Premier League 2007–08

Infobox Football league season
competition = Premier League
season = 2007–08
winners = Manchester United
10th Premier League title
17th top-flight English title
runners-up = Chelsea
relegated = Reading
Birmingham City
Derby County
continentalcup1 = Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers = Manchester United (Group stage)
Chelsea (Group stage)
Arsenal (Third qualifying round)
Liverpool (Third qualifying round)
continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers = Portsmouth (First round; via FA Cup)
Everton (First round)
Tottenham Hotspur (First round; via League Cup)
Manchester City (First qualifying round; via Fair Play)
continentalcup3 = Intertoto Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers = Aston Villa (Third round)
league topscorer = Cristiano Ronaldo (31)
biggest home win = Middlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City
(2008-05-11)
biggest away win = Derby County 0–6 Aston Villa
(2008-04-12)
highest scoring = Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (11 goals)
(2007-09-29)
total goals = 1,002
average goals = 2.64
longest wins =
longest unbeaten =
longest losses =
highest attendance = 76,013 – Man Utd v West Ham
lowest attendance = 14,007 – Wigan v M'boro
average attendance = 36,076
prevseason = 2006–07
nextseason = 2008–09The 2007–08 Premier League season (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth 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 Premiership title and sixteenth league championship overall the previous season. 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.cite news |first=Andrew |last=McKenzie |title=Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6931064.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-08-11 |accessdate=2007-09-25 ] 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.cite news |first=John |last=Sinnott |title=Man Utd 0-0 Reading |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6931068.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-08-12 |accessdate=2007-09-25 ] The first hat-trick was scored by Emmanuel Adebayor in the match between Arsenal and Derby County.cite news |first=Ian |last=Hughes |title=Arsenal 5-0 Derby |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6996740.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-09-22 |accessdate=2007-09-25 ]

On 29 September 2007, Portsmouth beat Reading 7–4 in the highest scoring match in English Premier League history.cite news |first=Stuart |last=Roach |title=Portsmouth 7-4 Reading |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7008200.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-09-29 |accessdate=2007-10-01 ] 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.

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, ending the season with a League record low points tally of just 11.

On 11 May 2008, the final day of the season, Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2–0 while Chelsea drew 1–1 with Bolton Wanderers, thus crowning Manchester United with their tenth Premier League title, and 17th championship overall, just one behind Liverpool's total of 18. Meanwhile, despite Birmingham beating Blackburn Rovers 4-1 and Reading beating Derby 4-0, both Birmingham and Reading were relegated due to Fulham's 1-0 win over Portsmouth. This meant that Fulham avoided relegation by a goal difference of -22, compared to Reading's -25. On the same day, Middlesbrough beat Manchester City 8–1 to claim the biggest win of the season.

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 European Cup final. This was the first time that the English league had topped the UEFA rankings since the events at the Heysel Stadium in 1985.

Final league table

Results

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eason statistics

coring

*First goal of the season: Michael Chopra for Sunderland against Tottenham Hotspur (11 August 2007)
*Last goal of the season: Matthew Taylor for Bolton Wanderers against Chelsea (11 May 2008) [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7392679.stm |title=Premier League finale |accessdate=2008-05-16 |last=Cheese |first=Caroline |date=2008-05-11 |publisher=BBC Sport ]
*Fastest goal in a match: 28 seconds – Geovanni for Manchester City against Wigan Athletic (1 December 2007)cite news |first=Chris |last=Whyatt |title=Wigan 1-1 Man City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7110965.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-12-01 |accessdate=2007-12-01 ]
*Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+6 minutes – Andy Reid for Sunderland against West Ham United (29 March 2008) [cite news |title=Sunderland 2-1 West Ham| url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/MatchReports/0,,12306~38399,00.html|publisher=Premier League |date=2008-03-29 |accessdate=2008-03-30 ]
*Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (11 May 2008) [cite news |first=Chris |last=Bevan |title= Middlesbrough 8-1 Man City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-05-11 |accessdate=2008-05-11 ]
*Most goals in a match: 11 – Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (29 September 2007)
*First hat-trick of the season: Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal against Derby County (22 September 2007)
*First own goal of the season: Martin Laursen for Liverpool against Aston Villa (11 August 2007) [cite news |first=John |last=Sinnott |title=Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6931045.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-08-11 |accessdate=2007-10-01 ]
*Most goals by one player in a single match: 4
**Dimitar Berbatov for Tottenham Hotspur against Reading (29 December 2007) [cite news |first=David |last=McIntyre |title=Tottenham 6-4 Reading |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7157425.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-12-29 |accessdate=2007-12-29 ]
**Frank Lampard for Chelsea against Derby County (12 March 2008) [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Stevenson |title=Chelsea 6-1 Derby |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7284938.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-03-12 |accessdate=2007-03-12 ]
*Most hat-tricks scored by one player: 2
**Benjani for Portsmouth (now playing for Manchester City)
***Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (29 September 2007)
***Portsmouth 3–1 Derby County (19 January 2008) [cite news |first=Chris |last=Whyatt |title=Portsmouth 3-1 Derby |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7184823.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-19 |accessdate=2008-03-25 ]
**Fernando Torres for Liverpool
***Liverpool 3–2 Middlesbrough (23 February 2008) [cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Liverpool 3-2 Middlesbrough |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7248349.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-23 |accessdate=2008-04-05 ]
***Liverpool 4–0 West Ham United (5 March 2008) [cite news |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |title=Liverpool 4-0 West Ham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7260358.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2008-04-05 ]
**Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal
***Arsenal 5–0 Derby County (22 September 2007)
***Derby County 2–6 Arsenal (28 April 2008) [cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Stevenson |title=Derby 2-6 Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7356031.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-04-28 |accessdate=2008-04-28 ]
****This is the first time in the Premier League that a 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)cite news |title=Middlesbrough 8-1 Man City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-05-11 |accessdate=2008-05-11 ]
*Most goals in one half by one team: 6
**Manchester United 6–0 Newcastle United (12 January 2008) [cite news |title=Man Utd 6-0 Newcastle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7172817.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-12 |accessdate=2008-05-11 ]
**Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (11 May 2008)
*Most goals scored by losing team: 4 – Reading
**Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (29 September 2007)
**Tottenham Hotspur 6–4 Reading (29 December 2007) [cite news |first=David |last=McIntyre |title=Tottenham 6-4 Reading |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7157425.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-12-29 |accessdate=2007-12-29 ]

Cards

*First yellow card of the season: Didier Zokora for Tottenham Hotspur against Sunderland (11 August 2007)
*First red card of the season: Dave Kitson for Reading against Manchester United (12 August 2007)
*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

*Highest average home attendance: 75,691 (Manchester United)cite web |title=Home average attendance |url=http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/prematt.htm?comp=1 |publisher=Tony's English Football Site |accessdate=2008-05-16 ]
*Lowest average home attendance: 19,046 (Wigan Athletic)

Clean sheets

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

Overall

*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

*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

*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)

Top scorers

Annual awards

League Managers' Association Manager of the Year

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. [cite news |title=Ferguson wins managerial honour |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7397622.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-05-13 |accessdate=2008-05-13 ]

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2008 was won by Cristiano Ronaldo for the second year in a row.cite news |title=Ronaldo named player of the year |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-04-27 |accessdate=2008-04-28 ]

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 Young Player of the Year

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

The shortlist for the award was as follows:
*Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)
*Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal)
*Micah Richards (Man City)
*Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
*Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
*Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

PFA Team of the Year

Managerial changes

Records

* 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 totaling 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 Premiership 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, 97 conceded). The 89 goals they conceded was the worst defensive performance by a team since Ipswich Town conceded 97 goals in 1994-95.
** 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 is the greatest ever attained in a Premier League season, beating the record set by Chelsea in the 2004-05 season.
* 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 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.
* 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. [cite news |first=Martin |last=Isaacs |title= Fernando Torres breaks record in Liverpool win |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2008/05/12/sfgtot112.xml |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2008-05-12 |accessdate=2008-05-12 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.premierleague.com Premier League official site]
* [http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2007-2008/premier-league.html 2007-08 Premier League Kits]