The 2014–15 Premier League (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, and the 116th season of top-flight English football overall. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014. The season started on 16 August 2014 and concluded on 24 May 2015.

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. It was their first league title since 2010, their fourth Premier League title and their fifth English league title overall. Holders Manchester City eventually finished second, after a short drop to fourth a few weeks before the final match.

Burnley were the first team to be relegated on 9 May 2015 despite beating Hull City 1–0, while Queens Park Rangers suffered the same fate after a 6–0 demolition by Manchester City the next day. Hull City were the third and final team to be relegated after Newcastle United beat West Ham United 2–0. They drew 0–0 against Manchester United on the final day of the season.

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. Eden Hazard and José Mourinho were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.

Teams

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 Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers, returning to the top flight after respective absences of ten years, four years and one year. They replaced Norwich City, Fulham and Cardiff City, who were relegated to the Championship after their respective top-flight spells of three years, thirteen years and one year.

Stadiums and locations

2014–15 Premier League is located in England
Locations of the 2014–15 Premier League teams
Greater London Premier League football clubs
Greater London Premier League football clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ArsenalLondon (Holloway)Emirates Stadium60,272
Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park42,682
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor21,401
ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge41,798
Crystal PalaceLondon (Selhurst)Selhurst Park25,747
EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park39,571
Hull CityKingston upon HullKC Stadium25,400
Leicester CityLeicesterKing Power Stadium32,312
LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield45,276
Manchester CityManchester (Bradford)City of Manchester Stadium46,708
Manchester UnitedManchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford75,635
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park52,405
Queens Park RangersLondon (Shepherd's Bush)Loftus Road18,000
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,505
Stoke CityStoke-on-TrentBritannia Stadium27,740
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light48,707
Swansea CitySwanseaLiberty Stadium20,827
Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane36,284
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,445
West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground35,245

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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
ArsenalFrance Arsène WengerSpain Mikel ArtetaPumaEmirates
Aston VillaEngland Tim SherwoodEngland Fabian DelphMacrondafabet
BurnleyEngland Sean DycheEngland Jason ShackellPumaFUN88
ChelseaPortugal José MourinhoEngland John TerryAdidasSamsung
Crystal PalaceEngland Alan PardewAustralia Mile JedinakMacronNeteller
EvertonSpain Roberto MartínezEngland Phil JagielkaUmbroChang
Hull CityEngland Steve BruceEngland Curtis DaviesUmbro12BET
Leicester CityEngland Nigel PearsonJamaica Wes MorganPumaKing Power
LiverpoolNorthern Ireland Brendan RodgersEngland Steven GerrardWarriorStandard Chartered
Manchester CityChile Manuel PellegriniBelgium Vincent KompanyNikeEtihad Airways
Manchester UnitedNetherlands Louis van GaalEngland Wayne RooneyNikeChevrolet
Newcastle UnitedEngland John CarverArgentina Fabricio ColocciniPumaWonga
Queens Park RangersEngland Chris RamseyEngland Clint HillNikeAirAsia
SouthamptonNetherlands Ronald KoemanPortugal José FonteMade by clubVeho
Stoke CityWales Mark HughesEngland Ryan ShawcrossWarriorBet365
SunderlandNetherlands Dick AdvocaatRepublic of Ireland John O'SheaAdidasBFS Group
Swansea CityEngland Garry MonkWales Ashley WilliamsAdidasGWFX
Tottenham HotspurArgentina Mauricio PochettinoFrance Younès KaboulUnder ArmourAIA
West Bromwich AlbionWales Tony PulisScotland Darren FletcherAdidasIntuit QuickBooks
West Ham UnitedEngland Sam AllardyceEngland Kevin NolanAdidasBetway1
  1. ^ West Ham United's shirt sponsor was Alpari until 6 February 2015 after the company was placed into administration in January 2015.

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

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyLeague positionIncoming managerDate of appointment
West Bromwich AlbionSpain Pepe MelMutual consent12 May 2014Pre-seasonScotland Alan Irvine14 June 2014
Tottenham HotspurEngland Tim SherwoodSacked13 May 2014Argentina Mauricio Pochettino27 May 2014
SouthamptonArgentina Mauricio PochettinoSigned by Tottenham27 May 2014Netherlands Ronald Koeman16 June 2014
Crystal PalaceWales Tony PulisMutual consent14 August 2014England Neil Warnock27 August 2014
England Neil WarnockSacked27 December 201418thEngland Alan Pardew2 January 2015
West Bromwich AlbionScotland Alan Irvine29 December 201416thWales Tony Pulis1 January 2015
Newcastle UnitedEngland Alan PardewSigned by Crystal Palace2 January 201510thEngland John Carver26 January 2015
Queens Park RangersEngland Harry RedknappResigned3 February 201519thEngland Chris Ramsey12 February 2015
Aston VillaScotland Paul LambertSacked11 February 201518thEngland Tim Sherwood14 February 2015
SunderlandUruguay Gus Poyet16 March 201517thNetherlands Dick Advocaat17 March 2015

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Chelsea (C)3826937332+4187Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Manchester City3824778338+4579
3Arsenal3822977136+3575
4Manchester United38201086237+2570Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5Tottenham Hotspur38197125853+564Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6Liverpool38188125248+462
7Southampton38186145433+2160Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
8Swansea City38168144649−356
9Stoke City38159144845+354
10Crystal Palace38139164751−448
11Everton381211154850−247
12West Ham United381211154447−347Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
13West Bromwich Albion381111163851−1344
14Leicester City38118194655−941
15Newcastle United38109194063−2339
16Sunderland38717143153−2238
17Aston Villa38108203157−2638
18Hull City (R)38811193351−1835Relegation to Football League Championship
19Burnley (R)38712192853−2533
20Queens Park Rangers (R)3886244273−3130

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. Chelsea were atop the standings the entire year, having got off to a good start. For Chelsea, it was the fourth title in the last eleven years, but first in the last six seasons. It 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." 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.

Home \ AwayARSAVLBURCHECRYEVEHULLEILIVMCIMUNNEWQPRSOUSTKSUNSWATOTWBAWHU
Arsenal—5–03–00–02–12–02–22–14–12–21–24–12–11–03–00–00–11–14–13–0
Aston Villa0–3—0–11–20–03–22–12–10–20–21–10–03–31–11–20–00–11–22–11–0
Burnley0–11–1—1–32–31–31–00–10–11–00–01–12–11–00–00–00–10–02–21–3
Chelsea2–03–01–1—1–01–02–02–01–11–11–02–02–11–12–13–14–23–02–02–0
Crystal Palace1–20–10–01–2—0–10–22–03–12–11–21–13–11–31–11–31–02–10–21–3
Everton2–23–01–03–62–3—1–12–20–01–13–03–03–11–00–10–20–00–10–02–1
Hull City1–32–00–12–32–02–0—0–11–02–40–00–32–10–11–11–10–11–20–02–2
Leicester City1–11–02–21–30–12–20–0—1–30–15–33–05–12–00–10–02–01–20–12–1
Liverpool2–20–12–01–21–31–10–02–2—2–11–22–02–12–11–00–04–13–22–12–0
Manchester City0–23–22–21–13–01–01–12–03–1—1–05–06–02–00–13–22–14–13–02–0
Manchester United1–13–13–11–11–02–13–03–13–04–2—3–14–00–12–12–01–23–00–12–1
Newcastle United1–21–03–32–13–33–22–21–01–00–20–1—1–01–21–10–12–31–31–12–0
Queens Park Rangers1–22–02–00–10–01–20–13–22–32–20–22–1—0–12–21–01–11–23–20–0
Southampton2–06–12–01–11–03–02–02–00–20–31–24–02–1—1–08–00–12–20–00–0
Stoke City3–20–11–20–21–22–01–00–16–11–41–11–03–12–1—1–12–13–02–02–2
Sunderland0–20–42–00–01–41–11–30–00–11–41–11–00–22–13–1—0–02–20–01–1
Swansea City2–11–01–00–51–11–13–12–00–12–42–12–22–00–12–01–1—1–23–01–1
Tottenham Hotspur2–10–12–15–30–02–12–04–30–30–10–01–24–01–01–22–13–2—0–12–2
West Bromwich Albion0–11–04–03–02–20–21–02–30–01–32–20–21–41–01–02–22–00–3—1–2
West Ham United1–20–01–00–11–31–23–02–03–12–11–11–02–01–31–11–03–10–11–1—

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Argentina Sergio AgüeroManchester City26
2England Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur21
3Spain Diego CostaChelsea20
4England Charlie AustinQueens Park Rangers18
5Chile Alexis SánchezArsenal16
6England Saido BerahinoWest Bromwich Albion14
France Olivier GiroudArsenal
Belgium Eden HazardChelsea
9Belgium Christian BentekeAston Villa13
10Italy Graziano PellèSouthampton12
England Wayne RooneyManchester United
Spain David SilvaManchester City

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Spain Diego CostaChelseaSwansea City4–213 September 2014
Argentina Sergio Agüero4Manchester CityTottenham Hotspur4–118 October 2014
England Charlie AustinQueens Park RangersWest Bromwich Albion3–220 December 2014
Republic of Ireland Jonathan WaltersStoke CityQueens Park Rangers3–131 January 2015
England Harry KaneTottenham HotspurLeicester City4–321 March 2015
Belgium Christian BentekeAston VillaQueens Park Rangers3–37 April 2015
Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick BolasieCrystal PalaceSunderland4–111 April 2015
Argentina Sergio AgüeroManchester CityQueens Park Rangers6–010 May 2015
Senegal Sadio ManéSouthamptonAston Villa6–116 May 2015
England Theo WalcottArsenalWest Bromwich Albion4–124 May 2015

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1England Joe HartManchester City14
2Poland Łukasz FabiańskiSwansea City13
England Fraser ForsterSouthampton
Belgium Simon MignoletLiverpool
5Belgium Thibaut CourtoisChelsea12
6England Ben FosterWest Bromwich Albion11
Romania Costel PantilimonSunderland
8Spain David de GeaManchester United10
England Tom HeatonBurnley
10United States Brad GuzanAston Villa9

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 94 Sunderland
  • Most red cards: 7 Aston Villa Newcastle United

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReference
ManagerClubPlayerClub
AugustEngland Garry MonkSwansea CitySpain Diego CostaChelsea
SeptemberNetherlands Ronald KoemanSouthamptonItaly Graziano PellèSouthampton
OctoberEngland Sam AllardyceWest Ham UnitedSenegal Diafra SakhoWest Ham United
NovemberEngland Alan PardewNewcastle UnitedArgentina Sergio AgüeroManchester City
DecemberChile Manuel PellegriniManchester CityEngland Charlie AustinQueens Park Rangers
JanuaryNetherlands Ronald KoemanSouthamptonEngland Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur
FebruaryWales Tony PulisWest Bromwich Albion
MarchFrance Arsène WengerArsenalFrance Olivier GiroudArsenal
AprilEngland Nigel PearsonLeicester CityBelgium Christian BentekeAston Villa

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Premier League Manager of the SeasonPortugal José MourinhoChelsea
Premier League Player of the SeasonBelgium Eden HazardChelsea
PFA Players' Player of the YearBelgium Eden HazardChelsea
PFA Young Player of the YearEngland Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur
FWA Footballer of the YearBelgium Eden HazardChelsea
PFA Team of the Year
GoalkeeperSpain David de Gea (Manchester United)
DefenceSerbia Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea)England John Terry (Chelsea)England Gary Cahill (Chelsea)England Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)
MidfieldChile Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal)Serbia Nemanja Matić (Chelsea)Brazil Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)Belgium Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
AttackSpain Diego Costa (Chelsea)England Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

Attendances

#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance
1Manchester United1975,335
2Arsenal FC1959,992
3Newcastle United1950,359
4Manchester City1945,365
5Liverpool FC1944,659
6Sunderland AFC1943,157
7Chelsea FC1941,546
8Everton FC1938,406
9Tottenham Hotspur1935,728
10West Ham United1934,871
11Aston Villa1934,133
12Leicester City1931,693
13Southampton FC1930,652
14Stoke City1927,081
15West Bromwich Albion1925,064
16Crystal Palace1924,421
17Hull City1923,557
18Swansea City1920,555
19Burnley FC1919,131
20Queens Park Rangers1917,809

External links

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