Most Chaotic Matches
A chaos score for every match: 3 points per goal + 2 points per red card
Portsmouth's 7-4 win over Reading in September 2007 remains the most chaotic match in Premier League history, with 11 goals and a chaos score of 33. Manchester United's 8-2 demolition of Arsenal in 2011 and their 9-0 win over Southampton in 2021 round out the top three. Every one of the 50 most chaotic games is plotted here, with the bars split into goals and the red cards that sent a game over the edge.
Top 50 Chaos Scores
Stacked bars · blue = goals, red = red cards · longest bar at top
Chaos Leaderboard
| # | Date | Season | Match | Goals | Reds | Goals pts | Red pts | Chaos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Sep 2007 | 2007-08 | Portsmouth 7-4 Reading | 11 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | 28 Aug 2011 | 2011-12 | Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 02 Feb 2021 | 2020-21 | Manchester United 9-0 Southampton | 9 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | 26 Dec 2007 | 2007-08 | Chelsea 4-4 Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | 29 Dec 2007 | 2007-08 | Tottenham Hotspur 6-4 Reading | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 22 Nov 2009 | 2009-10 | Tottenham Hotspur 9-1 Wigan Athletic | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | 29 Dec 2012 | 2012-13 | Arsenal 7-3 Newcastle United | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | 19 May 2013 | 2012-13 | West Bromwich Albion 5-5 Manchester United | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | 11 May 2008 | 2007-08 | Middlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | 25 Oct 2019 | 2019-20 | Southampton 0-9 Leicester City | 9 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | 09 Apr 1994 | 1993-94 | Norwich City 4-5 Southampton | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | 04 Mar 1995 | 1994-95 | Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich Town | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | 26 Oct 1996 | 1996-97 | Southampton 6-3 Manchester United | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | 25 Aug 1997 | 1997-98 | Blackburn Rovers 7-2 Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | 06 Feb 1999 | 1998-99 | Nottingham Forest 1-8 Manchester United | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 16 | 12 Feb 2000 | 1999-00 | West Ham United 5-4 Bradford City | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 17 | 11 Mar 2000 | 1999-00 | Tottenham Hotspur 7-2 Southampton | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 13 Nov 2004 | 2004-05 | Tottenham Hotspur 4-5 Arsenal | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 19 | 16 Jan 2010 | 2009-10 | Chelsea 7-2 Sunderland | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 20 | 14 Dec 2013 | 2013-14 | Manchester City 6-3 Arsenal | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 21 | 22 Mar 2014 | 2013-14 | Cardiff City 3-6 Liverpool | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 22 | 30 Aug 2014 | 2014-15 | Everton 3-6 Chelsea | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 23 | 23 Jan 2016 | 2015-16 | Norwich City 4-5 Liverpool | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 24 | 26 Nov 2016 | 2016-17 | Swansea City 5-4 Crystal Palace | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 25 | 04 Feb 2017 | 2016-17 | Everton 6-3 Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 26 | 14 Oct 2017 | 2017-18 | Manchester City 7-2 Stoke City | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 27 | 13 May 2018 | 2017-18 | Tottenham Hotspur 5-4 Leicester City | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 28 | 04 Oct 2020 | 2020-21 | Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 29 | 26 Dec 2021 | 2021-22 | Manchester City 6-3 Leicester City | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 30 | 27 Aug 2022 | 2022-23 | Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 31 | 02 Oct 2022 | 2022-23 | Manchester City 6-3 Manchester United | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 32 | 22 Dec 2024 | 2024-25 | Tottenham Hotspur 3-6 Liverpool | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 33 | 02 Dec 2025 | 2025-26 | Fulham 4-5 Manchester City | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 34 | 15 Dec 2007 | 2007-08 | Wigan Athletic 5-3 Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 35 | 28 Nov 2009 | 2009-10 | West Ham United 5-3 Burnley | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 36 | 09 May 2010 | 2009-10 | Chelsea 8-0 Wigan Athletic | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 37 | 05 Feb 2011 | 2010-11 | Newcastle United 4-4 Arsenal | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 38 | 04 Feb 2012 | 2011-12 | Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 39 | 21 Sep 2014 | 2014-15 | Leicester City 5-3 Manchester United | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 40 | 22 Aug 1992 | 1992-93 | Oldham Athletic 5-3 Nottingham Forest | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 41 | 03 Oct 1992 | 1992-93 | Blackburn Rovers 7-1 Norwich City | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 42 | 03 Apr 1993 | 1992-93 | Oldham Athletic 6-2 Wimbledon | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 43 | 12 Apr 1993 | 1992-93 | Everton 3-5 Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 44 | 08 May 1993 | 1992-93 | Liverpool 6-2 Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 45 | 15 Jan 1994 | 1993-94 | Everton 6-2 Swindon Town | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 46 | 12 Mar 1994 | 1993-94 | Newcastle United 7-1 Swindon Town | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 47 | 11 Feb 1995 | 1994-95 | Aston Villa 7-1 Wimbledon | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 48 | 22 Feb 1995 | 1994-95 | Aston Villa 4-4 Leicester City | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 49 | 01 Apr 1995 | 1994-95 | Sheffield Wednesday 1-7 Nottingham Forest | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 50 | 16 Dec 1995 | 1995-96 | Sheffield Wednesday 6-2 Leeds United | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |