| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United 17th Premier League title 24th English title |
| Relegated | Hull City Middlesbrough Sunderland |
| Champions League | Manchester United Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City Liverpool |
| Europa League | Arsenal Everton |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,133 (2.98 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harry Kane (29 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United 10–2 Crystal Palace |
| Biggest away win | Swansea City 0–7 Manchester United |
| Highest scoring | Manchester United 10–2 Crystal Palace |
| Longest winning run | 13 games Chelsea |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 games Manchester United |
| Longest winless run | 16 games Middlesbrough |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Crystal Palace Hull City |
| Highest attendance | 87,000 Manchester United 1–1 Liverpool |
| Lowest attendance | 11,029 Bournemouth 6–1 Hull City |
| ← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Premier League is the 25th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 13 August 2016 and is scheduled to end on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016.
Manchester United won their fifth consecutive Premier League title, 17th in total and 24th English title on the final day of the season with a 10–2 victory over Crystal Palace on May 21, 2017. Several records were set over the season including the biggest win in Manchester United's final day victory over Crystal Palace which was also the first time a team scored ten times in one Premier League match. Chelsea also became the first team to earn over 90 points in a season and not win the title.
Burnley, Hull City and Middlesbrough came into the season as the three newly promoted teams, but Hull City and Middlesbrough made an immediate return to the EFL Championship alongside Sunderland.
Teams[]
Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season, as well as three teams promoted from the Championship.
Burnley became the first club to be promoted after a 1–0 win against Queens Park Rangers on 2 May 2016 meant they were guaranteed an automatic place. They return to the League after only a season's absence. Middlesbrough became the second club to be promoted, after a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion meant they finished above them on goal difference and secured the second automatic spot. They play Premier League football for the first time since the 2008–09 season. Hull City became the third and final club to be promoted, following a 1–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016, to secure their return to the Premier League after only a season's absence.
The three promoted clubs replace Newcastle United, Norwich City and Aston Villa. This will be the first season in the Premier League era that former European Cup winners Aston Villa do not compete in the top flight of English football.
Stadia and locations[]
West Ham United will be playing for the first time in the Olympic Stadium. Although having a capacity of 60,000, for the first Premier League game this was limited to 57,000 due to safety fears following persistent standing by fans at West Ham's Europa League game played in early August.
Stoke City have announced that from the 2016–17 season the Britannia Stadium will be renamed to the Bet365 Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur will be playing at White Hart Lane with a reduced capacity, due to the north east corner of the stadium being dismantled to help facilitate building works for their new stadium being built adjacently.
Manchester United will be playing at Old Trafford with an increase capacity at 87,000 increasing from 82,000 from the previous season.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 11,464 |
| Arsenal | London | Emirates Stadium | 60,432 |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moore | 22,546 |
| Chelsea | London | Stamford Bridge | 41,623 |
| Crystal Palace | London | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
| Everton | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 40,569 |
| Hull City | Hull | KCOM Stadium | 25,404 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | King Power Stadium | 32,500 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 54,167 |
| Manchester City | Manchester | Etihad Stadium | 55,097 |
| Manchester United | Manchester | Old Trafford | 87,000 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35,100 |
| Southampton | Southampton | St. Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | Bet365 Stadium | 28,383 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Swansea City | Swansea | Liberty Stadium | 20,972 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London | White Hart Lane | 36,274 |
| Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 21,977 |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,500 |
| West Ham United | London | Olympic Stadium | 57,000 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 121 | 23 | +98 | 96 | Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 35 | +48 | 93 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 28 | +58 | 86 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 76 | Champions League Play-off round |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 76 | Champions League Third Qualifying Round |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 71 | Europa League Group Stage |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 59 | Europa League Play-off round |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 54 | 74 | –20 | 45 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 49 | –9 | 44 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 55 | –12 | 44 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 67 | –19 | 44 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 67 | –20 | 44 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 58 | –17 | 43 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 76 | –32 | 40 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 61 | –22 | 39 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 50 | 73 | –23 | 39 | |
| 17 | Watford | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 69 | –30 | 39 | |
| 18 | Hull City (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 37 | 84 | –47 | 33 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
| 19 | Middlesbrough (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 56 | –30 | 27 | |
| 20 | Sunderland (R) | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 70 | –42 | 24 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the round indicated; (TQ) Qualified for the tournament but not the round indicated; (X) Qualified for the at least Europa League but may still qualify for the Champions League (R) Relegated.
Results[]
| Home \ Away Note 1 | ARS | BOU | BUR | CHE | CRY | EVE | HUL | LCS | LVR | MNC | MNU | MID | SOU | STK | SUN | SWA | TOT | WAT | WBA | WHU |
| Arsenal | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Burnley | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Everton | 2–1 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hull City | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Leicester City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Liverpool | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 10–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Southampton | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Stoke City | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sunderland | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Swansea City | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
| Watford | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| West Ham United | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on 21 May 2017.
Source: Premier League
1 Template:Note labelThe home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Season statistics[]
Scoring[]
Top scorer[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 29 |
| 2 |  Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | 27 |
| 3 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović
|
Manchester United | 26 |
| 4 |  Romelu Lukaku
|
Everton | 25 |
| 5 |  Alexis Sánchez
|
Arsenal | 24 |
| 6 |  Diego Costa
|
Chelsea | 20 |
 Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City | ||
| 8 | Dele Alli
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 18 |
| 9 | Christian Benteke
|
Crystal Palace | 16 |
 Joshua King
|
AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Eden Hazard
|
Chelsea |
Hat-tricks[]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zlatan Ibrahimović
|
Manchester United | Bournemouth | 5–0 | 14 August 2016 |
| Romelu Lukaku
|
Everton | Sunderland | 3–0 | 12 September 2016 |
| Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | Leicester City | 6–1 | 24 September 2016 |
| Alexis Sánchez
|
Arsenal | West Ham United | 5–1 | 3 December 2016 |
| Jamie Vardy
|
Leicester City | Manchester City | 4–2 | 10 December 2016 |
 Gareth Bale
|
Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | 11 December 2016 |
 Salomón Rondon
|
West Bromwich Albion | Swansea City | 3–1 | 14 December 2016 |
 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
|
Manchester United | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | 31 December 2016 |
| Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | 14 January 2017 |
| Romelu Lukaku4
|
Everton | Bournemouth | 6–3 | 4 February 2017 |
| Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | Stoke City | 4–0 | 26 February 2017 |
| Edinson Cavani5
|
Manchester United | AFC Bournemouth | 6–1 | 4 March 2017 |
| Joshua King
|
AFC Bournemouth | West Ham United | 3–2 | 11 March 2017 |
| Harry Kane4
|
Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | 6–1 | 18 May 2017 |
| Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | Hull City | 7–1 | 21 May 2017 |
| Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | Crystal Palace | 10–2 | 21 May 2017 |
 Richairo Živković4
|
Manchester United | Crystal Palace | 10–2 | 21 May 2017 |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 14
- José Holebas (Watford)
- Most red cards: 2
- Miguel Britos (Watford)
- Fernandinho (Manchester City)
- Granit Xhaka (Arsenal)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 84
- Watford
- Most red cards: 5
- Hull City
- Watford
- West Ham United
Awards[]
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Mike Phelan
|
Hull City | Zlatan Ibrahimović
|
Manchester United |
| September |  Jürgen Klopp
|
Liverpool |  Son Heung-min
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
| October |  Antonio Conte
|
Chelsea | Eden Hazard
|
Chelsea |
| November | Sir James Harrison
|
Manchester United | Gareth Bale
|
Manchester United |
| December | Sir James Harrison
|
Manchester United | Gareth Bale
|
Manchester United |
| January | Paul Clement
|
Swansea City | Dele Alli
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
| February | Pep Guardiola
|
Manchester City | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
| March | Eddie Howe
|
AFC Bournemouth | Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United |
| April | Mauricio Pochettino
|
Tottenham Hotspur | Son Heung-min
|
Tottenham Hotspur |