2020–21 Premier League


The 2020–21 Premier League will be the 29th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992. Liverpool are the defending champions, having won their nineteenth league title the previous season, their first in the Premier League era. The season was initially scheduled to start on 8 August, but this was delayed until 12 September as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
It will be the second Premier League season to have a mid-season break in February, whereby five games of a normal round of ten will be played on one weekend and the remaining five the following weekend. It will also be the second Premier League season to use VAR. As was the case at the end of the previous season, there will be limited or no attendance from fans in the stadiums besides each team's staff and personnel.

Teams

Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The two promoted teams so far are Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion, after respective top flight absences of sixteen and two years. Fulham and Brentford will play in the EFL play-offs to determine which West London club will compete in the 2020–21 Premier League. They will replace Bournemouth, Watford, and Norwich City.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ArsenalLondon Emirates Stadium
Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park
Brighton & Hove AlbionBrightonFalmer Stadium
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor
ChelseaLondon Stamford Bridge
Crystal PalaceLondon Selhurst Park
EvertonLiverpool Goodison Park
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road
Leicester CityLeicesterKing Power Stadium
LiverpoolLiverpool Anfield
Manchester CityManchesterCity of Manchester Stadium
Manchester UnitedOld TraffordOld Trafford
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park
Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBramall Lane
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium
Tottenham HotspurLondon Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns
West Ham UnitedLondon London Stadium
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux Stadium

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table