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Premier League 2009/10

Chelsea won the 2009/10 Premier League with 86 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester United. Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,053 goals, 2.77 a game.

Chelsea

Champions

1,053

Goals

2.77

Goals a game

51%

Home wins

Final table

1ChelseaChelsea38275610332+7186
2Manchester UnitedMan United3827478628+5885
3ArsenalArsenal3823698341+4275
4Tottenham HotspurTottenham38217106741+2670
5Manchester CityMan City38181377345+2867
6Aston VillaAston Villa38171385239+1364
7LiverpoolLiverpool38189116135+2663
8EvertonEverton38161396049+1161
9Birmingham CityBirmingham381311143847-950
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn381311144155-1450
11Stoke CityStoke381114133448-1447
12FulhamFulham381210163946-746
13SunderlandSunderland381111164856-844
14Bolton WanderersBolton38109194267-2539
15Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38911183256-2438
16Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic3899203779-4236
17West Ham UnitedWest Ham38811194766-1935
18BurnleyBurnley3886244282-4030
19Hull CityHull City38612203475-4130
20PortsmouthPortsmouth3877243466-3219*

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw, minus Portsmouth's 9-point deduction (entering administration), marked *. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 2009/10 title race

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

020406080AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayChelsea86Man United85Arsenal75Tottenham70

Points, Sun 9 May 2010

1

Chelsea

86

2

Man United

85

3

Arsenal

75

4

Tottenham

70

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2009/10 · Sun 9 May 2010

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The 2009/10 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; squares ringed in gold are results the Premier League had never seen before this season. 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

One result in 2009/10 had never happened in the Premier League before, counting home and away separately:

November 22, 2009Tottenham 9–1 Wigan AthleticFirst 9–1 home win

Biggest wins

November 22, 2009Tottenham 9–1 Wigan Athletic8-goal home win
May 9, 2010Chelsea 8–0 Wigan Athletic8-goal home win
April 25, 2010Chelsea 7–0 Stoke7-goal home win
March 27, 2010Chelsea 7–1 Aston Villa6-goal home win
January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

November 22, 2009Tottenham 9–1 Wigan Athletic10 goals
January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland9 goals
March 27, 2010Chelsea 7–1 Aston Villa8 goals
October 4, 2009Arsenal 6–2 Blackburn8 goals

Most common results

#12–1 home win42 · 11%
#21–1 draw39 · 10%
#32–0 home win34 · 9%
#41–0 home win33 · 9%
#50–0 draw32 · 8%

How 2009/10 compares

At 2.77 goals a game, 2009/10 was the 11th highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 51% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 25% were draws and 24% away wins.