Premier League 2004/05

Chelsea won the 2004/05 Premier League with 95 points, 12 points ahead of Arsenal. Crystal Palace, Norwich and Southampton were relegated. 2.57 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 46% and 29% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Chelsea · Champions	38	29	8	1	72	15	+57	95	Champions
2	Arsenal	38	25	8	5	87	36	+51	83
3	Manchester United	38	22	11	5	58	26	+32	77
4	Everton	38	18	7	13	45	46	-1	61
5	Liverpool	38	17	7	14	52	41	+11	58
6	Bolton	38	16	10	12	49	44	+5	58
7	Middlesbrough	38	14	13	11	53	46	+7	55
8	Manchester City	38	13	13	12	47	39	+8	52
9	Tottenham	38	14	10	14	47	41	+6	52
10	Aston Villa	38	12	11	15	45	52	-7	47
11	Charlton	38	12	10	16	42	58	-16	46
12	Birmingham	38	11	12	15	40	46	-6	45
13	Fulham	38	12	8	18	52	60	-8	44
14	Newcastle	38	10	14	14	47	57	-10	44
15	Blackburn	38	9	15	14	32	43	-11	42
16	Portsmouth	38	10	9	19	43	59	-16	39
17	West Brom	38	6	16	16	36	61	-25	34
18	Crystal Palace · Relegated	38	7	12	19	41	62	-21	33	Relegated
19	Norwich · Relegated	38	7	12	19	42	77	-35	33	Relegated
20	Southampton · Relegated	38	6	14	18	45	66	-21	32	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.57 goals per game: 6th lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 95 points: 4th highest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2004/05	League average
Goals per game	2.57	2.70
Home wins	46%	46%
Draws	29%	25%
Away wins	26%	29%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.60 pts/game	0.51 pts/game
Champions’ points	95	87
Most points relegated	33	35
Fewest points safe	34	38

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