2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011. Chelsea were the defending champions.
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 2010 – 22 May 2011 |
| Champions | Manchester United 12th Premier League title 19th English title |
| Relegated | Birmingham City Blackpool West Ham United |
| Champions League | Manchester United Chelsea Manchester City Arsenal |
| Europa League | Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham City Stoke City Fulham (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking) |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,063 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dimitar Berbatov Carlos Tevez (20 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Joe Hart (18 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Chelsea 6–0 West Bromwich Albion (14 August 2010) Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool (21 August 2010) Newcastle United 6–0 Aston Villa (22 August 2010) Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010) |
| Biggest away win | Wigan Athletic 0–6 Chelsea (21 August 2010) |
| Highest scoring | Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010) Everton 5–3 Blackpool (5 February 2011) Newcastle United 4–4 Arsenal (5 February 2011) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Chelsea |
| Longest unbeaten run | 24 games Manchester United |
| Longest winless run | 10 games Blackburn Rovers |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Blackpool Bolton Wanderers West Bromwich Albion West Ham United |
| Highest attendance | 75,486 Manchester United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers (19 March 2011) |
| Lowest attendance | 14,042 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 October 2010) |
| Total attendance | 13,372,318 |
| Average attendance | 35,190 |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
Manchester United secured the title with a 1–1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011. This was their nineteenth English league title, breaking a tie with Liverpool which had stood since Manchester United won their eighteenth title in 2009. Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all secured a berth for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, while Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League via league position.
On 15 May 2011, West Ham United were the first team to be relegated to the Championship, following a 3–2 defeat away to Wigan Athletic. Two more relegation spots were to be confirmed going into the final day of the season, with five teams (Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Blackpool, and Wigan Athletic) all at threat of the drop. Blackburn secured their top flight status with a 3–2 away win over Wolves. Blackpool were relegated after losing 4–2 to champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, despite having led at one point. Birmingham City were also down after Roman Pavlyuchenko scored an injury-time winner for Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Both of these results allowed Wolves to avoid the drop by one point, despite their loss to Blackburn, while Wigan, who were in the bottom three prior to kick-off, extended their Premier League stay to seven consecutive seasons after a 1–0 win away at Stoke City.