Premier League 2008/09

Manchester United won the 2008/09 Premier League with 90 points, 4 points ahead of Liverpool. Newcastle United, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 942 goals, 2.48 a game.

Man United

Champions

942

Goals

2.48

Goals a game

46%

Home wins

Final table


1	Manchester UnitedMan United	38	28	6	4	68	24	+44	90
2	LiverpoolLiverpool	38	25	11	2	77	27	+50	86
3	ChelseaChelsea	38	25	8	5	68	24	+44	83
4	ArsenalArsenal	38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72
5	EvertonEverton	38	17	12	9	55	37	+18	63
6	Aston VillaAston Villa	38	17	11	10	54	48	+6	62
7	FulhamFulham	38	14	11	13	39	34	+5	53
8	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	38	14	9	15	45	45	0	51
9	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	38	14	9	15	42	45	-3	51
10	Manchester CityMan City	38	15	5	18	58	50	+8	50
11	Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic	38	12	9	17	34	45	-11	45
12	Stoke CityStoke	38	12	9	17	38	55	-17	45
13	Bolton WanderersBolton	38	11	8	19	41	53	-12	41
14	PortsmouthPortsmouth	38	10	11	17	38	57	-19	41
15	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	38	10	11	17	40	60	-20	41
16	SunderlandSunderland	38	9	9	20	34	54	-20	36
17	Hull CityHull City	38	8	11	19	39	64	-25	35
18	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	38	7	13	18	40	59	-19	34
19	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	38	7	11	20	28	57	-29	32
20	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	38	8	8	22	36	67	-31	32

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The 2008/09 title race

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

Points, Sun 24 May 2009

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Chelsea

Arsenal

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2008/09 · Sun 24 May 2009

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The 2008/09 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 for that scoreline's page.

Away goals

3 1

2 6

8 12 7 1 2

16 25 18 7 3 1

30 34 36 16 3 1

42 42 34 17 7 3 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 2008/09 had happened before. See the odds of one in the next round →

Biggest wins

September 21, 2008Man City 6–0 PortsmouthHT 2–06-goal home win

August 30, 2008Hull City 0–5 Wigan AthleticHT 0–25-goal away win

October 18, 2008Middlesbrough 0–5 ChelseaHT 0–15-goal away win

November 1, 2008Chelsea 5–0 SunderlandHT 3–05-goal home win

November 15, 2008Man United 5–0 StokeHT 2–05-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

October 29, 2008Arsenal 4–4 TottenhamHT 1–18 goals

April 21, 2009Liverpool 4–4 ArsenalHT 0–18 goals

April 25, 2009Man United 5–2 TottenhamHT 0–27 goals

November 1, 2008Man United 4–3 Hull CityHT 3–17 goals

April 11, 2009Chelsea 4–3 BoltonHT 1–07 goals

Comebacks

16 matches in 2008/09 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →

April 25, 2009Man United 5–2 TottenhamHT 0–2won from 2 down

October 5, 2008Man City 2–3 LiverpoolHT 2–0won from 2 down

May 13, 2009Wigan Athletic 1–2 Man UnitedHT 1–0won from 1 down

April 12, 2009Man City 1–3 FulhamHT 1–0won from 1 down

April 11, 2009Wigan Athletic 1–4 ArsenalHT 1–0won from 1 down

Most common results

#11–0 home win42 · 11%

#20–0 draw42 · 11%

#32–1 home win36 · 9%

#41–1 draw34 · 9%

#52–0 home win34 · 9%

How 2008/09 compares

At 2.48 goals a game, 2008/09 was the 33rd 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; 26% were draws and 29% away wins.

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