**_By Séamus Brady_**
By now, most football fans have come across The United Strand – the viral challenge by Frank Ilett – who’s vowed not to cut his hair until Manchester United win five consecutive games.
The result? A flowing mane, an ever-growing wait, and over 320,000 followers on Instagram watching the drama unfold.
While United’s shaky start to the season has given plenty of ammunition to rival fans, along with little hope to Frank’s barber, it got us thinking: just how rare is a five-game winning streak amongst Premier League clubs, even including all competitions?
We took a deep dive into the form books to uncover the last time each Premier League club managed to win five on the bounce across all competitions.
Spoiler alert: some of the names near the bottom of the list might shock you.
**Table in Order – Lowest to Highest**
**Manchester City** – 26/06/2025 – 75 days.
**Chelsea** – 08/05/2025 – 124 days.
**Burnley** – 03/05/2025 – 129 days.
**Leeds United** – 28/04/2025 – 134 days.
**Wolves** – 20/04/2025 – 142 days.
**Newcastle United** – 13/04/2025 – 149 days.
**Aston** **Villa** – 30/03/2025 – 163 days.
**Crystal** **Palace** – 29/03/2025 – 164 days.
**Nottingham** **Forest** – 29/12/2024 – 254 days.
**Liverpool** – 24/11/2024 – 280 days.
**Tottenham** **Hotspur** – 03/10/2024 – 342 days.
**Arsenal** – 12/05/2024 – 485 days.
**Manchester** **United** – 18/02/2024 – 569 days.
**Fulham** – 12/01/2023 – 971 days.
**Bournemouth** – 1,410 days.
**Sunderland** – 17/03/2021 – 1,637 days.
**West** **Ham** **United** – 23/01/2021 – 1,690 days.
**Everton** – 26/09/2020 – 1,809 days.
**Brentford** – 04/07/2020 – 1,893 days.
**Brighton** **& Hove Albion** – 17/04/2017 – 3,067 days.
About his hair challenge, Frank Ilett told SportsJOE: “I started this hair challenge because we were going through a bit of a tough time, and I wanted to spread some humour and positivity to other Man Utd fans who were also having a tough time.
“The only thing is, I didn’t expect it go on as long as it has. All my family are a bit like: ‘Come on now.’
“I’ve come this far now. I think if I was going to quit, I would have quit a while ago!”