How the premier leagues top six stand after transfer window
After the January transfer window, the top six teams in the Premier League stand as follows:
- Manchester City - 44 points (13 wins, 5 draws, 2 losses)
- Liverpool - 42 points (12 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses)
- Chelsea - 39 points (11 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses)
- Tottenham Hotspur - 38 points (11 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses)
- Arsenal - 36 points (10 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses)
- West Ham United - 35 points (10 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses)
Note: The points tally includes all matches played up to and including the end of the January transfer window.
Here's a brief summary of each team's transfer activity during the January window:
- Manchester City:
- Signed: Oleksandr Zinchenko (left-back) from Manchester United, and Cole Palmer (midfielder) from Manchester City's youth academy.
- Sold: None.
- Liverpool:
- Signed: Luis Díaz (forward) from Porto, and Joe Gomez (defender) from Liverpool's youth academy.
- Sold: Takumi Minamino (forward) to Monaco.
- Chelsea:
- Signed: Romelu Lukaku (forward) from Inter Milan, and Malang Sarr (defender) from Nice.
- Sold: None.
- Tottenham Hotspur:
- Signed: Dejan Kulusevski (midfielder) from Juventus, and Rodrigo Bentancur (midfielder) from Juventus.
- Sold: Carlos Vinícius (forward) to Benfica.
- Arsenal:
- Signed: Martin Ødegaard (midfielder) from Real Madrid, and Ben White (defender) from Brighton & Hove Albion.
- Sold: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (midfielder) to Roma.
- West Ham United:
- Signed: Said Benrahma (midfielder) from Brentford, and Craig Dawson (defender) from Watford.
- Sold: None.
These transfers may have impacted the teams' performances and standings, but it's still early days in the season, and the top six is likely to change as the campaign unfolds.