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Ending the wait - the story of 2004/05: Drog off the mark
The third instalment of our detailed feature looking back at the 2004/05 season focuses on a successful evening in south London when a Chelsea great opened his account for the club...
LEAGUE TABLE
Premier League
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | gF | gA | gD | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Liverpool | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 45 | 82 | |
| 2 |  | Manchester City | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 31 | 37 | 57 | |
| 3 |  | Leicester City | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 53 | |
| 4 |  | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 48 | |
| 5 |  | Manchester United | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 45 | |
| 6 |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 43 | |
| 7 |  | Sheffield United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 43 | |
| 8 |  | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 41 | |
| 9 |  | Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 40 | |
| 10 |  | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 39 | |
| 11 |  | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 39 | |
| 12 |  | Everton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 37 | |
| 13 |  | Newcastle United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 35 | |
| 14 |  | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 34 | |
| 15 |  | Brighton | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 29 | |
| 16 |  | West Ham United | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 27 | |
| 17 |  | Watford | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 27 | |
| 18 |  | Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 27 | |
| 19 |  | Aston Villa | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 25 | |
| 20 |  | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 21 |