Ranking the 5 teams with the fewest losses in a Premier League season

#2 Chelsea and Liverpool: 1

Chelsea's 2004-05 season was a defensive masterclass

Chelsea and Liverpool are the only two teams that have lost only once in a Premier League campaign. Jose Mourinho’s first season with Chelsea in 2004-05 was extraordinary. The Blues claimed their second league title with a robust and commanding defensive performance.

They were unbeaten at home throughout the season and their only defeat in that remarkable campaign came to Manchester City. Petr Cech, who was playing his debut season with Chelsea, kept 24 clean sheets in total, which is still a league record.

Liverpool’s 2018-19 campaign was probably the greatest in league history for a team that did not win the title. They are the only team to reach 90+ points in a season without winning the league.

Exemplary goalie Alison had a spectacular debut campaign with Liverpool and finished the season with the Premier League Golden Glove after keeping 21 clean sheets.

The Reds lost only one game the entire season, to eventual champions Manchester City. The game that took place in January 2019 turned out to be the title decider. Liverpool finished the campaign on 97 points, just one behind City.

The deadly duo of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were superb and finished the campaign with 22 goals, level with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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#1 Arsenal: 0

Arsenal's "Invincibles" celebrating their unbeaten title winning campaign (Image courtesy: www.premierleague.com))

Arsenal’s famed “Invincibles” of the 2003-04 season are one of the greatest teams to have played in the Premier League. The Gunners went the entire campaign unbeaten and are the only English team to do so after Preston North End, who achieved the feat in the 1888-89 season.

Arsene Wenger famously proclaimed in 2002 that his team was more than capable of finishing a season unbeaten. The Frenchman was ridiculed for this statement, but his critics were forced to eat their words one year later.

The Gunners won 26 games and drew 12 and finished the campaign on 90 points. Chelsea finished in second place, 11 points behind Arsenal. Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires, and captain Patrick Vieira were Arsenal’s most influential players that season. The Premier League commissioned a unique gold trophy to commemorate the Gunners’ extraordinary achievement.

Arsenal’s Invincible season was part of the longest unbeaten run in Premier League history. The Gunners played 49 matches without defeat between May 2003 and October 2004. Their run eventually came to an end at Old Trafford in a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United. Dubbed the Battle of the Buffet, the match ended in an infamous brawl that saw Sir Alex Ferguson get struck by a slice of pizza.