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Premier League 2009/10

Chelsea won the 2009/10 Premier League with 86 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester United. Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,053 goals, 2.77 a game.

Chelsea

Champions

1,053

Goals

2.77

Goals a game

51%

Home wins

Final table

1ChelseaChelsea38275610332+7186
2Manchester UnitedMan United3827478628+5885
3ArsenalArsenal3823698341+4275
4Tottenham HotspurTottenham38217106741+2670
5Manchester CityMan City38181377345+2867
6Aston VillaAston Villa38171385239+1364
7LiverpoolLiverpool38189116135+2663
8EvertonEverton38161396049+1161
9Birmingham CityBirmingham381311143847-950
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn381311144155-1450
11Stoke CityStoke381114133448-1447
12FulhamFulham381210163946-746
13SunderlandSunderland381111164856-844
14Bolton WanderersBolton38109194267-2539
15Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38911183256-2438
16Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic3899203779-4236
17West Ham UnitedWest Ham38811194766-1935
18BurnleyBurnley3886244282-4030
19Hull CityHull City38612203475-4130
20PortsmouthPortsmouth3877243466-3219*

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw, minus Portsmouth's 9-point deduction (entering administration), marked *. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 2009/10 title race

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

020406080AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayTottenham70Arsenal75Man United85Chelsea86

Points, Sun 9 May 2010

1

Chelsea

86

2

Man United

85

3

Arsenal

75

4

Tottenham

70

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2009/10 · Sun 9 May 2010

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The 2009/10 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; ringed squares are results the Premier League had never seen before this season. Select a square for that scoreline's page.

Away goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

One result in 2009/10 had never happened in the Premier League before, counting home and away separately:

November 22, 2009Tottenham 9–1 Wigan AthleticFirst 9–1 home win

Biggest wins

November 22, 2009Tottenham 9–1 Wigan AthleticHT 1–08-goal home win
May 9, 2010Chelsea 8–0 Wigan AthleticHT 2–08-goal home win
April 25, 2010Chelsea 7–0 StokeHT 3–07-goal home win
March 27, 2010Chelsea 7–1 Aston VillaHT 2–16-goal home win
January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 SunderlandHT 4–05-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

Comebacks

17 matches in 2009/10 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →

May 9, 2010Burnley 4–2 TottenhamHT 1–2won from 1 down
April 25, 2010Everton 2–1 FulhamHT 0–1won from 1 down
April 18, 2010Wigan Athletic 3–2 ArsenalHT 0–1won from 1 down
April 17, 2010Stoke 1–2 BoltonHT 1–0won from 1 down
April 4, 2010Fulham 2–1 Wigan AthleticHT 0–1won from 1 down

Most common results

#12–1 home win42 · 11%
#21–1 draw39 · 10%
#32–0 home win34 · 9%
#41–0 home win33 · 9%
#50–0 draw32 · 8%

How 2009/10 compares

At 2.77 goals a game, 2009/10 was the 11th highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 51% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 25% were draws and 24% away wins.