2021–22 Premier League
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 August 2021 – 22 May 2022 |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 302 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mohamed Salah (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Chelsea 7–0 Norwich City (23 October 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Watford 0–5 Liverpool (16 October 2021) Manchester United 0–5 Liverpool (24 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Chelsea 7–0 Norwich City Everton 2–5 Watford (23 October 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Chelsea West Ham United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Liverpool |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Newcastle United |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Norwich City |
| Highest attendance | 73,128 Manchester United 1–1 Everton (2 October 2021)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 16,479 Brentford 2–0 Arsenal (13 August 2021)[1] |
| Total attendance | 3,668,098[1] |
| Average attendance | 39,441[1] |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 7 November 2021. | |
The 2021–22 Premier League is the 30th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. This is the third season to use the video assistant referee (VAR) review system.[2] The start and end dates for the season were released on 25 March 2021,[3] and the fixtures were released on 16 June 2021.[4][5]
Manchester City are the defending champions, having won their fifth Premier League title during the previous season.
This season saw the return of full capacity crowds, after the final third of the 2019–20 and the entirety of the 2020–21 seasons were held with limited or no attendance due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[6]
Teams[edit]
Twenty teams are competing in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams are Norwich City, Watford (who both return to the top flight after a year's absence) and Brentford (who return to the top flight after a seventy-four year absence). This is also Brentford's first season in the Premier League.[7] They replaced Fulham, West Bromwich Albion (both teams relegated after a year back in the top flight) and Sheffield United (relegated after two years back in the top flight).
Stadiums and locations[edit]
- Note Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits[edit]
- a.^ Troy Deeney was club captain at Watford at the start of the season, but left the club on 30 August. A replacement captain has not yet been formally named by the club.
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | End of contract | 24 May 2021 | Pre-season | 4 July 2021 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Mutual consent | 9 June 2021 | ||||
| Everton | Signed by Real Madrid | 1 June 2021 | 30 June 2021 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | End of caretaker spell | 30 June 2021 | ||||
| Watford | Sacked | 3 October 2021 | 14th | 4 October 2021 | ||
| Newcastle United | Mutual consent | 20 October 2021 | 19th | 20 October 2021 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Sacked | 1 November 2021 | 8th | 2 November 2021 | ||
| Norwich City | 6 November 2021 | 20th | 15 November 2021 | |||
| Aston Villa | 7 November 2021 | 15th | 11 November 2021 | |||
| Newcastle United | End of caretaker spell | 8 November 2021 | 19th | 8 November 2021 |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 26 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 23 | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 23 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 22 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 17 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 16 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | |
| 11 | Everton | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 15 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 14 | |
| 14 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | |
| 15 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 11 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 10 | |
| 17 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 10 | |
| 18 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 8 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 5 | |
| 20 | Norwich City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[78]
Results[edit]
Season statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
- As of 7 November 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[79] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | |
| 2 | Leicester City | 7 | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 6 | |
| Liverpool | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 5 | |
| 6 | 17 players | 4 | |
Hat-tricks[edit]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | Leeds United | 5–1 (H)[80] | 14 August 2021 | |
| Liverpool | Watford | 5–0 (A)[81] | 16 October 2021 | |
| Chelsea | Norwich City | 7–0 (H)[82] | 23 October 2021 | |
| Watford | Everton | 5–2 (A)[83] | ||
| Liverpool | Manchester United | 5–0 (A)[84] | 24 October 2021 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists[edit]
- As of 7 November 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[85] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 7 | |
| Liverpool | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 5 | |
| Chelsea | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 4 | |
| West Ham United | |||
| Everton | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 3 | |
| West Ham United | |||
| Watford | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Newcastle United |
Clean sheets[edit]
- As of 7 November 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[86] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | |
| Chelsea | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | |
| Southampton | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 4 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 3 | |
| Aston Villa | |||
| Everton | |||
| Brentford |
Discipline[edit]
Player[edit]
- Most yellow cards: 5[87]
Emmanuel Dennis (Watford)
Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Most red cards: 1[88]
- 16 players
Club[edit]
- Most yellow cards: 30[89]
- Newcastle United
- Most red cards: 1[90]
- 16 teams
Awards[edit]
Monthly awards[edit]
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Tottenham Hotspur | West Ham United | Aston Villa | [91][92][93] | |||
| September | Arsenal | Manchester United | Everton | [94][95][96] | |||
| October | Chelsea | Liverpool | Liverpool | [97][98][99] | |||
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