Premier League 2009/10

Chelsea won the 2009/10 Premier League with 86 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester United. Burnley, Hull and Portsmouth were relegated. 2.77 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 51% and 25% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Chelsea · Champions	38	27	5	6	103	32	+71	86	Champions
2	Manchester United	38	27	4	7	86	28	+58	85
3	Arsenal	38	23	6	9	83	41	+42	75
4	Tottenham	38	21	7	10	67	41	+26	70
5	Manchester City	38	18	13	7	73	45	+28	67
6	Aston Villa	38	17	13	8	52	39	+13	64
7	Liverpool	38	18	9	11	61	35	+26	63
8	Everton	38	16	13	9	60	49	+11	61
9	Birmingham	38	13	11	14	38	47	-9	50
10	Blackburn	38	13	11	14	41	55	-14	50
11	Stoke	38	11	14	13	34	48	-14	47
12	Fulham	38	12	10	16	39	46	-7	46
13	Sunderland	38	11	11	16	48	56	-8	44
14	Bolton	38	10	9	19	42	67	-25	39
15	Wolves	38	9	11	18	32	56	-24	38
16	Wigan	38	9	9	20	37	79	-42	36
17	West Ham	38	8	11	19	47	66	-19	35
18	Burnley · Relegated	38	8	6	24	42	82	-40	30	Relegated
19	Hull · Relegated	38	6	12	20	34	75	-41	30	Relegated
20	Portsmouth · Relegated	38	7	7	24	34	66	-32	19	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.77 goals per game: 11th highest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 86 points: 11th lowest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2009/10	League average
Goals per game	2.77	2.69
Home wins	51%	46%
Draws	25%	26%
Away wins	24%	29%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.81 pts/game	0.50 pts/game
Champions’ points	86	88
Most points relegated	30	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.