Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 567 (2.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Robin van Persie (14 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa |
Biggest away win | Queens Park Rangers 0–5 Swansea City |
Highest scoring | Arsenal 7–3 Newcastle United |
Longest winning run |
5 games[2] Manchester United |
Longest unbeaten run |
15 games[2] Manchester City |
Longest winless run |
16 games[2] Queens Park Rangers |
Longest losing run |
7 games[2] Reading |
Highest attendance |
75,603[2] Manchester United 3–1 Queens Park Rangers (24 November 2012) |
Lowest attendance |
15,436[2] Wigan Athletic 3–2 Reading (24 November 2012) |
Average attendance | 35,649[2] |
← 2011–12 |
The 2012–13 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 21st season of the Premier League, the English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixture schedule was released on 18 June 2012.[3][4] The season began on 18 August 2012[4] and will end on 19 May 2013.
Manchester City are the defending champions, having won their first Premier League title the previous season. This was their first top division league title since the 1967–68 season.
Teams[]
A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2011–12 season and three promoted from the 2011–12 Football League Championship.
Relegation for Wolverhampton Wanderers to the 2012–13 Football League Championship was confirmed on 22 April 2012, ending a three-season Premier League tenure.[5] Blackburn Rovers were relegated after a 1–0 defeat against Wigan Athletic on 7 May 2012, ending an eleven-season tenure in top-flight football.[6] The final team to be relegated from the 2011–12 Premier League was Bolton Wanderers on 13 May 2012, the final day of the season, also after eleven seasons in the top flight. For only the second time in the history of the Premier League, all three sides who were promoted from the 2010–11 Football League Championship survived and will compete in this season.
Reading (as Champions) and Southampton (as runners-up) secured direct promotion to the Premier League from the 2011–12 Football League Championship. Reading will return to the Premier League after an absence of four years, while Southampton make a comeback to the highest tier after making two successive promotions and seven seasons in the leagues below. The third promoted team was decided in a four-team play-off between the Championship teams ranked third through to sixth. Ultimately, third-placed West Ham United defeated fifth-placed Blackpool in the Play-Off Final at Wembley Stadium on 19 May 2012. West Ham returned to the Premier League after only one season of absence.
Stadia and locations[]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.[7]
Team | Stadium[8] | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60,362 |
Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,785 |
Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 41,798 |
Everton | Goodison Park | 39,571 |
Fulham | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
Liverpool | Anfield | 45,276 |
Manchester City | Etihad Stadium | 47,405 |
Manchester United | Old Trafford | 75,765 |
Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52,405 |
Norwich City | Carrow Road | 27,224 |
Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 18,439 |
Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,197 |
Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 27,740 |
Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 48,707 |
Swansea City | Liberty Stadium | 20,745 |
Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 36,284 |
West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 26,445 |
West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | 35,016 |
Wigan Athletic | DW Stadium | 25,133 |
Personnel and kits[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager1 | Captain[9] | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Arsenal | France Arsène Wenger | Belgium Thomas Vermaelen | Nike | Emirates |
Aston Villa | Scotland Paul Lambert | Netherlands Ron Vlaar2 | Macron | Genting Casinos |
Chelsea | Spain Rafael Benítez | England John Terry | Adidas | Samsung |
Everton | Scotland David Moyes | England Phil Neville | Nike | Chang Beer |
Fulham | Netherlands Martin Jol | Norway Brede Hangeland | Kappa | FxPro |
Liverpool | Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers | England Steven Gerrard | Warrior Sports | Standard Chartered |
Manchester City | Italy Roberto Mancini | Belgium Vincent Kompany | Umbro | Etihad Airways |
Manchester United | Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson | Serbia Nemanja Vidić | Nike | Aon |
Newcastle United | England Alan Pardew | Argentina Fabricio Coloccini | Puma | Virgin Money |
Norwich City | Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton | England Grant Holt | Erreà | Aviva |
Queens Park Rangers | England Harry Redknapp | South Korea Park Ji-Sung | Lotto | AirAsia |
Reading | England Brian McDermott | Jamaica Jobi McAnuff | Puma | Waitrose |
Southampton | England Nigel Adkins | England Adam Lallana | Umbro | aap3 |
Stoke City | Wales Tony Pulis | England Ryan Shawcross | Adidas | Bet365 |
Sunderland | Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill | England Lee Cattermole | Adidas | Invest In Africa |
Swansea City | Denmark Michael Laudrup | Wales Ashley Williams | Adidas | 32Red |
Tottenham Hotspur | Portugal André Villas-Boas | England Michael Dawson | Under Armour | Autonomy |
West Bromwich Albion | Scotland Steve Clarke | Northern Ireland Chris Brunt | Adidas | Zoopla |
West Ham United | England Sam Allardyce | England Kevin Nolan | Macron | SBOBET |
Wigan Athletic | Spain Roberto Martínez | Scotland Gary Caldwell | MiFit | 12BET |
- 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
- 2 Stiliyan Petrov is Aston Villa's club captain, but Vlaar has been appointed team captain for the season whilst Petrov recovers from leukaemia.[10][11]
- Additionally, referee kits are now being sponsored by Expedia.com, and Nike has a new match ball, the Maxim Premier League.
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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West Bromwich Albion | England Roy Hodgson | Signed by England | 13 May 2012[12] | Pre-season | Scotland Steve Clarke | 8 June 2012[13] |
Aston Villa | Scotland Alex McLeish | Sacked | 14 May 2012[14] | Scotland Paul Lambert | 2 June 2012[15] | |
Liverpool | Scotland Kenny Dalglish | 16 May 2012[16] | Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers | 1 June 2012[17] | ||
Swansea City | Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers | Signed by Liverpool | 1 June 2012[17] | Denmark Michael Laudrup | 15 June 2012[18] | |
Norwich City | Scotland Paul Lambert | Signed by Aston Villa | 2 June 2012[15] | Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton | 7 June 2012[19] | |
Tottenham Hotspur | England Harry Redknapp | Sacked | 13 June 2012[20] | Portugal André Villas-Boas | 3 July 2012[21] | |
Chelsea | Italy Roberto Di Matteo | 21 November 2012[22] | 3rd | Spain Rafael Benítez | 21 November 2012[23] | |
Queens Park Rangers | Wales Mark Hughes | 23 November 2012[24] | 20th | England Harry Redknapp | 24 November 2012[25] |
League table[]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
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1 | Manchester United | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 49 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage and 2013–14 UEFA Youth League |
2 | Manchester City | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 | |
3 | Chelsea | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 38 | |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 36 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-off round |
5 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 33 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round |
6 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 33 | |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 33 | |
8 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 29 | |
9 | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | |
10 | Swansea City | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | |
11 | Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 25 | |
12 | West Ham United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 23 | |
13 | Sunderland | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 22 | |
14 | Fulham | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 21 | |
15 | Newcastle United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 20 | |
16 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 18 | |
17 | Aston Villa | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 18 | |
18 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 17 | 2013–14 Football League Championship |
19 | Reading | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 13 | |
20 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 10 |
Updated to games played on 30 December 2012
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results[]
Home \ Away[1] | ARS | AST | CHE | EVE | FUL | LIV | MNC | MNU | NEW | NOR | QPR | REA | SOT | STO | SUN | SWA | TOT | WBA | WHU | WIG |
Arsenal | 1–2 | 3–3 | a | 7–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
Aston Villa | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | ||||||||||
Chelsea | a | 8–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | a | 4–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||
Everton | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
Fulham | 1–0 | a | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | a | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | ||||||||
Liverpool | 0–2 | 1–3 | a | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||
Manchester City | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
Manchester United | 2–1 | 3–2 | a | a | 4–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||||||
Newcastle United | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | a | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||
Norwich City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
Reading | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
Southampton | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
Stoke City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
Sunderland | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
Swansea City | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | a | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
West Ham United | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Updated to games played on 30 December 2012
Source: Premier League
1 ^ The 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[]
Top scorers[]
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Assists[]
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Hat-tricks[]
- Main article: List of Premier League hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Netherlands Robin van Persie | Manchester United | Southampton | 3–2[27] | 2 September 2012 |
Uruguay Luis Suárez | Liverpool | Norwich City | 5–2[28] | 29 September 2012 |
Spain Jordi Gómez | Wigan Athletic | Reading | 3–2[29] | 24 November 2012 |
Spain Santi Cazorla | Arsenal | Reading | 5–2[30] | 17 December 2012 |
Wales Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | Aston Villa | 4–0[31] | 26 December 2012 |
England Theo Walcott | Arsenal | Newcastle United | 7–3[32] | 29 December 2012 |
Scoring[]
- First goal of the season: Michu for Swansea City against Queens Park Rangers (18 August 2012)[33]
- Fastest goal of the season: 32 seconds, Robin van Persie for Manchester United against West Ham United (28 November 2012)[34]
- Largest winning margin: 8 goals
- Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa (23 December 2012)
- Highest scoring game: 10 goals
- Arsenal 7–3 Newcastle United (29 December 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
- Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa (23 December 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Reading 3–4 Manchester United (1 December 2012)
- Swansea City 3–4 Norwich City (8 December 2012)
- Manchester United 4–3 Newcastle United (26 December 2012)
- Norwich City 3–4 Manchester City (29 December 2012)
- Arsenal 7–3 Newcastle United (29 December 2012)
Clean sheets[]
- Most clean sheets: 9[2]
- Stoke City
- Fewest clean sheets: 2[2]
- Everton
- Queens Park Rangers
- Southampton
Discipline[]
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1 Red card rescinded, no suspension served.[37][38][39] |} Awards[]Monthly awards[]
References[]
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