{"id":59,"date":"2020-02-06T16:37:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/om2.philclerkin.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2020-02-07T10:03:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:03:46","slug":"premier-league-pounds-v-points-who-spent-best-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/home\/premier-league-pounds-v-points-who-spent-best-in-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Pounds v Points \u2013 who spent best in the summer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the Premier League at the half-way point and with the January window nearly upon \u2013 what better time to assess how the Premier League clubs performed in the summer\u2019s transfer window\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OddsMonkey has looked into the figures to see just who spent wisely\u2026and who didn\u2019t!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is little surprise to many that league leaders Liverpool come out on top as they spent relatively little in the summer, but not far behind for relegation threatened Norwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystal Palace\u2019s excellent start to the season sees them as high as third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the bottom, it no surprise to see big summer spenders Aston Villa some way adrift at the bottom given their poor start to the campaign \u2013 next come Everton and Arsenal and is a clear indicator of why both have just appointed new managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then come Manchester United \u2013 again highlighting their general struggles this term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Premier League Points v Pounds<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Points per game average<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Summer spend (Millions)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Value (point average divided by summer spend)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liverpool<\/td><td>2.88<\/td><td>4.4<\/td><td>0.65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Norwich City<\/td><td>0.66<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>0.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace<\/td><td>1.27<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>0.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Burnley<\/td><td>1.33<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>0.088<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chelsea<\/td><td>1.77<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>0.044<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sheffield United<\/td><td>1.55<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>0.036<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leicester City<\/td><td>2.16<\/td><td>91<\/td><td>0.023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/td><td>1.5<\/td><td>65<\/td><td>0.023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AFC Bournemouth<\/td><td>1.05<\/td><td>45.7<\/td><td>0.022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Newcastle United<\/td><td>1.38<\/td><td>65<\/td><td>0.021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Southampton<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>0.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/td><td>1.11<\/td><td>58.5<\/td><td>0.018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manchester City<\/td><td>2.11<\/td><td>134.8<\/td><td>0.015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur<\/td><td>1.44<\/td><td>101.5<\/td><td>0.014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Ham United<\/td><td>1.11<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>0.014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Watford<\/td><td>0.66<\/td><td>45.5<\/td><td>0.014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manchester United<\/td><td>1.38<\/td><td>148<\/td><td>0.0093<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arsenal<\/td><td>1.27<\/td><td>138<\/td><td>0.0092<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Everton<\/td><td>1.05<\/td><td>118.5<\/td><td>0.008<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aston Villa<\/td><td>0.83<\/td><td>144.5<\/td><td>0.0057<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton commented: \u201cGiven Liverpool spent little in the summer, it was no surprise to see them being the best team when it comes to Point x Pounds and the same with Norwich as they also \u2013 but not sure many people anticipated the likes of Crystal Palace to be riding high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the other end and Aston Villa\u2019s big spending in the summer and has not translated into points, and that is why they are firmly in the relegation battle, and just above them the evidence is there as to why both Everton and Arsenal chose to change their managers in the last month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Odds correct at time of writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that we can tailor this release to your needs or produce bespoke content for free on any subject, please get in touch to see if we can help.<br><br>Spokesman Peter Watton is available for further comment or one-on-one interviews on this subject or anything connected with a betting market \u2013 for more information please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:press@oddsmonkey.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press@oddsmonkey.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also check out all our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest Press Releases&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 which you are free to use<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Premier League at the half-way point and with the January window nearly upon \u2013 what better time to assess how the Premier League clubs performed in the summer\u2019s transfer window\u2026 OddsMonkey has looked into the figures to see just who spent wisely\u2026and who didn\u2019t! 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