| General |
| Premier League 2022–23 | ||
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| Season information | ||
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| Dates | 5 August 2022–28 May 2023 | |
| Winners | Manchester City 7th Premier League title 9th English title | |
| Relegated | Leicester City Leeds United Southampton | |
| Continental cup qualifiers | ||
| Champions League | Manchester City Arsenal Manchester United Newcastle United | |
| Europa League | Liverpool Brighton & Hove Albion West Ham United | |
| Europa Conference | Aston Villa | |
| Season statistics | ||
| Matches played | 380 | |
| Goals scored | 1,084 | |
| Average | (2.85 per match) | |
| Top goalscorer | Erling Haaland (36 goals) | |
| Biggest home win | Liverpool 9–0 Bournemouth (27 August 2022) | |
| Biggest away win | Wolverhampton 0–4 Leicester (23 October 2022) Crystal Palace 0–4 Tottenham (4 January 2023) | |
| Highest scoring | Liverpool 9–0 Bournemouth (27 August 2022) Manchester City 6–3 Manchester United (2 October 2022) | |
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The 2022–23 Premier League was the 31st season of the Premier League and the 124th season of top-flight English football overall. Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest were the three promoted clubs from the 2021–22 EFL Championship, replacing Burnley, Watford and Norwich City.
Following Arsenal's defeat to Nottingham Forest on 20 May, Manchester City officially secured a third consecutive Premier League title with three games to spare, becoming the second club after rivals Manchester United to achieve the feat in the Premier League era. It was their ninth English title overall and their seventh since 1992. Meanwhile, Arsenal broke the record of spending the longest amount of days, with 248, on top of the league in a top flight season without winning the title in English top flight history.
This season was also the first since 2017–18, and only the fourth Premier League season overall, where all three promoted teams at the start of the season successfully avoided relegation.
The 2022–23 season was the highest-scoring 38-game season in Premier League history, with 1,084 goals (with a 2.85 goals per match ratio, the best in the history of Premier League). Erling Haaland broke the Premier League record for most goals scored by a player in one season with 36 goals.
Season summary[]
The season began with Arsenal going on a five-game unbeaten streak before they played Manchester United at Old Trafford where they lost 3–1. Manchester City got off to a strong start, having signed striker Erling Haaland; they went on a nine-game unbeaten run before losing at Liverpool in October. Arsenal were top of the table for much of the season, with a five point lead over Manchester City in March. However, a run of three consecutive draws allowed City to cut their lead, and a 4-1 victory at the Etihad allowed them to take control. A 1-0 defeat away at Nottingham Forest confirmed the league title for Manchester City on 20 May 2023.
Manchester United returned to the Champions League in Erik ten Hag's debut season as the club's manager, in addition to winning the Carabao Cup. Newcastle United qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, their highest finish since Sir Bobby Robson was the club's manager. Liverpool endured a difficult season and finished 5th to miss Champions League qualification for the first time since 2015-16, though they enjoyed a humiliating 7-0 victory over rivals Manchester United on 5 March 2023.
Despite spending over £600m on new transfers under new ownership led by Todd Boehly, Chelsea had one of their worst Premier League seasons to date, with the Blues finishing in the bottom half of the table after sacking Thomas Tuchel and then Graham Potter whilst appointing Frank Lampard as interim manager.
Brighton & Hove Albion lost manager Potter to Chelsea in September, but replacement Roberto De Zerbi led the club to a club record finish of 6th, and qualified for the Europa League, the first European qualification in the history of the club.
Aston Villa secured qualification for European football for the first time since 2009–10; an indifferent start to the season saw the departure of manager Steven Gerrard, but his replacement Unai Emery, along with in-form striker Ollie Watkins, saw Villa climb the table in the second half of the season to finish 7th and qualify for the Conference League. Tottenham Hotspur had a tumultuous season, with manager Antonio Conte departing by mutual consent in March, days after publicly criticising the team in a post-match press conference. He was initially replaced by his assistant Cristian Stellini until the end of the season, but a disastrous run, culminating in a humiliating 6–1 defeat away to Newcastle, where the team were 5–0 down after just 20 minutes, saw him sacked and replaced by Ryan Mason as caretaker manager. Tottenham ended up finishing 8th, failing to qualify for European football for the first time since 2008–09, and finishing below rivals Arsenal in the league for the first time since 2015–16.
Bournemouth, who were almost unanimously tipped for relegation at the start of the season (particularly after a 9–0 defeat at Anfield to Liverpool at the end of August, which saw manager Scott Parker sacked soon after), confounded the critics by avoiding relegation, with Gary O'Neil, first as interim, then permanent manager, guiding the team to safety. Nottingham Forest broke the record for most signings in a Premier League season with 21, but their strategy paid off as a late run of home victories over Brighton, Southampton and Arsenal secured safety. The final newly promoted side, Fulham, enjoyed a successful return to the top flight with a comfortable 10th place finish.
Southampton were the first team relegated, finishing 20th after eleven consecutive years in the top flight. Going into the final day of the season, two relegation places were still to be confirmed, with Everton, Leeds United & Leicester City all potentially at threat of relegation. Leeds United failed to repeat their last day escape of the previous season and were also relegated, finishing 19th, after three years back in the top flight. Leicester City were the third team relegated, finishing 18th, after a nine year stay in the division, and only seven years after being crowned champions, becoming only the second team after Blackburn Rovers to be relegated as a previous Premier League title winning team. Meanwhile, Everton escaped relegation from the Premier League on the final day for the third time in the Premier League era, finishing 17th and extending their top flight stay to seventy consecutive years for next season. This was also the first time since 2014–15 that the team bottom at Christmas avoided relegation (Wolverhampton Wanderers), and the first ever season that both the team bottom at Christmas and the three newly promoted teams avoided relegation.
Developments[]
Starting from the 2022–23 season, clubs are able to make five substitutions rather than three. These substitutions can be made in three stoppages during game time, and additionally at half time, in line with other top European leagues – Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.
There was a mid-season break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the last matches before the hiatus played on the weekend of 12–13 November 2022 and the first matches after the World Cup played on 26 December 2022, after the World Cup final on 18 December 2022.
On 9 September 2022, all Premier League matches scheduled for 10–12 September were postponed as a mark of respect due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The following week, three Premier League matches scheduled for 17–18 September were postponed due to the policing issues surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on 19 September. Also, in the same week, the Arsenal game against Manchester City, scheduled for 19 October, was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's Europa League tie with PSV Eindhoven, which was itself postponed from 15 September to 20 October.
Teams[]
Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams are Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, who will return after an absence of one, two and twenty-three years in the top flight respectively. Fulham and Bournemouth were promoted via automatic promotion, while Nottingham Forest were promoted after defeating Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final. They will replace Burnley (relegated after a six-year top flight spell), Watford and Norwich City (both teams relegated after just one year in the top flight).
Team changes[]
The following teams have changed division since the 2021-22 season.
To Premier League[]Promoted from Championship |
From Premier League[]Relegated to Championship |
Stadiums and locations[]
- Main article: 2022–23 Premier League stadiums
Personnel and kits[]
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Adidas | Emirates | Visit Rwanda | ||
| Aston Villa | Castore | Cazoo | Kaiyun Sports | ||
| Bournemouth | Umbro | Dafabet | DeWalt | ||
| Brentford | Umbro | Hollywoodbets | Safetyculture | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Nike | American Express | SnickersUK.com | ||
| Chelsea | Nike | Three | WhaleFin | ||
| Crystal Palace | Macron | Cinch | Mukuru | ||
| Everton | Hummel | Stake.com | BOXT | ||
| Fulham | Adidas | W88 | World Mobile | ||
| Leeds United | Adidas | SBOTOP | Wish | ||
| Leicester City | Vacant | Adidas | FBS | Bia Saigon | |
| Liverpool | Nike | Standard Chartered | Expedia | ||
| Manchester City | Puma | Etihad Airways | Nexen Tire | ||
| Manchester United | Adidas | TeamViewer | DXC Technology | ||
| Newcastle United | Castore | FUN88 | noon.com | ||
| Nottingham Forest | Macron | UNHCR | None | ||
| Southampton | Hummel | Sportsbet.io | Virgin Media | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Nike | AIA | Cinch | ||
| West Ham United | Umbro | Betway | Scope Markets | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Castore | AstroPay | 12BET |
Managerial changes[]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | End of interim spell | 23 May 2022 | Pre-season | 24 May 2022 | ||
| Bournemouth | Sacked | 30 August 2022 | 17th | 30 August 2022 | ||
| Chelsea | 7 September 2022 | 6th | 8 September 2022 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Signed by Chelsea | 8 September 2022 | 4th | 18 September 2022 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sacked | 2 October 2022 | 18th | 2 October 2022 | ||
| Aston Villa | 20 October 2022 | 17th | 21 October 2022 | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 1 November 2022 | 14th | 1 November 2022 | |||
| Southampton | Sacked | 7 November 2022 | 18th | 7 November 2022 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of interim spell | 14 November 2022 | 19th | 14 November 2022 | ||
| Everton | Sacked | 23 January 2023 | 19th | 23 January 2023 | ||
| Everton | End of interim spell | 23 January 2023 | 19th | 30 January 2023 | ||
| Leeds United | Sacked | 6 February 2023 | 17th | 6 February 2023 | ||
| Southampton | 12 February 2023 | 20th | 12 February 2023 | |||
| Leeds United | End of interim spell | 21 February 2023 | 19th | 21 February 2023 | ||
| Crystal Palace | Sacked | 17 March 2023 | 12th | 21 March 2023 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Mutual consent | 26 March 2023 | 4th | 26 March 2023 | ||
| Leicester City | 2 April 2023 | 19th | 4 April 2023 | |||
| Chelsea | Sacked | 11th | 2 April 2023 | |||
| Chelsea | End of interim spell | 6 April 2023 | 11th | 6 April 2023 | ||
| Leicester City | End of interim spell | 10 April 2023 | 19th | 10 April 2023 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Sacked | 24 April 2023 | 5th | 24 April 2023 | ||
| Leeds United | Sacked | 3 May 2023 | 17th | 3 May 2023 |
League table[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | ||
| 2 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | ||
| 3 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | ||
| 4 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | ||
| 5 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | ||
| 6 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | ||
| 7 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 61 | ||
| 8 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 | ||
| 9 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | ||
| 10 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | ||
| 11 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 45 | ||
| 12 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 | ||
| 13 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 41 | ||
| 14 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 40 | ||
| 15 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | ||
| 16 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | ||
| 17 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | ||
| 18 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | EFL Championship | |
| 19 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 25 |
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
Notes
- Since both finalists of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City and Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
- Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners was transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the seventh-placed team.
Result table[]
The fixtures were released on 16 June 2022.
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 36 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 20 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 18 | |
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 15 | |
| Aston Villa | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 14 | |
| Arsenal |
Hat-tricks[]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | Crystal Palace | 4–2 (H) | 27 August 2022 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 6–0 (H) | 31 August 2022 | ||
| Brentford | Leeds United | 5–2 (H) | 3 September 2022 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | 6–2 (H) | 17 September 2022 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Liverpool | 3–3 (A) | 1 October 2022 | |
| Manchester City | Manchester United | 6–3 (H) | 2 October 2022 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 (H) | 22 January 2023 |
Top assists[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 16 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 12 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion / Arsenal | |||
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 11 | |
| Arsenal | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 10 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 9 | |
| Leicester City | |||
| 9 | Manchester United | 8 | |
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Brentford | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Liverpool |
Clean sheets[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 17 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 14 | |
| Newcastle United | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| 5 | Brentford | 12 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 11 | |
| Aston Villa | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| 9 | Chelsea | 9 | |
| 10 | West Ham United | 8 | |
| Fulham | |||
| Everton |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 14
João Palhinha (Fulham)
- Most red cards: 2
Casemiro (Manchester United)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 84
- Leeds United
- Nottingham Forest
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Fewest yellow cards: 44
- Manchester City
- West Ham United
- Most red cards: 6
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Fewest red cards: 0
- Six teams
Awards[]
- Main article: 2022–23 Premier League awards
Monthly awards[]
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Save of the Month | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Arsenal | Manchester City | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | ||||
| September | Manchester United | Manchester United | Brentford | Everton | ||||
| October | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | Chelsea | ||||
| November/ December |
Arsenal | Arsenal | Everton | Southampton | ||||
| January | Manchester United | Crystal Palace | Newcastle United | |||||
| February | Manchester United | Fulham | Manchester United | |||||
| March | Arsenal | Arsenal | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Arsenal | ||||
| April | Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||||
Annual awards[]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League Player of the Season | Manchester City | |
| Premier League Young Player of the Seaso | ||
| FWA Footballer of the Year |
See also[]
- 2022–23 Premier League referees
- 2022–23 Premier League stadiums
- 2022–23 Premier League Friendly Matches
- 2022–23 Premier League awards
- 2022–23 Premier League Squads
- 2022–23 Premier League goals
- Premier League transfers summer 2022
- Premier League transfers winter 2023
- 2022–23 Premier League Title Race
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