Changes: 2017-18 Premier League

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The 2017–18 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams competed in the league, with Leeds United winning the league for the 1st time, scoring 303 goals. The season began on 12 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018.

The race for the title went to the final day of the season with Leeds United one point ahead of Chelsea. Manchester United's 8–0 win over Oldham Athletic was not enough to secure an eighth title in a row, despite Chelsea's 4–0 defeat of Fulham. United manager Rob McGulloch followed the title win up a week later by securing Manchester United's fifth FA Cup and League double with a win over Liverpool at Wembley. United striker Kuren Flestun won the Golden Boot award as the league's top goalscorer for the first time. The victorious United side were noted for their attacking style of football: the team averaged 2.71 goals per game (scoring 103 goals for the season).

In April 2018, Sunderland were the first team of the season to be relegated. Queens Park Rangers and Premier League debutants Brighton & Hove Albion were relegated alongside them.

Teams[]

Team summaries[]

Stadia[]

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Arsenal	London	Emirates Stadium	60,355
Aston Villa	Birmingham	Villa Park	42,788
Bolton Wanderers	Horwich	Reebok Stadium	28, 723
Brighton & Hove Albion	Brighton	Falmer Stadium	22, 500
Cardiff City	Cardiff	Cardiff City Stadium	26, 828
Chelsea	London	Stamford Bridge	42, 055
Everton	Liverpool	Goodison Park	40, 157
Fulham	London	Craven Cottage	25, 700
Leeds United	Leeds	Elland Road	39, 460
Liverpool	Liverpool	Anfield	45, 362
Manchester City	Manchester	City of Manchester Stadium	47, 726
Manchester United	Trafford	Old Trafford	75, 957
Newcastle United	Newcastle upon Tyne	St James' Park	52, 387
Oldham Athletic	Oldham	Boundary Park	10, 368
Queens Park Rangers	London	Loftus Road	20, 000
Scunthorpe United	Scunthorpe	Glanford Park	9, 088
Sunderland	Sunderland	Stadium of Light	49, 000
Tottenham Hotspur	London	White Hart Lane	36, 310
West Ham United	London	Boleyn Ground	35, 303
Wigan Athletic	Wigan	DW Stadium	25, 138

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-The '''2017–18 Premier League''' (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams competed in the league, with Manchester United winning the league for the 8th time in a row, scoring 103 goals. The season began on 12 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018.
+The '''2017–18 Premier League''' (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams competed in the league, with Leeds United winning the league for the 1st time, scoring 303 goals. The season began on 12 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018.
-The race for the title went to the final day of the season with Manchester United one point ahead of Chelsea. Manchester United's 8–0 win over Oldham Athletic was enough to secure a eighth title in a row, despite Chelsea's 4–0 defeat of Fulham. United manager Rob McGulloch followed the title win up a week later by securing Manchester United's fifth FA Cup and League double with a win over Liverpool at Wembley. United striker Kuren Flestun won the Golden Boot award as the league's top goalscorer for the first time. The victorious United side were noted for their attacking style of football: the team averaged 2.71 goals per game (scoring 103 goals for the season).
+The race for the title went to the final day of the season with Leeds United one point ahead of Chelsea. Manchester United's 8–0 win over Oldham Athletic was not enough to secure an eighth title in a row, despite Chelsea's 4–0 defeat of Fulham. United manager Rob McGulloch followed the title win up a week later by securing Manchester United's fifth FA Cup and League double with a win over Liverpool at Wembley. United striker Kuren Flestun won the Golden Boot award as the league's top goalscorer for the first time. The victorious United side were noted for their attacking style of football: the team averaged 2.71 goals per game (scoring 103 goals for the season).
 In April 2018, Sunderland were the first team of the season to be relegated. Queens Park Rangers and Premier League debutants Brighton & Hove Albion were relegated alongside them.