Revealed: The surprise club that tops the Premier League table over the last calendar year - plus, who has scored the most goals, who has the leakiest defence and which hot head picked up the most bookings?
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The time for festivities may now be over but, fortunately, a long, winding road of Premier League drama lies ahead of us, truly a silver lining. Managers up and down the top-flight table will either be scratching their heads in confusion or sitting back smugly in their chair, a small glass of red in one hand. For some, 2024 was a year to celebrate. For others, however, it was one to forget.
![[Manchester United have endured a rollercoaster 12 months under multiple managers]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/16/93622991-14239263-image-a-118_1735663519939.jpg)
New Year's Eve will not be a wild night of partying. The champagne will be shelved as soon the clock strikes midnight and the tactics books will return. But just because the year has been consigned to the dusty annals of history, it doesn't mean we can't have one last in-depth look at how it played out. And what better way to do this than to delve into the league's statistical minutiae, I ask?.
![[Manchester City lifted the league trophy in May but their title defence has fizzled out]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/16/93622993-14239263-image-a-119_1735663525986.jpg)
So, get strapped in as we explore which teams sit on top of the overall league table for 2024 and single out the best and worst performers over the past 366 days. As always, there will be plenty of surprises along the way... Liverpool top the Premier League table at the end of a dramatic year.
![[Arsenal are in first place for the calendar year, ahead of Liverpool on goal difference]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/16/93623039-14239263-image-a-122_1735663585408.jpg)
Manchester United have endured a rollercoaster 12 months under multiple managers. Manchester City lifted the league trophy in May but their title defence has fizzled out. Liverpool may be the runaway leaders this season but it is Arsenal who topped the Premier League table for the calendar year. Mikel Arteta's side have been relentlessly consistent and pipped the Reds courtesy of a superior goal difference.
