2010–11 Premier League
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Season | 2010–11 |
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The 2010–11 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) will be the nineteenth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season will commence on 14 August 2010.[1]
Teams
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A total of twenty teams will contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2009–10 season and three promoted teams from the 2009–10 Football League Championship. Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Stoke City, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur have ensured they will remain in the Premier League in 2010–11.
Newcastle United were the first team to secure promotion from the 2009–10 Football League Championship after third-placed Nottingham Forest drew with Cardiff City 0–0 on 5 April 2010[2], thus ensuring the team from the North-East would remain at least in the top two positions of the league. West Bromwich Albion joined them on 10 April 2010, after a 3–2 victory over Doncaster Rovers.[3] Both teams will make their immediate return to the highest English football league after being relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season.
Portsmouth were the first team to be relegated from 2009–10 Premier League after West Ham United beat Sunderland 1–0 on 10 April 2010.[4] Portsmouth ended an eight-year tenure as members of the Premier League.
Only two teams have yet to be confirmed as members of the league. One of these spots will be filled by the winners of the the League Championship playoffs. As to date, Nottingham Forest, Cardiff City and Leicester City have qualified for the playoffs. The last spot for the playoffs will be given to the best placed team from Blackpool and Swansea City. The other spot will be filled by of of West Ham United, Hull City or Burnley, who are the only three clubs left fighting to avoid relagation.
Team summaries
Stadia
Team | Home city | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
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Arsenal | London | Emirates Stadium | 60,355 |
Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,788 |
Birmingham City | Birmingham | St Andrew's | 30,079 |
Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Reebok Stadium | 28,723 |
Chelsea | London | Stamford Bridge | 42,055 |
Everton | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 40,157 |
Fulham | London | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 45,362 |
Manchester City | Manchester | City of Manchester Stadium | 47,726 |
Manchester United | Manchester | Old Trafford | 76,212 |
Newcastle United | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | St James' Park | 52,387 |
Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | Britannia Stadium | 28,383 |
Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
Tottenham Hotspur | London | White Hart Lane | 36,240 |
West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,500 |
Wigan Athletic | Wigan | DW Stadium | 25,138 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Molineux | 29,303 |
1 Correct as of end of 2009–10 Premier League season
Personnel and Kits
1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
2 Correct as of end of 2009–10 Premier League season
Nike will also produce a new match ball, named the T90 TRACER, and will be electric blue, black and white during the autumn and spring. A high visibility version will be released for the winter.[5]
League table
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Transfers
References
- ^ "Start date confirmed for new season". Premier League official website. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Newcastle United secure promotion to Premier League". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ Vesty, Marc (10 April 2010). "Doncaster 2-3 West Brom". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Portsmouth relegated from Premier League". FIFA.com. FIFA. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ Nike T90 TRACER 10/11 Match Ball footballshirtculture.com