When Every Premier League Club Last Won 5 Games in a Row

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A Manchester United fan has gone viral in recent times for not cutting his hair until his favourite team win five consecutive matches.

One singular Premier League season has various subplots attached to it, of course, but none are stranger than Frank Illett's story. Known as The United Strand, the well-documented 'content creator' has caught the attention of many – including GIVEMESPORT, evidently – as he vows to not cut his hair until Manchester United win a total of five games in a row.

Not exclusively in England's top flight, but Michael Carrick's men are required to pick up a quintet of five victories – one after the other – before he is able to walk into a barber shop and get rid of his ever-growing hair.

After putting together an impressive run of four successive victories at the beginning of 2026, Illett suffered heartbreak in United's match against West Ham, as the Red Devils slumped to a 1-1 draw to reset the counter. At the time of writing, their win streak is stuck on zero, having lost to Manchester City and Brighton in their last two outings.

But how long has it been since every other team plying their trade in the English top division last won five consecutive matches in all competitions?

It's no secret that Arsenal , led by Mikel Arteta, have been one of the most in-form teams over the last few years or so. They finished second in three seasons on the trot and have now followed that up by finally winning the title, after 22 painful years.

The Gunners have started the new season on fire as well. They've actually won every game they've played so far in 2026/27. Their latest victory came in the League Cup as they beat Ipswich Town 4-2 away from home. Five games ago, they beat Aston Villa 1-0 away from home. Easy for some, eh?

Much like Arsenal, Unai Emery-managed Aston Villa have struck gold on five occasions this season, too, and that's despite their campaign getting off to a very tricky start. Eyebrows were raised over the Birmingham-based club's prospects for 2025/26 as they went six games without a win. Things at Villa Park changed quickly and an insane 11-game winning streak – in fixtures across the Premier League and Europa League – beckoned.

Oddly, Bournemouth – who have become the Premier League's darling club in recent seasons – last won five games consecutively in the 2021/22 season. That, of course, coincides with a campaign in the Championship, which made it much simpler to get victories and subsequent points on the board. Some of their wins came against Sheffield United, Huddersfield and Reading – with all five being league triumphs.

The side from London have often relied on luck to remain in England's top division. Winning big – and for long, sustained periods – has been an issue for Brentford over the years and that is proved by the fact it's been over half a decade since they won five games in a row across all competitions. You have to cast your mind back to March 2020 when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 to start their five-game venture.

Known for their shrewd recruitment and attractive brand of football, Brighton & Hove Albion have become a club capable of punching over their weight as they often tussle for a European spot. Incredibly, the Seagull's five-match winning streak started in February 2025, one week after being dealt a 7-0 loss by Nottingham Forest, as they beat Chelsea twice and also oversaw wins against Southampton and Bournemouth.

Chelsea won five matches in a row at the 2025 Club World Cup, defeating Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It didn't take long for Liam Rosenior to do the same, as he achieved five wins in a row in his first month in charge, with consecutive victories over Brentford, Pafos, Crystal Palace, Napoli and West Ham.

While they are yet to win a game in the Premier League so far this season, Coventry City did win five in a row not that long ago. That run came between February 21 and March 11 as Frank Lampard's men picked up 15 points against Preston North End, Bristol City, Stoke City, Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion. They also beat Middlesbrough, so it was actually a six-game winning streak.

Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace have been riding the crest of a wave in the past year. Not only did they record an impressive, 19-match unbeaten streak, but they beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season. In terms of how many wins they have picked up on the bounce throughout this period of success, it's five. Between February 22 and March 29, 2025, the Eagles were faultless.

Not only did Everton win five on the bounce but, between September and October 2020, they went on a more-than-impressive winning streak of seven matches – starting with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and ending with a 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Coincidentally, it was rivals Liverpool who brought an end to their wicked run of form with a 2-2 draw in October.

The first team to have split their five-match winning streak over two separate years is Marco Silva's Fulham , who last achieved the feat between Boxing Day in 2022 – when they beat London rivals Palace 3-0 – and January 12, 2023, when they beat Chelsea 2-1 on home soil. It was a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United that saw it all come crashing down, though, and they then went on a four-game streak without a win.

Hull City actually managed to spread their most recent five wins across three competitions and two seasons. Indeed, the Tigers started their Premier League campaign wth victories over Manchester United and Coventry. In between those games, they also beat Stoke City in the League Cup.

They also finished 2025/26 with two wins – against Middlesbrough and Millwall – in the Championship play-offs, to give them a five-game Tiger mauling streak.

Now up in the Premier League, Ipswich Town will likely struggle to put a run of five wins in a row together. However, they did just that last year on their way to sealing Championship promotion. Between 29 December and January 20, they beat the likes of Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Oxford United, and fellow top-flight new boys Coventry City.

Spanning across two seasons with a seven-game winning streak, six of Leeds United 's victories – with Preston North End, Oxford United and Stoke City among those to fall at the hands of Daniel Farke's men – came while they were plying their trade in the Championship last term. The final victory was their 2025/26 Premier League curtain-raiser, which was a 1-0 win over Everton on August 18, 2025.

Before somewhat falling off a cliff under Arne Slot and his entourage's guidance, Liverpool – the reigning champions of England – began 2025/26 just like they left off last time out by winning games as if they were going out of fashion. Their title-defending season began with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth, and that was followed by victories over Newcastle United, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and the like. Things have been tricky ever since.

Like Arsenal, Manchester City are the only other team actively on a five-game or more winning run. New boss Enzo Maresca started the Premier League season with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth. He's won every game since then, with the latest a 1-0 win over rivals Man Utd. That was all the more impressive as his team were playing with 10-men for most of the game, after Phil Foden picked up a 23rd-minute red card.

You have to search beyond last season to find when Manchester United last achieved a five-game winning streak. Ruben Amorim and Michael Carrick have been unable to achieve such a feat, which means it occurred when Erik ten Hag was at the helm and Marcus Rashford was in the sharpshooting form of his life. Wins over Newport in the FA Cup to victories over Aston Villa in the Premier League, it was a wild time to be a supporter.

For Eddie Howe, it's been a rough start to proceedings in the 2025/26 campaign as they adapt to life without the talismanic Alexander Isak and, understandably, with the goal-getting Swede at the sharp end of the pitch for the Magpies, goals – and therefore, wins – were much more viable. It was, however, only last season when Newcastle United bagged five wins on the trot. Between March 10 and April 16, they beat Brentford, Leicester City and others.

Nottingham Forest won seven matches on the trot in their incredible 2024/25 campaign. They have found things tough going for the majority of the current campaign but, under Vitor Pereira, they managed to win five matches in the final months of the season. The Tricky Trees beat Aston Villa and Porto in the Europa League, while also recording Premier League victories against Burnley, Sunderland and Chelsea.

Sunderland , now under the stewardship of the brilliant Regis Le Bris, are slowly approaching the five-year anniversary of when they reigned supreme in five games on the trot. It was between March 2 and March 17, 2021 – and, at that time, the Black Cats were playing their football in League One and trying to get promoted to the Championship. Now they are two tiers above that level, meaning another five-game streak is looking unlikely for now.

Although the majority of Tottenham Hotspur fans were unhappy with the progress made under Ange Postecoglou before Thomas Frank's arrival in the summer, the charming Aussie certainly won over a few in north London. That's probably because he ended their long-standing trophy drought by winning the Europa League, but he also took them on a five-match winning run between September 18 and October 3, 2024.

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