2008–09 Premier League
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Template:Location map end The 2008–09 Premier League season (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) will be the seventeenth since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United are the defending champions, having won their tenth Premier League title on the final day of the previous season. The campaign – the fixtures for which were announced on 16 June – began on Saturday 16 August 2008,[1] and is scheduled to end on 24 May 2009. A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 17 who competed the previous season and three promoted from the Football League Championship. Starting with this season, clubs are now allowed to name seven substitutes on the bench instead of five.[2] This season is also different in that there will be no New Year's Day game, as is usually traditional. This is because the FA Cup Third Round is traditionally played on the first Saturday in January, which in 2009 will fall in the usual spot for New Year's league games.[3]
The first goal of the season was scored by Arsenal's Samir Nasri against newly-promoted West Bromwich Albion in the fourth minute of the early kick-off game on the opening day of the season on 16 August.[4] Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa scored the first hat-trick of the season against Manchester City, netting three goals in the space of seven minutes.[5]
League table
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Promotion and Relegation
Teams promoted from 2007-08 Football League Championship
- Champions West Bromwich Albion
- Runners up Stoke City
- Play-offs: Hull City
Teams relegated to 2008-09 Football League Championship
Results
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Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Samir Nasri for Arsenal against West Bromwich Albion, 4th minute (16 August 2008)[4]
- Fastest goal in a match: 179 seconds – Dean Ashton for West Ham United against Wigan Athletic (16 August 2008)[6]
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes – André Ooijer for Blackburn Rovers against Everton (16 August 2008)[7]
- Widest winning margin: 4 goals – Chelsea 4–0 Portsmouth, (17 August 2008)[8]
- Most goals in a match: 6 goals – Aston Villa 4–2 Manchester City (17 August 2008)[5]
- First own goal of the season: Robert Huth (Middlesbrough) for Tottenham Hotspur, 90+2 minutes (16 August 2008)[9]
- First hat trick of the season: Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) against Manchester City (17 August 2008)[5]
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Sam Ricketts for Hull City against Fulham, 29th minute (16 August 2008)[10]
Top scorers
| Scorer | Goals[11] | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Gabriel Agbonlahor
|
3 | Aston Villa |
| Dean Ashton
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2 | West Ham United |
 Mido
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2 | Middlesbrough |
 25 players
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1 | Various |
Kits
| Team | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Nike | Emirates | New home kit has a thick white stripe on both sides of the shirt, rather than the traditional all-white sleeves.[12] New away kit, yellow with blue sleeves,[13]with last season's away kit becoming the third kit. |
| Aston Villa | Nike | Acorns Children's Hospice |
Acorns Children's Hospice replaces 32Red as kit sponsor, with Aston Villa forgoing sponsorship payments.[14] New home and away shirts. The latter features a turquoise and black combination. |
| Blackburn Rovers | Umbro | Crown Paints | Crown Paints replaces Bet 24 as kit sponsor.[15][16] New away shirt, navy blue with a blue and white stripe down the middle, with last season's away kit becoming the third kit. |
| Bolton Wanderers | Reebok | Reebok | New home shirt, white with a blue pattern around the neck and shoulders, as well as a return to the navy short. New away shirt, gold with a slate pattern around the neck and shoulders. |
| Chelsea | adidas | Samsung | Samsung proper will replace its mobile division as sponsors. New home kit has a white collar with yellow trim on the collar and sleeves. New away shirt is black with white trim. New third shirt is yellow with blue trim. |
| Everton | Umbro | Chang | New home kit is blue with a white collar. New white, black and silver away kit. Third kit is fluorescent yellow shits with navy shorts. [17] |
| Fulham | Nike | LG | New home kit, white shirts with black trim on the collar and sleeves.[18] |
| Hull City | Umbro | Karoo and Kingston Communications |
Home shirts will revert to the traditional amber and black stripes.[19] New away kit, flint with amber trim. |
| Liverpool | adidas | Carlsberg | New home kit, red with white trim and a tweaked collar. New away kit, gray with red trim. New third kit, green with white trim will serve as their Champions League away kit. |
| Manchester City | le coq sportif | Thomas Cook | New home kit with white and dark blue trim, a dark blue collar, and white and light blue shorts. New away kit, black and red striped shirt and black shorts.[20] Third shirt in "blaze orange" with black right arm and navy shorts.[21] |
| Manchester United | Nike | AIG | New away kit, white with blue and red trim.[22] New third kit, blue,[23] will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the club's European Cup win in 1968.[24] |
| Middlesbrough | Erreà | Garmin | New home kit returns the white chestband and white trim down the sides, this time in a swoosh pattern. Away kit is blue with black stripes.[25] |
| Newcastle United | adidas | Northern Rock | New away kit will be purple with white trim. New Silver third kit. |
| Portsmouth | Canterbury | Oki | New club crest.[26] New home kit, all blue with gold trim, will commemorate the club's 110th anniversary. |
| Stoke City | le coq sportif | Britannia Building Society |
New home shirt with wider stripes.[27] New yellow and blue clash kit.[28] |
| Sunderland | Umbro | Boylesports.com | New home kit sees the return of the traditional red socks.[29] New away shirt, black and blue stripes,[30] with last season's away kit becoming the third kit. |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Puma | Mansion.com Casino & Poker |
New home kit sees the return of the traditional navy blue shorts. New away kit is light blue. New third kit is all black. |
| West Bromwich Albion | Umbro | TBA [31] | T-Mobile exit as shirt sponsor.[32][33] |
| West Ham United | Umbro | XL.com Holidays | New home kit.[34] New away kit, light blue, with last season's away kit becoming the third kit.[35] |
| Wigan Athletic | Champion | JJB Sports | New club crest.[36][37] Champion replaces Umbro as kit manufacturer. New away kit will be bright yellow and black[1]. Also, new JJB Sport logo on all shirts. |
In addition, Nike provided a new match ball based on their T90 Laser II Omni model for the 2008-09 campaign. The ball has dark red and yellow markings.
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | Old Trafford | 76,212 |
| Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60,355 |
| Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52,387 |
| Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 48,707 |
| Manchester City | City of Manchester Stadium | 47,726 |
| Liverpool | Anfield | 45,522 |
| Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,640 |
| Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 42,055 |
| Everton | Goodison Park | 40,569 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 36,240 |
| West Ham United | Upton Park | 35,303 |
| Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35,049 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
| Fulham | Craven Cottage | 30,500 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Reebok Stadium | 28,723 |
| Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 28,383 |
| West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 28,003 |
| Hull City | KC Stadium | 25,404 |
| Wigan Athletic | JJB Stadium | 25,138 |
| Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 20,688 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |  Avram Grant
|
Sacked | 24 May 2008[38] |  Luiz Felipe Scolari
|
1 July 2008[39] | Pre-season |
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