The 2017-18 Premier League is the 26th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 11 August 2017 and is scheduled to finish on 13 May 2018. Fixtures for the 2017-18 season were announced on 14 June 2017.
Chelsea are the defending champions, while Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town have entered as the promoted teams from the 2016-17 EFL Championship.
Video 2017-18 Premier League
Overview
Sleeve sponsorship
From this season on, club strips will feature sleeve sponsorship, whereby new sponsor logos will appear on the left sleeve of the strip for the first time.
Simulation
From this season on, a three-man panel consisting of a former player, a former manager and a former match official will independently review video evidence on the Monday after games. Any player whom the three-man panel unanimously decide has caused an opponent to be sent off or has won a penalty as a result of deceiving the referee by simulation will be charged by the Football Association with "Successful Deception of a Match Official" which carries a penalty of suspension for two matches.
Maps 2017-18 Premier League
Teams
Twenty teams will compete in the league - the top seventeen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Championship.
Teams promoted to the Premier League
The first club to be promoted was Brighton & Hove Albion, following their 2-1 win at home to Wigan Athletic on 17 April 2017, coupled with Huddersfield Town's 1-1 draw against Derby County. Brighton will play in the top flight of English football for the first time since 1983, and will play in the Premier League for the first time in their history.
The second club to be promoted was Newcastle United, sealing an immediate return to the Premier League by beating Preston North End 4-1 at home on 24 April 2017. They were crowned champions on 7 May 2017 after beating Barnsley 3-0 at home, coupled with Aston Villa's 1-1 draw against fellow promoted club Brighton.
The third and final club to be promoted were playoff winners Huddersfield Town, who beat Reading 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in both regular and extra time in the EFL Championship play-off final on 29 May 2017. Huddersfield will play in the top flight of English football for the first time in 45 years, and will play in the Premier League for the first time in their history.
Teams relegated to the EFL Championship
The first club to be relegated was Sunderland, their 10-year stay in the Premier League coming to an end after a 1-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on 29 April 2017.
The second club to be relegated was Middlesbrough, who suffered an immediate return to the EFL Championship following a 3-0 away defeat to Chelsea on 8 May 2017.
The third and final club to be relegated was Hull City, who also suffered an immediate return to the EFL Championship following a 5-0 away defeat to Crystal Palace on 14 May 2017, with Palace securing their safety in the division with the result. Defeat for Hull, coupled with relegation rivals Swansea City's 2-0 victory against Sunderland the day before, condemned them to a second relegation in three seasons.
Venues
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
1: ^ Manchester United are geographically located within the boundary of the metropolitan borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester - hence the stadium name, Old Trafford.
2: ^ Tottenham Hotspur play at Wembley due to the rebuilding of their own stadium at White Hart Lane
Personnel and kits
- 1 According to current revision of List of current Premier League and English Football League managers.
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem V Premier League.
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
- As of 12 February 2018
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) - Home ; (A) - Away
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 8
- Emre Can (Liverpool)
- Oriol Romeu (Southampton)
- Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham United)
- Most red cards: 2
- Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 58
- West Ham United
- Most red cards: 4
- Chelsea
- Watford
Awards
Monthly awards
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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