2018–19 Premier League
{{short description|27th season of the Premier League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox football league season
| season = 2018–19
| dates = 10 August 2018 – 12 May 2019
| winners = Manchester City
4th Premier League title
6th English title
| relegated = Cardiff City
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
| best goalkeeper = Alisson (21 clean sheets)
| competition = Premier League
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Manchester City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
| continentalcup2 = Europa League
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Arsenal
Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
| matches = 380
| total goals = 1072
| league topscorer section = Top scorers
| league topscorer = Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Sadio Mané
Mohamed Salah
(22 goals each)
| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Manchester City 6–0 Chelsea}}
(10 February 2019)
| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Cardiff City 0–5 Manchester City
(22 September 2018)
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–5 Bournemouth
(13 April 2019)}}
| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Everton 2–6 Tottenham Hotspur
(23 December 2018)
Crystal Palace 5–3 Bournemouth
(12 May 2019)}}
| longest wins = 14 matches
Manchester City
| longest unbeaten = 20 matches
Liverpool
| longest winless = 14 matches
Huddersfield Town
| longest losses = 9 matches
Fulham
| highest attendance = 81,332
{{nowrap|Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal}}
(2 March 2019){{cite web |url=http://global.espn.com/soccer/stats/_/league/ENG.1/view/performance |publisher=ESPN |title=English Premier League Performance Stats – 2018–19 |access-date=13 May 2019}}
| lowest attendance = 9,980
{{nowrap|Bournemouth 2–1 Huddersfield Town}}
(4 December 2018)
| prevseason = 2017–18
| nextseason = 2019–20
}}
The 2018–19 Premier League was the 27th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 120th season of top-flight English football overall. The season started on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/when-will-2018-19-premier-league-season-start-after-transfer-window-closes-a3629611.html|title=Start date for 2018-19 Premier League season announced|first=James|last=Benge|date=7 September 2017|website=www.standard.co.uk}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/720651 |title=Premier League fixtures for 2018/19 announced |publisher=Premier League |access-date=29 June 2018 |date=14 June 2018}} Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 14 June 2018. The league was contested by the top 17 teams from the 2017–18 season as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Fulham, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 EFL Championship. They replaced West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City and Stoke City who were relegated to the 2018–19 EFL Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/701838 |work=Premier League |date=6 June 2018 |title=New clubs welcomed to Premier League for 2018/19}}
Defending champions Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title, and sixth English top-flight title overall. They won their last 14 league games, finishing on 98 points, and retained the league title on the final day of the season. Liverpool finished runners-up with 97 points – the highest total in English top-flight history for a second-placed team.
Summary
Manchester City claimed the league title on the final day of the season with a 4–1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, finishing on 98 points after a run of 14 wins.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48165997 |work=BBC Sport |title=Brighton 1–4 Man City |author=Phil McNulty |date=12 May 2019}} Liverpool held a 7-point lead over Manchester City on 3 January,{{Cite web |title=Premier League title race: Liverpool look to make history and overhaul Man City |quote=Liverpool were seven points clear of Manchester City until the champions beat them 2–1 on 3 January in what remains the Reds' only league defeat all season. |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48231638 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2019 |access-date=15 May 2019}} but finished runners-up with 97 points – the fourth highest total in Premier League history and the highest in English top-flight history for a second-placed team, having lost only one league match all season – to eventual champions City.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48136480 |date=12 May 2019 |title=Premier League: The numbers behind remarkable title battle |author=Emlyn Begley |work=BBC Sport}}
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur claimed the other two Champions League berths, finishing in third and fourth place respectively. Tottenham were in third place for much of the season and were considered potential title challengers until a 1–2 loss to Burnley in February.{{cite web |last1=Rawkins |first1=Callum |title=Mauricio Pochettino Explains Why Tottenham's Premier League Title Challenge Faltered |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/6332822-mauricio-pochettino-explains-why-tottenham-s-premier-league-title-challenge-faltered |website=90min |date=29 March 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}} Chelsea would go on to win the season's UEFA Europa League, defeating Arsenal in the final 4–1. Arsenal had gone on a fourteen-game unbeaten run near the start of the season and began April in third place, but a run of four points in six matches saw them drop to fifth place, finishing outside of the Champions League spots.{{cite web |last1=Skelton |first1=Jack |title=Arsenal 1–1 Brighton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48081948 |work=BBC Sport |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}}
Manchester United's worst start to the season for 28 years and 3–1 loss to Liverpool led to the sacking of manager José Mourinho in December,{{cite web |last1=Grez |first1=Matias |title=Jose Mourinho: Manchester United fires 'The Special One' after worst ever Premier League start |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/18/football/jose-mourinho-leaves-manchester-united-gbr-spt-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=18 December 2018 |access-date=14 May 2019}} with former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær replacing him, initially as a caretaker. Solskjær was appointed permanently after an impressive run of results which culminated in United's away goals victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League,{{cite news |last1=Ducker |first1=James |title=Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed as permanent Manchester United manager on three-year contract |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/03/28/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-confirmed-permanent-manchester-united-manager/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/03/28/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-confirmed-permanent-manchester-united-manager/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Telegraph |date=28 March 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}}{{cbignore}} but the team's poor form soon returned, and they eventually finished sixth after the team had won none of their final five league matches.{{cite news |last1=Fisher |first1=Ben |title=Premier League 2018–19 review: flops of the season |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/may/13/premier-league-2018-19-review-flops-of-the-season |website=The Guardian |date=13 May 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}} Newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved their highest finish since 1980 by finishing seventh, having taken points off every team in the league except Liverpool and Huddersfield Town.{{cite web |last1=Spiers |first1=Tim |title=Wolves boss Nuno nominated for prestigious manager award |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2019/05/07/wolves-boss-nuno-nominated-for-prestigious-manager-award/ |website=Express and Star |date=7 May 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}} Their seventh-place finish was the highest for a newly promoted team since Ipswich Town finished 5th in the 2000–01 season.{{Cite web|title=Wolves' Premier League rise is impressive - but Ipswich Town's glorious 2000/01 season was even better|url=https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/wolves-premier-league-rise-is-impressive-but-ipswich-town-s-glorious-2000-01-season-was-even-better-1.857751|access-date=2020-06-28|website=The National|date=6 May 2019 |language=en}}
Huddersfield were the first team to be relegated, following their 0–2 defeat at Crystal Palace on 30 March 2019, coinciding with victories for Burnley and Southampton. They were relegated with six games remaining. This made Huddersfield the second team in Premier League history to be relegated before March ended, following Derby County in 2007–08.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47676513 |title=Crystal Palace 2–0 Huddersfield |work=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2019 |author=Matthew Howarth}} Fulham joined them after a 1–4 defeat at Watford on 2 April, relegated with five games remaining.{{cite news |work=BBC Sport |author=Joe Bradshaw |title=Watford 4–1 Fulham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47701937 |date=2 April 2019}} Cardiff City were the final team to be relegated following a 2–3 loss at home to Crystal Palace on 4 May with one game remaining.{{cite news |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/may/04/cardiff-city-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-live |date=4 May 2019 |title=Cardiff City 2–3 Crystal Palace: Premier League – As it happened |author=Scott Murray}}
The fastest goal in Premier League history was scored this season on 23 April by Shane Long in a 1–1 draw between his side Southampton and Watford after 7.69 seconds.{{cite web |title=Long scores fastest goal in Premier League history |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1195500 |publisher=Premier League |access-date=23 April 2019 |date=23 April 2019}}{{cite web |title=Shane Long: Southampton striker scores quickest goal in Premier League history |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48031952 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=23 April 2019 |date=23 April 2019}} On 4 May 2019, Fulham's Harvey Elliott became the youngest ever Premier League player at 16 years and 30 days.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48162704 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2019 |title=Harvey Elliott: Fulham midfielder becomes youngest ever Premier League player}} Tottenham Hotspur had a run of 28 games without a draw, the longest ever recorded from the start of a Premier League season.{{cite news |title=Premier League quick stats: Spurs' first draw, shotless Bournemouth, Silva's assists |work=BBC Sport |date=2 March 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47430316 |access-date=14 May 2019}} Manchester City did not draw any of their final 30 matches.
The season saw two aviation incidents involving Premier League personnel. On 27 October 2018, Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed in a helicopter crash{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Jacob |date=28 October 2018 |title=Boys Football Kits |url=https://kidsfootballkit.co.uk/ |website=Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha confirmed dead in helicopter crash |publisher=The Guardian}} outside the King Power Stadium, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United. Almost three months later, on 21 January 2019, Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, en route to join the club following his record signing from Nantes, died on board a Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft that crashed off Alderney.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47166633|title=Emiliano Sala: Body identified as footballer|publisher=BBC|date=7 February 2019}}
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Wolverhampton Wanderers (returning to the top flight after a six-year absence), Cardiff City and Fulham (both teams returning after a four-year absence). They replaced Swansea City, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion, who were relegated to the Championship after their top flight spells of seven, ten and eight years respectively.
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= Stadia and locations =
{{location map+ |England |width=440 |float=right |caption=Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League teams |places=
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.5155 |long= -0.0922 |label_size=80|label=London|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=50.735232 |long=-1.838287 |label_size=80|label=AFC Bournemouth|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=50.861551 |long=-0.083624 |label_size=80|label=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.788992 |long=-2.230194 |label_size=80|label=Burnley|position=top}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.4728 |long=-3.2030 |label_size=80|label=Cardiff City|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.438846 |long=-2.966285 |label_size=80|label=Everton|position=top}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.654271 |long=-1.768365 |label_size=80|label=Huddersfield Town|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.620392 |long=-1.142267 |label_size=80|label=Leicester City F.C.|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.430845 |long=-2.960823 |label_size=80|label=Liverpool|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.483056 |long=-2.200278 |label_size=80|label=Manchester City F.C.|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.463056 |long=-2.291389 |label_size=80|label=Manchester United F.C.|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=54.9756 |long=-1.6217 |label_size=80|label=Newcastle United F.C.|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=50.905826 |long=-1.390975 |label_size=80|label=Southampton|position=top}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.649906 |long=-0.401531 |label_size=80|label=Watford|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.5902 |long=-2.1304 |label_size=80|label=Wolverhampton Wanderers|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |England |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=55.7 |long=-0.2 |label_size=80|label=London teams:
|position=right}}
}}
{{Location map+|Greater London
|width=300
|float=right
|caption=Greater London Premier League football clubs
|alt=Greater London Premier League football clubs
|places =
{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.557311 |long=-0.116789 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Arsenal|label_size=75|marksize=|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.481667 |long=-0.191111 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Chelsea|label_size=75|marksize=|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.398333 |long=-0.085556 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Crystal Palace F.C.|label_size=75|marksize=|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.475 |long=-0.221667 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Fulham F.C.|label_size=75|marksize=|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.555833 |long=-0.279722 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Tottenham
Hotspur
(Wembley)|label_size=75|marksize=|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.5974 |long=-0.0716 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Tottenham
Hotspur
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{{Location map~ |Greater London |lat=51.538611 |long=-0.016389 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=West Ham United F.C.|label_size=75|marksize=|position=right}}
}}
:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
{{notelist}}
= Personnel and kits =
{{Commons|2018–19 Premier League kits}}
{{small|Match balls supplied by Nike, this season's version is the Merlin.}}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=SotonCap|Captain Steven Davis left on loan to Rangers in January effectively making Højbjerg captain for the remainder of the season.}}
}}
= Managerial changes =
class="wikitable sortable" |
Team
!Outgoing manager !Manner of !Date of vacancy !Position in table !Incoming manager !Date of appointment |
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Arsenal
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} {{sortname|Arsène|Wenger| |Wenger, Arsene}} |Retired |rowspan="4|Pre-season |{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Unai|Emery}} |
Everton
|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Sam|Allardyce}} |Sacked |{{flagicon|POR}} {{sortname|Marco|Silva}} |
West Ham United
|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|David|Moyes}} |End of contract |{{flagicon|CHI}} {{sortname|Manuel|Pellegrini}} |
Chelsea
|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Antonio|Conte}} |rowspan=4|Sacked |{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Maurizio|Sarri}} |
Fulham
|{{flagicon|SRB}} {{sortname|Slaviša|Jokanović| |Jokanovic, Slavisa}} |20th |{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Claudio|Ranieri}} |
Southampton
|{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Hughes}} |18th |{{flagicon|AUT}} {{sortname|Ralph|Hasenhüttl| |Hasenhuttl, Ralph}} |
Manchester United
|{{flagicon|POR}} {{sortname|José|Mourinho| |Mourinho, Jose}} |6th |{{flagicon|NOR}} {{sortname|Ole Gunnar|Solskjær| |Solskjaer, Ole Gunnar}}{{efn|Solskjær was initially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season, but the move was made permanent on 28 March 2019.}} |19 December 2018{{cite news |title=Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named Man Utd caretaker manager until end of season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46616768 |work=BBC Sport |date=19 December 2018 |access-date=19 December 2018 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47691296|title=Man Utd: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appointed permanent manager|work=BBC Sport|date=28 March 2019|access-date=28 March 2019}} |
Huddersfield Town
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|David|Wagner|dab=soccer}} |Mutual consent |20th |{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Jan|Siewert}} |
Leicester City
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} {{sortname|Claude|Puel}} |rowspan="2"|Sacked |12th |{{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Brendan|Rodgers}} |
Fulham
|{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Claudio|Ranieri}} |19th |{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Scott|Parker}}{{efn|Parker was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 10 May 2019.}} |28 February 2019{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48230034|title=Scott Parker: Fulham appoint ex-captain as permanent manager|work=BBC Sport|date=10 May 2019|access-date=15 May 2019}} |
{{notelist}}
League table
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.premierleague.com/tables Premier League]
|team1=MCI|team2=LIV |team3=CHE |team4=TOT |team5=ARS |team6=MUN |team7=WOL |team8=EVE |team9=LEI |team10=WHU
|team11=WAT |team12=CRY |team13=NEW |team14=BOU |team15=BUR |team16=SOU |team17=BHA |team18=CAR |team19=FUL |team20=HUD
|result1=CLGS |result2=CLGS |result3=CLGS |result4=CLGS |result5=ELGS |result6=ELGS |result7=ELQ2 |result18=REL |result19=REL |result20=REL
|win_ARS=21|draw_ARS=7 |loss_ARS=10|gf_ARS=73|ga_ARS=51
|win_BOU=13|draw_BOU=6 |loss_BOU=19|gf_BOU=56|ga_BOU=70
|win_BHA=9 |draw_BHA=9 |loss_BHA=20|gf_BHA=35|ga_BHA=60
|win_BUR=11|draw_BUR=7 |loss_BUR=20|gf_BUR=45|ga_BUR=68
|win_CAR=10|draw_CAR=4 |loss_CAR=24|gf_CAR=34|ga_CAR=69
|win_CHE=21|draw_CHE=9 |loss_CHE=8 |gf_CHE=63|ga_CHE=39
|win_CRY=14|draw_CRY=7 |loss_CRY=17|gf_CRY=51|ga_CRY=53
|win_EVE=15|draw_EVE=9 |loss_EVE=14|gf_EVE=54|ga_EVE=46
|win_FUL=7 |draw_FUL=5 |loss_FUL=26|gf_FUL=34|ga_FUL=81
|win_HUD=3 |draw_HUD=7 |loss_HUD=28|gf_HUD=22|ga_HUD=76
|win_LEI=15|draw_LEI=7 |loss_LEI=16|gf_LEI=51|ga_LEI=48
|win_LIV=30|draw_LIV=7 |loss_LIV=1 |gf_LIV=89|ga_LIV=22
|win_MCI=32|draw_MCI=2 |loss_MCI=4 |gf_MCI=95|ga_MCI=23
|win_MUN=19|draw_MUN=9 |loss_MUN=10|gf_MUN=65|ga_MUN=54
|win_NEW=12|draw_NEW=9 |loss_NEW=17|gf_NEW=42|ga_NEW=48
|win_SOU=9 |draw_SOU=12|loss_SOU=17|gf_SOU=45|ga_SOU=65
|win_TOT=23|draw_TOT=2 |loss_TOT=13|gf_TOT=67|ga_TOT=39
|win_WAT=14|draw_WAT=8 |loss_WAT=16|gf_WAT=52|ga_WAT=59
|win_WHU=15|draw_WHU=7 |loss_WHU=16|gf_WHU=52|ga_WHU=55
|win_WOL=16|draw_WOL=9 |loss_WOL=13|gf_WOL=47|ga_WOL=46
|status_MCI=C
|status_CAR=R
|status_FUL=R
|status_HUD=R
|name_ARS=Arsenal
|name_BOU=Bournemouth
|name_BHA=Brighton & Hove Albion
|name_BUR=Burnley
|name_CAR=Cardiff City
|name_CHE=Chelsea
|name_CRY=Crystal Palace
|name_EVE=Everton
|name_FUL=Fulham
|name_HUD=Huddersfield Town
|name_LEI=Leicester City
|name_LIV=Liverpool
|name_MCI=Manchester City
|name_MUN=Manchester United
|name_NEW=Newcastle United
|name_SOU=Southampton
|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur
|name_WAT=Watford
|name_WHU=West Ham United
|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification to Champions League group stage
|col_ELGS=blue1 |text_ELGS=Qualification to Europa League group stage
|col_ELQ2=blue2 |text_ELQ2={{nowrap|Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round}}
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to EFL Championship
|note_res_ELQ2=Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
|note_res_ELGS=ELQ2
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [https://www.premierleague.com/results?co=1&se=79&cl=-1 Premier League]
| update = complete
| a_note = yes
| matches_style = FBR
| team1 = ARS | team2 = BOU | team3 = BHA | team4 = BUR | team5 = CAR | team6 = CHE | team7 = CRY | team8 = EVE | team9 = FUL | team10 = HUD | team11 = LEI | team12 = LIV | team13 = MCI | team14 = MUN | team15 = NEW | team16 = SOU | team17 = TOT | team18 = WAT | team19 = WHU | team20 = WOL
| name_ARS = Arsenal
| name_BOU = Bournemouth
| name_BHA = Brighton & Hove Albion
| name_BUR = Burnley
| name_CAR = Cardiff City
| name_CHE = Chelsea
| name_CRY = Crystal Palace
| name_EVE = Everton
| name_FUL = Fulham
| name_HUD = Huddersfield Town
| name_LEI = Leicester City
| name_LIV = Liverpool
| name_MCI = Manchester City
| name_MUN = Manchester United
| name_NEW = Newcastle United
| name_SOU = Southampton
| name_TOT = Tottenham Hotspur
| name_WAT = Watford
| name_WHU = West Ham United
| name_WOL = {{nowrap|Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
| match_ARS_BOU = 5–1
| match_ARS_BHA = 1–1
| match_ARS_BUR = 3–1
| match_ARS_CAR = 2–1
| match_ARS_CHE = 2–0
| match_ARS_CRY = 2–3
| match_ARS_EVE = 2–0
| match_ARS_FUL = 4–1
| match_ARS_HUD = 1–0
| match_ARS_LEI = 3–1
| match_ARS_LIV = 1–1
| match_ARS_MCI = 0–2
| match_ARS_MUN = 2–0
| match_ARS_NEW = 2–0
| match_ARS_SOU = 2–0
| match_ARS_TOT = 4–2
| match_ARS_WAT = 2–0
| match_ARS_WHU = 3–1
| match_ARS_WOL = 1–1
| match_BOU_ARS = 1–2
| match_BOU_BHA = 2–0
| match_BOU_BUR = 1–3
| match_BOU_CAR = 2–0
| match_BOU_CHE = 4–0
| match_BOU_CRY = 2–1
| match_BOU_EVE = 2–2
| match_BOU_FUL = 0–1
| match_BOU_HUD = 2–1
| match_BOU_LEI = 4–2
| match_BOU_LIV = 0–4
| match_BOU_MCI = 0–1
| match_BOU_MUN = 1–2
| match_BOU_NEW = 2–2
| match_BOU_SOU = 0–0
| match_BOU_TOT = 1–0
| match_BOU_WAT = 3–3
| match_BOU_WHU = 2–0
| match_BOU_WOL = 1–1
| match_BHA_ARS = 1–1
| match_BHA_BOU = 0–5
| match_BHA_BUR = 1–3
| match_BHA_CAR = 0–2
| match_BHA_CHE = 1–2
| match_BHA_CRY = 3–1
| match_BHA_EVE = 1–0
| match_BHA_FUL = 2–2
| match_BHA_HUD = 1–0
| match_BHA_LEI = 1–1
| match_BHA_LIV = 0–1
| match_BHA_MCI = 1–4
| match_BHA_MUN = 3–2
| match_BHA_NEW = 1–1
| match_BHA_SOU = 0–1
| match_BHA_TOT = 1–2
| match_BHA_WAT = 0–0
| match_BHA_WHU = 1–0
| match_BHA_WOL = 1–0
| match_BUR_ARS = 1–3
| match_BUR_BOU = 4–0
| match_BUR_BHA = 1–0
| match_BUR_CAR = 2–0
| match_BUR_CHE = 0–4
| match_BUR_CRY = 1–3
| match_BUR_EVE = 1–5
| match_BUR_FUL = 2–1
| match_BUR_HUD = 1–1
| match_BUR_LEI = 1–2
| match_BUR_LIV = 1–3
| match_BUR_MCI = 0–1
| match_BUR_MUN = 0–2
| match_BUR_NEW = 1–2
| match_BUR_SOU = 1–1
| match_BUR_TOT = 2–1
| match_BUR_WAT = 1–3
| match_BUR_WHU = 2–0
| match_BUR_WOL = 2–0
| match_CAR_ARS = 2–3
| match_CAR_BOU = 2–0
| match_CAR_BHA = 2–1
| match_CAR_BUR = 1–2
| match_CAR_CHE = 1–2
| match_CAR_CRY = 2–3
| match_CAR_EVE = 0–3
| match_CAR_FUL = 4–2
| match_CAR_HUD = 0–0
| match_CAR_LEI = 0–1
| match_CAR_LIV = 0–2
| match_CAR_MCI = 0–5
| match_CAR_MUN = 1–5
| match_CAR_NEW = 0–0
| match_CAR_SOU = 1–0
| match_CAR_TOT = 0–3
| match_CAR_WAT = 1–5
| match_CAR_WHU = 2–0
| match_CAR_WOL = 2–1
| match_CHE_ARS = 3–2
| match_CHE_BOU = 2–0
| match_CHE_BHA = 3–0
| match_CHE_BUR = 2–2
| match_CHE_CAR = 4–1
| match_CHE_CRY = 3–1
| match_CHE_EVE = 0–0
| match_CHE_FUL = 2–0
| match_CHE_HUD = 5–0
| match_CHE_LEI = 0–1
| match_CHE_LIV = 1–1
| match_CHE_MCI = 2–0
| match_CHE_MUN = 2–2
| match_CHE_NEW = 2–1
| match_CHE_SOU = 0–0
| match_CHE_TOT = 2–0
| match_CHE_WAT = 3–0
| match_CHE_WHU = 2–0
| match_CHE_WOL = 1–1
| match_CRY_ARS = 2–2
| match_CRY_BOU = 5–3
| match_CRY_BHA = 1–2
| match_CRY_BUR = 2–0
| match_CRY_CAR = 0–0
| match_CRY_CHE = 0–1
| match_CRY_EVE = 0–0
| match_CRY_FUL = 2–0
| match_CRY_HUD = 2–0
| match_CRY_LEI = 1–0
| match_CRY_LIV = 0–2
| match_CRY_MCI = 1–3
| match_CRY_MUN = 1–3
| match_CRY_NEW = 0–0
| match_CRY_SOU = 0–2
| match_CRY_TOT = 0–1
| match_CRY_WAT = 1–2
| match_CRY_WHU = 1–1
| match_CRY_WOL = 0–1
| match_EVE_ARS = 1–0
| match_EVE_BOU = 2–0
| match_EVE_BHA = 3–1
| match_EVE_BUR = 2–0
| match_EVE_CAR = 1–0
| match_EVE_CHE = 2–0
| match_EVE_CRY = 2–0
| match_EVE_FUL = 3–0
| match_EVE_HUD = 1–1
| match_EVE_LEI = 0–1
| match_EVE_LIV = 0–0
| match_EVE_MCI = 0–2
| match_EVE_MUN = 4–0
| match_EVE_NEW = 1–1
| match_EVE_SOU = 2–1
| match_EVE_TOT = 2–6
| match_EVE_WAT = 2–2
| match_EVE_WHU = 1–3
| match_EVE_WOL = 1–3
| match_FUL_ARS = 1–5
| match_FUL_BOU = 0–3
| match_FUL_BHA = 4–2
| match_FUL_BUR = 4–2
| match_FUL_CAR = 1–0
| match_FUL_CHE = 1–2
| match_FUL_CRY = 0–2
| match_FUL_EVE = 2–0
| match_FUL_HUD = 1–0
| match_FUL_LEI = 1–1
| match_FUL_LIV = 1–2
| match_FUL_MCI = 0–2
| match_FUL_MUN = 0–3
| match_FUL_NEW = 0–4
| match_FUL_SOU = 3–2
| match_FUL_TOT = 1–2
| match_FUL_WAT = 1–1
| match_FUL_WHU = 0–2
| match_FUL_WOL = 1–1
| match_HUD_ARS = 1–2
| match_HUD_BOU = 0–2
| match_HUD_BHA = 1–2
| match_HUD_BUR = 1–2
| match_HUD_CAR = 0–0
| match_HUD_CHE = 0–3
| match_HUD_CRY = 0–1
| match_HUD_EVE = 0–1
| match_HUD_FUL = 1–0
| match_HUD_LEI = 1–4
| match_HUD_LIV = 0–1
| match_HUD_MCI = 0–3
| match_HUD_MUN = 1–1
| match_HUD_NEW = 0–1
| match_HUD_SOU = 1–3
| match_HUD_TOT = 0–2
| match_HUD_WAT = 1–2
| match_HUD_WHU = 1–1
| match_HUD_WOL = 1–0
| match_LEI_ARS = 3–0
| match_LEI_BOU = 2–0
| match_LEI_BHA = 2–1
| match_LEI_BUR = 0–0
| match_LEI_CAR = 0–1
| match_LEI_CHE = 0–0
| match_LEI_CRY = 1–4
| match_LEI_EVE = 1–2
| match_LEI_FUL = 3–1
| match_LEI_HUD = 3–1
| match_LEI_LIV = 1–2
| match_LEI_MCI = 2–1
| match_LEI_MUN = 0–1
| match_LEI_NEW = 0–1
| match_LEI_SOU = 1–2
| match_LEI_TOT = 0–2
| match_LEI_WAT = 2–0
| match_LEI_WHU = 1–1
| match_LEI_WOL = 2–0
| match_LIV_ARS = 5–1
| match_LIV_BOU = 3–0
| match_LIV_BHA = 1–0
| match_LIV_BUR = 4–2
| match_LIV_CAR = 4–1
| match_LIV_CHE = 2–0
| match_LIV_CRY = 4–3
| match_LIV_EVE = 1–0
| match_LIV_FUL = 2–0
| match_LIV_HUD = 5–0
| match_LIV_LEI = 1–1
| match_LIV_MCI = 0–0
| match_LIV_MUN = 3–1
| match_LIV_NEW = 4–0
| match_LIV_SOU = 3–0
| match_LIV_TOT = 2–1
| match_LIV_WAT = 5–0
| match_LIV_WHU = 4–0
| match_LIV_WOL = 2–0
| match_MCI_ARS = 3–1
| match_MCI_BOU = 3–1
| match_MCI_BHA = 2–0
| match_MCI_BUR = 5–0
| match_MCI_CAR = 2–0
| match_MCI_CHE = 6–0
| match_MCI_CRY = 2–3
| match_MCI_EVE = 3–1
| match_MCI_FUL = 3–0
| match_MCI_HUD = 6–1
| match_MCI_LEI = 1–0
| match_MCI_LIV = 2–1
| match_MCI_MUN = 3–1
| match_MCI_NEW = 2–1
| match_MCI_SOU = 6–1
| match_MCI_TOT = 1–0
| match_MCI_WAT = 3–1
| match_MCI_WHU = 1–0
| match_MCI_WOL = 3–0
| match_MUN_ARS = 2–2
| match_MUN_BOU = 4–1
| match_MUN_BHA = 2–1
| match_MUN_BUR = 2–2
| match_MUN_CAR = 0–2
| match_MUN_CHE = 1–1
| match_MUN_CRY = 0–0
| match_MUN_EVE = 2–1
| match_MUN_FUL = 4–1
| match_MUN_HUD = 3–1
| match_MUN_LEI = 2–1
| match_MUN_LIV = 0–0
| match_MUN_MCI = 0–2
| match_MUN_NEW = 3–2
| match_MUN_SOU = 3–2
| match_MUN_TOT = 0–3
| match_MUN_WAT = 2–1
| match_MUN_WHU = 2–1
| match_MUN_WOL = 1–1
| match_NEW_ARS = 1–2
| match_NEW_BOU = 2–1
| match_NEW_BHA = 0–1
| match_NEW_BUR = 2–0
| match_NEW_CAR = 3–0
| match_NEW_CHE = 1–2
| match_NEW_CRY = 0–1
| match_NEW_EVE = 3–2
| match_NEW_FUL = 0–0
| match_NEW_HUD = 2–0
| match_NEW_LEI = 0–2
| match_NEW_LIV = 2–3
| match_NEW_MCI = 2–1
| match_NEW_MUN = 0–2
| match_NEW_SOU = 3–1
| match_NEW_TOT = 1–2
| match_NEW_WAT = 1–0
| match_NEW_WHU = 0–3
| match_NEW_WOL = 1–2
| match_SOU_ARS = 3–2
| match_SOU_BOU = 3–3
| match_SOU_BHA = 2–2
| match_SOU_BUR = 0–0
| match_SOU_CAR = 1–2
| match_SOU_CHE = 0–3
| match_SOU_CRY = 1–1
| match_SOU_EVE = 2–1
| match_SOU_FUL = 2–0
| match_SOU_HUD = 1–1
| match_SOU_LEI = 1–2
| match_SOU_LIV = 1–3
| match_SOU_MCI = 1–3
| match_SOU_MUN = 2–2
| match_SOU_NEW = 0–0
| match_SOU_TOT = 2–1
| match_SOU_WAT = 1–1
| match_SOU_WHU = 1–2
| match_SOU_WOL = 3–1
| match_TOT_ARS = 1–1
| match_TOT_BOU = 5–0
| match_TOT_BHA = 1–0
| match_TOT_BUR = 1–0
| match_TOT_CAR = 1–0
| match_TOT_CHE = 3–1
| match_TOT_CRY = 2–0
| match_TOT_EVE = 2–2
| match_TOT_FUL = 3–1
| match_TOT_HUD = 4–0
| match_TOT_LEI = 3–1
| match_TOT_LIV = 1–2
| match_TOT_MCI = 0–1
| match_TOT_MUN = 0–1
| match_TOT_NEW = 1–0
| match_TOT_SOU = 3–1
| match_TOT_WAT = 2–1
| match_TOT_WHU = 0–1
| match_TOT_WOL = 1–3
| match_WAT_ARS = 0–1
| match_WAT_BOU = 0–4
| match_WAT_BHA = 2–0
| match_WAT_BUR = 0–0
| match_WAT_CAR = 3–2
| match_WAT_CHE = 1–2
| match_WAT_CRY = 2–1
| match_WAT_EVE = 1–0
| match_WAT_FUL = 4–1
| match_WAT_HUD = 3–0
| match_WAT_LEI = 2–1
| match_WAT_LIV = 0–3
| match_WAT_MCI = 1–2
| match_WAT_MUN = 1–2
| match_WAT_NEW = 1–1
| match_WAT_SOU = 1–1
| match_WAT_TOT = 2–1
| match_WAT_WHU = 1–4
| match_WAT_WOL = 1–2
| match_WHU_ARS = 1–0
| match_WHU_BOU = 1–2
| match_WHU_BHA = 2–2
| match_WHU_BUR = 4–2
| match_WHU_CAR = 3–1
| match_WHU_CHE = 0–0
| match_WHU_CRY = 3–2
| match_WHU_EVE = 0–2
| match_WHU_FUL = 3–1
| match_WHU_HUD = 4–3
| match_WHU_LEI = 2–2
| match_WHU_LIV = 1–1
| match_WHU_MCI = 0–4
| match_WHU_MUN = 3–1
| match_WHU_NEW = 2–0
| match_WHU_SOU = 3–0
| match_WHU_TOT = 0–1
| match_WHU_WAT = 0–2
| match_WHU_WOL = 0–1
| match_WOL_ARS = 3–1
| match_WOL_BOU = 2–0
| match_WOL_BHA = 0–0
| match_WOL_BUR = 1–0
| match_WOL_CAR = 2–0
| match_WOL_CHE = 2–1
| match_WOL_CRY = 0–2
| match_WOL_EVE = 2–2
| match_WOL_FUL = 1–0
| match_WOL_HUD = 0–2
| match_WOL_LEI = 4–3
| match_WOL_LIV = 0–2
| match_WOL_MCI = 1–1
| match_WOL_MUN = 2–1
| match_WOL_NEW = 1–1
| match_WOL_SOU = 2–0
| match_WOL_TOT = 2–3
| match_WOL_WAT = 0–2
| match_WOL_WHU = 3–0
}}
Season statistics
= Scoring =
==Top scorers==
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| image2 = Sadio Mané Senegal.jpg
| image3 = Mohamed Salah 2018.jpg
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Rank
! Player ! Club |
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rowspan=3|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GAB}} Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |align="left"|Arsenal |rowspan=3|22 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Sadio Mané
|align="left"|Liverpool |
align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah
|align="left"|Liverpool |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Agüero |align="left"|Manchester City |21 |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Vardy |align="left"|Leicester City |18 |
rowspan=2|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Kane |align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur |rowspan=2|17 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Raheem Sterling
|align="left"|Manchester City |
8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Eden Hazard |align="left"|Chelsea |16 |
9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Callum Wilson |align="left"|Bournemouth |14 |
rowspan=6|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Jiménez |align="left"|Wolverhampton Wanderers |rowspan=6|13 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Alexandre Lacazette
|align="left"|Arsenal |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Glenn Murray
|align="left"|Brighton & Hove Albion |
align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paul Pogba
|align="left"|Manchester United |
align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Richarlison
|align="left"|Everton |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Gylfi Sigurðsson
|align="left"|Everton |
== Hat-tricks ==
{{Main|List of Premier League hat-tricks}}
File:Agüero in 2018.jpg scored three hat-tricks this season, the most by a single player.]]
;Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
= Clean sheets =
File:20180610 FIFA Friendly Match Austria vs. Brazil 850 1625.jpg won the Premier League Golden Glove after keeping 21 clean sheets for Liverpool.]]
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Rank
!Player !Club |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alisson |align="left"|Liverpool |21 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ederson |align="left"|Manchester City |20 |
rowspan=2|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Kepa Arrizabalaga |align="left"|Chelsea |rowspan=2|14 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Pickford
|align="left"|Everton |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Hugo Lloris |align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur |12 |
6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Dúbravka |align="left"|Newcastle United |11 |
rowspan=2|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|PHI}} Neil Etheridge |align="left"|Cardiff City |rowspan=2|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Schmeichel
|align="left"|Leicester City |
rowspan=5|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} David de Gea |align="left"|Manchester United |rowspan=5|7 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Fabiański
|align="left"|West Ham United |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Foster
|align="left"|Watford |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SPA}} Vicente Guaita
|align="left"|Crystal Palace |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Rui Patrício
|align="left"|Wolverhampton Wanderers |
= Discipline =
== Player ==
File:Etienne_Capoue.jpg received the most yellow cards this season with 14.]]
- Most yellow cards: 14{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/yellow_card |title=Premier League Player Stats – Yellow Cards |publisher=Premier League |access-date=12 May 2019}}
- {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Étienne Capoue (Watford)
- Most red cards: 2{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/red_card |title=Premier League Player Stats – Red Cards |publisher=Premier League |access-date=12 May 2019}}
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton)
- {{flagicon|JAM}} Wes Morgan (Leicester City)
== Club ==
Awards
= Monthly awards =
= Annual awards =
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colspan="13" | PFA Team of the Year{{cite news|title=PFA Team of the Year: Paul Pogba, Raheem Sterling and Sadio Mane included in side|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48028713|work=BBC Sport|date=25 April 2019 |access-date=25 April 2019}} | ||||||||||
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Goalkeeper
| colspan="12" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ederson (Manchester City) | ||||||||||
Defenders
| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) | ||||||||||
Midfielders
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|POR}} Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Fernandinho (Manchester City) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Pogba (Manchester United) | ||||||||||
Forwards
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|SEN}} Sadio Mané (Liverpool) | ||||||||||
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Seasons/2018-19/Premier2018-2019.htm League and cup results for all the 2018/19 Premier Division clubs] at footballsite
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