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TOM DUTTON

How the Premier League table looked when Jose Mourinho took over at Tottenham

Tottenham clinched a Europa League berth with a final-day draw at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Spurs went into the last round of fixtures knowing they needed to better Wolves' result at Stamford Bridge to qualify for Europe.

Harry Kane's early opener put them on course but Jeffrey Schlupp cancelled out the England captain's smart opener to end a run of seven straight defeats for Palace.

Despite surrendering the advantage, Tottenham sneaked into sixth with a point as Wolves suffered a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea.

Sixth place: Mourinho celebrates with his staff after clinching a Europa League spot (Getty Images)

It means Jose Mourinho has steered Spurs into Europe having inherited a side which was languishing in 14th with just three wins from 12 back in November.

Here is how the Premier League table looked when The Special One was appointed...

November 20, 2019

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Liverpool 12 11 1 0 18 34
2 Leicester City 12 8 2 2 21 26
3 Chelsea 12 8 2 2 10 26
4 Man City 12 8 1 3 22 25
5 Sheffield Utd 12 4 5 3 4 17
6 Arsenal 12 4 5 3 -2 17
7 Man Utd 12 4 4 4 4 16
8 Wolves 12 3 7 2 1 16
9 Bournemouth 12 4 4 4 0 16
10 Burnley 12 4 3 5 -1 15
11 Brighton 12 4 3 5 -2 15
12 Crystal Palace 12 4 3 5 -6 15
13 Newcastle 12 4 3 5 -7 15
14 Tottenham 12 3 5 4 1 14
15 Everton 12 4 2 6 -5 14
16 West Ham 12 3 4 5 -6 13
17 Aston Villa 12 3 2 7 -3 11
18 Watford 12 1 5 6 -15 8
19 Southampton 12 2 2 8 -18 8
20 Norwich 12 2 1 9 -17 7

Table correct on 20 November, 2019.

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