| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United 16th Premier League title 23rd English title |
| Relegated | Newcastle United Norwich City Aston Villa |
| Champions League | Manchester United Leicester City Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur |
| Europa League | Manchester City Southampton |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,095 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | James Wilson (27 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | David de Gea (20 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United 5–0 Sunderland (26 September 2015) Manchester City 6–1 Newcastle United (3 October 2015) Manchester United 6–1 West Bromwich Albion (8 November 2015) Manchester United 5–0 West Ham United (5 December 2015) Manchester United 5–0 Aston Villa (16 April 2016) Manchester United 5–0 Bournemouth (17 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Swansea City 0–8 Manchester United (29 August 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Norwich City 4–5 Liverpool (23 January 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 17 matches Manchester United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 38 matches Manchester United |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Aston Villa |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Aston Villa |
| Highest attendance | 81,994 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City (25 October 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 11,155 Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa (8 August 2015) Bournemouth 1–1 Leicester City (29 August 2015) |
The 2015–16 Premier League is the 24th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2015. The season began on 8 August 2015, and is scheduled to conclude on 15 May 2016.
Manchester United defeated Tottenham 2–1 on April 10 to become the first English side to win four consecutive league titles. AFC Bournemouth, Watford, and Norwich City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.
Teams[]
Stadia[]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | Dean Court | 11,464 |
| Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60,260 |
| Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,660 |
| Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 41,798 |
| Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 25,073 |
| Everton | Goodison Park | 39,571 |
| Leicester City | King Power Stadium | 32,312 |
| Liverpool | Anfield | 44,742 |
| Manchester City | Etihad Stadium | 55,097 |
| Manchester United | Old Trafford | 82,000 |
| Newcastle United | St. James' Park | 52,338 |
| Norwich City | Carrow Road | 27,010 |
| Southampton | St. Mary's Stadium | 32,505 |
| Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 27,740 |
| Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 48,707 |
| Swansea City | Liberty Stadium | 20,909 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 36,284 |
| Watford | Vicarage Stadium | 21,500 |
| West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 26,850 |
| West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | 35,345 |
Personnel and kits[]
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth |  Eddie Howe
|
Tommy Elphick
|
JD Sports | Mansion Group |
| Arsenal |  Arséne Wenger
|
 Mikel Arteta
|
Puma | Emirates |
| Aston Villa | Rémi Garde
|
Micah Richards
|
Macron | Intuit QuickBooks |
| Chelsea |  Guus Hiddink(interim) |
John Terry
|
Adidas | Yokohama Rubber |
| Crystal Palace | Alan Pardew
|
 Mile Jedinak
|
Macron | Mansion Group |
| Everton | Roberto Martínez
|
Phil Jagielka
|
Umbro | Chang |
| Leicester City |  Claudio Ranieri
|
 Wes Morgan
|
Puma | King Power |
| Liverpool |  Jürgen Klopp
|
Jordan Henderson
|
New Balance | Standard Chartered |
| Manchester City |  Manuel Pellegrini
|
 Vincent Kompany
|
Nike | Etihad Airways |
| Manchester United | Sir James Harrison
|
Wayne Rooney
|
Adidas | Chevrolet |
| Newcastle United | Steve McClaren
|
 Fabricio Coloccini
|
Puma | Wonga |
| Norwich City |  Alex Neil
|
Russell Martin
|
Erreá | Aviva |
| Southampton | Ronald Koeman
|
 José Fonte
|
Adidas | Veho |
| Stoke City |  Mark Hughes
|
Ryan Shawcross
|
New Balance | Bet365 |
| Sunderland | Sam Allardyce
|
 John O'Shea
|
Adidas | Dafabet |
| Swansea City | Francesco Guidolin
|
Ashley Williams
|
Adidas | GWFX |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Mauricio Pochettino
|
Hugo Lloris
|
Under Armour | AIA |
| Watford | Quique Flores
|
Troy Deeney
|
Puma | 138.com |
| West Bromwich Albion | Tony Pulis
|
Darren Fletcher
|
Adidas | TIcbet |
| West Ham United |  Slaven Bilic
|
Mark Noble
|
Umbro | Betway |
Results[]
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 20 | +113 | 100 | 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Leicester City | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 79 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 69 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 67 | 2016–17 UEFA Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 65 | 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group Stage |
| 6 | Southampton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 61 | 2016–17 UEFA Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 60 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 59 | |
| 9 | Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 50 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 57 | –16 | 49 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 47 | |
| 12 | Watford | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 53 | –14 | 45 | |
| 13 | Swansea City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 61 | –22 | 44 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 55 | –16 | 41 | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 56 | –22 | 40 | |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 74 | –32 | 39 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 65 | –17 | 37 | |
| 18 | Newcastle United (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 69 | –28 | 35 | Football League Championship |
| 19 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 72 | –35 | 31 | |
| 20 | Aston Villa (R) | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 84 | –57 | 17 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the round indicated; (R) Relegated.
Results table[]
| Home \ Away Note 1 | ARS | AST | BOU | CHE | CRY | EVE | LCS | LVR | MNC | MNU | NEW | NOR | SOU | STK | SUN | SWA | TOT | WAT | WBA | WHU |
| Arsenal | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Aston Villa | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Chelsea | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Everton | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Leicester City | 2–5 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Liverpool | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Manchester City | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Manchester United | 2–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Norwich City | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Southampton | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Stoke City | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Swansea City | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–8 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Watford | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| West Ham United | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on 16 May 2016.
Source: Barclays Premier League football scores & results
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[]
Top goalscorers[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wilson
|
Manchester United | 27 |
| 2 | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City | 24 |
| Jamie Vardy
|
Leicester City | ||
| 5 |  Carlos Fierro
|
Sunderland | 23 |
| 6 |  David Babunski
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| 7 | Hervin Ongenda
|
Leicester City | 20 |
| 8 |  Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | 19 |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku
|
Everton | 18 |
| Wayne Rooney
|
Manchester United |
Hat-tricks[]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Wilson
|
AFC Bournemouth | West Ham United | 4–3 | 22 August 2015 |
| Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | Swansea City | 8–0 | 29 August 2015 |
| Steven Naismith
|
Everton | Chelsea | 3–1 | 12 September 2015 |
| Alexis Sánchez
|
Arsenal | Leicester City | 5–2 | 26 September 2015 |
| Sergio Aguero5
|
Manchester City | Newcastle United | 6–1 | 3 October 2015 |
| Asier Illarramendi
|
Manchester United | Arsenal | 6–1 | 4 October 2015 |
| Richairo Živković
|
Manchester United | Everton | 3–0 | 17 October 2015 |
| Raheem Sterling
|
Manchester City | AFC Bournemouth | 5–1 | 17 October 2015 |
| Georginio Wijnaldum4
|
Newcastle United | Norwich City | 6–2 | 18 October 2015 |
| Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur | AFC Bournemouth | 5–1 | 25 October 2015 |
 Arouna Koné
|
Everton | Sunderland | 6–2 | 1 November 2015 |
| Marco Reus
|
Manchester United | West Bromwich Albion | 6–1 | 7 November 2015 |
 Riyad Mahrez
|
Leicester City | Swansea City | 3–0 | 5 December 2015 |
| James Wilson
|
Manchester United | AFC Bournemouth | 6–0 | 12 December 2015 |
| Jermain Defoe
|
Sunderland | Swansea City | 4–2 | 13 January 2016 |
| Gareth Bale4
|
Manchester United | Liverpool | 5–1 | 16 January 2016 |
| Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | Everton | 3–0 | 2 April 2016 |
| Andy Carroll
|
West Ham United | Arsenal | 3–3 | 9 April 2016 |
| Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | Aston Villa | 5–0 | 16 April 2016 |
| Sergio Aguero
|
Manchester City | Chelsea | 3–0 | 16 April 2016 |
| James Wilson
|
Manchester United | Leicester City | 5–2 | 30 April 2016 |
 Sadio Mané
|
Southampton | Manchester City | 4–2 | 1 May 2016 |
| James Wilson
|
Manchester United | AFC Bournemouth | 5–0 | 17 May 2016 |
Notes[]
4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
Clean Sheets[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean
sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea
|
Manchester United | 20 |
| 2 |  Petr Cech
|
Arsenal | 16 |
| 3 | Joe Hart
|
Manchester City | 15 |
 Kasper Schmeichel
|
Leicester City | ||
| 5 | Hugo Lloris
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |
| 6 |  Heurelho Gomes
|
Watford | 11 |
| Simon Mignolet
|
Liverpool | ||
| 8 | Jack Butland
|
Stoke City | 10 |
| 9 | Adrián
|
Swansea City | 9 |
 Łukasz Fabiański
|
West Ham United |
Assists[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Gauld
|
Manchester United | 27 |
| 2 | Juan Mata
|
Manchester United | 19 |
| 3 | Mesut Özil
|
Arsenal | 18 |
| 4 | Luka Modric
|
Manchester United | 16 |
| 5 | Gareth Bale
|
Manchester United | 15 |
| 6 | Christian Eriksen
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United | 11 |
| Riyad Mahrez
|
Leicester City | ||
| James Milner
|
Liverpool | ||
| David Silva
|
Manchester City |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 11
- Jack Colback (Newcastle United)
- Most red cards: 3
- Victor Wanyama (Southampton)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 75
- Aston Villa
- Most red cards: 6
- Chelsea
- Southampton
Awards[]
Monthly Awards[]
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | James Harrison
|
Manchester United | Ryan Gauld
|
Manchester United |
| September | James Harrison
|
Manchester United | Ryan Gauld
|
Manchester United |
| October | James Harrison
|
Manchester United | Jamie Vardy
|
Leicester City |
| November | Claudio Ranieri
|
Leicester City | Marco Reus
|
Manchester United |
| December | Quique Sánchez Flores
|
Watford |  Odion Ighalo
|
Watford |
| January | Ronald Koeman
|
Southampton | Gareth Bale
|
Manchester United |
| February | Mauricio Pochettino
|
Tottenham Hotspur | Fraser Forster
|
Southampton |
| March | James Harrison
|
Manchester United | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur |
| April | Claudio Ranieri
|
Leicester City | Edinson Cavani
|
Manchester United |
Annual Awards[]
Premier League Player of the Season[]
- James Wilson was named the Premier League Player of the season.
PFA Player of the Year[]
- The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Ryan Gauld.
PFA Team of the Year[]
- Goalkeeper: David de Gea (Manchester United)
- Defence: Guillermo Varela (Manchester United), Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur), Wes Morgan (Leicester City), Abner (Manchester United)
- Midfield: David Babunski (Tottenham Hotspur) Ryan Gauld (Manchester United), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
- Attack: James Wilson (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
FWA Player of the Year[]
- The FWA Player of the Year was awarded to James Wilson.
PFA Young Player of the Year[]
- The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Ryan Gauld.