Tuesday, 11 August 2015

2014-2015 Premier League

2014–15 Premier League

Season2014–15
ChampionsChelsea
4th Premier League title
5th English title
RelegatedHull City
Burnley
Queens Park Rangers
Champions LeagueChelsea
Manchester City
Arsenal
Manchester United
Europa LeagueTottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
Southampton
West Ham United
Matches played380
Goals scored975 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerSergio Agüero (26 goals)[1]
Best goalkeeperJoe Hart (14 clean sheets)[2]
Biggest home winSouthampton 8–0 Sunderland
(18 October 2014)
Biggest away winSwansea City 0–5 Chelsea
(17 January 2015)
Highest scoringEverton 3–6 Chelsea
(30 August 2014)
Longest winning run8 games[3]
Arsenal
Longest unbeaten run16 games[3]
Chelsea
Longest winless run13 games[3]
Leicester City
Longest losing run8 games[3]
Newcastle United
Highest attendance75,454[4]
Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion
(2 May 2015)
Lowest attendance16,163[4]
Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Stoke City
(20 September 2014)
Total attendance13,746,753[4]
Average attendance36,175[4]
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2015.

The 2014–15 Premier League (also known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014.[5]The season started on 16 August 2014 and concluded on 24 May 2015.[6]

Manchester City came into the season as defending champions of the 2013–14 seasonLeicester CityBurnley andQueens Park Rangers entered as the three promoted teams.

On 3 May 2015, Chelsea won the title with three games to spare after a 1–0 home win over Crystal Palace.[7] It was their first league title since 2010, their fourth Premier League title and their fifth English league title overall.[8]

Burnley were the first team to be relegated despite beating Hull City 1–0, while Queens Park Rangers suffered the same fate after a 6–0 demolition byManchester City.[9][10] Hull City were the third and final team to be relegated after a draw against Manchester United on the final day of the season.[11]

Manchester City's Sergio Agüero won the Golden Boot with 26 goals, with his teammate Joe Hart clinching a record fourth Golden Glove, having kept 14 clean sheets.[12] Eden Hazard and José Mourinho were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.[13]


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