2020–21 Premier League
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 Premier League will be the 29th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. The season is scheduled to start on Saturday 8 August.[1] The fixtures are set to be released on Wednesday 17 June at 9:00 BST.
It will be the second Premier League season to have a mid-season break in February, whereby five games of a normal round of ten will be played on one weekend and the remaining five the following weekend.[2] It will also be the second Premier League season to use VAR.[3]
Teams
Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Championship. As of 17 March 2020, Leicester City, Liverpool and Manchester City are the only teams to have mathematically secured their places in the Premier League.[4]
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2020–21 Premier League teams
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Fulham | Fulham,London | Craven Cottage | 25,700 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City | Leicester | King Power Stadium | 32,312 | |||||
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Rode | 37,890 | |||||
| Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 53,394 | |||||
| Manchester City | Manchester | City of Manchester Stadium | 55,097 | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthrones | 26,850 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City |  Brendan Rodgers
|
 Wes Morgan
|
Adidas[5] | King Power[6] | Bia Saigon[7] | |
| Liverpool |  Jürgen Klopp
|
 Jordan Henderson
|
Nike[8] | Standard Chartered[9] | Western Union[10] | |
| Manchester City |  Pep Guardiola
|
TBA[a] | Puma[11] | Etihad Airways[12] | Nexen Tire[13] |
- ^ Current Manchester City captain, David Silva, is set to leave the club at the end of the 2019–20 season and his replacement is to be announced.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
| 19 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2020. 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).
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).
References
- ^ "Premier League 2020/21: Season start date confirmed". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Kelner, Martha (8 June 2018). "Premier League winter break to come into force in 2019–20 season". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "VAR: Video assistant referees set to be used in Premier League next season". BBC Sport. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool". Has it happened?. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Leak Confirmed – Leicester City Announce Adidas Kit Deal". Footy Headlines. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "2014/15 PUMA Home Kit Now on Sale!". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Leicester City And ThaiBev Agree Multi-Year Global Partnership". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool FC's Nike deal: What we know so far". This is Anfield. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool renew Standard Chartered sponsorship deal". Reuters. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Western Union signs sponsorship deal with Liverpool football club". Financial Times. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Manchester City strike 10-year kit deal with Puma". Sky Sports. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Daniel (8 July 2011). "Manchester City bank record £400m sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Edwards, John (17 March 2017). "Man City and Nexen Tire announce Premier League first partnership". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
