The most important news is that, in every one of those 19 seasons, that side in 4th place finished in the top half of the table.
Coventry City may have finished 11th in 1994, but there were 22 teams in the league during that period.
SKY TV reporter Martin Tyler: In each of the last four seasons, the team that has been fourth at the end of the seventh Premier League matchday has gone on to finish the season in fourth place. So the omens are good for Newcastle supporters.
As you can see from the list below, every team that has been in fourth place at the end of the seventh round of fixtures has finished the season in the top half of the table. I am looking forward to seeing how Newcastle get on against Tottenham in my next commentary game in a couple of week's time.
Season - Team fourth after seven matchdays - Final league position
1992/93 Man Utd 1st
1993/94 Coventry 11th
1994/95 Man Utd 2nd
1995/96 Arsenal 5th
1996/97 Man Utd 1st
1997/98 Leicester 10th
1998/99 West Ham 5th
1999/00 Leeds 3rd
2000/01 Liverpool 3rd
2001/02 Man Utd 3rd
2002/03 Tottenham 10th
2003/04 Birmingham 10th
2004/05 Bolton 6th
2005/06 Tottenham 5th
2006/07 Portsmouth 9th
2007/08 Liverpool 4th
2008/09 Arsenal 4th
2009/10 Tottenham 4th
2010/11 Arsenal 4th
2011/12 Newcastle ?
Source: FOOTYMAD
