2015–16 Premier League

24th season of the Premier League

The 2015–16 Premier League ( known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons ) was the 24th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 8 August 2015, and was scheduled to conclude on 15 May 2016. [ 6 ] however, the equal between Manchester United and Bournemouth on the final examination day was postponed to 17 May 2016 due to a leery box found at Old Trafford. [ 7 ] Chelsea began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.

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Leicester City won the backing for the first time in their 132-year history, with 2 games to spare, after Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016, becoming the 24th golf club to become english football champions, and the one-sixth baseball club to win the Premier League. many commentators consider this to be one of the greatest clean shocks in history, particularly considering that Leicester spent half of the former season at the buttocks of the postpone before finishing 14th. Aston Villa, one of seven teams who had played in the Premier League since its inauguration season, were relegated from the top flight in England for the foremost time since 1987 .

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Leicester City were the surprise of the temper. Following their deep elude from relegation in the former season many pundits had predicted that they would be relegated [ 8 ] and bookmakers gave 5,000–1 odds on them winning the title. [ 9 ] After the dismissal of director Nigel Pearson, they began the new temper with italian Claudio Ranieri in mission. Pearson had been known for his unretentive temper with the crusade, while Ranieri has a reputation for commodity liquid body substance. [ 10 ] The appointee was met with agnosticism by pundits, including Leicester fan and former musician Gary Lineker, as Ranieri had recently been sacked from his previous post as director of the Greek national team after suffering a humiliating kill to the Faroe Islands in his last game in charge. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Despite winning their opening game against Sunderland and topping the postpone, they dropped back following a 5–2 home kill to Arsenal in September. [ 12 ] however, aided by Jamie Vardy ‘s record feat of scoring in eleven consecutive Premier League games, they then remained unbeaten – and returned to the top of the postpone – until 26 December, when a 1–0 defeat to Liverpool dropped them to second locate. They returned to the exceed after a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa on 16 January, and remained there for the rest of the season. [ 12 ] Following a 2–2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016, and having two more games to play, Leicester City were confirmed champions, their beginning title in the exceed flight of English football, eclipsing the runner-up descry they reached in 1929. [ 9 ] Defending champions Chelsea sacked director José Mourinho in December while in 16th place and finally failed to qualify for european football for the first time in two decades. Eden Hazard, the former season ‘s PFA Players ‘ Player of the Year, did not score a league goal until late April. [ 13 ] They finally finished 10th, set a then-record lowest finish for a Premier League entitle holder. They broke the joint-record of 7th set by Blackburn Rovers in 1995–96 and Manchester United in 2013–14. [ 14 ] This record lone stood for one year, as Leicester City finished 12th the watch season. Arsenal, looking for their first title since 2004 and following a poor startle, improved and in early January took the crown blot from Leicester. however, a poor discharge of results, including draws with Liverpool, [ 15 ] Stoke City [ 16 ] and Southampton, [ 17 ] and a loss to Chelsea [ 18 ] saw them drop curtain to fourth by mid-february. They remained in controversy, but draws with West Ham United, Sunderland and Crystal Palace in April saw their deed hopes vanish. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] meanwhile, Arsenal ‘s London rivals Tottenham Hotspur won six matches in a quarrel, and when Arsenal lost to Manchester United at the end of February, Tottenham leapfrogged them into second place, [ 22 ] where they remained until the final weekend of the season. Draws with West Bromwich Albion [ 23 ] and Chelsea prevented them from winning their inaugural league championship since 1961. The crippled in which Tottenham ‘s title challenge ended was their 2–2 draw at Chelsea on 2 May, with many altercations between players and benches on and off the field, particularly after Eden Hazard scored the equalize and final goal. [ 24 ] Mark Clattenburg, who refereed the game, subsequently stated that he could have “ sent three players off from Tottenham ” but chose alternatively to allow them to play on, giving the team a full of nine yellow cards ( a league record ), so as to allow them to “ self destruct ” and have no one else to blame but themselves. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] After a 2–1 home loss to Southampton and a 5–1 get the better of off to Newcastle United in their concluding two matches, Tottenham ended the season in third rate, one point behind Arsenal. [ 27 ] West Ham United, in their concluding temper at the Boleyn Ground after 112 years, achieved 62 points, a cabaret record for a Premier League campaign. It was besides the first Premier League season where they had finished with a positive goal dispute ( +14 ) and West Ham ‘s 8 defeats was besides a club record for the fewest losses suffered in a Premier League temper. Aston Villa, a presence in the Premier League since the league ‘s foundation in 1992 and present in the top division since the 1988–89 season, were the first team to be mathematically relegated, after a 1–0 loss at Manchester United on 16 April. [ 28 ] On 11 May, Sunderland won 3–0 against Everton, a result which relegated both Newcastle United and Norwich City with one plot remaining. [ 29 ] All of the final fixtures of the season were scheduled for 15 May, and were to kick off at the like time. however, Manchester United ‘s home crippled against Bournemouth was postponed to two days late after Old Trafford was evacuated because of the discovery of a leery device, which was destroyed in a operate explosion. It was confirmed to be an accidental leftover from a aim drill. [ 30 ]

Reactions [edit ]

The improbable nature of Leicester ‘s title led to a flood of coverage from across the ball. Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted his congratulations, saying it was “ An extraordinary, thoroughly deserved, Premier League title. ” Congratulations were besides sent by the italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who praised his compatriot Ranieri. [ 31 ] Premier League foreman administrator Richard Scudamore described it as “ biggest narrative we ‘ve ever had ” in English football. [ 32 ] Former Leicester director Martin O’Neill described it as the “ greatest accomplishment of this hundred ”. [ 32 ] Gary Lineker, the former Leicester striker who led a consortium that saved the club from administration in 2002, had said he would host the BBC football show Match of the Day in his underwear if Leicester won the deed. After they won the title, he did indeed present the show clad merely in boxer shorts. [ 33 ] He said : “ There were no odds that I would have taken at the startle of the season. No odds. You could have given me 10 million to one and I ‘d have said ‘Nah, it ‘s a waste of a chew ‘ ”. [ 34 ] José Mourinho, director of 2015 champions Chelsea and Ranieri ‘s substitute at the lapp team eleven years in the first place, sent his congratulations, saying : “ I lost my entitle to Claudio Ranieri and it is with incredible emotion that I live this charming here and now in his career. ” [ 35 ] Ranieri said after winning his first championship at the age of 64 that he would n’t have appreciated it as a young world : “ now I am an honest-to-god man I can feel it much better. ” [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The long odds bookmakers had given Leicester at the start of the season led to them incurring losses of up to £25 million, with one punter winning over £100,000, having wagered £20 at the original 5,000–1 odds ; [ 37 ] the largest payout was £200,000 to an anonymous bettor who wagered £100 on the team in October when the odds were improved to 2,000–1. [ 38 ] superstitious claims of phenomenon helping Leicester win the league include the club ‘s Thai owners engaging Buddhist monks to bless the players, [ 31 ] and the reburying of King Richard III in the city ‘s cathedral in March 2015. [ 39 ]

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2.^[41] (Reference includes a brief clip from the beginning of the programme).

Teams [edit ]

Twenty teams competed in the league – the acme seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promote teams were Bournemouth ( playing in the top flight for the beginning time ever ), Watford ( returning to the peak flight after eight years ) and Norwich City ( returning after a season ‘s absence ). They replaced Hull City ( ending their biennial spell in the acme flight ), Burnley and Queens Park Rangers ( both teams relegated after a season ‘s bearing ) .

Stadiums and locations [edit ]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

^[43] This was West Ham United ‘s end season at Boleyn Ground as they were set to relocate to the London stadium at the starting signal of the follow season .

Personnel and kits [edit ]

Additionally, referee kits are made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Premier League.

managerial changes [edit ]

League table [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[124]
( C ) Champion; ( radius ) Relegated
Notes: source : Premier League Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal difference ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Play-offs ( lone if needed to decide champion, teams for delegating or teams for UEFA competitions ) .Champion ; RelegatedNotes :

Results [edit ]

Season statistics [edit ]

Scoring [edit ]

top scorers [edit ]

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
	Bournemouth	West Ham United	4–3 (A)	22 August 2015	[125]
	Everton	Chelsea	3–1 (H)	12 September 2015	[126]
	Arsenal	Leicester City	5–2 (A)	26 September 2015	[127]
Read more: Cha Bum-kun – Wikipedia 5	Manchester City	Newcastle United	6–1 (H)	3 October 2015	[128]
	Manchester City	Bournemouth	5–1 (H)	17 October 2015	[129]
4	Newcastle United	Norwich City	6–2 (H)	18 October 2015	[130]
	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth	5–1 (A)	25 October 2015	[131]
	Everton	Sunderland	6–2 (H)	1 November 2015	[132]
	Leicester City	Swansea City	3–0 (A)	5 December 2015	[133]
	Sunderland	Swansea City	4–2 (A)	13 January 2016	[134]
	West Ham United	Arsenal	3–3 (H)	9 April 2016	[135]
	Manchester City	Chelsea	3–0 (A)	16 April 2016	[136]
	Southampton	Manchester City	4–2 (H)	1 May 2016	[137]
	Arsenal	Aston Villa	4–0 (H)	15 May 2016	[138]