| Season | 2020-21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
| Relegated | Sheffield UnitedWest 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 United9–0Southampton (2 February 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Crystal Palace 0–7Liverpool (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) |
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 9 May 2021 (2/4 matches finished). | |
The2020–21 Premier League was the 29th season of thePremier League, the top division offootball inEngland.Liverpool were the defending champions, having won their nineteenth league title in theprevious season. The season was initially scheduled to start on 8 August,[2] but was delayed until 12 September due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3]
| 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 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | Sacked | 16 December 2020 | 19th | 16 December 2020 | ||
| Chelsea | 25 January 2021 | 9th | 26 January 2021 | |||
| Sheffield United | Mutual consent | 13 March 2021 | 20th | 13 March 2021 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Sacked | 19 April 2021 | 7th | 19 April 2021 |
| 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 theChampions 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 theEuropa 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 theEuropa 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 theEFL 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 |
| 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 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[63] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 20 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 17 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 15 | |
| Everton | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 13 | |
| Leicester City | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 12 | |
| Newcastle United |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | Leeds United | 4–3 (H)[64] | 12 September 2020 | |
| Everton | West Bromwich Albion | 5–2 (H)[65] | 19 September 2020 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton | 5–2 (A)[66] | 20 September 2020 | |
| Leicester City | Manchester City | 5–2 (A)[67] | 27 September 2020 | |
| Aston Villa | Liverpool | 7–2 (H)[68] | 4 October 2020 | |
| Leeds United | Aston Villa | 3–0 (A)[69] | 23 October 2020 | |
| Manchester City | Burnley | 5–0 (H)[70] | 28 November 2020 | |
| Arsenal | Leeds United | 4–2 (H)[71] | 14 February 2021 | |
| Leicester City | Sheffield United | 5–0 (H)[72] | 14 March 2021 | |
| Burnley | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 (A)[73] | 25 April 2021 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield United | 4–0 (H)[74] | 2 May 2021 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[75] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | |
| Manchester United | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 10 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 6 | Manchester United | 9 | |
| Leicester City | |||
| 8 | Chelsea | 8 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 7 | |
| West Ham United | |||
| Everton | |||
| Brighton and Hove Albion | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 18 | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 16 | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 14 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | |
| Leicester City | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 10 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Burnley | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 9 | |
| Manchester United | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Arsenal |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| September | Everton | Everton | Leicester City | [80][81][82] | |||
| October | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur | West Ham United | [83][84][85] | |||
| November | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester United | Fulham | [86][87][88] | |||
| December | Aston Villa | West Ham United | [89][90][91] | ||||
| January | Manchester City | Manchester City | Liverpool | [92][93][94] | |||
| February | Manchester United | [95][96][97] | |||||
| March | Chelsea | Leicester City | Tottenham Hotspur | [98][99][100] | |||