The remarkable Premier League table since Unai Emery joined Aston Villa - with shock positions for Chelsea and West Ham

It’s truly incredible what the Spanish head coach has achieved in such a short period. Emery has taken the Villans from being relegation candidates from Steven Gerrard’s tenure to UEFA Europa Conference League semi-finalists and Champions League qualifiers, all in the space of 22 months.

Villa’s top four finish in the Premier League last term topped off a remarkable first full season for Emery, who is determined to continue the upward trajectory for as long as possible. What has already been achieved is merely the start of what should be an exhilarating journey.

The new campaign has started strongly as Villa seek to send a message to the rest of the division. Last season wasn’t just a one-off success story, there’s more of this to come. The away wins at West Ham United and Leicester City should have proven that point, with Emery’s side well on the hunt for Champions League football again.

Premier League table since Unai Emery joined Aston Villa

To emphasise just how extraordinary of a job Emery has done with Villa so far, we’ve collated the total points and goal differences for every Premier League team since the Spaniard arrived at Villa Park. The results are staggering.

• 1st: Manchester City: 163 points, 105 GD (68 played)
• 2nd: Arsenal: 152 points, 97 GD (68 played)
• 3rd: Liverpool: 142 points, 71 GD (68 played)
• 4th: Aston Villa: 123 points, 25 GD (67 played)
• 5th: Manchester United: 118 points, 11 GD (68 played)
• 6th: Newcastle United: 117 points, 50 GD (67 played)
• 7th: Tottenham Hotspur: 107 points, 14 GD (67 played)
• 8th: Brighton & Hove Albion: 102 points, 15 GD (68 played)
• 9th: Brentford: 90 points, 7 GD (67 played)
• 10th: Chelsea: 90 points, 2 GD (68 played)
• 11th: Fulham: 85 points, -4 GD (67 played)
• 12th: West Ham United: 84 points, -25 GD (68 played)
• 13th: Crystal Palace: 82 points, -9 GD (68 played)
• 14th: AFC Bournemouth: 79 points, -33 GD (68 played)
• 15th: Wolverhampton Wanderers: 79 points, -35 GD (67 played)
• 16th: Everton: 71 points, -41 GD (67 played)
• 17th: Nottingham Forest: 70 points, -32 GD (67 played)
• 18th: Luton Town: 26 points, -33 GD (38 played)
• 19th: Leicester City: 24 points, -16 GD (29 played)
• 20th: Burnley: 24 points, -37 GD (38 played)
• 21st: Leeds United: 22 points, -25 GD (27 played)
• 22nd: Sheffield United: 16 points, -69 GD (38 played)
• 23rd: Southampton: 13 points, -33 GD (29 played)
• 24th: Ipswich Town: 1 point, -5 GD (3 played)