Just for comparison in 95/96 after 25 games Newcastle had 57 and United had 48.
ah but it was a far tougher league back then, anyone of the 22 teams could win the league, now its only 2. No money in the game, every side was equal to each other, the pitches were worse, the defenders were better and harder and you could tackle from behind, there was no VAR.......blah blah blah......... :-)