2007–08 Premier League

October 2015 Football season in England May 2020 JJB Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 1103642.jpg 300 Manchester United celebrating their 10th Premier League title following their win at Wigan Premier League 2007–08 11 August 2007 – 11 May 2008 Manchester United10th Premier League title17th English title Reading Birmingham CityDerby County Champions League Manchester UnitedChelseaArsenalLiverpool UEFA Cup PortsmouthEvertonTottenham HotspurManchester City (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking) Intertoto Cup Aston Villa Top scorers Cristiano Ronaldo(31 goals) Pepe Reina (18 clean sheets) Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City(11 May 2008) Derby County 0–6 Aston Villa(12 April 2008) Portsmouth 7–4 Reading(29 September 2007) 1002 380 8 gameshttp://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2007-2008/longest-sequences/full English Premier League 2007–08 statto.com 19 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150219071654/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2007-2008/longest-sequences/full 19 February 2015 liveManchester United 21 gamesChelsea 8 gamesReadingWigan Athletic 32 gamesDerby County 76,013http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/performance?season=2007 Barclays Premier League Statistics 2007–08 ESPN FC 11 March 2015Manchester United 4–1 West Ham United(3 May 2008) 14,007Wigan Athletic 1–0 Middlesbrough(15 August 2007) 13,708,885 36,076 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 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.Andrew McKenzie Sunderland 1–0 Tottenham https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6931064.stm BBC Sport 11 August 2007 25 September 2007 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.John Sinnott Man Utd 0–0 Reading https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6931068.stm BBC Sport 12 August 2007 25 September 2007 The first hat-trick was scored by Emmanuel Adebayor in the match between Arsenal and Derby County.Ian Hughes Arsenal 5–0 Derby https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6996740.stm BBC Sport 22 September 2007 25 September 2007 On 29 September 2007, Portsmouth and Reading played the highest-scoring match in Premier League history, in which Portsmouth won 7–4.Stuart Roach Portsmouth 7–4 Reading https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7008200.stm BBC Sport 29 September 2007 1 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071013010728/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7008200.stm 13 October 2007 live 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.Martin Tyler Three and history http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12038_6390475,00.html Sky Sports 20 September 2010 21 March 2011 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.Jonathan Stephenson Where do woeful Derby rank? https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/4856682.stm BBC Sport 29 March 2008 21 March 2011 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 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 returning after a season's 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 England 440 right Locations of the 2007–08 Premier League teams England 51.5155 -0.0922 80 London Blue pog.svg right England 53.463053 -2.291325 80 Greater Manchester Green pog.svg right England 52.509103 -1.884786 80 Aston Villa right England 52.475703 -1.868189 80 Birmingham City left England 53.728569 -2.489206 80 Blackburn Rovers right England 52.914911 -1.447233 80 Derby County right England 53.438846 -2.966285 80 Everton left England 53.430845 -2.960823 80 Liverpool bottom England 54.578219 -1.216822 80 Middlesbrough right England 54.974 -1.614 80 Newcastle United left England 50.796344 -1.063803 80 Portsmouth right England 51.422311 -0.982639 80 Reading left England 54.914400 -1.388200 80 Sunderland bottom England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -0.2 80 London teams: Arsenal Chelsea Fulham Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United right England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 50.7 -6.7 80 Greater Manchester teams: Bolton Wanderers Manchester City Manchester United Wigan Athletic right Greater London 300 right Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London 51.557311 -0.116789 Blue pog.svg Arsenal 75 left Greater London 51.481667 -0.191111 Blue pog.svg Chelsea 75 right Greater London 51.475 -0.221667 Blue pog.svg Fulham 75 bottom Greater London 51.5974 -0.0716 Blue pog.svg TottenhamHotspur 75 right Greater London 51.531944 0.039444 Blue pog.svg West Ham United 75 right Greater Manchester 300 right Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester 53.580578 -2.535644 Green pog.svg Bolton Wanderers 75 right Greater Manchester 53.483139 -2.2003 Green pog.svg Manchester City 75 right Greater Manchester 53.463053 -2.291325 Green pog.svg Manchester United 75 left Greater Manchester 53.547625 -2.654036 Green pog.svg Wigan Athletic 75 bottom Team Location Stadium CapacityArsenalLondon (Holloway)Emirates Stadium 60,355Aston VillaBirmingham (Aston)Villa Park 42,640Birmingham CityBirmingham (Bordesley)St Andrew's Stadium 30,009Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park 31,367Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium 28,723ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge 42,055Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium 33,597EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park 40,157FulhamLondon (Fulham)Craven Cottage 26,300LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield 45,276Manchester CityManchester (Bradford)City of Manchester Stadium 47,726Manchester UnitedManchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford 76,212MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium 35,049Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park 52,387PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park 20,688ReadingReadingMadejski Stadium 24,161SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light 49,000Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane 36,244West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Upton Park 35,303Wigan AthleticWiganJJB Stadium 25,138 Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Arsenal FRA 1974 Arsène Wenger FRA 1974 William Gallas Nike Emirates Aston Villa NIR Martin O'Neill ENG Gareth Barry Nike 32red Birmingham City SCO Alex McLeish NIR Damien Johnson Umbro F&C Investments Blackburn Rovers WAL Mark Hughes NZL Ryan Nelsen Umbro Bet 24 Bolton Wanderers ENG Gary Megson ENG Kevin Davies Reebok Reebok Chelsea ISR Avram Grant ENG John Terry Adidas Samsung Mobile Derby County ENG Paul Jewell WAL Robbie Savage Adidas Derbyshire Building Society Everton SCO David Moyes ENG Phil Neville Umbro Chang Beer Fulham ENG Roy Hodgson USA Brian McBride Nike LG Liverpool ESP Rafael Benítez ENG Steven Gerrard Adidas Carlsberg Manchester City SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson IRL Richard Dunne Le Coq Sportif Thomas Cook.com Manchester United SCO Sir Alex Ferguson ENG Gary Neville Nike AIG Middlesbrough ENG Gareth Southgate NED George Boateng Erreà Garminhttp://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/ClubNewsDetail/0,,1~1076167,00.html Boro on Right Road With Garmin 20 July 2007 20 July 2007 MFC.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20070822095344/http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/ClubNewsDetail/0%2C%2C1~1076167%2C00.html 22 August 2007 dead Newcastle United ENG Kevin Keegan ENG Nicky Butt Adidas Northern Rock Portsmouth ENG Harry Redknapp ENG Sol Campbell Canterbury Oki Reading ENG Steve Coppell SCO Graeme Murty Puma Kyocera Sunderland IRL Roy Keane ENG Dean Whitehead Umbro boylesports.com Tottenham Hotspur ESP Juande Ramos ENG Ledley King Puma Mansion Casino West Ham United ENG Alan Curbishley AUS Lucas Neill Umbro XL Airways Wigan Athletic ENG Steve Bruce NED Mario Melchiot Umbro JJB In addition, Premier League officials were supplied with new kit made by Umbro, replacing American makers Official Sports, and were sponsored by AirAsia, replacing Emirates. The 2007–08 season saw a new font used for the names on the back of players' shirts.12 June 2007 http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/new-premier-league-name-number-style_162 New Premier League name & number style football-shirts.co.uk 25 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090208162529/http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/new-premier-league-name-number-style_162 8 February 2009 dead Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Wigan Athletic ENG Paul Jewell Resigned 14 May 2007Jewell resigns as Wigan manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6653185.stm BBC Sport 14 May 2007 14 May 2007Pre-season ENG Chris Hutchings 14 May 2007Wigan name Hutchings as new boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6654861.stm BBC Sport 14 May 2007 14 May 2007 Newcastle UnitedENG Nigel PearsonEnd of caretaker period 14 May 2007 ENG Sam Allardyce 15 May 2007Allardyce tipped for Magpies job https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6632667.stm BBC Sport 15 May 2007 15 May 2007 Manchester City ENG Stuart Pearce Sacked 14 May 2007Pearce sacked as Man City manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6655007.stm BBC Sport 14 May 2007 16 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070630002416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6655007.stm 30 June 2007 live SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson 6 July 2007Eriksson named Man City manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm BBC Sport 6 July 2007 25 September 2007 Chelsea POR José Mourinho Mutual consent 20 September 2007Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7003912.stm BBC Sport 20 September 2007 25 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071013010738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7003912.stm 13 October 2007 live 5th ISR Avram Grant 20 September 2007 Bolton Wanderers ENG Sammy Lee 17 October 2007Bolton part company with boss Lee https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7048701.stm BBC Sport 17 October 2007 17 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071019020419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7048701.stm 19 October 2007 live 19th ENG Gary Megson 25 October 2007Megson appointed Bolton manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7061876.stm BBC Sport 25 October 2007 25 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112192548/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7061876.stm 12 January 2016 live Tottenham Hotspur NED Martin Jol Sacked 25 October 2007Jol sacked as Tottenham manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7063013.stm BBC Sport 25 October 2007 25 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090102053627/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7063013.stm 2 January 2009 live 18th ESP Juande Ramos 27 October 2007Tottenham make Ramos head coach https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7064928.stm BBC Sport 27 October 2007 27 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071030234924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7064928.stm 30 October 2007 live Wigan Athletic ENG Chris Hutchings 5 November 2007Hutchings sacked as Wigan manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7078772.stm BBC Sport 5 November 2007 5 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112192552/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7078772.stm 12 January 2016 live ENG Steve Bruce 26 November 2007Bruce confirmed as Wigan manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7105078.stm BBC Sport 23 November 2007 23 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112192553/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7105078.stm 12 January 2016 live Birmingham City ENG Steve Bruce Signed by Wigan 19 November 2007 15th SCO Alex McLeish 28 November 2007Birmingham unveil McLeish as boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/7115728.stm BBC Sport 28 November 2007 28 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112192554/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/7115728.stm 12 January 2016 live Derby County SCO Billy Davies Mutual consent 26 November 2007Derby split with manager Davies https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7112846.stm BBC Sport 26 November 2007 26 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071128121704/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7112846.stm 28 November 2007 live 20th ENG Paul Jewell 28 November 2007Jewell named as new Derby manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7113523.stm BBC Sport 28 November 2007 28 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090101133017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7113523.stm 1 January 2009 live Fulham NIR Lawrie Sanchez Sacked 21 December 2007Manager Sanchez sacked by Fulham https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7155545.stm BBC Sport 21 December 2007 21 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071222060332/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7155545.stm 22 December 2007 live 18th ENG Roy Hodgson 30 December 2007Fulham appoint Hodgson as manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7163374.stm BBC Sport 28 December 2007 28 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071231070143/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7163374.stm 31 December 2007 live Newcastle United ENG Sam Allardyce Mutual consent 9 January 2008Allardyce reign ends at Newcastle https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7179847.stm BBC Sport 9 January 2008 9 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080112103913/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7179847.stm 12 January 2008 live 11th ENG Kevin Keegan 16 January 2008Keegan returns as Newcastle boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7192457.stm BBC Sport 16 January 2008 16 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080118191248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7192457.stm 18 January 2008 live League table main WDL QR 5 MUN Manchester United CHE Chelsea ARS Arsenal LIV Liverpool EVE Everton AST Aston Villa BLB Blackburn Rovers POR Portsmouth MCI Manchester City WHU West Ham United TOT Tottenham Hotspur NEW Newcastle United MID Middlesbrough WIG Wigan Athletic SUN Sunderland BOL Bolton Wanderers FUL Fulham REA Reading BIR Birmingham City DER Derby County 27 6 5 80 22 C 25 10 3 65 26 24 11 3 74 31 21 13 4 67 28 19 8 11 55 33 16 12 10 71 51 15 13 10 50 48 16 9 13 48 40 15 10 13 45 53 13 10 15 42 50 11 13 14 66 61 11 10 17 45 65 10 12 16 43 53 10 10 18 34 51 11 6 21 36 59 9 10 19 36 54 8 12 18 38 60 10 6 22 41 66 R 8 11 19 46 62 R 1 8 29 20 89 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round CL3 CL3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round UC1a #CCCCFF Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round IC3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round As FA Cup winners UC1b blue2 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round 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. UC1c blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round As League Cup winners UC1d red1 Relegation to Football League Championship R R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition Barclays Premier League Results main FBR grey ARS AVL BIR BLB BOL CHE DER EVE FUL LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR REA SUN TOT WHU WIG 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 complete Barclays Premier League Season statistics Scoring 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)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7392679.stm Premier League finale 16 May 2008 Cheese Caroline 11 May 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20080517015543/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7392679.stm 17 May 2008 live Fastest goal in a match: 28 seconds – Geovanni for Manchester City against Wigan Athletic (1 December 2007)Chris Whyatt Wigan 1–1 Man City https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7110965.stm BBC Sport 1 December 2007 1 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112190259/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7110965.stm 12 January 2016 live Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+6 minutes – Andy Reid for Sunderland against West Ham United (29 March 2008)Sunderland 2–1 West Ham http://www.premierleague.com/page/MatchReports/0,,12306~38399,00.html Premier League 29 March 2008 30 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080402204949/http://www.premierleague.com/page/MatchReports/0%2C%2C12306~38399%2C00.html 2 April 2008 dead Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (11 May 2008)Chris Bevan Middlesbrough 8–1 Man City https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm BBC Sport 11 May 2008 11 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080512230840/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm 12 May 2008 live 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)John Sinnott Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6931045.stm BBC Sport 11 August 2007 1 October 2007 Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 Dimitar Berbatov for Tottenham Hotspur against Reading (29 December 2007)David McIntyre Tottenham 6–4 Reading https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7157425.stm BBC Sport 29 December 2007 29 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071231070043/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7157425.stm 31 December 2007 live Frank Lampard for Chelsea against Derby County (12 March 2008)Jonathan Stevenson Chelsea 6–1 Derby https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7284938.stm BBC Sport 12 March 2007 12 March 2007 Most hat-tricks scored by one player: 2 Benjani for Portsmouth Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (29 September 2007) Portsmouth 3–1 Derby County (19 January 2008)Chris Whyatt Portsmouth 3–1 Derby https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7184823.stm BBC Sport 19 January 2008 25 March 2008 Fernando Torres for Liverpool Liverpool 3–2 Middlesbrough (23 February 2008)Mandeep Sanghera Liverpool 3–2 Middlesbrough https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7248349.stm BBC Sport 23 February 2008 5 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080225134354/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7248349.stm 25 February 2008 live Liverpool 4–0 West Ham United (5 March 2008)Paul Fletcher Liverpool 4–0 West Ham https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7260358.stm BBC Sport 5 March 2008 5 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080313040625/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7260358.stm 13 March 2008 live Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal Arsenal 5–0 Derby County (22 September 2007) Derby County 2–6 Arsenal (28 April 2008)Jonathan Stevenson Derby 2–6 Arsenal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7356031.stm BBC Sport 28 April 2008 28 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080429073849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7356031.stm 29 April 2008 live 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)Middlesbrough 8–1 Man City https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm BBC Sport 11 May 2008 11 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080512230840/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm 12 May 2008 live Most goals in one half by one team: 6 Manchester United 6–0 Newcastle United (12 January 2008)Man Utd 6–0 Newcastle https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7172817.stm BBC Sport 12 January 2008 11 May 2008 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) Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/top-scorers Barclays Premier League Top Scorers 5 May 2008 6 December 2008 BBC Sport 1POR Cristiano RonaldoManchester United312TOG Emmanuel AdebayorArsenal24ESP Fernando TorresLiverpool4PAR 1990 Roque Santa CruzBlackburn Rovers195ZWE BenjaniPortsmouth / Manchester City15BUL Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham HotspurIRL Robbie KeaneNGA YakubuEverton9ARG Carlos TevezManchester United1410NOR John CarewAston Villa13 Fastest scorers ScorerTime (seconds)TeamOpponentGeovanni28Manchester CityWigan AthleticCameron Jerome32Birmingham CityDerby CountyYakubu47EvertonPortsmouthDavid Healy50FulhamArsenal Clean sheets Most clean sheets – Manchester United and Chelsea (21) Fewest clean sheets – Derby County and Birmingham (3) Discipline 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)Home average attendance http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/prematt.htm?comp=1 Tony's English Football Site 16 May 2008 Lowest average home attendance: 19,046 (Wigan Athletic) 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) 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 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 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 seasonMartin Isaacs Fernando Torres breaks record in Liverpool win https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2008/05/12/sfgtot112.xml https://web.archive.org/web/20080515194426/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=%2Fsport%2F2008%2F05%2F12%2Fsfgtot112.xml dead 15 May 2008 Telegraph.co.uk 12 May 2008 12 May 2008 Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugustSWE Sven-Göran ErikssonManchester CityENG Micah RichardsManchester CityManchester City do the double http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1116247,00.html Premier League 19 September 2007 26 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071020054030/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0%2C%2C12306~1116247%2C00.html 20 October 2007 dead SeptemberFRA Arsène WengerArsenalESP Cesc FàbregasArsenalArsenal pair scoop monthly awards https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7053374.stm BBC Sport 19 October 2007 19 October 2007OctoberWAL Mark HughesBlackburn RoversENG Wayne RooneyManchester UnitedRooney and Hughes handed awards https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7086942.stm BBC Sport 9 November 2007 9 November 2007NovemberNIR Martin O'NeillAston VillaENG Gabriel AgbonlahorAston VillaVilla claim monthly award double https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7133528.stm BBC Sport 7 December 2007 7 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071213194255/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7133528.stm 13 December 2007 liveDecemberFRA Arsène WengerArsenalPRY Roque Santa CruzBlackburn RoversWenger and Santa Cruz scoop awards http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1212757,00.html FA Premier League 11 January 2008 11 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080115081917/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0%2C%2C12306~1212757,00.html 15 January 2008 dead JanuarySCO Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedPOR Cristiano RonaldoManchester UnitedMan Utd pair land monthly award https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7234746.stm BBC Sport 8 February 2008 8 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080210084719/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7234746.stm 10 February 2008 liveFebruarySCO David MoyesEvertonESP Fernando TorresLiverpoolMoyes & Torres win monthly awards https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7284223.stm BBC Sport 7 March 2008 7 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080310232927/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7284223.stm 10 March 2008 liveMarchSCO Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedPOR Cristiano RonaldoManchester UnitedUnited pair celebrate awards double http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1236232,00.html Barclays Premier League 11 April 2008 11 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080414033803/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0%2C%2C12306~1236232,00.html 14 April 2008 dead AprilISR Avram GrantChelseaENG Ashley YoungAston VillaGrant and Young win April awards https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7393054.stm BBC Sport 9 May 2008 9 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080512182753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7393054.stm 12 May 2008 live Annual awards Soccer Field Transparant.svg 175 87% 0.40 1.35 175 James 0.74 1.00 175 Sagna 0.60 1.11 175 Vidić 0.23 1.11 175 Ferdinand 0.11 1.00 175 Clichy 0.69 0.57 175 Ronaldo 0.51 0.71 175 Fàbregas 0.23 0.71 175 Gerrard 0.11 0.57 175 Young 0.23 0.31 175 Adebayor 0.63 0.31 175 Torres PFA Team of the Year 2007–08 Award Winner Club Premier League Manager of the Season SCO Sir Alex FergusonRonaldo clinches awards treble https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7401795.stm BBC Sport 14 May 2008 14 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080518025735/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7401795.stm 18 May 2008 live Manchester United Premier League Player of the Season POR Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United PFA Players' Player of the Year POR Cristiano RonaldoRonaldo named player of the year https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm BBC Sport 27 April 2008 27 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501021313/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm 1 May 2008 live Manchester United PFA Young Player of the Year ESP Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal FWA Footballer of the Year POR Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo is Writers' Footballer of Year https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/05/02/ufnaward102.xml https://web.archive.org/web/20080604162239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fufnaward102.xml 4 June 2008 dead Telegraph.co.uk 2 May 2008 2 May 2008 Manchester United LMA Manager of the Year SCO Sir Alex FergusonFerguson wins managerial honour https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7397622.stm BBC Sport 13 May 2008 13 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080518151201/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7397622.stm 18 May 2008 live Manchester United PFA Fans' Player of the Year POR Cristiano RonaldoAnother award in the bag for Ronny http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-fans-awards/another-award-in-the-bag-for-ronny Give Me Football 30 April 2008 21 March 2011 Manchester United PFA Team of the YearRonaldo receives English acclaim https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01cc-0e6f54e2f9d2-92ba0828a91e-1000--ronaldo-receives-english-acclaim/ UEFA 28 April 2008 28 April 2008 Goalkeeper ENG David James (Portsmouth) Defence FRA Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) ENG Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) SRB Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) FRA Gaël Clichy (Arsenal) Midfield POR Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) ENG Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) ESP Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal) ENG Ashley Young (Aston Villa) Attack TGO Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) ESP Fernando Torres (Liverpool) Attendances Source:https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/england-premier-league/se5111/2007-2008/attendance/ Premier League 2007/2008 » Team-Statistics: Attendance Home Worldfootball.net 23 June 2026 No. Club Matches Total attendance Average 1 Manchester United 19 1,438,136 75,691 2 Arsenal 19 1,141,335 60,070 3 Newcastle United 19 975,093 51,321 4 Liverpool 19 827,111 43,532 5 Sunderland 19 823,540 43,344 6 Manchester City 19 800,400 42,126 7 Chelsea 19 786,549 41,397 8 Aston Villa 19 760,560 40,029 9 Everton 19 702,142 36,955 10 Tottenham Hotspur 19 683,370 35,967 11 West Ham United 19 657,423 34,601 12 Derby County 19 616,216 32,432 13 Middlesbrough 19 507,450 26,708 14 Birmingham City 19 497,438 26,181 15 Blackburn Rovers 19 454,928 23,944 16 Fulham 19 451,714 23,774 17 Reading 19 448,115 23,585 18 Bolton Wanderers 19 397,122 20,901 19 Portsmouth 19 378,367 19,914 20 Wigan Athletic 19 361,876 19,046 References External links 2007–08 Premier League season at RSSSF 2007–08 1 England