2014–15 Premier League
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Chelsea 4th Premier League title 5th English title |
| Relegated |
Hull City Burnley Queens Park Rangers |
| Champions League |
Chelsea Manchester City Arsenal Manchester United |
| Europa League |
Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool Southampton West Ham United |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 975 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sergio Agüero (26 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Joe Hart (14 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win |
Southampton 8–0 Sunderland (18 October 2014) |
| Biggest away win |
Swansea City 0–5 Chelsea (17 January 2015) |
| Highest scoring |
Everton 3–6 Chelsea (30 August 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Arsenal |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Chelsea |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Leicester City |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Newcastle United |
| Highest attendance | 75,454 Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion (2 May 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 16,163 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Stoke City (20 September 2014) |
| Total attendance | 13,746,753 |
| Average attendance | 36,175 |
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| PFA Team of the Year |
The 2014–15 Premier League (also known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014. The season started on 16 August 2014 and concluded on 24 May 2015.
Manchester City came into the season as defending champions of the 2013–14 season. Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers entered as the three promoted teams.
On 3 May 2015, Chelsea won the title with three games to spare after a 1–0 home win over Crystal Palace. It was their first league title since 2010, their fourth Premier League title and their fifth English league title overall.
Burnley were the first team to be relegated despite beating Hull City 1–0, while Queens Park Rangers suffered the same fate after a 6–0 demolition by Manchester City the next day. Hull City were the third and final team to be relegated after a draw against Manchester United on the final day of the season.
Manchester City's Sergio Agüero won the Golden Boot with 26 goals, with his teammate Joe Hart clinching a record fourth Golden Glove, having kept 14 clean sheets.Eden Hazard and José Mourinho were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Football League Championship. On 5 April 2014, Leicester City earned promotion from the 2013–14 Football League Championship after a 10-year absence from the Premier League. They were crowned champions after beating Bolton Wanderers on 22 April 2014. On 21 April 2014, Burnley earned promotion to the Premier League with second place following their win over Wigan Athletic. On 24 May 2014 Queens Park Rangers were the final team to be promoted after winning the 2014 Football League Championship play-off Final, 1–0 against Derby County at Wembley Stadium in London. The three teams replaced Cardiff City, Fulham and Norwich City, which were all relegated to the Championship at the end of the previous season.
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