A change at the top

 

Ten weeks into the season, Liverpool have overtaken Manchester City with an impressive Nottingham Forest sneaking into 3^rd place one point ahead of Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa.

Week 1 – A late goal gave Manchester United a win on the opening night of the 2024-25 Premier League season at home to Fulham on Friday and on Saturday Arsenal and Liverpool were 2-0 winners at home to Wolves and away to Ipswich respectively while Brighton embarrassed 10-man Everton 3-0 at Goodison and Aston Villa won 2-1 at West Ham. Southampton lost 1-0 to 10 men at Newcastle and Bournemouth scored late to draw 1-1 at Nottingham Forest while on Sunday Crystal Palace were 2-1 losers at Brentford and Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. On Monday evening, Tottenham drew 1-1 at Leicester.

Week 2 – Manchester Unites lost 2-1 to a goal in stoppage time at Brighton while Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Ipswich and Everton were taken apart 4-0 at Tottenham for whom Heung-min Son netted a brace. Arsenal were 2-0 winners at Aston Villa and West Ham enjoyed the same result at Crystal Palace while Southampton lost 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest and Leicester City were 2-1 losers at Fulham. On Sunday, Noni Madueke scored a hat-trick as Chelsea demolished Wolves 6-2 at Molineux while Bournemouth and Newcastle drew 1-1 and Liverpool put 2 past Brentford at Anfield.

Week 3 – Brighton drew 1-1 at 10-man Arsenal while Bournemouth, who were trailing 2-0 at Everton until the 87^th minute, hit back to win 3-2 with 2 goals in stoppages time and there were 1-1 draws for Wolves at Nottingham Forest and for Ipswich at home to Fulham. Bryan Mbeumo struck twice as Brentford defeated their visitors from Southampton 3-1 while Erlind Haaland scored all 3 goals in Manchester City’s 3-1 win at West Ham and Aston Villa were 2-1 winners at Leicester. On Sunday Luis Diaz scored twice as Liverpool embarrassed Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford while Tottenham lost 2-1 at Newcastle and Crystal Palace picked up a 1-1 draw away to Chelsea.

Week 4 – Everton took a 2-goal lead at Aston Villa but ended up losing 3-2 with Ollie Watkins claiming a brace for the home side while Nottingham Forest stunned Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield and Manchester United were victorious 3-0 at 10-man Southampton. Manchester City recovered from an early setback with 2 goals from Erling Haaland to win at home to Brentford and Jean Philippe Mateta completed his brace in stoppage time as Crystal Palace came from 2 down to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester City while Chelsea broke the deadlock with a late goal to win at Bournemouth where 15 yellow cards were brandished and West Ham scored late in added-on time to salvage a 1-1 draw at Fulham. Brighton and Ipswich played out a goalless match while on Sunday a single goal gave Arsenal the upper hand at Tottenham and Newcastle came from behind to win 2-1 at Wolves.

Week 5 – Nicolas Jackson netted a brace as Chelsea won 3-0 at West Ham and a double from Luis Diaz helped Liverpool achieve the same result at home to Bournemouth while Brentford scored after one minute but lost 3-1 at Tottenham. Newcastle’s unbeaten run came to an end when they were defeated 3-1 at Fulham and Aston Villa bounced back with late goals to win 3-1 at home to Wolves while Everton drew 1-1 at Leicester City and Ipswich Town scored deep into stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw at Southampton. It was goalkeepers’ day at Crystal Palace who drew 0-0 with Manchester United in a match remembered for a miraculous double save by United’s André Onana, while on Sunday 10-man Arsenal were denied victory at champions Manchester City who made it 2-2 deep into added-on time with virtually the last kick of the match and Nottingham Forest who also finished the match with 10 players drew 2-2 at Brighton.

Week 6 – Manchester City drew 1-1 at Newcastle while Arsenal scored twice late in stoppage time to overcome their visitors from Leicester 4-2 for whom James Justin had levelled with a double and Chelsea achieved the same result at home to Brighton with Cole Palmer scoring 4 times before the break. A double from Dwight McNeil gave Everton a 2-1 home win against Crystal Palace and Liverpool registered the same result at Wolves while Brentford scored another goal in the first minute but drew 1-1 at home to West Ham and a penalty conversion gave Fulham 3 points at Nottingham Forest. On Sunday Tottenham enjoyed a 3-0 win at 10-man Manchester United and Ipswich earned a 2-2 draw at home to Aston Villa with Liam Delap scoring both goals for the hosts and on Monday evening Southampton lost 3-1 at Bournemouth.

Week 7 – A brace from Mateo Kovacic helped Manchester City to a 3-2 home win over Fulham while Arsenal fell behind but hit back with 3 goals to win at home to Southampton and Brentford, who opened the scoring in just over a minute, enjoyed a 5-3 victory over Wolves in front of their home crowd. Ipswich were hammered 4-1 at West Ham and there were 1-0 wins for Liverpool at Crystal Palace and for Leicester at home to Bournemouth while Newcastle played a goalless match at Everton. On Sunday Tottenham took a 2-goal lead but lost 3-2 at Brighton while 10 men from Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 at Chelsea and Manchester United drew 0-0 at Aston Villa.

Week 8 – Ten-man Arsenal were beaten 2-0 at Bournemouth while West Ham United, who ended the match with 10 players lost 4-1 at Tottenham and Aston Villa came from behind to win 3-1 at Fulham with both teams ending the match reduced to 10 players. Leicester came from 2 down to win 3-2 at 10-man Southampton with virtually the last kick of the match and Everton scored twice at Ipswich while a single goal gave Brighton a win at Newcastle and Manchester United bounced back to beat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford. On Sunday, Manchester City needed a goal deep in stoppage time to come from behind and claim a 2-1 victory at Wolves while Liverpool picked up a 2-1 win at home to Chelsea and on Monday one goal at Nottingham gave Forest a win over Crystal Palace.

Week 9 – On Friday a double from Chris Wood helped Nottingham Forest to a 3-1 win at Leicester and on Saturday Yoane Wissa netted twice as Brentford came from 2 down win 4-3 against 10-man Ipswich with Bryan Mbeumo completing his brace in stoppage time while Wolves scored 2 late goals to earn a 2-2 draw at Brighton and Southampton fell to an early goal at Manchester City. Bournemouth scored in added-on time to draw 1-1 at Aston Villa as did Everton in their 1-1 draw at home to Fulham while on Sunday Manchester United lost 2-1 to a stoppage-time penalty at West Ham and Chelsea sent Newcastle home 2-1 losers. Tottenham lost 1-0 at Crystal Palace and Liverpool twice levelled the score to draw 2-2 at Arsenal.  

Week 10 – Arsenal fell to an early goal at Newcastle and Manchester City lost 2-1 at Bournemouth while Liverpool bounced back from an early setback with 2 second-half goals in quick succession at home to Brighton to go to the top of the table. Ten men from West Ham lost 3-0 at Nottingham Forest while Crystal Palace drew 2-2 at Wolves and a late goal gave Southampton all 3 points at home to Everton. Leicester City scored in added-on time to earn a 1-1 draw at 10-man Ipswich while on Sunday Aston Villa were thumped 4-1 at Tottenham for whom Dominic Solanke netted twice and Chelsea drew 1-1 at Manchester United. On Monday evening, Brentford led 1-0 at Fulham until Harry Wilson struck twice in stoppage time to give the Cottagers a 2-1 victory.

City Unstoppable

 

Arsenal took it to the wire but could not stop Manchester City claiming their fourth Premier League title in four years with Liverpool and Aston Villa following in their wake.

Week 31 – In midweek matches, Everton scored late to draw 1-1 at Newcastle and there were 1-1 away draws for Wolves and Tottenham at Burnley and West Ham respectively while Nottingham Forest triumphed 3-1 at home to Fulham and a single goal gave hosts Bournemouth a win over Crystal Palace. Aston Villa fell 4-1 to a Phil Foden hat-trick at Manchester City while Arsenal scored twice at home to Luton and Brighton drew 0-0 at Brentford. On Thursday Alejandro Garnacho netted a double as Manchester United came from 2 down to take the lead at Chelsea but lost 4-3 when Cole Palmer completed his hat-trick with the last kick of the game while Liverpool beat Sheffield United 3-1 at Anfield.

Week 32 – Crystal Palace scored an early and late goal as they lost 4-2 to Manchester City with Kevin de Bruyne scoring twice for the visitors while Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win at Brighton and 10-man Burnley lost 1-0 at Everton. Brentford fought back from 2 down to take the lead but drew 3-3 at Aston Villa for whom Ollie Watkins netted a double while West Ham United came from behind to win 2-1 at Wolves and Luton did the same at home to Bournemouth. A late goal gave Newcastle 3 points at Fulham while on Sunday Liverpool drew 2-2 at Manchester United and Nottingham Forest lost 3-1 at Tottenham. Sheffield United scored in added-on time to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea.

Week 33 – Alexander Isak netted twice as Newcastle thumped Tottenham 4-0 at St James’ Park while Manchester City thrashed Luton Town 5-1 at the Etihad and Sheffield United lost 2-0 at Brentford. Burnley and Brighton drew 1-1 and there were 2-2 draws for Wolves and Nottingham Forest and for Manchester United at Bournemouth with Bruno Fernandes scoring both goals for the visitors. On Sunday, Crystal Palace stunned Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield and Arsenal also suffered a home defeat with 2 late goals against Aston Villa while Andreas Pereira scored both goals to give Fulham a win at West Ham. On Monday evening, Cole Plamer scored 4 goals as Chelsea ripped Everton apart 6-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Week 34 – Luton Town were battered 5-1 by Brentford with Yoane Wissa netting twice for the visitors while Burnley enjoyed a 4-1 win at bottom side Sheffield United and Arsenal scored at the end of each half to win at Wolves. On Sunday, West Ham were hammered 5-2 at Crystal Palace for whom Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice and Everton scored twice at home to Nottingham Forest while there were 3-1 wins for Liverpool at Fulham and for Aston Villa against Bournemouth at Villa Park. In rearranged matches, on Tuesday Ben White and Kai Havertz scored  two apiece as Arsenal demolished Chelsea 5-0 at the Emirates and on Wednesday Liverpool lost 2-0 at Everton and Jean-Philippe Mateta scored both goals of the match as Crystal Palace sent Newcastle home losers while a double from Bruno Fernandes helped Manchester United to a 4-2 win over Sheffield United at Old Trafford and 10-man Bournemouth won by a single goal at Wolves. Manchester City beat hosts Brighton 4-0 with a Phil Foden brace on Thursday evening.

Week 35 – Shefield United took an early lead at Newcastle but were relegated after being thumped 5-1with Alexander Isak adding 2 more goals to his tally for the season while West Ham United scored the first and last goals of the match in a 2-2 draw at home to Liverpool and Chelsea fought back from 2 down to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa. There were 1-1 draws for Burnley at Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Fulham while a single goal gave Everton 3 points at home to Brentford and Luton lost 2-1 at Wolves. On Sunday, Arsenal won 3-2 at Tottenham having led 3-0 at half time while Manchester City scored twice at Nottingham Forest without reply and Bournemouth beat Brighton 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium. In a rearranged match Tottenham lost 2-0 at Chelsea on Thursday evening.

Week 36 – On Friday evening Everton drew 1-1 at Luton and on Saturday, Erling Haaland scored 4 times as Wolves were thrashed 5-1 at Manchester City while Arsenal put 3 past Bournemouth at the Emirates and Burnley were thumped 4-1 by their visitors from Newcastle. Callum Hudson-Odoi netted a brace as Nottingham Forest enjoyed a 3-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday who finished the match with 10 players and there were no goals between Brentford and Fulham while on Sunday Nicolas Jackson scored twice as West Ham took a 5-0 battering at Chelsea and Tottenham mounted a futile comeback with 2 goals at Liverpool having already conceded 4 times in the first hour of the match. Aston Villa fell to a late goal at Brighton and on Monday Manchester United were humiliated 4-0 at Crystal Palace with Michael Olise striking twice for the Eagles.

Week 37 – Josko Gvardiol scored twice as Manchester City improved their goal difference with 4 goals at Fulham who ended the match with 10 players while Crystal Palace, who also finished with 10 players, were 3-1 winners at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea scored 2 late goals to come from 2-1 down and win 3-2 at Nottingham Forest. Luton Town need a miracle to stay up after losing 3-1 at West Ham despite taking an early lead while Burnley also took the lead but had their relegation confirmed with a 2-1 loss at Tottenham and Brighton drew 1-1 at Newcastle. Brentford won 2-1 at Bournemouth with all the goals coming in the last 4 minutes while on Sunday one goal for Arsenal at Manchester United ensured the Premier League title will be decided on the last Sunday of the season while on Monday evening Jhon Duran hit Liverpool with 2 late goals as Aston Villa earned a 3-3 draw in front of their home crowd and on Tuesday in a rearranged match Erling Haaland scored both goals at Tottenham to give Manchester City a point advantage over Arsenal going into the final Sunday of fixtures. In other rearranged matches, on Wednesday Manchester United enjoyed a 3-2 victory at home to Newcastle while Chelsea were 2-1 winners at Brighton.

Week 38 – On the final Sunday of the season, Arsenal came from behind to grab a late 2-1 win at home to Everton but were denied by a magnificent Mancher City who celebrated their fourth Premier League title in a row in front of their home fans after Phil Foden scored twice in their 3-1 victory over West Ham United while in Jürgen Klopp’s last match in charge at Anfield, Liverpool beat 10-man Wolves 2-0 and a Jean-Philippe Mateta hat-trick plus a brace from Eberechi Eze saw Crystal Palace demolish fourth place Aston Villa 5-0 at Selhurst Park. Luton Town’s relegation was confirmed after losing 4-2 at home to Fulham for whom Raul Jimenez scored twice while Chris Wood scored 2 early goals as Nottingham Forest celebrated survival with a 2-1 win at relegated Burnley and Newcastle ended the season on a high with a 4-2 success at Bretford. Dejan Kulusevski scored twice as Sheffield United waved goodbye to the Premier League with a 3-0 loss to Tottenham at Bramall Lane while Manchester United ended their season with a 2-0 win at Brighton and Chelsea were 2-1 winners at home to Bournemouth.

 The final Premier League table for 2023-2024