2016–17 Premier League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 46 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sergio Agüero Zlatan Ibrahimović (3 goals each)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United 2–0 Southampton (19 August 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Stoke City 1–4 Manchester City (20 August 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Arsenal 3–4 Liverpool (14 August 2016) |
| Highest attendance | 75,326[2] Manchester United 2–0 Southampton (19 August 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 11,355[2] AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Manchester United (13 August 2016) |
| Total attendance | 630,530[2] |
| Average attendance | 33,185[2] |
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← 2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 20 August 2016. |
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The 2016–17 Premier League is the 25th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 13 August 2016 and is scheduled to end on 21 May 2017.[3] Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016.[4]
Leicester City are the defending champions. Burnley, Middlesbrough and Hull City have entered as the three promoted teams from the 2015–16 Football League Championship.
Contents
Premier League rebranding
On 9 February 2016, the Premier League announced a rebrand; beginning with the 2016–17 season, the competition will be known simply as the Premier League, without any sponsor's name attached. As part of their rebranding, a new logo was introduced.[5]
Ticket prices
From the beginning of the 2016–17 season, ticket prices for away fans will be capped at £30 per ticket.[6]
Teams
Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season, as well as three teams promoted from the Championship.
Burnley became the first club to be promoted after a 1–0 win against Queens Park Rangers on 2 May 2016 meant they were guaranteed an automatic place.[7] They return to the League after only a season's absence. Middlesbrough became the second club to be promoted, after a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion meant they finished above them on goal difference and secured the second automatic spot. They play Premier League football for the first time since the 2008–09 season.[8] Hull City became the third and final club to be promoted, following a 1–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016, to secure their return to the Premier League after only a season's absence.[9]
The three promoted clubs replace Newcastle United, Norwich City and Aston Villa. This will be the first season in the Premier League era that former European Cup winners Aston Villa do not compete in the top flight of English football.[10]
Stadia and locations
West Ham United will be playing for the first time in the Olympic Stadium.[11] Although having a capacity of 60,000, for the first Premier League game this was limited to 57,000 due to safety fears following persistent standing by fans at West Ham's Europa League game played in early August.[12]
Stoke City have announced that from the 2016–17 season the Britannia Stadium will be renamed to the Bet365 Stadium.[13]
Tottenham Hotspur will be playing at White Hart Lane with a reduced capacity, due to the north east corner of the stadium being dismantled to help facilitate building works for their new stadium being built adjacently.[14]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity[15] |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 11,464 |
| Arsenal | London | Emirates Stadium | 60,432 |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Chelsea | London | Stamford Bridge | 41,623 |
| Crystal Palace | London | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
| Everton | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 40,569 |
| Hull City | Hull | KCOM Stadium | 25,404 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | King Power Stadium | 32,500 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 54,167 |
| Manchester City | Manchester | City of Manchester Stadium | 55,097 |
| Manchester United | Manchester | Old Trafford | 76,100 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35,100 |
| Southampton | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | Bet365 Stadium | 28,383 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Swansea City | Swansea | Liberty Stadium | 20,972 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London | White Hart Lane | 36,274 |
| Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 21,977 |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,500 |
| West Ham United | London | Olympic Stadium | 57,000[12] |
Personnel and kits
- 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers.
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Premier League.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | Signed by Everton | 14 June 2016[57] | Pre-season | 30 June 2016[58] | ||
| Everton | End of caretaker spell | 14 June 2016[59] | 14 June 2016[59] | |||
| Chelsea | 30 June 2016[60] | 1 July 2016[60] | ||||
| Manchester City | Mutual consent | 30 June 2016[61] | 1 July 2016[62] | |||
| Watford | 30 June 2016[63] | 1 July 2016[64] | ||||
| Hull City | Resigned | 22 July 2016[65] | 22 July 2016[66] | |||
| Sunderland | Signed by England | 22 July 2016[67] | 23 July 2016[68] |
Results
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 15 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 18 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 20 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
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).[69]
Results table
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | BOU | BUR | CHE | CRY | EVE | HUL | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | SOU | STK | SUN | SWA | TOT | WAT | WBA | WHU |
| Arsenal | a | 3–4 | a | a | ||||||||||||||||
| AFC Bournemouth | 1–3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Burnley | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | a | 3–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Everton | a | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hull City | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leicester City | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | a | a | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester City | a | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | a | a | a | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | a | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southampton | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stoke City | 1–4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sunderland | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Swansea City | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | a | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Watford | 1–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Ham United | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 28 August 2016.
Source: Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
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
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 28 August 2016[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | |
| Manchester United | |||
| 3 | West Ham United | 2 | |
| Watford | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Middlesbrough |
Clean sheets
- As of matches played on 28 August 2016.[70]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
| 3 | West Ham United | 1 | |
| Arsenal | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Swansea City | |||
| Burnley | |||
| Hull City | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Everton | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Discipline
- As of matches played on 28 August 2016.
Player
- Most yellow cards: 2[71]
- 14 players
- Most red cards: 1[72]
- Harry Arter (Bournemouth)
- Ben Watson (Watford)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 12[73]
- Watford
- Most red cards: 1[74]
- Bournemouth
- Watford
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