The final Premier League ‘big six’ head-to-head table of 2024-25: Man Utd shocking…

Nestor Watach • 16 Mar 2025

Each member of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ have now faced one another home and away this season – and the final head-to-head standings do not make pretty reading for Manchester United.

The games between the Premier League’s top sides often have a major bearing on who ends up winning the title, and who ends up qualifying for Europe.

So who have done best out of the traditional ‘big six’ – Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham – in their direct head-to-head clashes in 2024-25?

As you might expect, Liverpool and Arsenal have by far the best records in these games.

Mikel Arteta’s Gunners actually comfortably boasted the best record in ‘big six’ clashes last season, despite squandering the title, having registered zero losses in their Premier League bouts with title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, while also taking a healthy tally of points home from Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham.

They’ve once again been solid in the headline bouts this term, going unbeaten with five wins and five draws – including stalemates against this season’s champions home and away.

And it’s Arne Slot’s 2024-25 title winners who are guaranteed to finish the 2024-25 season top of the Premier League big six mini-league. The Reds have won six of their 10 clashes with ‘big six’ teams this season, losing just once – away to Chelsea after they’d already sealed the title.

Meanwhile, last season’s champions – Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City – took just 11 points from their 10 headline ‘big six’ in 2024-25. They lost six matches, including home and away against Liverpool as well as some bitter defeats to Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United.

Manchester United and Tottenham, in 16th and 17th respectively, do make us question the ongoing concept of the ‘big six’, especially with the rise of clubs like Aston Villa and Newcastle United, but the fact is that one of them will be playing in the Champions League next season.

The two strugglers unsurprisingly have the worse record in ‘big six’ clashes this season. Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham have beaten City and done the league double over United but lost seven of their other 10 outings. The Red Devils, meanwhile, have won just one of their 10 ‘big six’ clashes.

Here’s how the mini-table breaks down in full.