Premier League 2004/05

Chelsea won the 2004/05 Premier League with 95 points, 12 points ahead of Arsenal. Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Southampton were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 975 goals, 2.57 a game.

Chelsea

Champions

975

Goals

2.57

Goals a game

46%

Home wins

Final table


1	ChelseaChelsea	38	29	8	1	72	15	+57	95
2	ArsenalArsenal	38	25	8	5	87	36	+51	83
3	Manchester UnitedMan United	38	22	11	5	58	26	+32	77
4	EvertonEverton	38	18	7	13	45	46	-1	61
5	LiverpoolLiverpool	38	17	7	14	52	41	+11	58
6	Bolton WanderersBolton	38	16	10	12	49	44	+5	58
7	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	38	14	13	11	53	46	+7	55
8	Manchester CityMan City	38	13	13	12	47	39	+8	52
9	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	38	14	10	14	47	41	+6	52
10	Aston VillaAston Villa	38	12	11	15	45	52	-7	47
11	Charlton AthleticCharlton	38	12	10	16	42	58	-16	46
12	Birmingham CityBirmingham	38	11	12	15	40	46	-6	45
13	FulhamFulham	38	12	8	18	52	60	-8	44
14	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	38	10	14	14	47	57	-10	44
15	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	38	9	15	14	32	43	-11	42
16	PortsmouthPortsmouth	38	10	9	19	43	59	-16	39
17	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	38	6	16	16	36	61	-25	34
18	Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace	38	7	12	19	41	62	-21	33
19	Norwich CityNorwich	38	7	12	19	42	77	-35	33
20	SouthamptonSouthampton	38	6	14	18	45	66	-21	32

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The 2004/05 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sun 15 May 2005

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Arsenal

Man United

Everton

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2004/05 · Sun 15 May 2005

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The 2004/05 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

3 6 2

3 12 5 3 3 1

11 17 22 8 2 2

36 54 30 15 4 3

30 43 34 17 9

1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 2004/05 had happened before. See the odds of one in the next round →

Biggest wins

May 11, 2005Arsenal 7–0 EvertonHT 3–07-goal home win

May 15, 2005Fulham 6–0 NorwichHT 2–06-goal home win

December 26, 2004West Brom 0–5 LiverpoolHT 0–15-goal away win

December 18, 2004Tottenham 5–1 SouthamptonHT 3–04-goal home win

February 14, 2005Arsenal 5–1 Crystal PalaceHT 3–04-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

November 13, 2004Tottenham 4–5 ArsenalHT 1–19 goals

August 22, 2004Arsenal 5–3 MiddlesbroughHT 1–18 goals

January 22, 2005Norwich 4–4 MiddlesbroughHT 1–18 goals

May 11, 2005Arsenal 7–0 EvertonHT 3–07 goals

December 18, 2004Man United 5–2 Crystal PalaceHT 2–17 goals

Comebacks

12 matches in 2004/05 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →

April 16, 2005Southampton 2–3 Aston VillaHT 2–0won from 2 down

October 16, 2004Fulham 2–4 LiverpoolHT 2–0won from 2 down

May 15, 2005Bolton 3–2 EvertonHT 0–1won from 1 down

April 30, 2005Birmingham 2–1 BlackburnHT 0–1won from 1 down

April 24, 2005Man United 2–1 NewcastleHT 0–1won from 1 down

Most common results

#11–1 draw54 · 14%

#21–0 home win43 · 11%

#30–1 away win36 · 9%

#42–0 home win34 · 9%

#52–1 home win30 · 8%

How 2004/05 compares

At 2.57 goals a game, 2004/05 was the 28th highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 46% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 29% were draws and 26% away wins.

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