Premier League 2012/13

Manchester United won the 2012/13 Premier League with 89 points, 11 points ahead of Manchester City. Wigan Athletic, Reading and Queens Park Rangers were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,063 goals, 2.80 a game.

Man United

Champions

1,063

Goals

2.80

Goals a game

44%

Home wins

Final table


1	Manchester UnitedMan United	38	28	5	5	86	43	+43	89
2	Manchester CityMan City	38	23	9	6	66	34	+32	78
3	ChelseaChelsea	38	22	9	7	75	39	+36	75
4	ArsenalArsenal	38	21	10	7	72	37	+35	73
5	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	38	21	9	8	66	46	+20	72
6	EvertonEverton	38	16	15	7	55	40	+15	63
7	LiverpoolLiverpool	38	16	13	9	71	43	+28	61
8	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	38	14	7	17	53	57	-4	49
9	Swansea CitySwansea	38	11	13	14	47	51	-4	46
10	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	38	12	10	16	45	53	-8	46
11	Norwich CityNorwich	38	10	14	14	41	58	-17	44
12	FulhamFulham	38	11	10	17	50	60	-10	43
13	Stoke CityStoke	38	9	15	14	34	45	-11	42
14	SouthamptonSouthampton	38	9	14	15	49	60	-11	41
15	Aston VillaAston Villa	38	10	11	17	47	69	-22	41
16	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	38	11	8	19	45	68	-23	41
17	SunderlandSunderland	38	9	12	17	41	54	-13	39
18	Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic	38	9	9	20	47	73	-26	36
19	ReadingReading	38	6	10	22	43	73	-30	28
20	Queens Park RangersQPR	38	4	13	21	30	60	-30	25

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The 2012/13 title race

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

Points, Sun 19 May 2013

Man United

Man City

Chelsea

Arsenal

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The 2012/13 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

3 3

10 10 11 4 1

13 28 27 9 4 1

20 41 41 18 7 1 2

35 41 18 12 5 4

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

2 results in 2012/13 had never happened in the Premier League before, counting home and away separately:

December 29, 2012Arsenal 7–3 NewcastleFirst 7–3 home win

May 19, 2013West Brom 5–5 Man UnitedFirst 5–5 draw

Biggest wins

December 23, 2012Chelsea 8–0 Aston VillaHT 3–08-goal home win

April 27, 2013Newcastle 0–6 LiverpoolHT 0–26-goal away win

September 15, 2012Arsenal 6–1 SouthamptonHT 4–15-goal home win

April 29, 2013Aston Villa 6–1 SunderlandHT 2–15-goal home win

August 18, 2012QPR 0–5 SwanseaHT 0–15-goal away win

Highest-scoring matches

December 29, 2012Arsenal 7–3 NewcastleHT 1–110 goals

May 19, 2013West Brom 5–5 Man UnitedHT 1–310 goals

December 23, 2012Chelsea 8–0 Aston VillaHT 3–08 goals

September 15, 2012Arsenal 6–1 SouthamptonHT 4–17 goals

April 29, 2013Aston Villa 6–1 SunderlandHT 2–17 goals

Comebacks

21 matches in 2012/13 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →

May 11, 2013Aston Villa 1–2 ChelseaHT 1–0won from 1 down

May 7, 2013Wigan Athletic 2–3 SwanseaHT 1–0won from 1 down

April 21, 2013Tottenham 3–1 Man CityHT 0–1won from 1 down

April 7, 2013Chelsea 2–1 SunderlandHT 0–1won from 1 down

March 31, 2013Aston Villa 1–2 LiverpoolHT 1–0won from 1 down

Most common results

#11–1 draw41 · 11%

#21–0 home win41 · 11%

#32–1 home win41 · 11%

#40–0 draw35 · 9%

#51–2 away win28 · 7%

How 2012/13 compares

At 2.80 goals a game, 2012/13 was the 9th highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 44% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 28% were draws and 28% away wins.

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