Liverpool won their first league title since 1990, the club's first of the Premier League era and 19th overall. [20] After Liverpool won the Premier League Manchester City and Aston Villa gave them a guard of honour at the Etihad Stadium and at Anfield in Liverpool's first home match as champions.[21]. Standings are updated at the completion of each match.

Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. [2] On 19 March, the suspension was extended to at least 30 April 2020. Playoff Clinching x - Clinched playoff spot e - Eliminated from playoff race y - Clinched No. A plan was announced for all remaining matches to be televised, and to widen the availability of domestic broadcasts: for the first time, the BBC gained rights to broadcast four live matches on free-to-air television, while Sky announced plans to carry 25 matches on its free-to-air channel Pick. Additional measures include that players and coaching staff must observe social distancing rules when travelling to and from games, and post-match broadcast interviews must take place pitchside with press conferences conducted virtually.[61]. [16], During the season, Liverpool broke or tied several Premier League all-time records. [31] As a result of Arteta's positive test, the match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal, scheduled for 14 March at the Amex, was postponed. [37] Later in April, the Premier League produced a plan, nicknamed "Project Restart", aimed at restarting the league and playing all 92 remaining matches over a six-week period at approved, neutral stadiums. There is staggered entry on to the pitch for players and staff and no handshakes are allowed before kick-off. Since March, the season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 playoff seed in Conference, Tie-breaking procedures (Number of wins, then Goal Differential, then Goals For, etc.) © 2020 MLS. [46][47] Troy Deeney of Watford said he would not return to training because of fear for his family's health. [39][40] From 19 May 2020, players were allowed to return to group training in preparation for restarting the league. Social distancing rules must be adhered to during the sessions. Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. All Major League Soccer trademarks and copyrights used by permission. [60], Before the restart of games the Premier League produced a set of guidelines to be followed at all games. [35] The PFA rejected the call as they felt that a cut for all players would impact the Exchequer with a loss of income tax revenue. Games played on the same day had separate time slots such that the games did not overlap. [9], The Premier League season marked the start of a new three-year TV deal. Deep cleaning of corner flags, goalposts, substitution boards and match balls takes place before and after each fixture as standard.

Three games of a normal round of ten were played on the weekend 8–9 February 2020, six games on the following weekend 14–17 February and the tenth game, Manchester City versus West Ham United, was rescheduled from 9 February to 19 February due to Storm Ciara. [32] On 13 March, Chelsea announced that their winger Callum Hudson-Odoi had tested positive for coronavirus. [34] At the same time the FA agreed to extend the season indefinitely, past the scheduled end date of 1 June. The 2019–20 Premier League was the 28th season of the Premier League, the top English professional football league, since its establishment in 1992.
They also set records of 24 consecutive home wins,[6] and a 25-point lead in the table at any time.[6]. [3] The season recommenced with two matches on 17 June and a full round of matches played over the weekend of 19–22 June. [28], On 12 March, it was revealed that three Leicester City players were self-isolating. They replaced Cardiff City, Fulham (both teams relegated after one season back in the top flight) and Huddersfield Town (relegated after two years in the top flight). The initial suspension, until 4 April, was then extended to mid-June. [49] On 27 May, the clubs voted unanimously to resume contact training.
With Manchester City and Liverpool achieving 98 and 97 points respectively in the 2018–19 season, many expected another close race for the title. The 2019–20 Premier League was the 28th season of the Premier League, the top English professional football league, since its establishment in 1992. [19] [15], It was the first Premier League season to have a mid-season break in February. ", "Which Premier League records have Liverpool set? [12] Liverpool's 3–1 win over City at Anfield in November opened up an 8-point lead at the top of the table and they maintained their lead for the remainder of the season. [29] Manchester City also announced that their defender Benjamin Mendy was also self-isolating, after a family member displayed symptoms of the virus. Positions 1, 2: Champions League. Manchester City were the defending champions for the second successive year, after picking up the domestic treble the previous season. Source: Not including matches after the suspension of the season as, upon resumption, all games have a 300-person attendance limit for public health reasons. A number of Arsenal players had made close contact with Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who had tested positive for infection with the coronavirus, when the two teams had met in the Europa League 13 days earlier. The official standings of the UEFA Europa League group stage On 17 and 18 May, a total of 748 players and staff were tested for COVID-19. [45], A number of players, including Manchester City's Raheem Sterling and Sergio Agüero and Aaron Cresswell of West Ham United, voiced concerns relating to the safety of restarting the campaign.

[27] It is the first football season in England to be halted since the 1939–40 season was abandoned after only three games following the outbreak of the Second World War. [23][24] Watford were the final team to be relegated to the Championship after losing 3–2 away to Arsenal on the same day. On 11 July 2020, Norwich City became the first team to be relegated to the Championship after a 4–0 defeat at home to West Ham United with three games remaining. The promoted teams were Norwich City, Sheffield United and Aston Villa. 1 playoff seed in Conference Upon winning the league, Liverpool claimed the unusual achievement of winning the Premier League earlier than any other team by games played (with seven games remaining) and later than any other team by date (the only team to clinch the title in the month of June). Manchester City were the defending champions for the second successive year, after picking up the domestic treble the previous season. The Premier League also gave their support for any player who chooses to "take a knee" before or during matches. Position 5: Europa League qualifying. #BHAFC", "Chelsea FC training facility will undergo partial closure after men's team player tested positive for COVID-19", "Coronavirus: English football suspension extended until at least 30 April", "Coronavirus: Premier League players should take a pay cut – Matt Hancock", "PFA issues new statement on pay cut issues that affect Man Utd and City", "Coronavirus and sport: Watford set to agree wage deferrals with players", "Premier League's Project Restart: what is it and is it feasible? [51], On 28 May, clubs agreed that the season would restart on 17 June,[52] with the two games in hand of Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United,[53] with the first full round of fixtures since March to be played on the weekend of 19–21 June, with all matches played behind closed doors.

Norwich City and Aston Villa returned to the top flight after absences of three years, while Sheffield United returned after a twelve-year absence.

On 25 October 2019, Leicester City broke the Premier League record – as well as the all-time English top-flight record – for the largest away league win and equalled the biggest ever Premier League win when they defeated Southampton 9–0 at St Mary's Stadium. [41] [54] Amazon were allotted four matches. [30] Later in the evening, it was then confirmed that Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta had tested positive for coronavirus. [48] N'Golo Kanté of Chelsea also missed training with safety concerns.

[38] Watford, Aston Villa and Brighton, all near the bottom of the table, were of the opinion that it would be unfair to play the games in such different conditions when at risk of relegation but would be more in favour if the threat of relegation was removed.

[33], On 13 March, following an emergency meeting between the Premier League, The Football Association (FA), the English Football League and the FA Women's Super League, it was unanimously decided to suspend professional football in England until at least 4 April 2020.

1 playoff seed in Conference [42][43][44] [10] Further, Amazon broadcast two rounds of fixtures in December, including the Merseyside derby, marking the first time an entire round of live matches had been broadcast domestically.[11]. Bournemouth's main shirt sponsor was M88 until 13 June 2020, when Vitality became the main sponsor for the rest of the season.