General |
Premier League 2021–22 | ||
Season information | ||
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Dates | 13 August 2021–22 May 2022 | |
Winners | Manchester City 6th Premier League title 8th English title | |
Relegated | Burnley Watford Norwich City | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | Manchester City Liverpool Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur | |
Europa League | Arsenal Manchester United | |
Europa Conference League | West Ham United | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 380 | |
Goals scored | 1,071 | |
Average | (2.82 per match) | |
Top goalscorer | Son Heung-min Mohamed Salah (23 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Chelsea 7–0 Norwich City Man City 7-0 Leeds United (23 October 2021) | |
Biggest away win | Southampton 0–6 Chelsea (9 April 2022) | |
Highest scoring | Man City 6–3 Leicester City (26 December 2021) | |
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The 2021–22 Premier League was 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 and it is the second season to have February winter break. The start and end dates for the season were released on 25 March 2021, and the fixtures were released on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 09:00 BST.
Manchester City are the defending champions, having won their fifth Premier League title during the previous season.
This season saw the return of full attendance, 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. This season will be the second season to feature a mid-season break, with no Premier League matches scheduled between 23 January and 7 February 2022.
In December 2021, multiple matches were postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreaks in multiple clubs, with many clubs calling for the league to shut down until 2022. Following a meeting on 20 December involving all 20 Premier League clubs, a decision was made to fulfil the fixtures over the Christmas period "where it is safe to do so". Clubs were advised that if they have 13 fit players, plus a goalkeeper, then they should fulfil their fixtures.
Teams[]
Twenty teams competed 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 will play in the top flight in its current form for the first time in their history and returns after a seventy-four year absence). They replaced Fulham, West Bromwich Albion (both teams relegated after only a year back in the top flight) and Sheffield United (relegated after two years back in the top flight).
Stadiums and locations[]
- Main article: 2021–22 Premier League stadiums
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
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Arsenal | Mikel Arteta | Alexandre Lacazette | Adidas | Emirates | Visit Rwanda |
Aston Villa | Steven Gerrard | Tyrone Mings | Kappa | Cazoo | OB Sports |
Brentford | Thomas Frank | Pontus Jansson | Umbro | Hollywoodbets | Safetyculture |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Graham Potter | Lewis Dunk | Nike | American Express | SnickersUK.com |
Burnley | Vacant | Ben Mee | Umbro | Spreadex Sports | AstroPay |
Chelsea | Thomas Tuchel | César Azpilicueta | Nike | Three | Hyundai |
Crystal Palace | Patrick Vieira | Luka Milivojević | Puma | W88 | Facebank |
Everton | Frank Lampard | Séamus Coleman | Hummel | Cazoo | None |
Leeds United | Vacant | Liam Cooper | Adidas | SBOTOP | BOXT |
Leicester City | Brendan Rodgers | Kasper Schmeichel | Adidas | FBS | Bia Saigon |
Liverpool | Jürgen Klopp | Jordan Henderson | Nike | Standard Chartered | Expedia |
Manchester City | Pep Guardiola | Fernandinho | Puma | Etihad Airways | Nexen Tire |
Manchester United | Ralf Rangnick (interim) | Harry Maguire | Adidas | TeamViewer | Kohler |
Newcastle United | Eddie Howe | Jamaal Lascelles | Castore | FUN88 | Kayak |
Norwich City | Dean Smith | Grant Hanley | Joma | Lotus Cars | JD Sports |
Southampton | Ralph Hasenhüttl | James Ward-Prowse | Hummel | Sportsbet.io | Virgin Media |
Tottenham Hotspur | Antonio Conte | Hugo Lloris | Nike | AIA | Cinch |
Watford | Roy Hodgson | Ben Foster | Kelme | Stake.com | Dogecoin |
West Ham United | David Moyes | Mark Noble | Umbro | Betway | Scope Markets |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bruno Lage | Conor Coady | Castore | ManBetX | Bitci.com |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Crystal Palace | Roy Hodgson | End of contract | 24 May 2021 | Pre-season | Patrick Vieira | 4 July 2021 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nuno Espírito Santo | Mutual consent | Bruno Lage | 9 June 2021 | ||
Everton | Carlo Ancelotti | Signed by Real Madrid | 1 June 2021 | Rafael Benítez | 30 June 2021 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Ryan Mason | End of caretaker spell | 30 June 2021 | Nuno Espírito Santo | ||
Watford | Xisco Muñoz | Sacked | 3 October 2021 | 14th | Claudio Ranieri | 4 October 2021 |
Newcastle United | Steve Bruce | Mutual consent | 20 October 2021 | 19th | Eddie Howe | 8 November 2021 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Nuno Espírito Santo | Sacked | 1 November 2021 | 8th | Antonio Conte | 2 November 2021 |
Norwich City | Daniel Farke | 6 November 2021 | 20th | Dean Smith | 15 November 2021 | |
Aston Villa | Dean Smith | 7 November 2021 | 15th | Steven Gerrard | 11 November 2021 | |
Newcastle United | Graeme Jones | End of caretaker spell | 8 November 2021 | 19th | Eddie Howe | 8 November 2021 |
Manchester United | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Sacked | 21 November 2021 | 7th | Michael Carrick | 21 November 2021 |
Michael Carrick | End of caretaker spell | 2 December 2021 | 7th | Ralf Rangnick (interim) | 3 December 2021 | |
Everton | Rafael Benítez | Sacked | 16 January 2022 | 15th | Duncan Ferguson (caretaker) | 18 January 2022 |
Watford | Claudio Ranieri | 24 January 2022 | 19th | Roy Hodgson | 25 January 2022 | |
Everton | Duncan Ferguson | End of caretaker spell | 31 January 2022 | 16th | Frank Lampard | 31 January 2022 |
Leeds United | Marcelo Bielsa | Sacked | 27 February 2022 | Jesse Marsch | 28 February 2022 | |
Burnley | Sean Dyche | 15 April 2022 | 18th |
League table[]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 93 | |
2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | +68 | 92 | |
3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 74 | |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 | |
5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 | |
6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 58 | |
7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 56 | |
8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 51 | |
9 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 52 | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 51 | |
11 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 46 | |
12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 49 | |
13 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 48 | |
14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 45 | |
15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 40 | |
16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 39 | |
17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 38 | |
18 | Burnley (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 35 | EFL Championship |
19 | Watford (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 23 | |
20 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 86 | −63 | 22 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
a: Since the finalists of the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Chelsea and Liverpool, currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will be transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the sixth-placed team.
Results[]
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of 22 May 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Template:Country data SKO Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | ||
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 18 |
4 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
5 | Sadio Mané | Liverpool | 16 |
6 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 15 |
Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | ||
Diogo Jota | Liverpool | ||
9 | Wilfried Zaha | Crystal Palace | 14 |
10 | Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | 13 |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | Leeds United | 5–1 (H) | 14 August 2021 |
Roberto Firmino | Liverpool | Watford | 5–0 (A) | 16 October 2021 |
Mason Mount | Chelsea | Norwich City | 7–0 (H) | 23 October 2021 |
Joshua King | Watford | Everton | 5–2 (A) | |
Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Manchester United | 5–0 (A) | 24 October 2021 |
Jack Harrison | Leeds United | West Ham United | 3–2 (A) | 16 January 2022 |
Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | Norwich City | 4–0 (A) | 12 February 2022 |
Ivan Toney | Brentford | Norwich City | 3–1 (A) | 5 March 2022 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 (H) | 12 March 2022 |
Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | Aston Villa | 4–0 (A) | 9 April 2022 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Norwich City | 3–2 (H) | 16 April 2022 |
Gabriel Jesus4 | Manchester City | Watford | 5–1 (H) | 23 April 2022 |
Kevin De Bruyne4 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–1 (A) | 11 May 2022 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists[]
- As of 22 May 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 13 |
2 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | 12 |
3 | Harvey Barnes | Leicester City | 10 |
Jarrod Bowen | West Ham United | ||
Mason Mount | Chelsea | ||
Andrew Robertson | Liverpool | ||
7 | Reece James | Chelsea | 9 |
Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Paul Pogba | Manchester United | ||
10 | Michail Antonio | West Ham United | 8 |
Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | ||
Gabriel Jesus | Manchester City | ||
Dejan Kulusevski | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
James Maddison | Leicester City |
Clean sheets[]
- As of 22 May 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Alisson | Liverpool | 20 |
Ederson | Manchester City | ||
3 | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
4 | Édouard Mendy | Chelsea | 14 |
5 | Aaron Ramsdale | Arsenal | 12 |
6 | Vicente Guaita | Crystal Palace | 11 |
Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | ||
José Sá | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Robert Sánchez | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
10 | Nick Pope | Burnley | 9 |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 11
- Junior Firpo (Leeds United)
- Most red cards: 2
- Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 100
- Leeds United
- Most red cards: 6
- Everton
Awards[]
Monthly awards[]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | |||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
August | Nuno Espírito Santo | Tottenham Hotspur | Michail Antonio | West Ham United | Danny Ings | Aston Villa |
September | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Andros Townsend | Everton |
October | Thomas Tuchel | Chelsea | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool |
November | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Rodri | Manchester City | |
December | Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | Alexandre Lacazette | Arsenal | ||
January | Bruno Lage | Wolverhampton Wanderers | David de Gea | Manchester United | Mateo Kovačić | Chelsea |
February | Eddie Howe | Newcastle United | Joël Matip | Liverpool | Wilfried Zaha | Crystal Palace |
March | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United |
April | Mike Jackson | Burnley | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Miguel Almirón | Newcastle United |
Annual awards[]
Award | Winner | Club |
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FWA Footballer of the Year | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool |
Premier League Goal of the Season | ||
Premier League Manager of the Season | Jürgen Klopp | |
Premier League Player of the Season | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City |
Premier League Young Player of the Season | Phil Foden |
See also[]
- 2021–22 Premier League referees
- 2021–22 Premier League stadiums
- 2021–22 Premier League Friendly Matches
- Premier League transfers summer 2021
- 2021–22 Premier League Fixtures
- 2021–22 Premier League Squads
- 2021–22 Premier League Statistics
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