Season Dates: August 2022 – May 2023
Champions: Man City
Top Scorer (Golden Boot): Erling Haaland – 36 goals
Relegated Teams: Leicester City, Leeds United, Southampton
European Qualification:
- Champions League: Man City, Arsenal, Man United, Newcastle
- Europa League – Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham (as Conference League winners)
- Conference League – Aston Villa
The 2022/23 Premier League season, once again, highlighted Man City’s dominance, as they clinched their fifth title in six years. Despite Arsenal leading the table for a record 248 days, City’s late-season surge, combined with Arsenal’s inexperienced side stumbling, secured the championship for Pep Guardiola’s side. Erling Haaland’s remarkable debut season saw him net a record-breaking 36 goals, earning him the Golden Boot.
The battle for European spots was intense, with Newcastle securing a Champions League berth for the first time in two decades. Liverpool, on the other hand, failed to even make it into the top four, something that seemed to be impossible under legendary boss Jurgen Klopp. At the other end of the table, former champions Leicester City faced relegation back down to the Championship.
Month-by-Month Breakdown
August 2022 – Opening Weekend and Record-Breaking Wins
- The season commenced on August 5, with Arsenal defeating Crystal Palace 2-0. Man City began their campaign with a 2-0 victory over West Ham United.
- On August 27, Liverpool equalled the Premier League’s record for the largest margin of victory by defeating Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield. This win matched the league’s record for the largest margin of victory.
Player of the Month: Erling Haaland (Man City)
September 2022 Early Contenders Emerge:
- Arsenal maintained a perfect start, winning their first five matches before a 3-1 defeat to Man United.
- Man City remained unbeaten, with Haaland hitting the ground running.
Player of the Month: Marcus Rashford (Man United)
October 2022 – High Stakes
- Man City’s early title challenge hit a bit of a snag when they lost 1-0 at home to an out-of-form Liverpool side, with Mohamed Salah scoring a huge one-on-one just minutes after missing one.
Player of the Month: Miguel Almiron (Newcastle)
November 2022 – World Cup Break
- The league paused for the World Cup in Qatar, marking an unprecedented mid-season interruption. Arsenal led the table, with Man City close behind.
December 2022 – We’re Back
- The season resumed at the end of the month, with teams facing a congested schedule just as their players were getting back into the flow of club football.
Player of the Months: Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
January 2023 – Transfer Madness
- Chelsea made headlines with significant spending, including the acquisition of Enzo Fernández for a British record fee. Arsenal bolstered their squad with Leandro Trossard, aiming to maintain their title challenge
Player of the Month: Marcus Rashford (Man United).
February 2023 – The Race Intensified
- Man City defeated Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates, overtaking them at the summit. The relegation battle also heated up, with several teams fighting to avoid the drop.
Player of the Month: Marcus Rashford (Man United)
March 2023 – Red Devils Slayed
- Liverpool stunned Man United with a 7-0 victory, their largest-ever win over their rivals. Arsenal regained momentum with consecutive wins, keeping the title race alive.
Player of the Month: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
April 2023 – Momentum Shifts
- Man City embarked on a winning streak, while Arsenal’s form wavered with draws against Liverpool and West Ham. The battle for European spots intensified, with Brighton and Aston Villa in contention.
Player of the Month: Erling Haaland (Man City)
May 2023 – The Finale
- Man City secured the title with a game to spare after Arsenal’s defeat to Nottingham Forest. Leicester and Leeds joined Southampton in relegation, marking a dramatic end to the campaign.
Season Stats & Key Records
Final League Table to be added
Golden Boot & Top Goal Scorers
- Erling Haaland – Man City – 36 goals
- Harry Kane – Tottenham – 30 goals
- Ivan Toney – Brentford – 20 goals
Most Assists
- Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – 16 assists
- Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – 12 assists
- Leandro Trossard – Brighton & Arsenal – 12 assists
Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets)
- David de Gea – Man United – 17 clean sheets
- Alisson Becker – Liverpool – 14 clean sheets
- Nick Pope – Newcastle – 14 clean sheets
Big Matches & Moments
- Best match: Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth – March 4, 2023 – The game that made Arsenal fans believe that, for the first time two decades, they might be able to win the Premier League. Bournemouth opened the scoring within seconds and even went 2-0 up, before a comeback from the Gunners was capped off by a sweet volley from Reiss Nelson in the 97th minute.
- Biggest Upset: Newcastle 6-1 Tottenham – April 23, 2023 – The 22/23 season showed that Newcastle weren’t a team to be taken lightly, but even the most hardcore of Geordie fans wouldn’t have expected their side to be 3-0 up against Spurs inside 10 minutes.
- Most dramatic match: Liverpool 7-0 Man United – March 5, 2023 – Liverpool may not have had the best season, but beating arch-rivals Man United 7-0 at Anfield would have been sweet. Braces from Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah were capped off by an emotional goal from Roberto Firmino, who prior to the match, it was confirmed would be leaving the club at the end of the season. What a way to go out.
- Best Goal: Julio Enciso – Brighton 1-1 Man City – May 24, 2023 – A brilliant long-range strike from Julio Enciso secured a point for Brighton against Man City, with the young Parguyuan announcing himself in the biggest way possible.
Advanced Stats & Analytics
- xG Leaders: Erling Haaland – Man City – 32.76xG (36 goals)
- Most Tackles: Joao Palhinha – Fulham – 148 tackles
- Most Progressive Passes: Martin Odeegard – Arsenal – 266
- VAR Controversies: In a match between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in August 2022, the VAR elected not to have the on-field referee review Cristian Romero’s blatant hair pull on Marc Cucurlla, which many fans and pundits thought warranted a straight red card. To make matters worse, Spurs scored from the resulting corner and Mike Dean, the VAR, later admitted that he’d made an error.
Managerial Changes
Bournemouth – Scott Parker – Sacked – August 30, 2022 – replaced by Gary O’Neil
- Chelsea – Thomas Tuchel – Sacked – September 7, 2022 – replaced by Graham Potter
- Brighton – Graham Potter – Signed by Chelsea – September 8, 2022 – replaced by Roberto De Zerbi
- Wolves – Bruno Lage – Sacked – October 2, 2022 – Julen Lopetegui
- Aston Villa – Steve Gerrard – Sacked – October 20, 2022 – Unai Emery
- Southampton – Half Hasenhuttl – Sacked – November 7, 2022 – Nathan Jones
- Everton – Frank Lampard – Sacked – January 23, 2023 – Sean Dyche
- Leeds – Jesse Marsch – Sacked – February 6, 2023 – Javi Gracia
- Southampton – Nathan Jones – Sacked – February 12, 2023 – Ruben Selles
- Crystal Palace – Patrick Vieira – Sacked – March 17, 2023 – Roy Hodgson
- Tottenham – Antonio Conte – Mutual Consent – March 26, 2023 -Ryan Mason (Interim)
- Leicester – Brendan Rodgers – Mutual Consent – April 2, 2023 – Dean Smith
- Chelsea – Graham Potter – Sacked – April 2, 2023 – Frank Lampard (Interim)
- Leeds – Javi Gracia – Sacked – May 3, 2023 – Sam Allardyce
Transfers & Squad Movement
- Enzo Fernandez – Benfica to Chelsea – £105m
- Anthony – Ajax to Man United – £80m
- Darwin Nunez – Benfica to Liverpool – £70m
Awards & Honor
- Premier League Manager of the Season – Pep Guardiola – Man City
- Premier League Player of the Season – Erling Haaland- Man City
- Premier League Young Player of the Season – Erling Haaland- Man City
- Premier League Goal of the Season – Julio Enciso – Brighton 1-1 Man United – May 24, 2023
European Performance
- Man City – UCL Winners
- Liverpool – UCL Round of 16 to Real Madrid
- Chelsea – UCL Quarter-Finals to Borussia Dortmund
- Tottenham- UCL Round of 16 to AC Milan
- Man United – UEL Quarter-Finals to Sevilla
- Arsenal – UEL Round of 16 to Sporting Lisbon
- West Ham – UECL winners
