Premier League 2008/09

Manchester United won the 2008/09 Premier League with 90 points, 4 points ahead of Liverpool. Newcastle, Middlesbrough and West Brom were relegated. 2.48 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	28	6	4	68	24	+44	90	Champions
2	Liverpool	38	25	11	2	77	27	+50	86
3	Chelsea	38	25	8	5	68	24	+44	83
4	Arsenal	38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72
5	Everton	38	17	12	9	55	37	+18	63
6	Aston Villa	38	17	11	10	54	48	+6	62
7	Fulham	38	14	11	13	39	34	+5	53
8	Tottenham	38	14	9	15	45	45	0	51
9	West Ham	38	14	9	15	42	45	-3	51
10	Manchester City	38	15	5	18	58	50	+8	50
11	Wigan	38	12	9	17	34	45	-11	45
12	Stoke	38	12	9	17	38	55	-17	45
13	Bolton	38	11	8	19	41	53	-12	41
14	Portsmouth	38	10	11	17	38	57	-19	41
15	Blackburn	38	10	11	17	40	60	-20	41
16	Sunderland	38	9	9	20	34	54	-20	36
17	Hull	38	8	11	19	39	64	-25	35
18	Newcastle · Relegated	38	7	13	18	40	59	-19	34	Relegated
19	Middlesbrough · Relegated	38	7	11	20	28	57	-29	32	Relegated
20	West Brom · Relegated	38	8	8	22	36	67	-31	32	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.48 goals per game: 2nd lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 90 points: 10th highest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2008/09	League average
Goals per game	2.48	2.70
Home wins	46%	46%
Draws	26%	26%
Away wins	29%	29%
Goalless draws	11%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.50 pts/game	0.51 pts/game
Champions’ points	90	87
Most points relegated	34	35
Fewest points safe	35	38

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