2016–17 Premier League
The 2016–17 Premier League was the 25th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 118th season of top-flight English football overall. The season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 August 2016 – 21 May 2017 |
| Champions | Chelsea 5th Premier League title 6th English title |
| Relegated | Hull City Middlesbrough Sunderland |
| Champions League | Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City Liverpool Manchester United (as Europa League winners) |
| Europa League | Arsenal Everton |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,064 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harry Kane (29 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Thibaut Courtois (16 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Bournemouth 6–1 Hull City (15 October 2016) Chelsea 5–0 Everton (5 November 2016) Liverpool 6–1 Watford (6 November 2016) Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Swansea City (3 December 2016) Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace (6 May 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Hull City 1–7 Tottenham Hotspur (21 May 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Swansea City 5–4 Crystal Palace (26 November 2016) Everton 6–3 Bournemouth (4 February 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 13 matches Chelsea |
| Longest unbeaten run | 25 matches Manchester United |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Middlesbrough |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Crystal Palace Hull City Watford |
| Highest attendance | 75,397 Manchester United 0–0 West Bromwich Albion (1 April 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 10,890 Bournemouth 4–0 Middlesbrough (22 April 2017) |
| Total attendance | 13,612,316 |
| Average attendance | 35,821 |
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Chelsea won their fifth Premier League title, and sixth English title, with two matches to spare following a 1–0 away win over West Bromwich Albion on 12 May.
The defending champions were Leicester City, who finished 12th, thereby setting a new record for the worst Premier League title defence; the record had previously been held by Chelsea, who had finished 10th in 2015–16 after winning the title in 2014–15. When including the Football League era, it was the worst title defence since 1991–92 champions Leeds United finished 17th in 1992–93.
Burnley, Middlesbrough, and Hull City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2015–16 Football League Championship. Only Burnley avoided immediate relegation back to the Championship.