2018–19 Premier League

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The 2018–19 Premier League was the 27th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 120th season of top-flight English football overall. The season started on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019.[2][3] Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 14 June 2018. The league was contested by the top 17 teams from the 2017–18 season as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Fulham, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 EFL Championship. They replaced West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City and Stoke City who were relegated to the 2018–19 EFL Championship.[4]

Season2018–19
Dates10 August 2018 – 12 May 2019
ChampionsManchester City
4th Premier League title
6th English title
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Premier League
Season2018–19
Dates10 August 2018 – 12 May 2019
ChampionsManchester City
4th Premier League title
6th English title
RelegatedCardiff City
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Champions LeagueManchester City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
Europa LeagueArsenal
Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matches380
Goals1,072 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerPierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Sadio Mané
Mohamed Salah
(22 goals each)
Best goalkeeperAlisson (21 clean sheets)
Biggest home winManchester City 6–0 Chelsea
(10 February 2019)
Biggest away winCardiff City 0–5 Manchester City
(22 September 2018)
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–5 Bournemouth
(13 April 2019)
Highest scoringEverton 2–6 Tottenham Hotspur
(23 December 2018)
Crystal Palace 5–3 Bournemouth
(12 May 2019)
Longest winning run14 matches[1]
Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run20 matches[1]
Liverpool
Longest winless run14 matches[1]
Huddersfield Town
Longest losing run9 matches[1]
Fulham
Highest attendance81,332
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal
(2 March 2019)[1]
Lowest attendance9,980
Bournemouth 2–1 Huddersfield Town
(4 December 2018)[1]
Total attendance14,508,981[1]
Average attendance38,182[1]
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Manchester City were the defending champions, and they won their fourth Premier League title, and sixth English top-flight title overall, retaining the title on the last day of the season with 98 points after winning their last 14 league games. Liverpool finished second with 97 points – the highest total in English top-flight history for a second-placed team.

Summary

Manchester City claimed the league title on the last day of the season with a 4–1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, finishing on 98 points after a run of 14 straight wins.[5] Liverpool held a 7-point lead over Manchester City on 3 January,[6] but finished runners-up with 97 points – the fourth highest total in Premier League history and the highest in English top-flight history for a second-placed team, having lost only one league match all season – to eventual champions City.[7]

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur claimed the other two Champions League berths, finishing in third and fourth place respectively. Tottenham were in third place for much of the season and were considered potential title challengers until a 1–2 loss to Burnley in February.[8] Chelsea would go on to win the season's UEFA Europa League, defeating Arsenal in the final 4–1. Arsenal had gone on a fourteen-game unbeaten run near the start of the season and began April in third place, but a run of four points in six matches saw them drop to fifth place, finishing outside of the Champions League spots.[9]

Manchester United's worst start to the season for 28 years and 3–1 loss to Liverpool led to the sacking of manager José Mourinho in December,[10] with former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær replacing him, initially as a caretaker. Solskjær was appointed permanently after an impressive run of results which culminated in United's away goals victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League,[11] but the team's poor form soon returned, and they eventually finished sixth after the team had won none of their final five league matches.[12] Newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved their highest finish since 1980 by finishing seventh, having taken points off every team in the league except Liverpool and Huddersfield Town.[13] Their seventh-place finish was the highest for a newly promoted team since Ipswich Town finished 5th in the 2000–01 season.[14]

Huddersfield were the first team to be relegated, following their 0–2 defeat at Crystal Palace on 30 March 2019, coinciding with victories for Burnley and Southampton. They were relegated with six games remaining. This made Huddersfield the second team in Premier League history to be relegated before March ended, following Derby County in 2007–08.[15] Fulham joined them after a 1–4 defeat at Watford on 2 April, relegated with five games remaining.[16] Cardiff City were the final team to be relegated following a 2–3 loss at home to Crystal Palace on 4 May with one game remaining.[17]

The fastest goal in Premier League history was scored this season on 23 April by Shane Long in a 1–1 draw between his side Southampton and Watford after 7.69 seconds.[18][19] On 4 May 2019, Fulham's Harvey Elliott became the youngest ever Premier League player at 16 years and 30 days.[20] Tottenham Hotspur had a run of 28 games without a draw (20 wins, 8 losses), the longest ever recorded from the start of a Premier League season.[21] Manchester City finished the season without a draw in any of their final 30 matches.

The season saw two aviation incidents involving Premier League personnel. On 27 October 2018, Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United. Almost three months later, on 21 January 2019, Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, en route to join the club following his record signing from Nantes, died on board a Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft that crashed off Alderney.[22]

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Wolverhampton Wanderers (returning after a six-year absence), Cardiff City and Fulham (both teams returning after a four-year absence). They replaced Swansea City, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion, who were relegated to the Championship after their top flight spells of seven, ten and eight years respectively.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
  1. Tottenham Hotspur were due to play their first three home games at Wembley due to the rebuilding of their own stadium,[24][25] but delays in the construction process meant Tottenham did not play their first match there until 3 April 2019.[26][27][28]
  2. Capacity was restricted to 51,000 between December and 10 February,[29][30] though they hosted Manchester United on 13 January at full capacity.[31] They also hosted Arsenal on 2 March with full capacity.[32]

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Arsenal Spain Unai Emery France Laurent Koscielny Puma[33] Fly Emirates[34] Visit Rwanda[35]
Bournemouth England Eddie Howe England Simon Francis[36] Umbro[37] M88[38] Mansion Group[39]
Brighton & Hove Albion Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Spain Bruno[40] Nike[41] American Express[41] JD[42]
Burnley England Sean Dyche England Tom Heaton[43] Puma[44] LaBa360[45] AstroPay
Cardiff City England Neil Warnock England Sean Morrison Adidas Tourism Malaysia JD[46]
Chelsea Italy Maurizio Sarri England Gary Cahill[47] Nike[48] Yokohama Tyres[49] Hyundai[50]
Crystal Palace England Roy Hodgson Serbia Luka Milivojević Puma[51] ManBetX[52] Dongqiudi
Everton Portugal Marco Silva England Phil Jagielka Umbro[53] SportPesa[54] Angry Birds[55]
Fulham England Scott Parker Scotland Tom Cairney Adidas Dafabet ICM[56]
Huddesfield Town Germany Jan Siewert England Tommy Smith[57] Umbro[58] OPE Sports[59] Leisu Sports[60]
Leicester City Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Jamaica Wes Morgan[61] Adidas[62] King Power[63] Bia Saigon[64]
Liverpool Germany Jürgen Klopp England Jordan Henderson[65] New Balance[66] Standard Chartered[67] Western Union[68]
Manchester City Spain Pep Guardiola Belgium Vincent Kompany[69] Nike[70] Etihad Airways[71] Nexen Tire[72]
Manchester United Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Ecuador Antonio Valencia[73] Adidas[74] Chevrolet[75] Kohler[76]
Newcastle United Spain Rafael Benítez England Jamaal Lascelles Puma[77] Fun88[78]
Southampton Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg[a] Under Armour[79] Virgin Media[80]
Tottenham Hotspur Argentina Mauricio Pochettino France Hugo Lloris[81] Nike[82] AIA[83]
Watford Spain Javi Gracia England Troy Deeney[84] Adidas[85] FxPro MoPlay[86]
West Ham United Chile Manuel Pellegrini England Mark Noble[87] Umbro[88] Betway[89] Basset & Gold[90]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo England Conor Coady Adidas[91] W88[92] CoinDeal[93]
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Match balls supplied by Nike, this season's version is the Merlin.

  1. Captain Steven Davis left on loan to Rangers in January effectively making Højbjerg captain for the remainder of the season.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Arsenal France Arsène Wenger Retired 13 May 2018[94] Pre-season Spain Unai Emery 23 May 2018[95]
Everton England Sam Allardyce Sacked 16 May 2018[96] Portugal Marco Silva 31 May 2018[97]
West Ham United Scotland David Moyes End of contract 16 May 2018[98] Chile Manuel Pellegrini 22 May 2018[99]
Chelsea Italy Antonio Conte Sacked 13 July 2018[100] Italy Maurizio Sarri 14 July 2018[101]
Fulham Serbia Slaviša Jokanović 14 November 2018[102] 20th Italy Claudio Ranieri 14 November 2018[102]
Southampton Wales Mark Hughes 3 December 2018[103] 18th Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl 5 December 2018[104]
Manchester United Portugal José Mourinho 18 December 2018[105] 6th Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær[a] 19 December 2018[106][107]
Huddersfield Town United States David Wagner Mutual consent 14 January 2019[108] 20th Germany Jan Siewert 21 January 2019[109]
Leicester City France Claude Puel Sacked 24 February 2019[110] 12th Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers 26 February 2019[111]
Fulham Italy Claudio Ranieri 28 February 2019[112] 19th England Scott Parker[b] 28 February 2019[112][113]
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  1. Solskjær was initially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season, but the move was made permanent on 28 March 2019.
  2. Parker was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 10 May 2019.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 32 2 4 95 23 +72 98 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 30 7 1 89 22 +67 97
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 +28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 +22 70 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
6 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 65 54 +11 66
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 9 13 47 46 +1 57 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Everton 38 15 9 14 54 46 +8 54
9 Leicester City 38 15 7 16 51 48 +3 52
10 West Ham United 38 15 7 16 52 55 3 52
11 Watford 38 14 8 16 52 59 7 50
12 Crystal Palace 38 14 7 17 51 53 2 49
13 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 42 48 6 45
14 Bournemouth 38 13 6 19 56 70 14 45
15 Burnley 38 11 7 20 45 68 23 40
16 Southampton 38 9 12 17 45 65 20 39
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 9 20 35 60 25 36
18 Cardiff City (R) 38 10 4 24 34 69 35 34 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Fulham (R) 38 7 5 26 34 81 47 26
20 Huddersfield Town (R) 38 3 7 28 22 76 54 16
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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ARS ...
Home \ Away ARS BOU BHA BUR CAR CHE CRY EVE FUL HUD LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW SOU TOT WAT WHU WOL
Arsenal 5–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Bournemouth 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 0–5 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0
Burnley 1–3 4–0 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–5 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–0
Cardiff City 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–3 4–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–5 1–5 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–5 2–0 2–1
Chelsea 3–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 5–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Crystal Palace 2–2 5–3 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1
Everton 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–6 2–2 1–3 1–3
Fulham 1–5 0–3 4–2 4–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1
Huddersfield Town 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0
Leicester City 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–4 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0
Liverpool 5–1 3–0 1–0 4–2 4–1 2–0 4–3 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 4–0 2–0
Manchester City 3–1 3–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 6–0 2–3 3–1 3–0 6–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 6–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0
Manchester United 2–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1
Newcastle United 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–2
Southampton 3–2 3–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–3
Watford 0–1 0–4 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–2
West Ham United 1–0 1–2 2–2 4–2 3–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 3–1 4–3 2–2 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 4–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 3–0
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Source: Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

(L–R) Three African players shared the Premier League Golden Boot for 2018–19. Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Liverpool duo Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah scored 22 goals each.

Assists

Hat-tricks

Sergio Agüero scored three hat-tricks this season, the most by a single player.
More information Player, For ...
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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Alisson won the Premier League Golden Glove after keeping 21 clean sheets for Liverpool.

Discipline

Player

Étienne Capoue received the most yellow cards this season with 14.

Club

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Attendances

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Manchester United 1,415,471 74,556 74,400 74,498 −0.6%
2 Arsenal 1,138,072 60,030 59,493 59,899 +1.0%
3 West Ham United 1,108,375 59,988 56,811 58,336 +2.6%
4 Tottenham Hotspur 1,030,111 81,332 29,164 54,216 −20.2%
5 Manchester City 1,028,477 54,511 53,307 54,130 +0.6%
6 Liverpool 1,006,668 53,373 50,965 52,983 −0.1%
7 Newcastle United 971,297 52,242 48,323 51,121 −1.7%
8 Chelsea 768,297 40,721 38,593 40,437 −2.0%
9 Everton 736,815 39,400 38,113 38,780 0.0%
10 Leicester City 605,161 32,149 30,558 31,851 +0.8%
11 Cardiff City 596,844 33,082 29,402 31,413 +55.8%1
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 589,572 31,436 30,130 31,030 +9.7%1
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 578,085 30,682 29,323 30,426 +0.1%
14 Southampton 572,640 31,890 27,077 30,139 −2.1%
15 Crystal Palace 483,644 25,789 24,738 25,455 +1.6%
16 Fulham 463,051 25,401 22,008 24,371 +22.5%1
17 Huddersfield Town 440,822 24,263 17,082 23,201 −3.5%
18 Burnley 390,148 21,741 18,497 20,534 −0.7%
19 Watford 380,297 20,540 17,301 20,016 −1.1%
20 Bournemouth 200,107 10,986 9,980 10,532 −1.0%
League total 14,503,954 81,332 9,980 38,168 −0.3%
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Updated to games played on 1 December 2019
Source: World Football
Notes:
1: Team played last season in the Championship

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