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Which records Man City have broken this season?

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Manchester City is not only the best Premier League team of 2017/18 but also have managed to blazed a trail to set marks unmatched in the 26 seasons of the competition.

Here we look at the Premier League records they have broken or matched.

Most Points

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Gabriel Jesus’ injury time winner means Man City become the first top-flight side in English football history to reach 100 points in a single season.

Biggest Win Margin

The Blues finished a season with an incredible 19 points ahead of United. Man Utd ended 18 points clear at the top in 1999/00.

Most Away Points

With a final-day win over Saints, City finished on 50 points on their travels. Beating Chelsea’s 48 points in 2004/05.

Most Away Wins

Pep Guardiola boys surpassed on the final day with their 16th away victory. Beating Chelsea of 2004/05 winning 15 away matches.

Most Goals

City scored 106 goals, beating that of Chelsea’s 103 scored in the 2009/10 campaign.

Most Total Wins

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Man City ended Premier League season 2017/18 in style. Beating Southampton was City’s 32nd win of the campaign – two ahead of Chelsea from last season.

Best Goal Difference

Manchester City ended this season on plus 79 goal difference. Previous best set by the Chelsea team of 2009/10 who finished with +71.

Earliest Title Win

Manchester City’s sealed Premier League title with five matches still left to play equals the record that was set by Manchester United who dominated Premier League since 2000.

Most Consecutive Premier League Victories

Man City set a Premier League record of 18 consecutive wins breaking two records: the record of 13 consecutive wins in the same campaign, held jointly by Arsenal (2001/02) and Chelsea (2016/17); and Arsenal’s overall record of 14 consecutive league victories, achieved between February and August 2002.

Most Consecutive Away Wins

The victory at Newcastle was also City’s 11th away win in a row, achieved between 21 May and 27 December 2017. That matched the record set by Chelsea between 6 April 2008 and 7 December 2008.

Biggest Share of Away Possession

City’s final possession figure of 82.13 per cent at Everton on 31 March is the highest by an away side in a single Premier League since these record began.

Most Opponents Beaten

City have beaten all the other 19 PL teams this season, becoming the only third team to beat all other teams in a single Premier League season.

Quickest to a century

With 4-1 victory against West Ham United, Manchester City have recorded 102 goals in 35 matches, the quickest a Premier League side has reached a century of goals in a single campaign.

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