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2023–24 Premier League

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Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played258
Goals scored834 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerErling Haaland
(17 goals)
Biggest home winAston Villa 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion
(30 September 2023)
Arsenal 5–0 Sheffield United
(28 October 2023)
Manchester City 6–1 Bournemouth
(4 November 2023)
Burnley 5–0 Sheffield United
(2 December 2023)
Fulham 5–0 Nottingham Forest
(6 December 2023)
Fulham 5–0 West Ham United
(10 December 2023)
Arsenal 5–0 Crystal Palace
(20 January 2024)
Biggest away winSheffield United 0–8 Newcastle United
(24 September 2023)
Highest scoringSheffield United 0–8 Newcastle United
(24 September 2023)
Chelsea 4–4 Manchester City
(12 November 2023)
Newcastle United 4–4 Luton Town
(3 February 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Arsenal
Manchester City (twice)
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Liverpool
Longest winless run10 matches
Sheffield United
Longest losing run6 matches
Burnley
Sheffield United
Highest attendance73,612
Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United
(4 February 2024)
Lowest attendance10,421
Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea
(17 September 2023)
Total attendance9,972,333
Average attendance38,652
All statistics correct as of 26 February 2024.

The 2023–24 Premier League is the 32nd season of the Premier League and the 125th season of top-level English football. The league announced the matches on 15th June 2023 at 09:00 BST. Manchester City has won the championship three times in a row and could be the first men's team to win four times in a row in English football history.[1]

The summer transfer window opened on 14th June 2023 and closed at 23:00 BST on 1st September 2023. The winter transfer window will open on 1st January 2024 and close at 23:00 GMT on 1st February 2024.[2][3] The league will have a winter break between 14th and 30th January 2024, during which no Premier League games will be played.

For only the third time in Premier League history, a team had points taken away. On 17 November 2023, Everton lost 10 points for breaking the league's money rules. This was the biggest points deduction ever in Premier League history. After an appeal, the points loss was reduced to six on 26 February 2024. Then, on 8 April, Everton lost another two points for breaking more rules, making a total of eight points lost for the season.[4][5]

On 30 September 2023, during a game between Tottenham and Liverpool, the video assistant referee (VAR) made a mistake and disallowed a goal that should have counted. Liverpool lost the game 2–1. It was later revealed that the referees had just returned from a long trip to the UAE the day before, which raised questions about whether they should have been allowed to take other jobs in the UAE.[6]

On 5 December 2023, Sheffield United became the first team to fire their manager this season after a 5–0 loss to Burnley. Paul Heckingbottom was replaced by Chris Wilder. At that time, Sheffield United were at the bottom of the league with only five points from 14 games.[7]

On 16 December 2023, the game between Bournemouth and Luton Town was stopped after 65 minutes when Luton's captain, Tom Lockyer, collapsed on the pitch. He had a heart problem and was taken to the hospital but later recovered. The game was replayed on 13 March 2024, and Bournemouth made an amazing comeback to win 4–3 after being 3–0 down at halftime.[8]

On 19 December 2023, Nottingham Forest fired their manager, Steve Cooper, after winning just one of 13 games. He was replaced by Nuno Espírito Santo. In his second game, Nuno led Forest to a 3–1 win against Newcastle, ending their winless streak.[9]

On 26 January 2024, Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp announced he would leave at the end of the season after more than eight years with the team.[10] On 19 February 2024, Crystal Palace's manager Roy Hodgson resigned. Palace had lost ten of their last 16 games and were close to the relegation zone. Hodgson was replaced by Oliver Glasner.[11]

On 18 March 2024, Nottingham Forest lost four points for breaking the league's money rules. Their appeal was rejected on 7 May. On 27 April 2024, Sheffield United was the first team relegated to the Championship after losing 5–1 to Newcastle. They were 10 points away from safety with only three games left. On 4 May, they became the first team to let in 100 goals in a 38-game season. By the end of the season, they had let in 104 goals, the most in the top league since Ipswich Town let in 121 goals in 1963–64.[12]

On 6 May 2024, West Ham United said their manager, David Moyes, would leave at the end of the season when his contract ended.[13] On 11 May 2024, Burnley became the second team relegated after losing 2–1 to Tottenham. They were five points from safety with one game left. On the same day, Luton Town lost 3–1 to West Ham, which left them needing a miracle to stay up. Their relegation was confirmed on the last day as they lost 4–2 to Fulham, and Nottingham Forest won 2–1 against Burnley.[14]

On 18 May 2024, Brighton & Hove Albion announced they had agreed with their manager Roberto De Zerbi to end his contract after the last game of the season.[15][16] On 19 May 2024, the final day of the season, Manchester City beat West Ham 3–1 to win the title with 91 points. Arsenal finished second with 89 points.

This season, Aston Villa did very well under their manager Unai Emery, securing a spot in the Champions League for the first time since 1983. Meanwhile, Manchester United had their worst Premier League season ever, finishing eighth with 14 losses. However, they still won the FA Cup, beating Manchester City, which got them a place in the Europa League next season.[17] Chelsea, who finished 12th last season, improved to sixth under their new manager Mauricio Pochettino, earning a spot in the Conference League playoff round. Newcastle United finished seventh but missed out on European football because Manchester United won the FA Cup. If Manchester City had won the FA Cup, Chelsea would have moved to the Europa League, Newcastle to the Conference League, and Manchester United would have missed out on European football.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 28 7 3 96 34 +62 91 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Arsenal 38 28 5 5 91 29 +62 89
3 Liverpool 38 24 10 4 86 41 +45 82
4 Aston Villa 38 20 8 10 76 61 +15 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 6 12 74 61 +13 66 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Chelsea 38 18 9 11 77 63 +14 63 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
7 Newcastle United 38 18 6 14 85 62 +23 60
8 Manchester United 38 18 6 14 57 58 −1 60 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
9 West Ham United 38 14 10 14 60 74 −14 52
10 Crystal Palace 38 13 10 15 57 58 −1 49
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 12 14 55 62 −7 48
12 Bournemouth 38 13 9 16 54 67 −13 48
13 Fulham 38 13 8 17 55 61 −6 47
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 13 7 18 50 65 −15 46
15 Everton 38 13 9 16 40 51 −11 40[c]
16 Brentford 38 10 9 19 56 65 −9 39
17 Nottingham Forest 38 9 9 20 49 67 −18 32[d]
18 Luton Town (R) 38 6 8 24 52 85 −33 26 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Burnley (R) 38 5 9 24 41 78 −37 24
20 Sheffield United (R) 38 3 7 28 35 104 −69 16
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[24]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2023–24 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the League Cup winners (Conference League play-off round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
  2. Manchester United qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2023–24 FA Cup winners.
  3. Everton were deducted eight points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. They were originally deducted 10 points but this was reduced to six after an appeal. The club were then deducted an additional two points for further PSR breaches.[18][19][20]
  4. Nottingham Forest were deducted four points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. The club appealed the decision but were unsuccessful.[21][22][23]
Home \ Away ARS AVL BOU BRE BHA BUR CHE CRY EVE FUL LIV LUT MCI MUN NEW NFO SHU TOT WHU WOL
Arsenal 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–0 5–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 2–1 5–0 2–2 0–2 2–1
Aston Villa 1–0 3–1 3–3 6–1 3–2 2–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 3–3 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 0–4 4–1 2–0
Bournemouth 0–4 2–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–4 4–3 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Brentford 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–4 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–4 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–4
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–0
Burnley 0–5 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–4 1–2 5–0 2–5 1–2 1–1
Chelsea 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 6–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 4–4 4–3 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–4
Crystal Palace 0–1 5–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 4–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 5–2 3–2
Everton 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–3 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–1
Fulham 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–3 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–4 0–1 0–1 5–0 3–1 3–0 5–0 3–2
Liverpool 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 4–3 4–1 1–1 0–0 4–2 3–0 3–1 4–2 3–1 2–0
Luton Town 3–4 2–3 2–1 1–5 4–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1
Manchester City 0–0 4–1 6–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 5–1 1–1 5–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–3 3–1 5–1
Manchester United 0–1 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 3–2 3–2 4–2 2–2 3–0 1–0
Newcastle United 1–0 5–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 4–4 2–3 1–0 1–3 5–1 4–0 4–3 3–0
Nottingham Forest 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–2
Sheffield United 0–6 0–5 1–3 1–0 0–5 1–4 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–8 1–3 0–3 2–2 2–1
Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 1–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2
West Ham United 0–6 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2
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

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Top scorers

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Erling Haaland won his second successive Premier League Golden Boot after scoring 27 goals for Manchester City.
Rank Player Club Goals[25]
1 Norway Erling Haaland Manchester City 27
2 England Cole Palmer Manchester City
Chelsea
22
3 Sweden Alexander Isak Newcastle United 21
4 England Phil Foden Manchester City 19
England Dominic Solanke Bournemouth
England Ollie Watkins Aston Villa
7 Egypt Mohamed Salah Liverpool 18
8 South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur 17
9 England Jarrod Bowen West Ham United 16
France Jean-Philippe Mateta Crystal Palace
England Bukayo Saka Arsenal

Hat-tricks

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Manchester City's Phil Foden was the only player to score a hat-trick in both home and away fixtures this season.
Player For Against Result Date
South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur Burnley 5–2 (A)[26] 2 September 2023
Norway Erling Haaland Manchester City Fulham 5–1 (H)[27]
Republic of Ireland Evan Ferguson Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle United 3–1 (H)[28]
England Ollie Watkins Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion 6–1 (H)[29] 30 September 2023
England Eddie Nketiah Arsenal Sheffield United 5–0 (H)[30] 28 October 2023
Senegal Nicolas Jackson Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 (A)[31] 6 November 2023
England Dominic Solanke Bournemouth Nottingham Forest 3–2 (A)[32] 23 December 2023
New Zealand Chris Wood Nottingham Forest Newcastle United 3–1 (A)[33] 26 December 2023
England Elijah Adebayo Luton Town Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 (H)[34] 30 January 2024
Brazil Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers Chelsea 4–2 (A)[35] 4 February 2024
England Phil Foden Manchester City Brentford 3–1 (A)[36] 5 February 2024
England Jarrod Bowen West Ham United 4–2 (H)[37] 26 February 2024
England Phil Foden Manchester City Aston Villa 4–1 (H)[38] 3 April 2024
England Cole Palmer Chelsea Manchester United 4–3 (H)[39] 4 April 2024
England Cole Palmer4 Everton 6–0 (H)[40] 15 April 2024
Norway Erling Haaland4 Manchester City Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 (H)[41] 4 May 2024
France Jean-Philippe Mateta Crystal Palace Aston Villa 5–0 (H)[42] 19 May 2024
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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David Raya won his first Premier League Golden Glove after keeping 16 clean sheets for Arsenal.
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[43]
1 Spain David Raya Arsenal 16
2 England Jordan Pickford Everton 13
3 Germany Bernd Leno Fulham 10
Brazil Ederson Manchester City
5 Cameroon André Onana Manchester United 9
6 Brazil Alisson Liverpool 8
Argentina Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa
8 Netherlands Mark Flekken Brentford 7
Brazil Neto Bournemouth
Italy Guglielmo Vicario Tottenham Hotspur

Discipline

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  • Most yellow cards: 105[46]
    • Chelsea
  • Fewest yellow cards: 52[46]
    • Manchester City
  • Most red cards: 7[47]
    • Burnley
  • Fewest red cards: 0[47]
    • Luton Town

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