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Premier League 2008/09

Manchester United won the 2008/09 Premier League with 90 points, 4 points ahead of Liverpool. Newcastle United, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 942 goals, 2.48 a game.

Man United

Champions

942

Goals

2.48

Goals a game

46%

Home wins

Final table

1Manchester UnitedMan United3828646824+4490
2LiverpoolLiverpool38251127727+5086
3ChelseaChelsea3825856824+4483
4ArsenalArsenal38201266837+3172
5EvertonEverton38171295537+1863
6Aston VillaAston Villa381711105448+662
7FulhamFulham381411133934+553
8Tottenham HotspurTottenham38149154545051
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham38149154245-351
10Manchester CityMan City38155185850+850
11Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic38129173445-1145
12Stoke CityStoke38129173855-1745
13Bolton WanderersBolton38118194153-1241
14PortsmouthPortsmouth381011173857-1941
15Blackburn RoversBlackburn381011174060-2041
16SunderlandSunderland3899203454-2036
17Hull CityHull City38811193964-2535
18Newcastle UnitedNewcastle38713184059-1934
19MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough38711202857-2932
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom3888223667-3132

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 2008/09 title race

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

020406080AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayMan United90Liverpool86Chelsea83Arsenal72

Points, Sun 24 May 2009

1

Man United

90

2

Liverpool

86

3

Chelsea

83

4

Arsenal

72

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2008/09 · Sun 24 May 2009

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The 2008/09 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. Select a square for that scoreline's page.

Away goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 2008/09 had happened before. See the odds of one in the next round →

Biggest wins

September 21, 2008Man City 6–0 Portsmouth6-goal home win
August 30, 2008Hull City 0–5 Wigan Athletic5-goal away win
October 18, 2008Middlesbrough 0–5 Chelsea5-goal away win
November 1, 2008Chelsea 5–0 Sunderland5-goal home win
November 15, 2008Man United 5–0 Stoke5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

October 29, 2008Arsenal 4–4 Tottenham8 goals
April 21, 2009Liverpool 4–4 Arsenal8 goals
April 25, 2009Man United 5–2 Tottenham7 goals
November 1, 2008Man United 4–3 Hull City7 goals
April 11, 2009Chelsea 4–3 Bolton7 goals

Most common results

#11–0 home win42 · 11%
#20–0 draw42 · 11%
#32–1 home win36 · 9%
#41–1 draw34 · 9%
#52–0 home win34 · 9%

How 2008/09 compares

At 2.48 goals a game, 2008/09 was the 33rd highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 46% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 26% were draws and 29% away wins.