For what it's worth, I wondered how this season compared to the last 2 seasons. So I thought I'd look up the stats.
Season Played Points Goal Difference
2017/18 30 29 -14
2016/17 30 28 -14
2015/16 30 29 -12
Déjà vu?
http://www.footstats.co.uk/index.cfm?task=league_full