2018–19 Premier League
Season | 2018–19 |
---|---|
Dates | 10 August 2018 – 12 May 2019 |
Matches played | 80 |
Goals scored | 225 (2.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Eden Hazard (7 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Manchester City 6–1 Huddersfield Town (19 August 2018) |
Biggest away win |
Cardiff City 0–5 Manchester City (22 September 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Manchester City 6–1 Huddersfield Town (19 August 2018) |
Longest winning run |
6 matches[1] Arsenal Liverpool |
Longest unbeaten run |
8 matches[1] Chelsea Liverpool Manchester City |
Longest winless run |
8 matches[1] Cardiff CityHuddersfield Town Newcastle United |
Longest losing run |
5 matches[1] Cardiff City |
Highest attendance |
80,188 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Liverpool (15 September 2018)[1] |
Lowest attendance |
10,199 Bournemouth 2–1 Crystal Palace (1 October 2018)[1] |
Total attendance | 3,030,262[1] |
Average attendance | 37,878[1] |
← 2017–18 2019-20 →
All statistics correct as of 7 October 2018. |
The 2018–19 Premier League is the 27th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 10 August 2018 and is scheduled to finish on 12 May 2019.[2][3] Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 14 June 2018.[4]
Manchester City are the defending champions. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Fulham 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.
Teams
Twenty teams compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the EFL Championship. The new teams this season are Wolverhampton Wanderers (returning to the top flight after six years), Cardiff City and Fulham (both clubs returning after a four-year absence), who replace Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City, ending spells in the top flight of ten, eight and seven years respectively.
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
- ↑ Tottenham Hotspur play their first three home games at Wembley due to the rebuilding of their own stadium.[6][7]
Personnel and kits
- 1 According to current revision of List of current Premier League and English Football League managers.
- Nike has a new match ball, the Merlin.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | Mutual consent | 13 May 2018[68] | Pre-season | 23 May 2018[69] | ||
Everton | 16 May 2018[70] | 31 May 2018[71] | ||||
West Ham United | End of contract | 16 May 2018[72] | 22 May 2018[73] | |||
Chelsea | Sacked | 13 July 2018 | 14 July 2018 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 20 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Chelsea | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 20 | |
3 | Liverpool | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 20 | |
4 | Arsenal | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 18 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 18 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
6 | Bournemouth | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 15 | |
8 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 13 | |
9 | Watford | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
10 | Leicester City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 12 | |
11 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 | |
12 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | |
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 8 | |
14 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | |
15 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | |
16 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 | |
17 | Fulham | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 5 | |
18 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
19 | Newcastle United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | |
20 | Cardiff City | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 |
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).
Results
Home \ Away | ARS | BOU | BHA | BUR | CAR | CHE | CRY | EVE | FUL | HUD | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | NEW | SOU | TOT | WAT | WHU | WOL |
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Arsenal | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | a | a | 2–0 | 3–1 | |||||||||||||
Bournemouth | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |||||||||||||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | — | a | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
Burnley | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |||||||||||||||
Cardiff City | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–5 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
Chelsea | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | a | 1–1 | a | |||||||||||||
Crystal Palace | a | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
Everton | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | a | 2–1 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||||
Fulham | 1–5 | 4–2 | a | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||
Leicester City | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 1–0 | a | — | 0–0 | a | 3–0 | 4–0 | |||||||||||||
Manchester City | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | — | a | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
Manchester United | a | 2–1 | a | a | — | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
Newcastle United | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||
Southampton | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | |||||||||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | a | 1–0 | a | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Watford | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | ||||||||||||||
West Ham United | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Season statistics
- As of 7 October 2018
Scoring
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[74] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea | 7 | |
2 | Manchester City | 5 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Fulham | |||
Brighton and Hove Albion | |||
6 | West Ham United | 4 | |
Arsenal | |||
Bournemouth | |||
Arsenal | |||
Manchester United | |||
Liverpool | |||
Everton | |||
Everton | |||
Manchester City |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester City | Huddersfield Town | 6–1 (H) | 19 August 2018 | [75] | |
Chelsea | Cardiff City | 4–1 (H) | 15 September 2018 | [76] |
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[77] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea | 4 | |
Burnley | |||
Watford | |||
Manchester City | |||
Fulham | |||
Bournemouth | |||
7 | Bournemouth | 3 | |
Chelsea | |||
Leicester City | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
Brighton and Hove Albion | |||
Arsenal |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[78] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 5 | |
Manchester City | |||
3 | Chelsea | 4 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
5 | Crystal Palace | 3 | |
6 | Bournemouth | 2 | |
Newcastle United | |||
Cardiff City | |||
Burnley | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Southampton | |||
Leicester City |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 5[79]
José Holebas (Watford)
- Most red cards: 2[80]
Wes Morgan (Leicester City)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 22[81]
- West Ham United
- Most red cards: 3[80]
- Leicester City
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Reference | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Watford | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham | [82][83][84] | |||
September | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Chelsea | Liverpool | [85][86][87] |
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