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2017–18 Premier League

The 2017–18 Premier League was the 26th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 119th season of top-flight English football overall. The season started on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 13 May 2018. Fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 14 June 2017.[3] Chelsea were the defending champions, while Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 EFL Championship.

Premier League
Season2017–18
Dates11 August 2017 – 13 May 2018
ChampionsManchester City
3rd Premier League title
5th English title
Relegated
Champions League
Europa League
Matches played380
Goals scored1,018 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerMohamed Salah
(32 goals)[1]
Best goalkeeperDavid de Gea (18 clean sheets)
Biggest home winManchester City 5–0 Liverpool
(9 September 2017)
Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace
(23 September 2017)
Manchester City 7–2 Stoke City
(14 October 2017)
Arsenal 5–0 Huddersfield Town
(29 November 2017)
Liverpool 5–0 Swansea City
(26 December 2017)
Chelsea 5–0 Stoke City
(30 December 2017)
Liverpool 5–0 Watford
(17 March 2018)
Manchester City 5–0 Swansea City
(22 April 2018)
Crystal Palace 5–0 Leicester City
(28 April 2018)
Arsenal 5–0 Burnley
(6 May 2018)
Biggest away winWatford 0–6 Manchester City
(16 September 2017)
Highest scoringManchester City 7–2 Stoke City
(14 October 2017)
Tottenham Hotspur 5–4 Leicester City
(13 May 2018)
Longest winning run18 matches
Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Manchester City
Longest winless run20 matches
West Bromwich Albion
Longest losing run8 matches
West Bromwich Albion
Highest attendance83,222[2]
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal
(10 February 2018)
Lowest attendance10,242[2]
Bournemouth 2–1 West Bromwich Albion
(17 March 2018)
Total attendance14,505,909[2]
Average attendance38,274[2]

Manchester City won their third Premier League title, and fifth English top-flight title overall, with five games to spare.[4] The team broke numerous Premier League records over the course of the season, including: most points (100), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), most consecutive league wins (18), highest goal difference (+79), fewest minutes behind in matches (153 minutes) and biggest winning points margin (19).[5][6] All three promoted clubs avoided relegation for the first time since the 2011–12 campaign, and for only the third time in Premier League history.

Overview

Sleeve sponsorship

From this season on, club strips could feature sleeve sponsorship, whereby sponsors' logos would appear on the left sleeve of the strip in lieu of the Premier League patch.[7][8][9]

Deception by simulation

From this season on, a three-man panel consisting of a former player, a former manager and a former match official would independently review video evidence on the Monday after games. Any player whom the three-man panel unanimously decided had caused an opponent to be sent off or had won a penalty as a result of deceiving the referee by simulation would be charged by the Football Association with "Successful Deception of a Match Official" which carried a penalty of suspension for two matches. Everton striker Oumar Niasse became the first Premier League player to be punished under the new rule.[10]

Summary

Manchester City were confirmed as Premier League champions following Manchester United's 0–1 defeat at home to West Bromwich Albion in the 33rd round. Manchester City had started the Premier League season with an away win over Brighton & Hove Albion in August. After a draw against Everton, Manchester City won eighteen games in a row. During this time they secured first position and held it for the remainder of the season. On 7 April, Manchester City hosted Manchester United in the local derby, in which a win would have secured their position as champions. United came back from 2–0 down at half-time to win 3–2 and deny their rivals the title; however, the following week they lost to bottom club West Bromwich Albion, a result which, coupled with Manchester City's victory over Tottenham Hotspur, ensured an unassailable lead with five games left.[11]

During the campaign Manchester City broke and set several new club and English football records. They established national records in consecutive away (11) and overall (20) victories in all competitions; set a new English record for consecutive league wins (18); equalled the Premier League record for consecutive away league wins (11) and set club records by achieving 28 consecutive games unbeaten in all competitions; 30 consecutive games unbeaten in the league; 20 consecutive home wins in all competitions; and winning 14 away games in a season.[12][13][14][15] They won their fifth English league title, and completed their second league and League Cup double in four years.

Defending champions Chelsea started the season badly, losing their opening game to Burnley 2–3; the first time the holders were defeated at home in their first match. A win at one of the title favourites, Tottenham, in their second game seemed to get their defence back on track, but results in September, including losing 0–1 to Manchester City, left them six points behind the leaders in fourth place. They failed to show the consistency of the previous season, and finished in fifth place, leading to Antonio Conte's dismissal as manager a year after leading them to the title.

Manchester United started the season strongly winning their first three games without conceding a goal and led the table until mid-September. They finished in 2nd, their highest finish and points total (81) since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Liverpool finished fourth for a second consecutive season, buoyed by the signing of Mohamed Salah; his 32 goals broke a Premier League record for most goals scored in a 38-game season, beating the 31 achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Luis Suarez.

Arsenal had a poor season, finishing sixth overall. Long-serving manager Arsène Wenger announced his departure from the club on 20 April 2018.[16] Their final home game was an emphatic 5–0 defeat of Burnley which guaranteed qualification to the group stage of the Europa League.[17]

Despite the defeat, Burnley finished in seventh place, their best finish in English football since 1973–74. This meant they would be entered into the second qualifying round of the Europa League, their first competitive European football campaign in 50 years.[18] Their strong finish led to manager Sean Dyche and defender James Tarkowski being nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Season and Premier League Player of the Season awards respectively.[19]

Stoke City were the first team to be relegated to the EFL Championship when they lost 1–2 to Crystal Palace in their penultimate game. Although Stoke were only three points from safety with one game remaining, fellow strugglers Swansea and Southampton still had to play each other, meaning that Stoke would be unable to catch both of those teams and finish fourth from bottom.[20] The game between Swansea and Southampton ended in a 1–0 away win for Southampton, which also meant that despite a five-game unbeaten run, West Bromwich Albion became the second team to be relegated to the Championship on 8 May 2018.[21] Following their 1–2 defeat at the hands of Stoke on the final matchday, Swansea City were also relegated.[22] This meant that all three promoted teams, Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town, survived relegation for the first time since the 2011–12 campaign.

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 Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town, returning to the top flight after an absence of one, thirty-four and forty-five years respectively. This was also both Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Hull City, Middlesbrough (both teams relegated to the Championship after a season's presence) and Sunderland (relegated after ten years in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2017–18 Premier League teams
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Greater London Premier League football clubs
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Source:[23]
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ArsenalLondon (Holloway)Emirates Stadium59,867
BournemouthBournemouthVitality Stadium11,360
Brighton & Hove AlbionFalmerFalmer Stadium30,666
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor21,944
ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge41,631
Crystal PalaceLondon (Selhurst)Selhurst Park25,456[24]
EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park39,595
Huddersfield TownHuddersfieldKirklees Stadium24,169
Leicester CityLeicesterKing Power Stadium32,273
LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield53,394
Manchester CityManchester (Bradford)City of Manchester Stadium55,017
Manchester UnitedGreater Manchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford74,994
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park52,354
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,384
Stoke CityStoke-on-TrentBet365 Stadium30,089
Swansea CitySwanseaLiberty Stadium21,088
Tottenham HotspurLondon (Wembley)Wembley Stadium[a]90,000
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road21,577
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,688
West Ham UnitedLondon (Stratford)London Stadium60,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Shirt sponsor (left sleeve)
Arsenal Arsène Wenger Per Mertesacker[25]Puma[26]Emirates[27]n/a
Bournemouth Eddie Howe Simon Francis[28]Umbro[29]M88[30]Mansion Group[31]
Brighton & Hove Albion Chris Hughton Bruno[32]Nike[33]American Express[33]JD[34]
Burnley Sean Dyche Tom Heaton[35]Puma[36]Dafabet[37]Golf Clash[38]
Chelsea Antonio Conte Gary Cahill[39]Nike[40]Yokohama Tyres[41]Alliance Tyres[42]
Crystal Palace Roy Hodgson Jason Puncheon[43]Macron[44]ManBetX[45]Dongqiudi[46]
Everton Sam Allardyce Phil JagielkaUmbro[47]SportPesa[48]Angry Birds[49]
Huddersfield Town David Wagner Tommy Smith[50]Puma[51]OPE Sports[52]PURE Legal[53]
Leicester City Claude Puel Wes Morgan[54]Puma[55]King Power[56]Siam Commercial Bank[57]
Liverpool Jürgen Klopp Jordan Henderson[58]New Balance[59]Standard Chartered[60]Western Union[61]
Manchester City Pep Guardiola Vincent Kompany[62]Nike[63]Etihad Airways[64]Nexen Tire[65]
Manchester United José Mourinho Michael Carrick[66]Adidas[67]Chevrolet[68]n/a
Newcastle United Rafael Benítez Jamaal LascellesPuma[69]Fun88[70]MRF Tyres[71]
Southampton Mark Hughes Steven DavisUnder Armour[72]Virgin Media[73]Virgin Media
Stoke City Paul Lambert Ryan Shawcross[74]Macron[75]bet365[76]Top Eleven[77]
Swansea City Carlos Carvalhal Àngel Rangel[78]Joma[79]Letou[80]Barracuda Networks[81]
Tottenham Hotspur Mauricio Pochettino Hugo Lloris[82]Nike[83]AIA[84]n/a
Watford Javi Gracia Troy Deeney[85]Adidas[86]FxPro138.com
West Bromwich Albion Darren Moore (caretaker) Jonny Evans[87]Adidas[88]Palm[89]12BET[90]
West Ham United David Moyes Mark Noble[91]Umbro[92]Betway[93]MRF Tyres[94]
  • Additionally, referee kits were made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike had a new match ball, the Ordem V Premier League.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure		Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Watford Walter MazzarriMutual consent21 May 2017[95]Pre-season Marco Silva27 May 2017[96]
Crystal Palace Sam AllardyceResigned23 May 2017[97] Frank de Boer26 June 2017[98]
Southampton Claude PuelSacked14 June 2017[99] Mauricio Pellegrino23 June 2017[100]
Crystal Palace Frank de Boer11 September 2017[101]19th Roy Hodgson12 September 2017[102]
Leicester City Craig Shakespeare17 October 2017[103]18th Claude Puel25 October 2017[104]
Everton Ronald Koeman23 October 2017[105] Sam Allardyce30 November 2017[106]
West Ham United Slaven Bilić6 November 2017[107] David Moyes7 November 2017[108]
West Bromwich Albion Tony Pulis20 November 2017[109]17th Alan Pardew29 November 2017[110]
Swansea City Paul Clement20 December 2017[111]20th Carlos Carvalhal28 December 2017[112]
Stoke City Mark Hughes6 January 2018[113]18th Paul Lambert15 January 2018[114]
Watford Marco Silva21 January 2018[115]10th Javi Gracia21 January 2018[116]
Southampton Mauricio Pellegrino12 March 2018[117]17th Mark Hughes14 March 2018[118]
West Bromwich Albion Alan PardewMutual consent2 April 2018[119]20th Darren Moore (caretaker)2 April 2018[119]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Manchester City (C)38324210627+79100Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Manchester United3825676828+4081
3Tottenham Hotspur3823877436+3877
4Liverpool38211258438+4675
5Chelsea38217106238+2470Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6Arsenal38196137451+2363
7Burnley381412123639−354Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8Everton381310154458−1449
9Leicester City381211155660−447
10Newcastle United38128183947−844
11Crystal Palace381111164555−1044
12Bournemouth381111164561−1644
13West Ham United381012164868−2042
14Watford38118194464−2041
15Brighton & Hove Albion38913163454−2040
16Huddersfield Town38910192858−3037
17Southampton38715163756−1936
18Swansea City (R)3889212856−2833Relegation to EFL Championship
19Stoke City (R)38712193568−3333
20West Bromwich Albion (R)38613193156−2531
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).[120]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:


Results

Home \ AwayARSBOUBHABURCHECRYEVEHUDLEILIVMCIMUNNEWSOUSTKSWATOTWATWBAWHU
Arsenal—3–02–05–02–24–15–15–04–33–30–31–31–03–23–02–12–03–02–04–1
Bournemouth2–1—2–11–20–12–22–14–00–00–41–20–22–21–12–11–01–40–22–13–3
Brighton & Hove Albion2–12–2—0–00–40–01–11–10–21–50–21–01–01–12–24–11–11–03–13–1
Burnley0–11–20–0—1–21–02–10–02–11–21–10–11–01–11–02–00–31–00–11–1
Chelsea0–00–32–02–3—2–12–01–10–01–00–11–03–11–05–01–01–34–23–01–1
Crystal Palace2–32–23–21–02–1—2–20–35–01–20–02–31–10–12–10–20–12–12–02–2
Everton2–52–12–00–10–03–1—2–02–10–01–30–21–01–11–03–10–33–21–14–0
Huddersfield Town0–14–12–00–01–30–20–2—1–10–31–22–11–00–01–10–00–41–01–01–4
Leicester City3–11–12–01–01–20–32–03–0—2–30–22–21–20–01–11–12–12–01–10–2
Liverpool4–03–04–01–11–11–01–13–02–1—4–30–02–03–00–05–02–25–00–04–1
Manchester City3–14–03–13–01–05–01–10–05–15–0—2–33–12–17–25–04–13–13–02–1
Manchester United2–11–01–02–22–14–04–02–02–02–11–2—4–10–03–02–01–01–00–14–0
Newcastle United2–10–10–01–13–01–00–11–02–31–10–11–0—3–02–11–10–20–30–13–0
Southampton1–12–11–10–12–31–24–11–11–40–20–10–12–2—0–00–01–10–21–03–2
Stoke City1–01–21–11–10–41–21–22–02–20–30–22–20–12–1—2–11–20–03–10–3
Swansea City3–10–00–11–00–11–11–12–01–21–00–40–40–10–11–2—0–21–21–04–1
Tottenham Hotspur1–01–02–01–11–21–04–02–05–44–11–32–01–05–25–10–0—2–01–11–1
Watford2–12–20–01–24–10–01–01–42–13–30–62–42–12–20–11–21–1—1–02–0
West Bromwich Albion1–11–02–01–20–40–00–01–21–42–22–31–22–22–31–11–11–02–2—0–0
West Ham United0–01–10–30–31–01–13–12–01–11–41–40–02–33–01–11–02–32–02–1—
Source: Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot after scoring 32 goals, a record for a 38-game Premier League season.
RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Mohamed SalahLiverpool32
2 Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur30
3 Sergio AgüeroManchester City21
4 Jamie VardyLeicester City20
5 Raheem SterlingManchester City18
6 Romelu LukakuManchester United16
7 Roberto FirminoLiverpool15
8 Alexandre LacazetteArsenal14
9 Gabriel JesusManchester City13
10 Eden HazardChelsea12
Riyad MahrezLeicester City
Glenn MurrayBrighton & Hove Albion
Son Heung-minTottenham Hotspur

Hat-tricks

Sergio Agüero scored three hat-tricks this season, the most by a single player.
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Sergio AgüeroManchester CityWatford6–0 (A)16 September 2017[121]
Álvaro MorataChelseaStoke City4–0 (A)23 September 2017[122]
Callum WilsonBournemouthHuddersfield Town4–0 (H)18 November 2017[123]
Wayne RooneyEvertonWest Ham United4–0 (H)29 November 2017[124]
Harry KaneTottenham HotspurBurnley3–0 (A)23 December 2017[125]
Southampton5–2 (H)26 December 2017[126]
Sergio AgüeroManchester CityNewcastle United3–1 (H)20 January 2018[127]
Aaron RamseyArsenalEverton5–1 (H)3 February 2018[128]
Sergio Agüero4Manchester CityLeicester City5–1 (H)10 February 2018[129]
Mohamed Salah4LiverpoolWatford5–0 (H)17 March 2018[130]
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

David de Gea won the Premier League Golden Glove after keeping 18 clean sheets for Manchester United
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[131]
1 David de GeaManchester United18
2 EdersonManchester City16
3 Thibaut CourtoisChelsea15
Hugo LlorisTottenham Hotspur
5 Petr ČechArsenal11
Nick PopeBurnley
7 Ben FosterWest Bromwich Albion10
Loris KariusLiverpool
Jonas LösslHuddersfield Town
Jordan PickfordEverton
Mathew RyanBrighton & Hove Albion

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 73[134]
    • West Bromwich Albion
    • West Ham United
  • Most red cards: 5[135]
    • Leicester City

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthReferences
ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
August David WagnerHuddersfield Town Sadio ManéLiverpool Charlie DanielsBournemouth[136][137][138]
September Pep GuardiolaManchester City Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur Antonio ValenciaManchester United[139][140][141]
October Leroy SanéManchester City Sofiane BoufalSouthampton[142][143][144]
November Mohamed SalahLiverpool Wayne RooneyEverton[145][146][147]
December Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur Jermain DefoeBournemouth[148][149][150]
January Eddie HoweBournemouth Sergio AgüeroManchester City WillianChelsea[151][152][153]
February Chris HughtonBrighton & Hove Albion Mohamed SalahLiverpool Victor WanyamaTottenham Hotspur[154][155][156]
March Sean DycheBurnley Jamie VardyLeicester City[157][158][159]
April Darren MooreWest Bromwich Albion Wilfried ZahaCrystal Palace Christian EriksenTottenham Hotspur[160][161][162]

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Premier League Manager of the Season Pep Guardiola[163]Manchester City
Premier League Player of the Season Mohamed Salah[164]Liverpool
Premier League Goal of the Season Sofiane Boufal[165]Southampton
PFA Players' Player of the Year Mohamed Salah[166]Liverpool
PFA Young Player of the Year Leroy Sané[167]Manchester City
FWA Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah[168]Liverpool
PFA Fans' Player of the Year Mohamed Salah[169]Liverpool
PFA Team of the Year[170]
Goalkeeper David de Gea (Manchester United)
Defence Kyle Walker (Manchester City) Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) Marcos Alonso (Chelsea)
Midfield Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) David Silva (Manchester City)
Attack Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Manchester United1,424,53875,11874,72674,976−0.4%†
2Tottenham Hotspur1,291,10383,22250,03467,953+114.8%†
3Arsenal1,127,13359,54758,42059,323−1.1%†
4West Ham United1,080,80856,98856,19756,885−0.2%†
5Manchester City1,022,43454,45253,24153,812−0.4%†
6Liverpool1,007,93153,28750,75253,049+0.1%†
7Newcastle United987,84452,31150,17451,992+1.7%1
8Chelsea784,35341,61638,91041,282−0.5%†
9Everton737,14339,22137,58038,797−1.3%†
10Leicester City600,08332,20230,20331,583−1.0%†
11Southampton585,08431,93027,71430,794−0.5%†
12Brighton & Hove Albion577,70130,63429,67630,405+8.6%1
13Stoke City556,31730,02227,45829,280+6.7%†
14Crystal Palace476,18925,84023,47725,063−0.4%†
15West Bromwich Albion465,87826,22322,70424,520+2.7%†
16Huddersfield Town456,75724,42623,54824,040+18.2%1
17Burnley393,08021,84118,86220,688+0.6%†
18Swansea City391,83020,93319,58020,6230.0%†
19Watford384,38820,55220,00220,231−1.7%†
20Bournemouth202,15410,95210,24210,640−4.8%†
League total14,552,74883,22210,24238,297+6.9%†

Source: World Football
Notes:
1: Team played last season in the Championship

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