2007–08 Premier League
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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).
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Season | 2007–08 |
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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] |
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