A 'Misery Index' has calculated that Manchester United is one of the most heartbreaking clubs to support despite their success over the years.
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Man Utd ranks highly on Misery IndexCrystal Palace top the listRed Devils going through rough patchFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
New research from OLBG has put together the Premier League Misery Index, a data-led ranking based on trophy droughts, managerial turnover, time in the relegation zone and even penalty shootout failures. This index puts Crystal Palace at the top of the list as they have never won a major trophy, have had 21 managerial changes, and 23.3% of their Premier League life has been spent in the relegation zone. United are third, behind Everton, due to their fans’ historically sky-high expectations, with 17 league runners-up finishes and a chaotic recent period.
AdvertisementTHE 'MISERY INDEX'
Below is the Misery Index in full.
Club
Last Trophy
Trophy drought (days)
Top Flight Runners Up
% of Time in EPL Relegation Zone
Losing Cup finalists
Penalty Shoot-Out Win %
EPL Manager Changes
Score
Crystal Palace
Never won a trophy
50,031
0
23.3%
2
30.0%
21
79.3
Everton
FA Cup
10,918
7
8.0%
10
33.3%
23
78.4
Manchester United
FA Cup
320
17
0.3%
13
45.5%
9
75.8
Chelsea
Champions League
1,412
4
0.4%
13
41.4%
24
75.0
Wolves
League Cup
16,462
5
29.2%
4
31.3%
7
74.0
Southampton
FA Cup
17,876
1
25.4%
5
63.6%
26
74.0
Newcastle
EFL Cup
25
2
9.5%
9
35.7%
24
73.8
Tottenham
League Cup
6,255
5
3.6%
6
31.3%
24
73.8
Aston Villa
League Cup
10,609
10
7.5%
8
71.4%
22
73.1
Liverpool
League Cup
410
15
0.6%
12
66.7%
8
71.2
Arsenal
FA Cup
1,713
11
0.6%
13
59.1%
8
71.0
Fulham
Never won a trophy
50,031
0
18.3%
1
60.0%
12
70.8
Ipswich Town
UEFA Cup
16,031
2
37.3%
0
28.6%
2
70.3
Leicester City
FA Cup
1,426
1
22.8%
6
66.7%
19
68.7
West Ham
Conference League
673
0
16.1%
4
44.4%
13
66.4
Bournemouth
Never won a trophy
50,031
0
14.8%
0
60.0%
2
66.3
Manchester City
Premier League
326
6
5.6%
7
62.5%
11
66.1
Brighton
Never won a trophy
50,031
0
0.3%
1
53.8%
4
65.3
Nottingham Forest
League Cup
12,765
2
40.3%
3
92.3%
6
65.3
Brentford
Never won a trophy
50,031
0
0.0%
0
71.4%
0
61.1
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Head coach Ruben Amorim is enduring a tough start to life at United since taking over last November. They are on course to have their worst ever Premier League season, are out of both domestic cups, and all their hopes lie in the Europa League. If results don't improve, the Portuguese could be sacked in not too long as the Red Devils search for their first league title since 2013.
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Yet more misery could be heaped on United if they fail to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League when they host Lyon on Thursday at Old Trafford.