2013–14 Premier League

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2013–14 Premier League

The 2013–14 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Premier League, the top-flight English professional league for men's football clubs, and the 115th season of top-flight English football overall. The fixtures were announced on 19 June 2013. The season started on Saturday 17 August 2013, and concluded on Sunday 11 May 2014.

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Premier League
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Season2013–14
Dates17 August 2013 – 11 May 2014
ChampionsManchester City
2nd Premier League title
4th English title
RelegatedNorwich City
Fulham
Cardiff City
Champions LeagueManchester City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Arsenal
Europa LeagueEverton
Tottenham Hotspur
Hull City
Matches played380
Goals scored1,052 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerLuis Suárez
(31 goals)[1]
Best goalkeeperPetr Čech
Wojciech Szczęsny
(16 clean sheets each)[2]
Biggest home winManchester City 7–0 Norwich City[3]
(2 November 2013)
Biggest away winTottenham Hotspur 0–5 Liverpool[3]
(15 December 2013)
Highest scoringManchester City 6–3 Arsenal[3]
(14 December 2013)
Cardiff City 3–6 Liverpool[3]
(22 March 2014)
Longest winning run11 games[3]
Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run16 games[3]
Liverpool
Longest winless run9 games[3]
Fulham
Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion
Longest losing run7 games[3]
Crystal Palace
Highest attendance75,368[3]
Manchester United 4–1 Aston Villa
(29 March 2014)
Lowest attendance19,242[3]
Swansea City 3–3 Stoke City
(10 November 2013)
Total attendance13,929,810[3]
Average attendance36,657[3]
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On the final day of the season, Manchester City sealed their fourth league title and second Premier League title with a 2–0 victory over West Ham United, finishing with 86 points. Liverpool had looked on course to win the title with two weeks to go, but a loss and a draw in two of their last three matches, combined with Manchester City winning their final five league matches, ultimately meant they finished in second place with 84 points. Chelsea finished third and Arsenal, who led the table for the longest period, finished fourth. For the third time in four seasons, the top-seven places were dominated by the so-called ‘Big Seven’ clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur).

Manchester United's first season following Alex Ferguson's departure ended in disappointment, as the defending champions would finish 7th, tying the record for the worst title defence with the 1994–95 champions Blackburn Rovers. It was also their worst finish in the Premier League era.

Norwich City, Fulham, and Cardiff City finished in the bottom three and were relegated to the Football League Championship.

Luis Suárez was the top scorer with 31 goals, and was also named Player of the Season. Goalkeepers Wojciech Szczęsny of Arsenal and Petr Čech of Chelsea led the league with 16 clean sheets each. Tony Pulis of Crystal Palace won the Manager of the Season award.

Season summary

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The 380 fixtures for the 2013–14 Premier League season were announced on 19 June 2013. The television broadcast rights were given two-to-three weeks later. The season started on Saturday 17 August 2013, and concluded on Sunday 11 May 2014.[4] During the 2013–14 season, the Premier League used goal-line technology for the first time.[5]

During the 2013–14 season, first place changed hands 25 times, compared to just four times during the 2012–13 season. That represented the most lead changes since the 2001–02 season – which had 29, the most ever. The championship was not decided until the final day of play for just the seventh time in league history.[6] Manchester City won the league with a 2–0 victory over West Ham United on the final day, finishing with 86 points.[7] In total, Manchester City led the league just 14 days throughout the season en route to their second championship in the last three seasons. The club scored 102 goals, one short of the record, while also conceding the second fewest goals in the league.[6]

With two weeks to go, Liverpool looked on course to win the championship before they had a loss and a draw in two of their final three games.[8] The team ended up in second place with 84 points. Chelsea came third, while perennial power and 2013 champions Manchester United had a disappointing season under new manager David Moyes (who was sacked in April) and finished seventh.[6] It was their first finish outside the top four in Premier League history, their worst finish overall since 1989–90, and the first time they had not qualified for European football in 25 years.[9] Southampton's eighth-place finish and Everton's 72 points were club records.

Sunderland became only the second team in the Premier League era to avoid relegation having been bottom of the table on Christmas Day.[6] Defeat at home to Everton on 12 April left Gus Poyet's side bottom of the table, seven points from safety (albeit with two games in hand). The club's 'great escape'[10] began with a draw away at eventual champions Manchester City, followed by a run of four wins, including remarkable away victories at Chelsea and Manchester United. Their 2–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on 7 May confirmed their top flight status for next season. Four days earlier, Cardiff City and Fulham were both relegated to the Football League Championship, after losses away at Newcastle and Stoke City, respectively. On the final day of the season, Norwich were relegated after losing to Arsenal.

Two teams (Manchester City and Liverpool) scored more than 100 goals for the first time in Premier League history. The feat had only once been achieved before – by Chelsea in 2009–10. Luis Suárez won the golden boot for most goals with 31, ahead of teammate Daniel Sturridge who came second with 21 goals. Wojciech Szczęsny of Arsenal and Petr Čech of Chelsea led the league with 16 clean sheets each. In a game against Southampton, Asmir Begović became just the fifth goalkeeper in league history to score.[6] Begovic's goal was also the fastest of the season, occurring just 12 seconds into the game.[11] Mile Jedinak had the most tackles with 133. Chelsea manager José Mourinho lost a home game for the first time in his Premier League career, losing to Sunderland and ending a run of 77-straight home games unbeaten, stretching over two stints as Chelsea manager.[6]

Teams

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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 were Cardiff City, Hull City and Crystal Palace, returning to the top flight after absences of fifty-one, three and eight years respectively. This was also Cardiff City's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Wigan Athletic, Reading and Queens Park Rangers, who were relegated to the Championship after spending eight, one and two years in the top flight respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Greater London Premier League football clubs
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

  • Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Incyte Premier League.

Managerial changes

A record 10 managers left their position mid-season during the 2013–14 campaign.[6]

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Everton Scotland David Moyes End of contract 19 May 2013[52] Pre-season Spain Roberto Martínez 5 June 2013[53]
Manchester City England Brian Kidd (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 19 May 2013 Chile Manuel Pellegrini 14 June 2013[54]
Stoke City Wales Tony Pulis Mutual consent 21 May 2013[55] Wales Mark Hughes 30 May 2013[56]
Chelsea Spain Rafael Benítez End of contract 27 May 2013[57] Portugal José Mourinho 3 June 2013[58]
Manchester United Scotland Alex Ferguson Retired 1 July 2013[59] Scotland David Moyes 1 July 2013[60]
Sunderland Italy Paolo Di Canio Sacked 22 September 2013[61] 20th Uruguay Gus Poyet 8 October 2013[62]
Crystal Palace England Ian Holloway Mutual consent 23 October 2013[63] 19th Wales Tony Pulis 23 November 2013[64]
Fulham Netherlands Martin Jol Sacked 1 December 2013[65] 18th Netherlands René Meulensteen 1 December 2013[65]
West Bromwich Albion Scotland Steve Clarke 14 December 2013[66] 16th Spain Pepe Mel 9 January 2014[67]
Tottenham Hotspur Portugal André Villas-Boas Mutual consent[68] 16 December 2013[69] 7th England Tim Sherwood 16 December 2013[70]
Cardiff City Scotland Malky Mackay Sacked 27 December 2013[71] 16th Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær 2 January 2014[72]
Swansea City Denmark Michael Laudrup 4 February 2014[73] 12th England Garry Monk 4 February 2014[73]
Fulham Netherlands René Meulensteen 14 February 2014[74] 20th Germany Felix Magath 14 February 2014[74]
Norwich City Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton 6 April 2014[75] 17th England Neil Adams 6 April 2014
Manchester United Scotland David Moyes 22 April 2014[76] 7th Wales Ryan Giggs
(interim player-manager)
22 April 2014[77]
Wales Ryan Giggs End of caretaker spell 19 May 2014[78] 7th Netherlands Louis van Gaal 19 May 2014[78]
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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 27 5 6 102 37 +65 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 26 6 6 101 50 +51 84
3 Chelsea 38 25 7 6 71 27 +44 82
4 Arsenal 38 24 7 7 68 41 +27 79 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Everton 38 21 9 8 61 39 +22 72 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 6 11 55 51 +4 69 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
7 Manchester United 38 19 7 12 64 43 +21 64
8 Southampton 38 15 11 12 54 46 +8 56
9 Stoke City 38 13 11 14 45 52 7 50
10 Newcastle United 38 15 4 19 43 59 16 49
11 Crystal Palace 38 13 6 19 33 48 15 45
12 Swansea City 38 11 9 18 54 54 0 42
13 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 40 51 11 40
14 Sunderland 38 10 8 20 41 60 19 38
15 Aston Villa 38 10 8 20 39 61 22 38
16 Hull City 38 10 7 21 38 53 15 37 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
17 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 15 16 43 59 16 36
18 Norwich City (R) 38 8 9 21 28 62 34 33 Relegation to Football League Championship
19 Fulham (R) 38 9 5 24 40 85 45 32
20 Cardiff City (R) 38 7 9 22 32 74 42 30
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Source: Barclays Premier League
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).[79]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of 2013–14 Football League Cup (Manchester City) qualified for the Champions League, the spot awarded to them (Europa League play-off round) was passed to the 6th-placed team.
  2. Hull City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as runners-up of the 2013–14 FA Cup since winners Arsenal qualified for Champions League.

Results

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Home \ Away ARS AVL CAR CHE CRY EVE FUL HUL LIV MCI MUN NEW NOR SOU STK SUN SWA TOT WBA WHU
Arsenal 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1
Aston Villa 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–2 4–3 0–2
Cardiff City 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 3–1 0–4 3–6 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2
Chelsea 6–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 0–0
Crystal Palace 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 1–0 3–3 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–0
Everton 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 4–1 2–1 3–3 2–3 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0
Fulham 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–3 2–4 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1
Hull City 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 6–0 3–1 0–2 2–3 1–4 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Liverpool 5–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 5–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–3 4–0 4–1 4–1
Manchester City 6–3 4–0 4–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 7–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 6–0 3–1 2–0
Manchester United 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–1
Newcastle United 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 5–1 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–1 0–0
Norwich City 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1
Southampton 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–0
Stoke City 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–5 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1
Sunderland 1–3 0–1 4–0 3–4 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–2
Swansea City 1–2 4–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–4 3–0 3–0 0–1 3–3 4–0 1–3 1–2 0–0
Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–5 1–5 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 0–3
West Bromwich Albion 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 3–3 1–0
West Ham United 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–3
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Scoring

  • First goal: Daniel Sturridge for Liverpool against Stoke City (37th minute, 13:22 BST)[citation needed] (17 August 2013)
  • Fastest goal: 12 seconds (Asmir Begović (GK); Stoke City 1–1 Southampton[11] 2 November 2013)
  • Largest winning margin: 7 goals[3]
    • Manchester City 7–0 Norwich City (2 November 2013)
  • Highest scoring game: 9 goals[3]
    • Manchester City 6–3 Arsenal (14 December 2013)
    • Cardiff City 3–6 Liverpool (22 March 2014)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals[3]
    • Manchester City 7–0 Norwich City (2 November 2013)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals[citation needed]
    • Sunderland 3–4 Chelsea (4 December 2013)
    • Manchester City 6–3 Arsenal (14 December 2013)
    • Stoke City 3–5 Liverpool (12 January 2014)
    • Aston Villa 4–3 West Bromwich Albion (29 January 2014)
    • Liverpool 4–3 Swansea City (23 February 2014)
    • Cardiff City 3–6 Liverpool (22 March 2014)

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Uruguay Luis Suárez Liverpool 31
2 England Daniel Sturridge Liverpool 21
3 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré Manchester City 20
4 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 17
England Wayne Rooney Manchester United
6 Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony Swansea City 16
Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Manchester City
France Olivier Giroud Arsenal
9 Belgium Romelu Lukaku Everton 15
England Jay Rodriguez Southampton
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Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Uruguay Luis SuárezLiverpoolWest Bromwich Albion4–1[80]26 October 2013
Uruguay Luis Suárez4LiverpoolNorwich City5–1[81]4 December 2013
England Adam JohnsonSunderlandFulham4–1[82]11 January 2014
Cameroon Samuel Eto'oChelseaManchester United3–1[83]19 January 2014
Belgium Eden HazardChelseaNewcastle United3–0[84]8 February 2014
Germany André SchürrleChelseaFulham3–1[85]1 March 2014
Ivory Coast Yaya TouréManchester CityFulham5–0[86]22 March 2014
Uruguay Luis SuárezLiverpoolCardiff City6–3[87]22 March 2014
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4 Player scored four goals

Clean sheets

Player

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets[2]
1 Czech Republic Petr Čech Chelsea 16
Poland Wojciech Szczęsny Arsenal
3 United States Tim Howard Everton 15
4 Poland Artur Boruc Southampton 14
France Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur
6 England Joe Hart Manchester City 13
7 Spain David de Gea Manchester United 12
England John Ruddy Norwich City
Argentina Julián Speroni Crystal Palace
10 Italy Vito Mannone Sunderland 11
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Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards:[89] 78
    • Aston Villa
  • Most red cards:[89] 7
    • Sunderland

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Liverpool England Daniel Sturridge Liverpool [90]
September France Arsène Wenger Arsenal Wales Aaron Ramsey Arsenal [91]
October Argentina Mauricio Pochettino Southampton Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City [92]
November England Alan Pardew Newcastle United Netherlands Tim Krul Newcastle United [93]
December Chile Manuel Pellegrini Manchester City Uruguay Luis Suárez Liverpool [94]
January England Adam Johnson Sunderland [95]
February England Sam Allardyce West Ham United England Daniel Sturridge Liverpool [96]
March Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers Liverpool Uruguay Luis Suárez & England Steven Gerrard (shared) Liverpool [97]
April Wales Tony Pulis Crystal Palace England Connor Wickham Sunderland [98]
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Annual awards

Premier League Manager of the season

Tony Pulis won the Premier League Manager of the Season award.[99]

Premier League Player of the season

The Premier League Player of the Season was awarded to Luis Suárez.[99]

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Luis Suárez.[100] The other nominees were; Steven Gerrard, Eden Hazard, Adam Lallana, Daniel Sturridge and Yaya Touré.[101]

PFA Team of the Year

More information PFA Team of the Year, Goalkeeper ...
PFA Team of the Year[102]
Goalkeeper Petr Čech (Chelsea)
Defenders Séamus Coleman (Everton) Gary Cahill (Chelsea) Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) Luke Shaw (Southampton)
Midfielders Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Adam Lallana (Southampton) Yaya Touré (Manchester City) Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Forwards Luis Suárez (Liverpool) Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)
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PFA Young Player of the Year

The PFA Young Player of the Year was also awarded to Eden Hazard.[103]

FWA Footballer of the Year

The FWA Footballer of the Year was also awarded to Luis Suárez.[103]

Premier League Golden Glove

The Premier League Golden Glove award was won by Petr Čech of Chelsea and Wojciech Szczęsny of Arsenal.[104]

Premier League Fair Play League

The Premier League Fair Play League was topped by Liverpool.[105]

Average attendances

More information Club, Average attendance ...
ClubAverage attendance[106]
Manchester United75,207
Arsenal60,013
Newcastle United50,395
Manchester City47,075
Liverpool44,671
Chelsea41,482
Sunderland41,090
Everton37,732
Aston Villa36,081
Tottenham Hotspur35,808
West Ham United34,197
Southampton30,212
Cardiff City27,430
Norwich City26,805
Stoke City26,137
West Bromwich Albion25,194
Fulham24,977
Crystal Palace24,375
Hull City24,117
Swansea City20,407
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