That is despite the Premier League being widely considered the strongest division in world football, ahead of the likes of La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga. Last year, a fifth Champions League spot was even introduced due to England's high ranking in the UEFA coefficient table. So why, then, has it all gone wrong this season?
The answer is simple, actually. Player fatigue is largely to blame, with Premier League clubs facing physical battles against good teams every single week.
The quality of opposition faced by England's top sides in domestic fixtures is considerably higher than in other nations, as proven by Opta's power rankings.
Even lowly Burnley, who seem destined for an immediate return to the Championship next season, are rated better than nine teams in the Bundesliga and 11 teams in Serie A.
For top clubs in those other leagues, facing weaker sides on a regular basis allows them to rotate their players to a greater degree over the course of a season.
Foreign sides make up seven of the eight clubs to have used the most players in 2025/26, with Tottenham being the Premier League's sole representative. That is hardly surprising given their shocking injury record over the last few months.
Additionally, the top eight players to have played the most minutes in Europe this season all belong to English clubs, highlighting the greater demands placed on them when compared to their counterparts on the continent.
The lack of a winter break in the Premier League also means that players don't have the opportunity to rest and rejuvenate over the Christmas period.
In fact, it is the busiest spell of the entire calendar, with games regularly being played twice a week for several weeks with little prospect of recovery in between.
In contrast, most European leagues take a break of several weeks during the winter, allowing teams and players to regroup for the second half of the campaign.
Ultimately, the data shows that teams in the Premier League face harder and more congested domestic fixtures with less time to recover. So is it really surprising that it's been a Champions League campaign to forget for English clubs as a whole?
Liverpool and Arsenal are still flying the flag in Europe, though, and it remains to be seen if one of them will prevail at the end of the season.