Norwich became the first team in history to be relegated from the Premier League for a fifth time after Michail Antonio scored four goals to inspire West Ham to a … The local council, however, refused permission for the electric supply to the fence to be switched on, and it was dismantled within months of being erected. Astonishingly, Chelsea attracted a higher attendance average than any other English club in this relegation season. Chelsea have signed Canada international Jessie Fleming on a three-year deal.
File photograph: Getty ImagesIf the points are level, goal difference comes into play, and if that too is level it comes down to goals scored. Champions League Chelsea are currently third with two games left. There we have it. NB: Record could continue as Derby were relegated at the end of the 2007/08 season and have yet to return: 32 - Derby County (2007/08) Most consecutive PL home wins: 24 - Liverpool (9 February 2019 - 11 July 2020) Most consecutive PL away wins: 11 - Chelsea (6 April 2008 - 7 December 2008) 11 - Manchester City (21 May 2017 - 27 December 2017) Fellow big six rivals Arsenal have only gone down three times, Tottenham have dropped down a level on four occasions, Liverpool have been sent to the second-tier five times and Chelsea have been relegated seven times. Before the direct match, Tottenham were in the relegation zone and Chelsea were one point ahead of them. Manchester United and Chelsea qualified for the Champions League at the expense of Leicester on a frantic final day of the Premier League season on Sunday, while Bournemouth and Watford were relegated to end five-year stays in the top flight. Feeling sad that the old ground would be no more, I walked slowly by his [Mears'] side when his dog, coming up from behind unobserved, bit me so severely through my cycling stockings as to draw blood freely. Chelsea reclaimed the league in 2009–10, scoring a record 103 goals and won the FA Cup to end the season as double winners. Likewise, were Leicester to grab a win and Chelsea to avoid defeat in their last game at home against Wolves, United would be ousted from the reckoning and wash up in fifth.That's one more Premier League campaign in the books. As it stands, Villa have scored 40, Bournemouth 37 and Watford 34. Chelsea and Manchester United will head to the Champions League, while Aston Villa has successfully avoided the drop to end the most unusual of seasons. If any of them win their respective competitions they will automatically enter next year’s Champions League.If any of them do so without finishing in the top four, then a maximum of two English teams can qualify for the Europa League (fifth and sixth) and five will enter the Champions League. While it was only the third time Hull had gone down (although they’ve only played five top flight campaigns), it was a familiar feeling for both the Black Cats and Boro.Indeed, the north-east pair are both occupying the top end of our countdown of most-relegated clubs.Perhaps surprisingly for younger fans, both current league leaders Manchester City and 20-time champions Manchester United are in the top 15, having been relegated at least eight times in their history.Fellow big six rivals Arsenal have only gone down three times, Tottenham have dropped down a level on four occasions, Liverpool have been sent to the second-tier five times and Chelsea have been relegated seven times.CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE THE 15 MOST RELEGATED CLUBS EVER.Last season, Sunderland, Hull and Middlesbrough were relegated from the Premier League.WHICH clubs have suffered the heartbreak of relegation more than any other?Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!
Spoiler alert: Chelsea somewhat lessened this sale by bringing Luiz back to Stamford Bridge two years after he departed. Aston Villa are 15th and only one point clear of the relegation area. 18 - Chelsea (2005/06) 18 - Manchester United (2010/11) ... Fewest PL points in a season for a club avoiding relegation: 34 - West Bromwich Albion (2004/05) ... An asterisk (*) has been used on this page to indicate when a record has been impacted by the larger number of clubs for a particular season. Here's how the final day of the 2019-20 season panned out.You have come to the all new Global edition, for other ESPN editions, click here.David Luiz has conceded more penalties in the Premier League this season (5) than 10 clubs: Southampton, Palace, Man City, Man Utd, Sheff Utd, Wolves, Brighton, Chelsea, Newcastle, Liverpool.At the bottom, Bournemouth managed to smuggle themselves a slightly better finish than perhaps anticipated, but alas, it wasn't enough, as both the Cherries and Watford will join Norwich in the Championship next year.Virgil van Dijk has now scored as many PL goals for Liverpool as Andriy Shevchenko did for ChelseaEderson edged Nick Pope to win the Premier League Golden Glove award, 16 clean sheets to 15. and showing him the blood, instead of expressing concern he casually observed, "Scotch terrier; always bites before he speaks. Leicester City and Manchester United will battle it out for a Champions League place on the final day of the season. United … Lampard replaced him after having managed Derby County.Under Conte, the team performed very well in the 2016–17 season, winning the Premier League and setting the record for most wins with 30 of 38 total games in a season.The utter absurdity of the remark struck me as so genuinely funny that although hopping about on one foot and feeling blood trickling down, I had to laugh heartily and tell him he was the "coolest fish" I'd ever met.The 1984–85 season is also notable for the erection of an electric perimeter fence around the pitch at Stamford Bridge, the response of chairman Ken Bates to regular pitch invasions and fights during matches.