2020–21 Premier League

The 2020–21 Premier League was the 29th season of the Premier League, the top division of football in England. Liverpool were the defending champions, having won their nineteenth league title in the previous season. The season was initially scheduled to start on 8 August,^[2] but was delayed until 12 September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Premier League

Season	2020-21
Dates	12 September 2020 – 23 May 2021
Relegated	Sheffield United Fulham West Brom
Champions League	Manchester City
Matches played	346
Goals scored	915 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer	Harry Kane (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Manchester United 9–0 Southampton (2 February 2021)
Biggest away win	Crystal Palace 0–7 Liverpool (19 December 2020)
Highest scoring	Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool (4 October 2020) Manchester United 9–0 Southampton (2 February 2021)
Longest winning run	15 matches Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run	19 matches Manchester City
Longest winless run	17 matches Sheffield United
Longest losing run	8 matches Sheffield United
Highest attendance	2,000[1] 15 matches
Total attendance	30,000[1]
Average attendance	2,000[1] (excluding matches played behind closed doors)
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 9 May 2021 (2/4 matches finished).

Teams

Stadiums and locations

London

West Midlands

Brighton &
Hove Albion

Burnley

Everton

Leeds United

Leicester City

Liverpool

Manchester City

Manchester United

Newcastle United

Sheffield United

Southampton

London teams:
Arsenal
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United

West Midlands teams:
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Locations of the 2020–21 Premier League teams

Arsenal

Chelsea

Crystal Palace

Fulham

Tottenham
Hotspur

West Ham United

Greater London Premier League football clubs

Aston Villa

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

West Midlands Premier League football clubs

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity[4]
Arsenal	London (Holloway)	Emirates Stadium	60,704
Aston Villa	Birmingham	Villa Park	42,682
Brighton & Hove Albion	Brighton	Falmer Stadium	30,750
Burnley	Burnley	Turf Moor	21,944[5]
Chelsea	London (Fulham)	Stamford Bridge	40,834
Crystal Palace	London (Selhurst)	Selhurst Park	25,486
Everton	Liverpool (Walton)	Goodison Park	39,414
Fulham	London (Fulham)	Craven Cottage	19,359
Leeds United	Leeds	Elland Road	37,792
Leicester City	Leicester	King Power Stadium	32,261
Liverpool	Liverpool (Anfield)	Anfield	53,394
Manchester City	Manchester	City of Manchester Stadium	55,017
Manchester United	Old Trafford	Old Trafford	74,140
Newcastle United	Newcastle upon Tyne	St James' Park	52,305
Sheffield United	Sheffield	Bramall Lane	32,050
Southampton	Southampton	St Mary's Stadium	32,384
Tottenham Hotspur	London (Tottenham)	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	62,303
West Bromwich Albion	West Bromwich	The Hawthorns	26,688
West Ham United	London (Stratford)	London Stadium	60,000
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wolverhampton	Molineux Stadium	32,050

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (chest)	Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Arsenal	Mikel Arteta	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Adidas[6]	Emirates[7]	Visit Rwanda[8]
Aston Villa	Dean Smith	Jack Grealish	Kappa[9]	Cazoo[10]	LT[11]
Brighton & Hove Albion	Graham Potter	Lewis Dunk	Nike[12]	American Express[12]	SnickersUK.com[13]
Burnley	Sean Dyche	Ben Mee	Umbro	LoveBet[14]
Chelsea	Thomas Tuchel	César Azpilicueta	Nike[15]	Three[16]	Hyundai[17]
Crystal Palace	Roy Hodgson	Luka Milivojević	Puma[18]	W88[19]	Iqoniq[20]
Everton	Carlo Ancelotti	Séamus Coleman	Hummel[21]	Cazoo[22]	TBA
Fulham	Scott Parker	Tom Cairney	Adidas	BetVictor[23]	ClearScore[24]
Leeds United	Marcelo Bielsa	Liam Cooper	Adidas[25]	SBOTOP[26]	JD Sports[27]
Leicester City	Brendan Rodgers	Wes Morgan	Adidas[28]	Tourism Authority of Thailand[29]	Bia Saigon[30]
Liverpool	Jürgen Klopp	Jordan Henderson	Nike[31]	Standard Chartered[32]	Expedia[33]
Manchester City	Pep Guardiola	Fernandinho[34]	Puma[35]	Etihad Airways[36]	Nexen Tire[37]
Manchester United	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Harry Maguire	Adidas[38]	Chevrolet[39]	Kohler[40]
Newcastle United	Steve Bruce	Jamaal Lascelles	Puma[41]	FUN88[42]	ICM.com[43]
Sheffield United	Paul Heckingbottom (caretaker)	Billy Sharp	Adidas	Union Standard Group[44]
Southampton	Ralph Hasenhüttl	James Ward-Prowse	Under Armour[45]	Sportsbet.io[46]	Virgin Media[47]
Tottenham Hotspur	Ryan Mason (caretaker)	Hugo Lloris	Nike[48]	AIA[49]	Cinch[50]
West Bromwich Albion	Sam Allardyce	Jake Livermore	Puma[51]	Ideal Boilers	12BET
West Ham United	David Moyes	Mark Noble	Umbro	Betway	Scope Markets[52]
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nuno Espírito Santo	Conor Coady	Adidas[53]	ManBetX[54]	Aeroset

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
West Bromwich Albion	Slaven Bilić[55]	Sacked	16 December 2020	19th	Sam Allardyce[56]	16 December 2020
Chelsea	Frank Lampard[57]		25 January 2021	9th	Thomas Tuchel[58]	26 January 2021
Sheffield United	Chris Wilder[59]	Mutual consent	13 March 2021	20th	Paul Heckingbottom (interim)[59]	13 March 2021
Tottenham Hotspur	José Mourinho[60]	Sacked	19 April 2021	7th	Ryan Mason (interim)[60][61]	19 April 2021

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	38	27	5	6	83	32	+51	86	Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
2	Manchester United (X)	38	21	11	6	73	44	+29	74
3	Liverpool	38	20	9	9	68	42	+26	69
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	58	36	+22	67
5	Leicester City	38	20	6	12	68	50	+18	66	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
6	West Ham United	38	19	8	11	62	47	+15	65
7	Tottenham Hotspur	38	18	8	12	68	45	+23	62	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[c]
8	Arsenal	38	18	7	13	55	39	+16	61
9	Leeds United	38	18	5	15	62	54	+8	59
10	Everton	38	17	8	13	47	48	−1	59
11	Aston Villa	38	16	7	15	55	46	+9	55
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	12	9	17	36	52	−16	45
13	Newcastle United	38	12	9	17	46	62	−16	45
14	Crystal Palace	38	12	8	18	41	66	−25	44
15	Southampton	38	12	7	19	47	68	−21	43
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	9	14	15	40	46	−6	41
17	Burnley	38	10	9	19	33	55	−22	39
18	Fulham (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28	Relegation to the EFL Championship
19	West Bromwich Albion (R)	38	5	11	22	35	76	−41	26
20	Sheffield United (R)	38	7	2	29	20	63	−43	23

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021 (5:20pm GMT, results not done). Source: Premier League
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^[62]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League group stage, but may still qualify for Champions League group stage
Notes:

1. The fourth-placed team will play in the Europa League group stage instead of the Champions League group stage if Chelsea wins the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Manchester United win the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, and both winners finish in fifth place or lower.
2. Since both 2020–21 FA Cup finalists (Leicester City and Chelsea) would currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage berth awarded to the FA Cup winners would pass to the sixth-placed team.
3. Since 2020–21 EFL Cup winners Manchester City have qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will transfer to the highest-placed Premier League team who have not already qualified for European competition, which is currently the seventh-placed team.

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	AVL	BHA	BUR	CHE	CRY	EVE	FUL	LEE	LEI	LIV	MCI	MUN	NEW	SHU	SOU	TOT	WBA	WHU	WOL
Arsenal	—	0–3	2–0	0–1	3–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	4–2	0–1	0–3	0–1	0–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–1	1–2
Aston Villa	1–0	—	1–2	0–0	2–1	3–0	0–0	3–1	0–3	1–2	7–2	1–2	1–3	2–0	1–0	3–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	0–0	—	0–0	1–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	3–0	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Burnley	1–1	3–2	1–1	—	0–3	1–0	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–1
Chelsea	0–1	1–1	0–0	2–0	—	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–1	0–2	1–3	0–0	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–0	2–5	3–0	0–0
Crystal Palace	1–3	3–2	1–1	0–3	1–4	—	1–2	0–0	4–1	1–1	0–7	0–2	0–0	0–2	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–3	1–0
Everton	2–1	1–2	4–2	1–2	1–0	1–1	—	0–2	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–1	1–0	2–2	5–2	0–1	1–0
Fulham	0–3	0–3	0–0	0–3	0–1	1–2	2–3	—	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	0–1
Leeds United	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–2	4–3	—	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–0	5–2	2–1	3–0	3–1	3–1	1–2	0–1
Leicester City	1–3	0–1	3–0	4–2	2–0	2–1	0–2	1–2	1–3	—	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–4	5–0	2–0	2–4	3–0	0–3	1–0
Liverpool	3–1	2–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	2–0	0–2	0–1	4–3	3–0	—	1–4	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	4–0
Manchester City	1–0	2–0	1–0	5–0	1–2	4–0	5–0	2–0	1–2	2–5	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	1–0	5–2	3–0	1–1	2–1	4–1
Manchester United	0–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	0–0	1–3	3–3	1–1	6–2	1–2	2–4	0–0	—	3–1	1–2	9–0	1–6	1–0	1–0	1–0
Newcastle United	0–2	1–1	0–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	3–4	1–4	—	1–0	3–2	2–2	2–1	3–2	1–1
Sheffield United	0–3	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–2	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–2	0–1	2–3	1–0	—	0–2	1–3	2–1	0–1	0–2
Southampton	1–3	0–1	1–2	3–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–0	0–1	2–3	2–0	3–0	—	2–5	2–0	0–0	1–2
Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	1–2	2–1	4–0	0–1	4–1	0–1	1–1	3–0	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–1	4–0	2–1	—	2–0	3–3	2–0
West Bromwich Albion	0–4	0–3	1–0	0–0	3–3	1–5	0–1	2–2	0–5	0–3	1–2	0–5	1–1	0–0	1–0	3–0	0–1	—	1–3	1–1
West Ham United	3–3	2–1	2–2	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	2–0	3–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2	3–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	—	4–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	0–1	2–1	0–4	2–1	2–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 9 May 2021 (2/4 matches finished)

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[63]
1	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	21
2	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	20
3	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	17
	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur
5	Patrick Bamford	Leeds United	15
	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Everton
7	Alexandre Lacazette	Arsenal	13
	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City
	Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa
10	İlkay Gündoğan	Manchester City	12
	Callum Wilson	Newcastle United

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	Leeds United	4–3 (H)[64]	12 September 2020
Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Everton	West Bromwich Albion	5–2 (H)[65]	19 September 2020
Son Heung-min4	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton	5–2 (A)[66]	20 September 2020
Jamie Vardy	Leicester City	Manchester City	5–2 (A)[67]	27 September 2020
Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	Liverpool	7–2 (H)[68]	4 October 2020
Patrick Bamford	Leeds United	Aston Villa	3–0 (A)[69]	23 October 2020
Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	Burnley	5–0 (H)[70]	28 November 2020
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Arsenal	Leeds United	4–2 (H)[71]	14 February 2021
Kelechi Iheanacho	Leicester City	Sheffield United	5–0 (H)[72]	14 March 2021
Chris Wood	Burnley	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0 (A)[73]	25 April 2021
Gareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur	Sheffield United	4–0 (H)[74]	2 May 2021

Notes

⁴ Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Most assists

As of 9 May 2021 (2/4 matches finished)

Rank	Player	Club	Assists[75]
1	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	13
2	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	11
	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United
4	Jack Grealish	Aston Villa	10
	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur
6	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United	9
	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City
8	Timo Werner	Chelsea	8
9	Patrick Bamford	Leeds United	7
	Aaron Cresswell	West Ham United
	Lucas Digne	Everton
	Pascal Groß	Brighton and Hove Albion
	Raphinha	Leeds United

Clean sheets

As of 9 May 2021 (2/4 matches finished)^[source?]

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Ederson	Manchester City	18
2	Édouard Mendy	Chelsea	16
3	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa	14
4	Hugo Lloris	Tottenham Hotspur	11
	Kasper Schmeichel	Leicester City
6	Illan Meslier	Leeds United	10
	Rui Patrício	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	Nick Pope	Burnley
	Robert Sánchez	Brighton & Hove Albion
10	Alphonse Areola	Fulham	9
	David de Gea	Manchester United
	Łukasz Fabiański	West Ham United
	Bernd Leno	Arsenal

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 11^[76]
  • Harry Maguire (Manchester United)

• Most red cards: 2^[77]
  • Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 65^[78]
  • Sheffield United

• Most red cards: 6^[79]
  • Brighton & Hove Albion

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month		Goal of the Month		References
	Manager	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
September	Carlo Ancelotti	Everton	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Everton	James Maddison	Leicester City	[80][81][82]
October	Nuno Espírito Santo	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	Manuel Lanzini	West Ham United	[83][84][85]
November	José Mourinho	Tottenham Hotspur	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	Ola Aina	Fulham	[86][87][88]
December	Dean Smith	Aston Villa			Sébastien Haller	West Ham United	[89][90][91]
January	Pep Guardiola	Manchester City	İlkay Gündoğan	Manchester City	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	[92][93][94]
February					Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	[95][96][97]
March	Thomas Tuchel	Chelsea	Kelechi Iheanacho	Leicester City	Erik Lamela	Tottenham Hotspur	[98][99][100]