

1. Sunderland

Sixth in the table, six wins, 22 points and dreaming of what could be… there are few happier fans in world football at the moment than those of Sunderland.

I’ll remember Sunderland till I die? Trouble? Destruction? A city on its knees while its club suffers defeat after defeat? Everyone felt sorry for Sunderland.

Well, take all those feelings, flip them 180 degrees and experience the unbridled joy, unlimited happiness and uncontrolled ecstasy that they are experiencing right now. Everyone is happy for Sunderland (except Newcastle United).

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2. Arsenal

Five points clear in the Premier League, three points clear in the Champions League, only one defeat in 20 games before the season starts and a growing belief that, yes, this could be their year. It is possible

Even disappointing by claiming ‘only’ a point at Chelsea on Sunday, Arsenal have shown such dominance recently.

“I think overall I should be very proud of what the team has done,” manager Mikel Arteta said on Sunday.

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3. Chelsea

This may only be a temporary situation… Chelsea’s happiness levels fluctuate greatly in line with the inconsistencies of the league’s youngest team.

However, after home defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion and Sunderland, Chelsea are looking quite happy at the moment, sitting third in the table and taking the game seriously against Arsenal on Sunday after comfortably beating Barcelona.

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4. Aston Villa

From 18th in the table at the end of September to fourth at the beginning of December, Villa are on Roll.

This makes it five consecutive wins in all competitions and seven out of eight in the Premier League.

Unai Emery said after beating Wolves on Sunday: “The fans transmit positive energy and want us to be together – it helps us connect with the supporters. It’s like our fortress.”

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5. Brentford

The team, which has struggled without Thomas Frank, Brian Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, is not living up to expectations.

Last year, they were seventh with 20 points after 13 games. After 13 games this year, they are in 10th place with 19 points. Brentford aren’t bad, not bad at all.

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6.Brighton & Hove Albion

At present, every week in the Premier League, a team is at a high position, which you are quite surprised to see.

In recent weeks that team has been Sunderland, or Crystal Palace, or Villa. Now it is the turn of Brighton, who have reached fifth place after three wins in four matches.

“I see a team that remains united, a team that is working hard, a team that is developing more and more understanding for each other,” Fabian Herzeler said after Sunday’s win over Nottingham Forest.

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7.Nottingham Forest

They may have won just two league matches since the opening day of the Premier League season and are just one point above the relegation zone, but have you Look Nottingham Forest under Anze Postecoglou? Whatever is after that should be cherished.

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8. Manchester City

We are in mid-table territory in the Happiness League with Manchester City, the current title’s most ‘meh’ contenders, who, despite being second in the table, have not convinced anyone that they are ready to seriously challenge Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola’s broadcast press conference on Monday lasted two minutes, which gives you an idea of ​​his current happiness level.

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9. Newcastle United

Consecutive league wins over Manchester City and Everton and finally ending their dreadful form 4–1 at Hill Dickinson have significantly improved the mood at Newcastle. Eddie Howe was also seen smiling and laughing during his latest press conference on Monday.

Oh, and everyone is happy with Malik Thiaw.

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10. Fulham

Three wins in four games and Fulham suddenly look top of the table again, six points clear of relegation.

Their fans will be happily anticipating home matches against Manchester City and Crystal Palace this week… before they remember how much they paid for their tickets.

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11. Manchester United

They may have become the first team to win at Selhurst Park in 13 Premier League games, they may have lost only one of their last seven games in the league and they are in the top half of the table, just one point adrift of fifth place, but there is the word ‘alert’ written in big bold capital letters before any level of happiness at Manchester United.

In recent years they have been burned too many times to be taken away. And that person won’t be getting his hair cut any time soon.

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12. Bournemouth

Title contenders a few weeks ago, now bottom contenders. Bournemouth have generally had poor performances under Andy Irol and at the moment, after one point from four games, they are not very happy. It will soon turn in the other direction, there is no doubt about that.

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13. Crystal Palace

Good – ninth in the table, enjoying their first European campaign.

The Bad – Oliver Glasner is unhappy with no investment in the summer, his contract expires in a few months, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s future is possibly in doubt, Marc Guhi is on his way out before long and there’s basically a growing feeling of ‘enjoy it while it lasts’.

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14. Everton

Hmm. Happy to end their Old Trafford curse last week, but extremely disappointed to be beaten by Newcastle a few days later. That’s Everton.

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15. Liverpool

Maybe a few days ago it was at 20th place in this list. The 2-0 win over West Ham United won’t change much in theory, but Liverpool will be hoping it will be a springboard to get their season back on track.

Arne Slot used words like “relieved” and “happy” at the London Stadium and sparked a few smiles for the first time in nearly two months.

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16. Burnley

The league table is falling and happiness is at stake. Scott Parker’s popularity is declining week by week as hardy Burnley supporters prepare for a long winter.

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17.Leeds United

Improvements against Aston Villa and Manchester City resulted in exactly zero points and the defeat at the Etihad was heartbreaking.

Nobody is happy with Leeds’ form and few in the stands are happy with the manager.

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18. West Ham United

The sprouts of progress under Nuno Espirito Santo and they are out of the relegation zone for now, but any temporary good form on the pitch is only a small plaster on the wound that has been the general indifference at West Ham under the current ownership.

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19. Wolverhampton Wanderers

It has been seven full moons since Wolves won a league match, they are enduring their worst start to a season in 127 years of playing league football and their only challenge now is to avoid breaking Derby County’s record of 11 points in a Premier League campaign.

Still, there is good news about Hi Ho Silver Lining going back to play before their re-kick-off.

Not at the bottom of the list as they only lost 1-0 at the weekend, which is a huge improvement compared to recent weeks.

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20.Tottenham Hotspur

Whether it’s teammates arguing the whole time, teammates ignoring the manager, the manager berating the fans, fans berating the players or players ignoring the fans, it’s not exactly sunshine, lollipops and rainbows at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium at the moment.

Three home wins in 21 league matches will do that for you. As the most expensive prices in the country will be charged to see it.

However, it really is a dazzling stadium.

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