Will Southampton replace Derby as worst team ever?
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Things are looking bleak for Southampton.
The season has reached the midway mark and the Saints find themselves rock bottom with just six points following Sunday's defeat by Crystal Palace.
Derby's 2007-08 season was so bad that Paul Jewell, who took charge of 24 games during that time, said his managerial career "never really recovered".
The Rams finished that campaign with the lowest points tally ever seen in the Premier League (11) and a -69 goal difference. They won only one game.
Yet after 19 games they had seven points - one more than Southampton do now.
But Southampton can take heart from Sheffield United's 2020-21 season.
The Blades looked on course to replace Derby as the Premier League's worst team when they entered the season's halfway stage with just five points.
Unfortunately for Derby, Sheffield United - although they still finished bottom - had 23 points come the end of the season.