Every 2025-26 Premier League Club Ranked on Spend Per Point Won – Liverpool 4th

In today’s football, spending a lot of money is expected. To be the best, you must have the best players, which usually requires spending a lot of money to bring top talent to your club.

That was certainly the case in the Premier League during the 2025 summer transfer window, when all 20 clubs spent £3.2 billion on players. Liverpool led the way in terms of spending, signing Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz for nine-figure sums, although five clubs spent more than £200 million.

But have teams received any return on their investment? With eight games on the board for each team, we can determine which teams received the most value for money by dividing the total amount spent by their points total, which yields the total spent per point.

20-16

The bottom five here are all demonstrating that you don’t need to spend a lot to produce success, with several clubs currently sitting in the top half after the first eight gameweeks. Aston Villa may have had a poor start this year, but they appear to have turned a turnaround under Unai Emery. They currently have 12 points and have spent very little in comparison to other teams in the league, therefore each point has cost them only £2.3 million.

Crystal Palace is also having a fantastic season, made even more impressive by the fact that they invested only £49.8 million and lost their talisman in Eberechi Eze. They are in 19th place, barely behind Fulham, who are ahead due to the Cottagers spending much less over the summer.

Completing the (positive) bottom five are two clubs known for finding bargains and selling them for a large profit. Brighton are infamous for nurturing young possibilities into stars, with a current average of £5.6 million per point scored this season. They are some distance behind Bournemouth, who are flying again under Andoni Iraola despite losing key players Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi, among others.

Premier League Clubs’ Total Spent per Point Won (20-16)

Rank

Club

Total Spent

Points Won

Spend per point.

20.

Aston Villa

£28.0m

12

£2.3m

19.

Crystal Palace

£49.8m

13

£3.8m

18.

Fulham

£35.1m

8

£4.4m

17.

Brighton

£67.7m

12

£5.6m

16.

Bournemouth

£136.7m

15

£9.1m

15-11

In today’s football, spending a lot of money is expected. To be the best, you must have the best players, which usually requires spending a lot of money to bring top talent to your club.

That was certainly the case in the Premier League during the 2025 summer transfer window, when all 20 clubs spent £3.2 billion on players. Liverpool led the way in terms of spending, signing Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz for nine-figure sums, although five clubs spent more than £200 million.

GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: The 2025 summer transfer window marked the first time expenditure over £3 billion.

But have teams received any return on their investment? With eight games on the board for each team, we can determine which teams received the most value for money by dividing the total amount spent by their points total, which yields the total spent per point.

20-16

The bottom five here are all demonstrating that you don’t need to spend a lot to produce success, with several clubs currently sitting in the top half after the first eight gameweeks. Aston Villa may have had a poor start this year, but they appear to have turned a turnaround under Unai Emery. They currently have 12 points and have spent very little in comparison to other teams in the league, therefore each point has cost them only £2.3 million.

Crystal Palace is also having a fantastic season, made even more impressive by the fact that they invested only £49.8 million and lost their talisman in Eberechi Eze. They are in 19th place, barely behind Fulham, who are ahead due to the Cottagers spending much less over the summer.

Completing the (positive) bottom five are two clubs known for finding bargains and selling them for a large profit. Brighton are infamous for nurturing young possibilities into stars, with a current average of £5.6 million per point scored this season. They are some distance behind Bournemouth, who are flying again under Andoni Iraola despite losing key players Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi, among others.

Premier League Clubs’ Total Spent per Point Won (20-16)

Rank

Club

Total Spent

Points Won

Spend per point.

20.

Aston Villa

£28.0m

12

£2.3m

19.

Crystal Palace

£49.8m

13

£3.8m

18.

Fulham

£35.1m

8

£4.4m

17.

Brighton

£67.7m

12

£5.6m

16.

Bournemouth

£136.7m

15

£9.1m

15-11

Brentford is not known for making big transfers, and this year has shown to be no exception. Despite losing talismans Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo, the Bees have made a good start to the season under new manager Keith Andrews, scoring 10 points and averaging just slightly more than Bournemouth below them.

A similar argument can be made for Everton, which spent heavily to bring Tyler Dibling, Thierno Barry, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to the Hill Dickinson Stadium this summer. Initial signs show that it has been worthwhile for the Toffees, however they will need to maintain their performances to avoid being drawn into a relegation battle.

While Manchester City have been legendary big spenders in previous seasons, Pep Guardiola’s team has backed up this summer’s spending with a strong start to the new season. Despite spending much less, they are only three points behind league leaders Arsenal. As a result, they are significantly behind their possible title competitors.

Tottenham were not far behind City in terms of spending, but they have fewer points to show for their efforts thus far, resulting in their higher ranking in this chart. They are barely behind Leeds United, who crossed the £100 million barrier upon their return to the Premier League.

Premier League Clubs’ Total Spent per Point Won (15-11)

Rank

Club

Total Spent

Points Won

Spend per point.

15.

Brentford

£92.8m

10

£9.3m

14.

Everton

£124.0m

11

£11.3m

13.

Manchester City

£185.8m

16

£11.6m

12.

Tottenham

£171.2m

14

£12.2m

11.

Leeds United

£103.1m

8

£12.9m

10-6

The top ten begins with two newly promoted teams, Sunderland and Burnley. The Black Cats demonstrated their resolve to stay up by significantly recruiting in the summer, and they appear to be on course to do so, but the same cannot be said for the Clarets. Both teams, however, lag much below Arsenal in terms of overall spending, which is sixth.

The Gunners lead the Premier League with 19 points, and Mikel Arteta’s team appear to be early title favourites. They backed their manager in the transfer market to put themselves in the best possible position this season, recruiting Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze, and Viktor Gyokeres. Not all of the new signings have hit the ground running, particularly the latter, who has been chastised for his poor performances thus far. But the Swede still has plenty of time to demonstrate why they paid £64 million on him.

Ruben Amorim appeared to be under pressure at Manchester United after a sluggish start to 2025/26, but two consecutive league wins could change his fortunes at the club. One thing is certain: their victories over Liverpool and Sunderland have undoubtedly increased their spend per point total, despite spending roughly £18 million on each of them.

Since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital joined Chelsea, no team has equaled their market buying sprees in recent years. Despite not being the biggest spenders this summer, they finished second despite paying high fees for Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Joao Pedro, and others. And their cost per point remains high this season, with the Blues becoming the first team to spend more than £20 million.

Premier League Clubs’ Total Spent per Point Won (10-6)

Rank

Club

Total Spent

Points Won

Spend per point.

10.

Sunderland

£183.4m

14

£13.1m

9.

Burnley

£97.7m

7

£14.0m

8.

Arsenal

£267.0m

19

£14.0m

7.

Manchester United

£232.4m

13

£17.9m

6.

Chelsea

£296.5m

14

£21.2m

5-1

The top five clubs are a combination of large spenders that are underperforming and teams that have had poor beginnings to the current season. Newcastle spent heavily this summer, signing Anthony Elanga and Nick Woltemade. However, due to a multitude of circumstances, including new arrivals needing time to settle in, Eddie Howe’s team is yet to make a significant impact in 2025/26.

Liverpool, who broke the British transfer record by signing Isak from Newcastle, have clearly been underperforming, losing four games in a row for the first time since 2014. Although the Reds are still in title contention, a few of their recent arrivals have been a disappointment and have yet to make the intended impact.

The top three, meanwhile, are all suffering with form, despite spending modest to large sums in the summer. Graham Potter was fired after failing to integrate his £131.4 million in new recruits with his existing West Ham squad. Nuno Espirito Santo’s first season as manager in east London has been mixed, and the club will need to pick up more points to avoid relegation.

Nottingham Forest’s troubles, meanwhile, are exacerbated by the fact that they spent about £200 million in the summer, but their struggles are only enough to finish second here. Wolverhampton Wanderers, while not at the top of the spending list, have only two points after eight games. After spending £105.6 million to sign seven players, each point has cost the club £52.8 million! That total will drop quickly as they pick up more points, but Vitor Pereira’s team does not appear to be turning things around anytime soon.

Premier League Clubs’ Total Spent per Point Won (5-1)

Rank

Club

Total Spent

Points Won

Spend per point.

5.

Newcastle

£256.3m

9

£28.5m

4.

Liverpool

£446.5m

15

£29.8m

3.

West Ham

£131.3m

4

£32.8m

2.

Nottingham Forest

£182.5m

5

£36.5m

1.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

£105.6m

2

£52.8m