| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 2017 – 13 May 2018 |
| Champions | Burton Albion 1st Premier League title 1st English title |
| Relegated | Swansea City Stoke City West Bromwich Albion |
| Champions League | Burton Albion Manchester City Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,078 (2.84 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lee Seung-woo (38 goals) |
| Most clean sheets | David de Gea Benjamin Buchel (18 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Burton Albion 7–0 Crystal Palace (21 October 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Watford 0–6 Manchester City (16 September 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Manchester City 7–2 Stoke City (14 October 2017) Tottenham Hotspur 5–4 Leicester City (13 May 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 16 matches Manchester City |
| Longest unbeaten run | 38 matches Burton Albion |
| Longest winless run | 20 matches West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches West Bromwich Albion |
| Highest attendance | 83,222 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal (10 February 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 10,242 Bournemouth 2–1 West Bromwich Albion (17 March 2018) |
The 2017–18 Premier League will be the 26th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season is scheduled to start on 12 August 2017 and finish on 13 May 2018.
Burton Albion won their first English title after a 3–0 win over West Bromwich Albion on April 28. They became the first team since Ipswich Town in 1960–61 to win the English top flight title in their first season following promotion.
Chelsea were the defending champions. Burton Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town entered the season as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 EFL Championship.
Teams[]
Stadia[]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Vitality Stadium | 11,464 |
| Arsenal | London | Emirates Stadium | 60,432 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Amex Stadium | 30,750 |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Burton Albion | Burton upon Trent | Pirelli Stadium | 13,000 |
| Chelsea | London | Stamford Bridge | 41,623 |
| Crystal Palace | London | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
| Everton | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 40,569 |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | Kirklees Stadium | 24,169 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | King Power Stadium | 32,500 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 54,074 |
| Manchester City | Manchester | Etihad Stadium | 55,097 |
| Manchester United | Manchester | Old Trafford | 76,100 |
| Southampton | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | bet365 Stadium | 30,089 |
| Swansea City | Swansea | Liberty Stadium | 20,972 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London | Wembley Stadium | 90,000 |
| Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 21,977 |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,500 |
| West Ham United | London | London Stadium | 57,000 |
1: Tottenham Hotspur will play at Wembley due to the rebuilding of their own stadium at White Hart Lane
Results[]
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion (C) | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 26 | +96 | 102 | Qualification to the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 104 | 30 | +74 | 94 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 80 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 74 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 68 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 38 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 48 | +18 | 56 | |
| 8 | Burnley | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 44 | –9 | 50 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 63 | –9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 63 | –19 | 43 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 65 | –23 | 43 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 67 | –20 | 41 | |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 66 | –22 | 40 | |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 60 | –26 | 36 | |
| 15 | Watford | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 70 | –30 | 36 | |
| 16 | Southampton | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 59 | –23 | 35 | |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 66 | –37 | 34 | |
| 18 | Stoke City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 72 | –38 | 33 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
| 19 | Swansea City (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 63 | –35 | 32 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 60 | –32 | 27 |
Season Statistics[]
Top Goalscorers[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lee Seung-woo
|
Burton Albion | 38 |
| 2 |  Mohamed Salah
|
Liverpool | 32 |
| 3 |  Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 30 |
| 4 |  Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City | 21 |
| 5 | Jonathan Leko
|
Burton Albion | 20 |
| Jamie Vardy
|
Leicester City | ||
| 7 | Raheem Sterling
|
Manchester City | 18 |
| 8 |  Romelu Lukaku
|
Manchester United | 16 |
| 9 |  Roberto Firmino
|
Liverpool | 15 |
| 10 |  Alexandre Lacazette
|
Arsenal | 14 |
 Oleksandr Zinchenko
|
Burton Albion |
Hat-tricks[]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Agüero |
Manchester City | Watford | 6–0 (A) | 16 September 2017 |
| Jonathan Leko |
Burton Albion | Stoke City | 3–0 (H) | 16 September 2017 |
 Álvaro Morata |
Chelsea | Stoke City | 4–0 (A) | 23 September 2017 |
| Lucas Silva |
Burton Albion | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 (A) | 23 September 2017 |
| Lee Seung-woo |
Burton Albion | Burnley | 4–1 (A) | 30 October 2017 |
| Callum Wilson |
Bournemouth | Huddersfield Town | 4–0 (H) | 18 November 2017 |
| Jonathan Leko |
Burton Albion | Watford | 4–1 (H) | 25 November 2017 |
| Wayne Rooney |
Everton | West Ham United | 4–0 (H) | 29 November 2017 |
| Lee Seung-woo5 |
Burton Albion | Everton | 5–0 (H) | 11 December 2017 |
| Harry Kane |
Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley | 3–0 (A) | 23 December 2017 |
| Lee Seung-woo4 |
Burton Albion | West Ham United | 6–1 (A) | 23 December 2017 |
| Harry Kane |
Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton | 5–2 (H) | 26 December 2017 |
 Aaron Ramsey |
Arsenal | Everton | 5–1 (H) | 3 February 2018 |
| Sergio Agüero4 |
Manchester City | Leicester City | 5–1 (H) | 10 February 2018 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko |
Burton Albion | Southampton | 6–0 (H) | 10 March 2018 |
| Mohamed Salah4 |
Liverpool | Watford | 5–0 (H) | 17 March 2018 |
- Note
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
- (H) – Home ; (A) – Away
Awards[]
Monthly Awards[]
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | James Harrison
|
Burton Albion | Oleksandr Zinchenko
|
Burton Albion |
| September | Pep Guardiola
|
Manchester City | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham |
| October | Pep Guardiola
|
Manchester City |  Leroy Sané
|
Manchester City |
| November | Pep Guardiola
|
Manchester City | Jonathan Leko
|
Burton Albion |
| December | James Harrison
|
Burton Albion | Lee Seung-woo
|
Burton Albion |
| January | James Harrison
|
Burton Albion | Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City |
| February | James Harrison
|
Burton Albion | Mohamed Salah
|
Liverpool |
| March | James Harrison
|
Burton Albion | Oleksandr Zinchenko
|
Burton Albion |
| April |  Darren Moore
|
West Bromwich Albion |  Wilfried Zaha
|
Crystal Palace |
Annual Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Season | James Harrison
|
Burton Albion |
| Player of the Season | Lee Seung-woo
|
Burton Albion |
| Goal of the Season | Jonathan Leko
|
Burton Albion |
| PFA Player of the Year | Lee Seung-woo
|
Burton Albion |
| PFA Young Player of the Year | Lee Seung-woo
|
Burton Albion |
| FWA Footballer of the Year | Lee Seung-woo
|
Burton Albion |
| PFA Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | David de Gea
| |||||||||||
| Defence |  Audrius Laučys
|
Chris Stokes
|
 Juan Vargas
|
Marcos Alonso
| ||||||||
| Midfield | David Silva
|
Oleksandr Zinchenko
|
Lucas Silva
| |||||||||
| Attack | Harry Kane
|
Lee Seung-woo
|
Mohamed Salah
| |||||||||