Premier League 2007/08

Manchester United won the 2007/08 Premier League with 87 points, 2 points ahead of Chelsea. Reading, Birmingham and Derby were relegated. 2.64 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 46% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Manchester United · Champions	38	27	6	5	80	22	+58	87	Champions
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	65	26	+39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	74	31	+43	83
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	67	28	+39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	55	33	+22	65
6	Aston Villa	38	16	12	10	71	51	+20	60
7	Blackburn	38	15	13	10	50	48	+2	58
8	Portsmouth	38	16	9	13	48	40	+8	57
9	Manchester City	38	15	10	13	45	53	-8	55
10	West Ham	38	13	10	15	42	50	-8	49
11	Tottenham	38	11	13	14	66	61	+5	46
12	Newcastle	38	11	10	17	45	65	-20	43
13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	43	53	-10	42
14	Wigan	38	10	10	18	34	51	-17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	36	59	-23	39
16	Bolton	38	9	10	19	36	54	-18	37
17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	38	60	-22	36
18	Reading · Relegated	38	10	6	22	41	66	-25	36	Relegated
19	Birmingham · Relegated	38	8	11	19	46	62	-16	35	Relegated
20	Derby · Relegated	38	1	8	29	20	89	-69	11	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

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

Season in numbers

Measure	2007/08	League average
Goals per game	2.64	2.70
Home wins	46%	46%
Draws	26%	26%
Away wins	27%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.57 pts/game	0.51 pts/game
Champions’ points	87	88
Most points relegated	36	35
Fewest points safe	36	38

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