Ninth eh? Guess why! Because we're 9-1-0 at home against the bottom 13 (Leicester downwards).
So let's look at some seriously damning performance stats..
Here's a different League table amongst the also rans (Leicester, 43 points, and below) that shows how lacking we are:
The Tough 26 Game Challenge:
Every away game (19) and 7 at home against the Top Six plus Burnley who have excelled so are worthy of being called a tough game..
Leicester City 27
Newcastle United 24
Watford 22
Crystal Palace 21
Swansea City 21
Bournemouth 18
Huddersfield Town 16
West Ham United 16
Brighton & Hove Albion 15
Stoke City 15
Everton 14
Southampton 14
West Bromwich Albion 11
So let's look at some seriously damning performance stats..
Here's a different League table amongst the also rans (Leicester, 43 points, and below) that shows how lacking we are:
The Tough 26 Game Challenge:
Every away game (19) and 7 at home against the Top Six plus Burnley who have excelled so are worthy of being called a tough game..
Leicester City 27
Newcastle United 24
Watford 22
Crystal Palace 21
Swansea City 21
Bournemouth 18
Huddersfield Town 16
West Ham United 16
Brighton & Hove Albion 15
Stoke City 15
Everton 14
Southampton 14
West Bromwich Albion 11