Tottenham Hotspur’s victory over Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Wednesday was the latest result in a season which has featured a high number of teams fighting back to win from losing positions.
Southampton took an early lead through Virgil van Dijk but Spurs’ fightback to win 4-1 was the 24th time a team had come from behind to claim all three points in 2016/17, of which 10 have come in December.
In total 13.3% of the 180 matches this season have featured comeback wins, a rate higher than any past Premier League season apart from 2012/13.
In that campaign 59 of the 380 matches of the season featured come-from-behind victories, a rate of 15.5%.
Top 10 seasons for wins when trailing
| Season | Matches | Comeback wins | Comeback win ratio |
| 2012/13 | 380 | 59 | 15.5% |
| 2016/17 | 180 | 24 | 13.3% |
| 1999/00 | 380 | 47 | 12.4% |
| 2010/11 | 380 | 45 | 11.8% |
| 2003/04 | 380 | 45 | 11.8% |
| 2002/03 | 380 | 45 | 11.8% |
| 2013/14 | 380 | 44 | 11.6% |
Yesterday's match was the 79th time Spurs had won from a losing position, edging Mauricio Pochettino's side to within one of the comeback kings, Manchester United.
It was also their third comeback victory this season alone, a feat only equalled by Chelsea, Everton and Liverpool.
While Spurs are adept at coming from behind, they are also the team to have been beaten the most from a winning position.
But they helped Southampton go closer towards taking this unwanted record off them on Wednesday night. Their victory meant Southampton lost after leading in a PL match for the 54th time, two off Spurs' record.
Most PL comeback wins and defeats
| Team | Comeback wins | Team | Comeback defeats |
| Man Utd | 80 | Spurs | 56 |
| Spurs | 79 | Southampton | 54 |
| Chelsea | 73 | Everton | 52 |
| Arsenal | 72 | West Ham | 50 |
| Liverpool | 63 | Chelsea | 48 |