2007–08 Premier League

16th season of the Premier League

Football league season

Premier League

Manchester United celebrating their 10th Premier League title following their win at Wigan

Season| 2007–08
Dates| 11 August 2007 – 11 May 2008
Champions| Manchester United
10th Premier League title
17th English title
Relegated| Reading
Birmingham City
Derby County
Champions League| Manchester United
Chelsea
Arsenal
Liverpool
UEFA Cup| Portsmouth
Everton
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking)
Intertoto Cup| Aston Villa
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,002 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer| Cristiano Ronaldo
(31 goals)
Best goalkeeper| Pepe Reina (18 clean sheets)
Biggest home win| Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City
(11 May 2008)
Biggest away win| Derby County 0–6 Aston Villa
(12 April 2008)
Highest scoring| Portsmouth 7–4 Reading
(29 September 2007)
Longest winning run| 8 games[1]
Manchester United
Longest unbeaten run| 21 games[1]
Chelsea
Longest winless run| 32 games[1]
Derby County
Longest losing run| 8 games[1]
Reading
Wigan Athletic
Highest attendance| 76,013[2]
Manchester United 4–1 West Ham United
(3 May 2008)
Lowest attendance| 14,007[2]
Wigan Athletic 1–0 Middlesbrough
(15 August 2007)
Total attendance| 13,708,885
Average attendance| 36,076[2]

← 2006–07

2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) season was the 16th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 11 August 2007, and the season ended on 11 May 2008. Manchester United went into the 2007–08 season as the Premier League's defending champions, having won their ninth Premier League title and sixteenth league championship overall the previous season. This season was also the third consecutive season to see the "Big Four" continue their stranglehold on the top four spots (which mean UEFA Champions League qualification).

## Overview

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The first goal of the season was scored by Michael Chopra, who scored a 94th-minute winner for Sunderland against Tottenham in the early kick-off.[3] The first red card of the season was given to Reading's Dave Kitson after a challenge on Patrice Evra in their opening game against Manchester United.[4] The first hat-trick was scored by Emmanuel Adebayor in the match between Arsenal and Derby County.[5]

On 29 September 2007, Portsmouth and Reading played the highest-scoring match in Premier League history, in which Portsmouth won 7–4.[6] On 15 December 2007, both Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn Rovers) and Marcus Bent (Wigan Athletic) scored hat-tricks during Wigan's 5–3 home win over Blackburn. This was the first occasion in Premier League history that two players on opposing teams had scored hat-tricks during the same match.[7]

Manchester United successfully defended their title, winning tenth Premier League on the final day with a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic, while second-placed Chelsea drew 1–1 with Bolton Wanderers. It was their seventeenth English title overall, with the club just one title behind their rivals Liverpool's total of 18. Elsewhere on the final day, Middlesbrough thrashed Manchester City 8–1 to claim the biggest win of the season.

On 29 March 2008, Derby County drew 2–2 with Fulham while Birmingham City, who were 17th in the table at the time, beat Manchester City 3–1, to make Derby County the first team in Premier League history to be relegated in March.[8] Throughout the season, the team won just one game and recorded only 11 points, the lowest tally in top flight history. On the final day of the season, Reading beat Derby 4–0 and Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1. However, Fulham's 1–0 win over Portsmouth sent both teams down as the London club avoided the drop on goal difference.

The season was notable for the return of the English league to the top of UEFA's official ranking list, overtaking La Liga for the period from 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2009. This followed the success of English clubs in the UEFA Champions League, with both champions Manchester United and runners-up Chelsea reaching the final. This was the first time that the English league had topped the UEFA rankings since the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.

## Teams

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Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Sunderland, Birmingham City (both teams after a one year absence), and Derby County (returning after a five-year absence). They replaced Sheffield United, Charlton Athletic and Watford. The previous season had seen Sheffield United and Watford both suffer an immediate return to the Championship, while Charlton Athletic were relegated after a seven-year top flight spell.

### Stadiums and locations

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London

Greater Manchester

Aston Villa

Birmingham City

Blackburn Rovers

Derby County

Everton

Liverpool

Middlesbrough

Newcastle United

Portsmouth

Reading

Sunderland

London teams:
Arsenal
Chelsea
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United

Greater Manchester teams:
Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City
Manchester United
Wigan Athletic

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Locations of the 2007–08 Premier League teams

Arsenal

Chelsea

Fulham

Tottenham
Hotspur

West Ham United

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Greater London Premier League football clubs

Bolton Wanderers

Manchester City

Manchester United

Wigan Athletic

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Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Arsenal | London (Holloway) | Emirates Stadium | 60,355
Aston Villa | Birmingham (Aston) | Villa Park | 42,640
Birmingham City | Birmingham (Bordesley) | St Andrew's Stadium | 30,009
Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,367
Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Reebok Stadium | 28,723
Chelsea | London (Fulham) | Stamford Bridge | 42,055
Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597
Everton | Liverpool (Walton) | Goodison Park | 40,157
Fulham | London (Fulham) | Craven Cottage | 26,300
Liverpool | Liverpool (Anfield) | Anfield | 45,276
Manchester City | Manchester (Bradford) | City of Manchester Stadium | 47,726
Manchester United | Manchester (Old Trafford) | Old Trafford | 76,212
Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35,049
Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | St James' Park | 52,387
Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 20,688
Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161
Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000
Tottenham Hotspur | London (Tottenham) | White Hart Lane | 36,244
West Ham United | London (Upton Park) | Upton Park | 35,303
Wigan Athletic | Wigan | JJB Stadium | 25,138

### Personnel and kits

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Team  | Manager  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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Arsenal  |  Arsène Wenger |  William Gallas | Nike | Emirates
Aston Villa  |  Martin O'Neill |  Gareth Barry | Nike  | 32red
Birmingham City  |  Alex McLeish |  Damien Johnson | Umbro | F&C Investments
Blackburn Rovers  |  Mark Hughes |  Ryan Nelsen | Umbro  | Bet 24
Bolton Wanderers  |  Gary Megson |  Kevin Davies | Reebok | Reebok
Chelsea  |  Avram Grant |  John Terry | Adidas | Samsung Mobile
Derby County  |  Paul Jewell |  Robbie Savage | Adidas  | Derbyshire Building Society
Everton  |  David Moyes |  Phil Neville | Umbro  | Chang Beer
Fulham  |  Roy Hodgson |  Brian McBride | Nike  | LG
Liverpool  |  Rafael Benítez |  Steven Gerrard | Adidas  | Carlsberg
Manchester City  |  Sven-Göran Eriksson |  Richard Dunne | Le Coq Sportif | Thomas Cook.com
Manchester United  |  Sir Alex Ferguson |  Gary Neville | Nike  | AIG
Middlesbrough  |  Gareth Southgate |  George Boateng | Erreà | Garmin[9]
Newcastle United  |  Kevin Keegan |  Nicky Butt | Adidas  | Northern Rock
Portsmouth  |  Harry Redknapp |  Sol Campbell | Canterbury | Oki
Reading  |  Steve Coppell |  Graeme Murty | Puma | Kyocera
Sunderland  |  Roy Keane |  Dean Whitehead | Umbro  | boylesports.com
Tottenham Hotspur  |  Juande Ramos |  Ledley King | Puma  | Mansion Casino
West Ham United  |  Alan Curbishley |  Lucas Neill | Umbro  | XL Airways
Wigan Athletic  |  Steve Bruce |  Mario Melchiot | Umbro  | JJB Sports

In addition, Premier League officials were supplied with new kit made by Umbro, replacing American makers Official Sports, and are sponsored by Air Asia, replacing Emirates. The 2007–08 season saw a new font used for the names on the back of players' shirts.[10]

### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment

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Wigan Athletic |  Paul Jewell | Resigned  | 14 May 2007[11] | Pre-season |  Chris Hutchings | 14 May 2007[12]
Newcastle United |  Nigel Pearson (caretaker) | End of caretaker period  | 14 May 2007  |  Sam Allardyce | 15 May 2007[13]
Manchester City |  Stuart Pearce | Sacked  | 14 May 2007[14] |  Sven-Göran Eriksson | 6 July 2007[15]
Chelsea |  José Mourinho | Mutual consent  | 20 September 2007[16] | 5th  |  Avram Grant | 20 September 2007[16]
Bolton Wanderers |  Sammy Lee | 17 October 2007[17] | 19th  |  Gary Megson | 25 October 2007[18]
Tottenham Hotspur |  Martin Jol | Sacked  | 25 October 2007[19] | 18th  |  Juande Ramos | 27 October 2007[20]
Wigan Athletic |  Chris Hutchings | 5 November 2007[21] |  Steve Bruce | 26 November 2007[22]
Birmingham City |  Steve Bruce | Signed by Wigan | 19 November 2007[22] | 15th  |  Alex McLeish | 28 November 2007[23]
Derby County |  Billy Davies | Mutual consent  | 26 November 2007[24] | 20th  |  Paul Jewell | 28 November 2007[25]
Fulham |  Lawrie Sanchez | Sacked  | 21 December 2007[26] | 18th  |  Roy Hodgson | 30 December 2007[27]
Newcastle United |  Sam Allardyce | Mutual consent  | 9 January 2008[28] | 11th  |  Kevin Keegan | 16 January 2008[29]

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Manchester United (C) | 38  | 27  | 6  | 5  | 80  | 22  | +58  | 87  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2  | Chelsea | 38  | 25  | 10  | 3  | 65  | 26  | +39  | 85
3  | Arsenal | 38  | 24  | 11  | 3  | 74  | 31  | +43  | 83  | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4  | Liverpool | 38  | 21  | 13  | 4  | 67  | 28  | +39  | 76
5  | Everton | 38  | 19  | 8  | 11  | 55  | 33  | +22  | 65  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6  | Aston Villa | 38  | 16  | 12  | 10  | 71  | 51  | +20  | 60  | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
7  | Blackburn Rovers | 38  | 15  | 13  | 10  | 50  | 48  | +2  | 58  |
8  | Portsmouth | 38  | 16  | 9  | 13  | 48  | 40  | +8  | 57  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
9  | Manchester City | 38  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 45  | 53  | −8  | 55  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[b]
10  | West Ham United | 38  | 13  | 10  | 15  | 42  | 50  | −8  | 49  |
11  | Tottenham Hotspur | 38  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 66  | 61  | +5  | 46  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[c]
12  | Newcastle United | 38  | 11  | 10  | 17  | 45  | 65  | −20  | 43  |
13  | Middlesbrough | 38  | 10  | 12  | 16  | 43  | 53  | −10  | 42
14  | Wigan Athletic | 38  | 10  | 10  | 18  | 34  | 51  | −17  | 40
15  | Sunderland | 38  | 11  | 6  | 21  | 36  | 59  | −23  | 39
16  | Bolton Wanderers | 38  | 9  | 10  | 19  | 36  | 54  | −18  | 37
17  | Fulham | 38  | 8  | 12  | 18  | 38  | 60  | −22  | 36
18  | Reading (R) | 38  | 10  | 6  | 22  | 41  | 66  | −25  | 36  | Relegation to Football League Championship
19  | Birmingham City (R) | 38  | 8  | 11  | 19  | 46  | 62  | −16  | 35
20  | Derby County (R) | 38  | 1  | 8  | 29  | 20  | 89  | −69  | 11

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ As FA Cup winners
2. ^ Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premier League Fair Play Ranking by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.
3. ^ As League Cup winners

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ARS | AVL | BIR | BLB | BOL | CHE | DER | EVE | FUL | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | POR | REA | SUN | TOT | WHU | WIG

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Arsenal |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0 | 5–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–1 | 2–0  | 2–0
Aston Villa | 1–2  |  | 5–1 | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–2
Birmingham City | 2–2  | 1–2 |  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 3–2
Blackburn Rovers | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–1  |  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1
Bolton Wanderers | 2–3  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–1
Chelsea | 2–1 | 4–4  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  |  | 6–1  | 1–1  | 0–0 | 0–0  | 6–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1
Derby County | 2–6  | 0–6  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  |  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–5  | 0–1
Everton | 1–4  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  |  | 3–0  | 1–2 | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 7–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1
Fulham | 0–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–2 | 0–0  | 1–0  |  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 1–1
Liverpool | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 6–0  | 1–0 | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 0–1 | 3–2  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 1–1
Manchester City | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 0–0  |  | 1–0 | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0
Manchester United | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–0 | 1–2 |  | 4–1  | 6–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 4–0
Middlesbrough | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 8–1  | 2–2  |  | 2–2 | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0
Newcastle United | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 1–5  | 1–1 |  | 1–4  | 3–0  | 2–0 | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–0
Portsmouth | 0–0  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  |  | 7–4 | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–0
Reading | 1–3  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  |  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 2–1
Sunderland | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 3–2  | 1–1 | 2–0  | 2–1  |  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | 4–4  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 4–4  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 5–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 6–4  | 2–0  |  | 4–0  | 4–0
West Ham United | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  |  | 1–1
Wigan Athletic | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 5–3  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  |

Source: Barclays Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

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### Scoring

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* First goal of the season: Michael Chopra for Sunderland against Tottenham Hotspur (11 August 2007)[3]
* Last goal of the season: Matthew Taylor for Bolton Wanderers against Chelsea (11 May 2008)[30]
* Fastest goal in a match: 28 seconds – Geovanni for Manchester City against Wigan Athletic (1 December 2007)[31]
* Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+6 minutes – Andy Reid for Sunderland against West Ham United (29 March 2008)[32]
* Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (11 May 2008)[33]
* Most goals in a match: 11 – Portsmouth F.C. 7–4 Reading F.C. (29 September 2007)[6]
* First hat-trick of the season: Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal against Derby County (22 September 2007)[5]
* First own goal of the season: Martin Laursen for Liverpool against Aston Villa (11 August 2007)[34]
* Most goals by one player in a single match: 4
* Dimitar Berbatov for Tottenham Hotspur against Reading (29 December 2007)[35]
* Frank Lampard for Chelsea against Derby County (12 March 2008)[36]
* Most hat-tricks scored by one player: 2
* Benjani for Portsmouth
* Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (29 September 2007)[6]
* Portsmouth 3–1 Derby County (19 January 2008)[37]
* Fernando Torres for Liverpool
* Liverpool 3–2 Middlesbrough (23 February 2008)[38]
* Liverpool 4–0 West Ham United (5 March 2008)[39]
* Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal
* Arsenal 5–0 Derby County (22 September 2007)[5]
* Derby County 2–6 Arsenal (28 April 2008)[40]
* This is the first time in the Premier League that any player has scored a hat-trick against the same team twice in one season.
* Most goals by one team in a match: 8
* Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (11 May 2008)[41]
* Most goals in one half by one team: 6
* Manchester United 6–0 Newcastle United (12 January 2008)[42]
* Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (11 May 2008)[41]
* Most goals scored by losing team: 4 – Reading
* Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (29 September 2007)[6]
* Tottenham Hotspur 6–4 Reading (29 December 2007)[35]

#### Top scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[43]

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1  |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 31
2  |  Emmanuel Adebayor | Arsenal | 24
Fernando Torres | Liverpool
4  |  Roque Santa Cruz | Blackburn Rovers | 19
5  |  Benjani | Portsmouth / Manchester City | 15
Dimitar Berbatov | Tottenham Hotspur
Robbie Keane
Yakubu | Everton
9  |  Carlos Tevez | Manchester United | 14
10  |  John Carew | Aston Villa | 13

#### Fastest scorers

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Geovanni | 28  | Manchester City | Wigan Athletic
Cameron Jerome | 32  | Birmingham City | Derby County
Yakubu | 47  | Everton | Portsmouth
David Healy | 50  | Fulham | Arsenal

### Clean sheets

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* Most clean sheets – Manchester United and Chelsea (21)
* Fewest clean sheets – Derby County and Birmingham (3)

### Discipline

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* First yellow card of the season: Didier Zokora for Tottenham Hotspur against Sunderland (11 August 2007)[3]
* First red card of the season: Dave Kitson for Reading against Manchester United (12 August 2007)[4]
* Most yellow cards: Middlesbrough (85)
* Fewest yellow cards: Everton (40)
* Most red cards: Chelsea and Fulham (6)
* Fewest red cards: Bolton (0)

### Average home attendance

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* Highest average home attendance: 75,691 (Manchester United)[44]
* Lowest average home attendance: 19,046 (Wigan Athletic)[44]

### Overall

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* Most wins – Manchester United (27)
* Fewest wins – Derby County (1)
* Most losses – Derby County (29)
* Fewest losses – Arsenal and Chelsea (3)
* Most goals scored – Manchester United (80)
* Fewest goals scored – Derby County (20)
* Most goals conceded – Derby County (89)
* Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United (22)

### Home

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* Most wins – Manchester United (17)
* Fewest wins – Derby County (1)
* Most losses – Derby County (13)
* Fewest losses – Arsenal and Chelsea (0)
* Most goals scored – Manchester United (47)
* Fewest goals scored – Derby County (12)
* Most goals conceded – Derby County (43)
* Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United (7)

### Away

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* Most wins – Chelsea (13)
* Fewest wins – Derby County (0)
* Most losses – Derby County (16)
* Fewest losses – Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool (3)
* Most goals scored – Arsenal and Aston Villa (37)
* Fewest goals scored – Derby County (8)
* Most goals conceded – Derby County (46)
* Fewest goals conceded – Chelsea (13)

### Records

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* Derby County finished with the worst record since the league was founded in 1992–93 and also the worst since the introduction of the three points for a win rule. Among the records set by the Rams were:
* A final record of one win, eight draws and 29 losses for a total of eleven points, worse than the Sunderland team from 2005–06, with the previously set lows of three wins, six draws and 29 losses totalling fifteen points. The single win, coming at home against Newcastle United 1–0 on 17 September was also a record for the fewest wins in a Premier League campaign
* Derby's 20 goals scored as a team (with Ronaldo, Adebayor and Torres each scoring more goals individually) was lower than the 2002–03 Black Cats' total with 21 goals scored. This marked the third time a team was outscored by one or more players. The team also failed to score in 21 of their 38 games
* Their −69 goal difference (20 goals scored, 89 conceded) was worse than Ipswich Town's 1994–95 goal difference of −57 (36 goals scored, 93 conceded). The 89 goals they conceded was the worst defensive performance by a team since Ipswich Town conceded 93 goals in 1994–95. It was also the worst record since the Premier League adopted the 20-team, 38-match format in 1995–96
* The 29 defeats they suffered equalled the 2005–06 Sunderland team for the most losses suffered in one Premier League season
* Chelsea's 85 points accumulated was a new record for the most points gained in a 38-game season without securing the title. The 83 points achieved by Arsenal was a new record for the most points gained in a 38-game season for finishing third
* Manchester United's goal difference of +58 was the greatest ever attained in a Premier League season, beating the record set by Chelsea in 2004–05
* Cristiano Ronaldo beat his own record for most goals scored by a midfielder, raising the record to 31 goals. The previous record was 17 goals, from the previous season. Furthermore, his goal total equalled the highest number of goals ever scored in the Premier League during a 38-game season, equalling the record first set by Blackburn Rovers' Alan Shearer during the 1995–96 season
* Marcus Bent and Roque Santa Cruz each scored a hat trick for their team during Wigan Athletic's 5–3 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 15 December 2007. This is the first time in Premier League history that players from opposing sides both scored hat-tricks in the same match[7]
* Emmanuel Adebayor scored two hat tricks home and away against Derby. This was the first time in the Premier League that a player had scored a hat trick against the same team twice in the league
* Fernando Torres scored 24 goals for Liverpool, a new record for goals scored by a foreign player during his debut season[45]

## Awards

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### Monthly awards

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Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month

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August 2007 | Sven-Göran Eriksson (Manchester City)[46] | Micah Richards (Manchester City)[46]
September 2007 | Arsène Wenger (Arsenal)[47] | Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal)[47]
October 2007 | Mark Hughes (Blackburn Rovers)[48] | Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)[48]
November 2007 | Martin O'Neill (Aston Villa)[49] | Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)[49]
December 2007 | Arsène Wenger (Arsenal)[50] | Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn Rovers)[50]
January 2008 | Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)[51] | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)[51]
February 2008 | David Moyes (Everton)[52] | Fernando Torres (Liverpool)[52]
March 2008 | Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)[53] | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)[53]
April 2008 | Avram Grant (Chelsea)[54] | Ashley Young (Aston Villa)[54]

### Annual awards

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#### Premier League Manager of the Season

[edit]

Sir Alex Ferguson picked up the Premier League Manager of the Season award for the eighth time.[55]

#### Premier League Player of the Season

[edit]

Cristiano Ronaldo won the Premier League Player of the Season accolade for the second season in succession.[55]

#### PFA Players' Player of the Year

[edit]

The PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2008 was won by Cristiano Ronaldo for the second year in a row.[56]

The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

* Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal)
* Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal)
* Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
* David James (Portsmouth)
* Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
* Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

#### PFA Team of the Year

[edit]

James

Sagna

Vidić

Ferdinand

Clichy

Ronaldo

Fàbregas

Gerrard

Young

Adebayor

Torres

PFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper: David James (Portsmouth)
Defence: Bacary Sagna, Gaël Clichy (both Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidić (both Manchester United)
Midfield: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal), Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Attack: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

#### PFA Young Player of the Year

[edit]

The PFA Young Player of the Year award was won by Cesc Fàbregas of Arsenal.[56]

The shortlist for the award was as follows:

* Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)
* Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal)
* Micah Richards (Manchester City)
* Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
* Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
* Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

#### FWA Footballer of the Year

[edit]

The FWA Footballer of the Year award for 2008 was won by Cristiano Ronaldo for a second successive season. The Manchester United winger saw off the challenges of Liverpool striker Fernando Torres and Portsmouth goalkeeper David James, who finished second and third respectively.[57]

#### Premier League Golden Boot

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Cristiano Ronaldo was named the winner of the Premier League Golden Boot award. The Manchester United winger's 31 goals from 34 league appearances helped see off stiff opposition for this award from Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor and Fernando Torres of Liverpool. This was the first Premier League season that a player has scored more than 30 goals since Alan Shearer's 31-goal haul for Blackburn Rovers twelve years prior.[55][58]

#### Premier League Golden Glove

[edit]

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina claimed the Premier League Golden Glove award for the third season in succession. Clean sheets in 18 out of the 38 games meant Reina kept more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in the top flight during the 2007–08 campaign.[59]

#### Premier League Fair Play Award

[edit]

The Premier League Fair Play Award is a merit given to the team who has been the most sporting and best behaved team. Tottenham topped the Fair Play League, ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal.[60] The least sporting side was Blackburn Rovers who finished in last place in the rankings.[61]

#### LMA Manager of the Year

[edit]

The LMA Manager of the Year award was won by Sir Alex Ferguson after leading Manchester United to back-to-back league title wins. The award was presented by Fabio Capello on 13 May 2008.[62]

#### PFA Fans' Player of the Year

[edit]

2007 winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, was named the PFA Fans' Player of the Year again in 2008. Liverpool striker Fernando Torres finished second, with Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas finishing third.[63]

#### PFA Merit Award

[edit]

BBC broadcaster and former England and Blackpool full-back Jimmy Armfield received the PFA Merit Award for his services to the game.[56]

#### Premier League Merit Award

[edit]

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese winger, collected the Premier League Merit Award for reaching 30 league goals this season.[58]

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