2014–15 Premier League
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chelsea 4th Premier League title 5th English title |
| Relegated | Hull City Burnley Queens Park Rangers |
| Champions League | Chelsea Manchester City Arsenal Manchester United |
| Europa League | Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool Southampton West Ham United |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 975 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sergio Agüero (26 goals)[1] |
| Best goalkeeper | Joe Hart (14 clean sheets)[2] |
| Biggest home win | Southampton 8–0 Sunderland (18 October 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Swansea City 0–5 Chelsea (17 January 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Everton 3–6 Chelsea (30 August 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games[3] Arsenal |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games[3] Chelsea |
| Longest winless run | 13 games[3] Leicester City |
| Longest losing run | 8 games[3] Newcastle United |
| Highest attendance | 75,454[4] Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion (2 May 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 16,163[4] Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Stoke City (20 September 2014) |
| Total attendance | 13,746,753[4] |
| Average attendance | 36,175[4] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2015. | |
The 2014–15 Premier League (also known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014.[5] The season started on 16 August 2014 and concluded on 24 May 2015.[6]
Manchester City came into the season as defending champions of the 2013–14 season. Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers entered as the three promoted teams.
On 3 May 2015, Chelsea won the title with three games to spare after a 1–0 home win over Crystal Palace.[7] It was their first league title since 2010, their fourth Premier League title and their fifth English league title overall.[8]
Burnley were the first team to be relegated despite beating Hull City 1–0, while Queens Park Rangers suffered the same fate after a 6–0 demolition by Manchester City.[9][10] Hull City were the third and final team to be relegated after a draw against Manchester United on the final day of the season.[11]
Manchester City's Sergio Agüero won the Golden Boot with 26 goals, with his teammate Joe Hart clinching a record fourth Golden Glove, having kept 14 clean sheets.[12] Eden Hazard and José Mourinho were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.[13]
Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Football League Championship.[14] On 5 April 2014, Leicester City earned promotion from the 2013–14 Football League Championship after a 10-year absence from the Premier League.[15] They were crowned champions after beating Bolton Wanderers on 22 April 2014.[16] On 21 April 2014, Burnley earned promotion to the Premier League with second place following their win over Wigan Athletic.[17] On 24 May 2014 Queens Park Rangers were the final team to be promoted after winning the 2014 Football League Championship play-off Final, 1–0 against Derby County at Wembley Stadium in London. The three teams replaced Cardiff City, Fulham and Norwich City, which were all relegated to the Championship at the end of the previous season.
London
Locations of the 2014–15 Premier League teams
Greater London Premier League football clubs
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity[18] |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60,272 |
| Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,682 |
| Burnley | Turf Moor | 21,401 |
| Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 41,798 |
| Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 25,747 |
| Everton | Goodison Park | 39,571 |
| Hull City | KC Stadium | 25,400 |
| Leicester City | King Power Stadium | 32,312 |
| Liverpool | Anfield | 45,276 |
| Manchester City | Etihad Stadium | 46,708 |
| Manchester United | Old Trafford | 75,635 |
| Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52,405 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 18,000 |
| Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,505 |
| Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 27,740 |
| Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 48,707 |
| Swansea City | Liberty Stadium | 20,827 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 36,284 |
| West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 26,445 |
| West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | 35,245 |
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.
- 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Premier League.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion |  Pepe Mel
|
Mutual consent | 12 May 2014[57] | Pre-season |  Alan Irvine
|
14 June 2014[58] |
| Tottenham Hotspur |  Tim Sherwood
|
Sacked | 13 May 2014[59] |  Mauricio Pochettino
|
27 May 2014[60] | |
| Southampton | Mauricio Pochettino
|
Signed by Tottenham | 27 May 2014[60] |  Ronald Koeman
|
16 June 2014[61] | |
| Crystal Palace |  Tony Pulis
|
Mutual consent | 14 August 2014[62] | Neil Warnock
|
27 August 2014[63] | |
| Neil Warnock
|
Sacked | 27 December 2014[64] | 18th | Alan Pardew
|
2 January 2015[65] | |
| West Bromwich Albion | Alan Irvine
|
29 December 2014[66] | 16th | Tony Pulis
|
1 January 2015[67] | |
| Newcastle United | Alan Pardew
|
Signed by Crystal Palace | 2 January 2015[65] | 10th | John Carver
|
26 January 2015[68] |
| Queens Park Rangers | Harry Redknapp
|
Resigned | 3 February 2015[69] | 19th | Chris Ramsey
|
12 February 2015[70] |
| Aston Villa | Paul Lambert
|
Sacked | 11 February 2015[71] | 18th | Tim Sherwood
|
14 February 2015[72] |
| Sunderland |  Gus Poyet
|
16 March 2015[73] | 17th | Dick Advocaat
|
17 March 2015[74] |
Results
On 3 May 2015, Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1–0 to secure the Premier League title with three games to play. PFA Player of the Year winner Eden Hazard scored the winning goal near the end of the first half, heading in the rebound of his own penalty kick. The win left Chelsea 16 points ahead of Arsenal, which had five games remaining.[75] Chelsea were atop the standings the entire year, having got off to a good start.[75][76] For Chelsea, it was the fourth title in the last eleven years, but first in the last six seasons. In was the fifth title in the club's 110-year history. "We showed absolutely everything since day one, everything football demands from a team," said manager José Mourinho. "We had fantastic attacking football, we had fantastic domination ... we defended amazingly well."[75] It was Mourinho's 22nd career title. He won titles at Chelsea in 2005 and 2006, before being forced out by owner Roman Abramovich, and returning in 2013. Diego Costa led Chelsea with 20 goals.[75]
League table
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Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 24 May 2015.[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City | 26 |
| 2 | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| 3 | Diego Costa
|
Chelsea | 20 |
| 4 | Charlie Austin
|
Queens Park Rangers | 18 |
| 5 |  Alexis Sánchez
|
Arsenal | 16 |
| 6 | Saido Berahino
|
West Bromwich Albion | 14 |
 Olivier Giroud
|
Arsenal | ||
 Eden Hazard
|
Chelsea | ||
| 9 | Christian Benteke
|
Aston Villa | 13 |
| 10 |  Graziano Pellè
|
Southampton | 12 |
| Wayne Rooney
|
Manchester United | ||
| David Silva
|
Manchester City |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Costa |
Chelsea | Swansea City | 4–2[77] | 13 September 2014 |
| Sergio Agüero4 |
Manchester City | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1[78] | 18 October 2014 |
| Charlie Austin |
Queens Park Rangers | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2[79] | 20 December 2014 |
 Jonathan Walters |
Stoke City | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1[80] | 31 January 2015 |
| Harry Kane |
Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | 4–3[81] | 21 March 2015 |
| Christian Benteke |
Aston Villa | Queens Park Rangers | 3–3[82] | 7 April 2015 |
 Yannick Bolasie |
Crystal Palace | Sunderland | 4–1[83] | 11 April 2015 |
| Sergio Agüero |
Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers | 6–0[84] | 10 May 2015 |
 Sadio Mané |
Southampton | Aston Villa | 6–1[85] | 16 May 2015 |
| Theo Walcott |
Arsenal | West Bromwich Albion | 4–1[86] | 24 May 2015 |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
Clean sheets
- As of matches played on 24 May 2015.[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart
|
Manchester City | 14 |
| 2 |  Łukasz Fabiański
|
Swansea City | 13 |
| Fraser Forster
|
Southampton | ||
| Simon Mignolet
|
Liverpool | ||
| 5 | Thibaut Courtois
|
Chelsea | 12 |
| 6 | Ben Foster
|
West Bromwich Albion | 11 |
 Costel Pantilimon
|
Sunderland | ||
| 8 | David de Gea
|
Manchester United | 10 |
| Tom Heaton
|
Burnley | ||
| 10 |  Brad Guzan
|
Aston Villa | 9 |
Discipline
- As of matches played on 24 May 2015.
Player
- Most yellow cards: 14[87]
- Lee Cattermole (Sunderland)
- Most red cards: 2[87]
- Tom Huddlestone (Hull City)
- Paul Konchesky (Leicester City)
- Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)
- Mike Williamson (Newcastle United)
Club
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Garry Monk
|
Swansea City | Diego Costa
|
Chelsea | [89] |
| September | Ronald Koeman
|
Southampton | Graziano Pellè
|
Southampton | [90] |
| October | Sam Allardyce
|
West Ham United | Diafra Sakho
|
West Ham United | [91] |
| November | Alan Pardew
|
Newcastle United | Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City | [92] |
| December | Manuel Pellegrini
|
Manchester City | Charlie Austin
|
Queens Park Rangers | [93] |
| January | Ronald Koeman
|
Southampton | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | [94] |
| February | Tony Pulis
|
West Bromwich Albion | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | [95] |
| March | Arsène Wenger
|
Arsenal | Olivier Giroud
|
Arsenal | [96] |
| April | Nigel Pearson
|
Leicester City | Christian Benteke
|
Aston Villa | [97] |
Annual awards
Premier League Manager of the Season
José Mourinho was named Premier League Manager of the Season.[13]
Premier League Player of the Season
Eden Hazard was named Premier League Player of the Season.[13]
PFA Player of the Year
The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Eden Hazard.[98]
PFA Team of the Year
The PFA Team of the Year was:[98]
- Goalkeeper: David de Gea (Manchester United)
- Defence: John Terry (Chelsea), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)
- Midfield: Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Nemanja Matić (Chelsea), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
- Attack: Diego Costa (Chelsea), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
FWA Footballer of the Year
The FWA Footballer of the Year was awarded to Eden Hazard.[99]
PFA Young Player of the Year
The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Harry Kane.[98]
Premier League Golden Boot
The Premier League Golden Boot was won by Sergio Agüero who scored 26 goals.[12]
Premier League Golden Glove
The Premier League Golden Glove was won by Joe Hart who kept 14 clean sheets.[12]
Premier League Fair Play League
West Ham United finished top of the Premier League Fair Play League and therefore qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round after England finished in the top three in the UEFA Fair Play table.[100]
Average attendances
| Club | Average attendance[101] |
|---|---|
| Manchester United | 75,335 |
| Arsenal | 59,992 |
| Newcastle United | 50,359 |
| Manchester City | 45,365 |
| Liverpool | 44,659 |
| Sunderland | 43,157 |
| Chelsea | 41,546 |
| Everton | 38,406 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 35,728 |
| West Ham United | 34,846 |
| Aston Villa | 34,133 |
| Leicester City | 31,693 |
| Southampton | 30,741 |
| Stoke City | 27,081 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 25,064 |
| Crystal Palace | 24,421 |
| Hull City | 23,557 |
| Swansea City | 20,555 |
| Burnley | 19,131 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 17,809 |
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