2023–24 Premier League

The 2023–24 Premier League is the 32nd season of the Premier League and the 125th season of top-level English football. The league announced the matches on 15th June 2023 at 09:00 BST. Manchester City has won the championship three times in a row and could be the first men's team to win four times in a row in English football history.^[1]

Premier League

Season	2023–24
Dates	11 August 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played	258
Goals scored	834 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorer	Erling Haaland (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Aston Villa 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion (30 September 2023) Arsenal 5–0 Sheffield United (28 October 2023) Manchester City 6–1 Bournemouth (4 November 2023) Burnley 5–0 Sheffield United (2 December 2023) Fulham 5–0 Nottingham Forest (6 December 2023) Fulham 5–0 West Ham United (10 December 2023) Arsenal 5–0 Crystal Palace (20 January 2024)
Biggest away win	Sheffield United 0–8 Newcastle United (24 September 2023)
Highest scoring	Sheffield United 0–8 Newcastle United (24 September 2023) Chelsea 4–4 Manchester City (12 November 2023) Newcastle United 4–4 Luton Town (3 February 2024)
Longest winning run	6 matches Arsenal Manchester City (twice)
Longest unbeaten run	15 matches Liverpool
Longest winless run	10 matches Sheffield United
Longest losing run	6 matches Burnley Sheffield United
Highest attendance	73,612 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United (4 February 2024)
Lowest attendance	10,421 Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea (17 September 2023)
Total attendance	9,972,333
Average attendance	38,652
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 26 February 2024.

The summer transfer window opened on 14th June 2023 and closed at 23:00 BST on 1st September 2023. The winter transfer window will open on 1st January 2024 and close at 23:00 GMT on 1st February 2024.^[2][3] The league will have a winter break between 14th and 30th January 2024, during which no Premier League games will be played.

Summary

For only the third time in Premier League history, a team had points taken away. On 17 November 2023, Everton lost 10 points for breaking the league's money rules. This was the biggest points deduction ever in Premier League history. After an appeal, the points loss was reduced to six on 26 February 2024. Then, on 8 April, Everton lost another two points for breaking more rules, making a total of eight points lost for the season.^[4][5]

On 30 September 2023, during a game between Tottenham and Liverpool, the video assistant referee (VAR) made a mistake and disallowed a goal that should have counted. Liverpool lost the game 2–1. It was later revealed that the referees had just returned from a long trip to the UAE the day before, which raised questions about whether they should have been allowed to take other jobs in the UAE.^[6]

On 5 December 2023, Sheffield United became the first team to fire their manager this season after a 5–0 loss to Burnley. Paul Heckingbottom was replaced by Chris Wilder. At that time, Sheffield United were at the bottom of the league with only five points from 14 games.^[7]

On 16 December 2023, the game between Bournemouth and Luton Town was stopped after 65 minutes when Luton's captain, Tom Lockyer, collapsed on the pitch. He had a heart problem and was taken to the hospital but later recovered. The game was replayed on 13 March 2024, and Bournemouth made an amazing comeback to win 4–3 after being 3–0 down at halftime.^[8]

On 19 December 2023, Nottingham Forest fired their manager, Steve Cooper, after winning just one of 13 games. He was replaced by Nuno Espírito Santo. In his second game, Nuno led Forest to a 3–1 win against Newcastle, ending their winless streak.^[9]

On 26 January 2024, Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp announced he would leave at the end of the season after more than eight years with the team.^[10] On 19 February 2024, Crystal Palace's manager Roy Hodgson resigned. Palace had lost ten of their last 16 games and were close to the relegation zone. Hodgson was replaced by Oliver Glasner.^[11]

On 18 March 2024, Nottingham Forest lost four points for breaking the league's money rules. Their appeal was rejected on 7 May. On 27 April 2024, Sheffield United was the first team relegated to the Championship after losing 5–1 to Newcastle. They were 10 points away from safety with only three games left. On 4 May, they became the first team to let in 100 goals in a 38-game season. By the end of the season, they had let in 104 goals, the most in the top league since Ipswich Town let in 121 goals in 1963–64.^[12]

On 6 May 2024, West Ham United said their manager, David Moyes, would leave at the end of the season when his contract ended.^[13] On 11 May 2024, Burnley became the second team relegated after losing 2–1 to Tottenham. They were five points from safety with one game left. On the same day, Luton Town lost 3–1 to West Ham, which left them needing a miracle to stay up. Their relegation was confirmed on the last day as they lost 4–2 to Fulham, and Nottingham Forest won 2–1 against Burnley.^[14]

On 18 May 2024, Brighton & Hove Albion announced they had agreed with their manager Roberto De Zerbi to end his contract after the last game of the season.^[15][16] On 19 May 2024, the final day of the season, Manchester City beat West Ham 3–1 to win the title with 91 points. Arsenal finished second with 89 points.

This season, Aston Villa did very well under their manager Unai Emery, securing a spot in the Champions League for the first time since 1983. Meanwhile, Manchester United had their worst Premier League season ever, finishing eighth with 14 losses. However, they still won the FA Cup, beating Manchester City, which got them a place in the Europa League next season.^[17] Chelsea, who finished 12th last season, improved to sixth under their new manager Mauricio Pochettino, earning a spot in the Conference League playoff round. Newcastle United finished seventh but missed out on European football because Manchester United won the FA Cup. If Manchester City had won the FA Cup, Chelsea would have moved to the Europa League, Newcastle to the Conference League, and Manchester United would have missed out on European football.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	38	28	7	3	101	34	+67	91	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Manchester United	38	25	6	7	114	54	+60	81
3	Liverpool	38	21	11	6	89	41	+48	74
4	Aston Villa	38	20	8	10	76	61	+15	68
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	20	6	12	74	61	+13	66	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Chelsea	38	18	9	11	77	63	+14	63	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
7	Arsenal	38	17	12	9	75	81	−6	63
8	Newcastle United	38	18	6	14	85	62	+23	60	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
9	West Ham United	38	14	10	14	60	74	−14	52
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	10	15	57	58	−1	49
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	12	12	14	55	62	−7	48
12	Bournemouth	38	13	9	16	54	67	−13	48
13	Fulham	38	13	8	17	55	61	−6	47
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	13	7	18	50	65	−15	46
15	Everton	38	13	9	16	40	51	−11	40[c]
16	Brentford	38	10	9	19	56	65	−9	39
17	Nottingham Forest	38	9	9	20	49	67	−18	32[d]
18	Luton Town (R)	38	6	8	24	52	85	−33	26	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Burnley (R)	38	5	9	24	41	78	−37	24
20	Sheffield United (R)	38	3	7	28	35	104	−69	16

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[24]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2023–24 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the League Cup winners (Conference League play-off round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
2. Manchester United qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2023–24 FA Cup winners.
3. Everton were deducted eight points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. They were originally deducted 10 points but this was reduced to six after an appeal. The club were then deducted an additional two points for further PSR breaches.^[18][19][20]
4. Nottingham Forest were deducted four points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. The club appealed the decision but were unsuccessful.^[21][22][23]

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	AVL	BOU	BRE	BHA	BUR	CHE	CRY	EVE	FUL	LIV	LUT	MCI	MUN	NEW	NFO	SHU	TOT	WHU	WOL
Arsenal	—	0–2	3–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	5–0	5–0	2–1	2–2	3–6	2–0	1–0	3–4	4–1	2–1	5–0	2–5	0–2	2–1
Aston Villa	1–0	—	3–1	3–3	6–1	3–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–3	3–1	1–0	1–2	1–3	4–2	1–1	0–4	4–1	2–0
Bournemouth	0–4	2–2	—	1–2	3–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	0–4	4–3	0–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2
Brentford	0–1	1–2	2–2	—	0–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–0	1–4	3–1	1–3	1–4	2–4	3–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–4
Brighton & Hove Albion	0–3	1–0	3–1	2–1	—	1–1	1–8	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–1	0–4	2–4	3–1	1–0	1–1	4–2	1–3	0–0
Burnley	0–5	1–3	0–2	2–1	1–1	—	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–3	0–1	1–4	1–2	5–0	2–5	1–2	1–1
Chelsea	2–2	0–1	2–1	0–2	3–2	2–2	—	2–1	6–0	1–0	1–1	3–0	4–4	4–6	3–2	0–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–4
Crystal Palace	0–1	5–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	3–0	1–3	—	2–3	0–0	1–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	2–0	0–0	3–2	1–2	5–2	3–2
Everton	0–1	0–0	3–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	—	0–1	2–0	1–2	1–3	0–3	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–2	1–3	0–1
Fulham	2–1	1–2	3–1	0–3	3–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–0	—	1–5	1–0	0–4	0–5	0–1	5–0	3–1	3–0	5–0	3–2
Liverpool	1–1	3–0	3–1	3–0	4–1	5–1	4–1	0–1	2–0	8–3	—	6–1	1–1	0–1	4–2	3–0	3–1	4–2	3–1	6–0
Luton Town	3–4	2–3	2–1	1–5	4–0	1–2	2–3	2–1	1–1	2–4	1–1	—	1–2	1–6	1–0	1–1	1–3	0–1	1–2	1–1
Manchester City	0–3	4–1	9–1	1–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	5–1	1–1	5–1	—	3–2	1–0	2–0	2–0	3–3	3–1	5–1
Manchester United	0–1	7–2	2–3	5–1	5–3	1–3	2–1	7–1	2–0	4–2	4–2	9–0	5–1	—	6–2	5–2	4–2	8–2	6–0	5–4
Newcastle United	1–0	5–1	2–2	1–0	1–1	2–0	4–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–2	4–4	2–3	1–2	—	1–3	5–1	4–0	4–3	3–0
Nottingham Forest	1–2	2–0	2–3	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–1	3–1	0–1	2–2	0–2	2–7	2–3	—	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2
Sheffield United	0–6	0–5	1–3	1–0	0–5	1–4	2–2	0–1	2–2	3–3	0–2	2–3	1–2	1–2	0–8	1–3	—	0–3	2–2	2–1
Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	1–2	3–1	3–2	2–1	2–1	1–4	3–1	2–1	5–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–8	4–1	3–1	2–1	—	1–2	1–2
West Ham United	0–6	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	1–1	0–1	0–2	1–4	1–0	2–1	1–3	3–0	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–1	3–4	2–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	—

Source: Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Erling Haaland won his second successive Premier League Golden Boot after scoring 27 goals for Manchester City.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[25]
1	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	27
2	Cole Palmer	Manchester City Chelsea	22
3	Alexander Isak	Newcastle United	21
4	Phil Foden	Manchester City	19
	Dominic Solanke	Bournemouth
	Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa
7	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	18
8	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	17
9	Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United	16
	Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace
	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Premier League hat-tricks

Manchester City's Phil Foden was the only player to score a hat-trick in both home and away fixtures this season.

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	Burnley	5–2 (A)[26]	2 September 2023
Erling Haaland	Manchester City	Fulham	5–1 (H)[27]
Evan Ferguson	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle United	3–1 (H)[28]
Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	Brighton & Hove Albion	6–1 (H)[29]	30 September 2023
Eddie Nketiah	Arsenal	Sheffield United	5–0 (H)[30]	28 October 2023
Nicolas Jackson	Chelsea	Tottenham Hotspur	4–1 (A)[31]	6 November 2023
Dominic Solanke	Bournemouth	Nottingham Forest	3–2 (A)[32]	23 December 2023
Chris Wood	Nottingham Forest	Newcastle United	3–1 (A)[33]	26 December 2023
Elijah Adebayo	Luton Town	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0 (H)[34]	30 January 2024
Matheus Cunha	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Chelsea	4–2 (A)[35]	4 February 2024
Phil Foden	Manchester City	Brentford	3–1 (A)[36]	5 February 2024
Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United		4–2 (H)[37]	26 February 2024
Phil Foden	Manchester City	Aston Villa	4–1 (H)[38]	3 April 2024
Cole Palmer	Chelsea	Manchester United	4–3 (H)[39]	4 April 2024
Cole Palmer4		Everton	6–0 (H)[40]	15 April 2024
Erling Haaland4	Manchester City	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–1 (H)[41]	4 May 2024
Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace	Aston Villa	5–0 (H)[42]	19 May 2024

Note: ⁴ – player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

David Raya won his first Premier League Golden Glove after keeping 16 clean sheets for Arsenal.

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[43]
1	David Raya	Arsenal	16
2	Jordan Pickford	Everton	13
3	Bernd Leno	Fulham	10
	Ederson	Manchester City
5	André Onana	Manchester United	9
6	Alisson	Liverpool	8
	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa
8	Mark Flekken	Brentford	7
	Neto	Bournemouth
	Guglielmo Vicario	Tottenham Hotspur

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 13^[44]
  • João Palhinha (Fulham)
  • Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)

• Most red cards: 2^[45]
  • Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur)
  • Reece James (Chelsea)
  • Oli McBurnie (Sheffield United)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 105^[46]
  • Chelsea

• Fewest yellow cards: 52^[46]
  • Manchester City

• Most red cards: 7^[47]
  • Burnley

• Fewest red cards: 0^[47]
  • Luton Town