2015–16 Premier League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2015 – 17 May 2016 |
| Champions |
Leicester City 1st Premier League title 1st English title |
| Relegated |
Newcastle United Norwich City Aston Villa |
| Champions League |
Leicester City Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City |
| Europa League |
Manchester United Southampton West Ham United |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1026 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harry Kane (25 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Petr Čech (16 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win |
Manchester City 6–1 Newcastle United (3 October 2015) |
| Biggest away win |
Aston Villa 0–6 Liverpool (14 February 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Norwich City 4–5 Liverpool (23 January 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Tottenham Hotspur |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Chelsea |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Aston Villa |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Aston Villa |
| Highest attendance | 75,415 Manchester United 2–1 Swansea City (2 January 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 10,863 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Stoke City (13 February 2016) |
| Total attendance | 13,851,698 |
| Average attendance | 36,451 |
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2016–17 →
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| PFA Team of the Year |
The 2015–16 Premier League was the 24th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 8 August 2015, and was scheduled to conclude on 15 May 2016. However, the Manchester United vs Bournemouth fixture was postponed to 17 May 2016 on the final day due to a suspicious package inside Old Trafford.
Chelsea began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. AFC Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.
In the previous season, Leicester City spent much of the season in the relegation zone before a late run of form propelled them to a final position of 14th; remarkably, a year later they won the league for the first time in their 132-year history, becoming the 24th club to become English football champions, and the sixth club to win the Premier League.
Leicester City were the surprise of the season. Following their late escape from relegation in the previous season many pundits had predicted that they would be relegated and bookmakers gave 5,000–1 odds on them winning the title. After the dismissal of manager Nigel Pearson, they began the new season with Italian Claudio Ranieri in charge. Pearson had been known for his short temper with the press, while Ranieri has a reputation for good humour. The appointment was met with scepticism by pundits, including Leicester fan and former player Gary Lineker, as Ranieri had recently been sacked from his previous post as manager of the Greek national team after suffering a humiliating defeat to the Faroe Islands in his last game in charge.
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