Premier League 2001/02

Arsenal won the 2001/02 Premier League with 87 points, 7 points ahead of Liverpool. Ipswich, Derby and Leicester were relegated. 2.63 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 43% and 27% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Arsenal · Champions	38	26	9	3	79	36	+43	87	Champions
2	Liverpool	38	24	8	6	67	30	+37	80
3	Manchester United	38	24	5	9	87	45	+42	77
4	Newcastle	38	21	8	9	74	52	+22	71
5	Leeds	38	18	12	8	53	37	+16	66
6	Chelsea	38	17	13	8	66	38	+28	64
7	West Ham	38	15	8	15	48	57	-9	53
8	Aston Villa	38	12	14	12	46	47	-1	50
9	Tottenham	38	14	8	16	49	53	-4	50
10	Blackburn	38	12	10	16	55	51	+4	46
11	Southampton	38	12	9	17	46	54	-8	45
12	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	35	47	-12	45
13	Fulham	38	10	14	14	36	44	-8	44
14	Charlton	38	10	14	14	38	49	-11	44
15	Everton	38	11	10	17	45	57	-12	43
16	Bolton	38	9	13	16	44	62	-18	40
17	Sunderland	38	10	10	18	29	51	-22	40
18	Ipswich · Relegated	38	9	9	20	41	64	-23	36	Relegated
19	Derby · Relegated	38	8	6	24	33	63	-30	30	Relegated
20	Leicester · Relegated	38	5	13	20	30	64	-34	28	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.63 goals per game: 13th lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 87 points: 14th lowest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2001/02	League average
Goals per game	2.63	2.70
Home wins	43%	46%
Draws	27%	26%
Away wins	30%	29%
Goalless draws	9%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.40 pts/game	0.51 pts/game
Champions’ points	87	88
Most points relegated	36	35
Fewest points safe	40	38

League average: every complete Premier League season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.