Champions: Manchester United Top Scorer (Golden Boot): Robin van Persie (Manchester United) – 26 goals Relegated Teams: Wigan Athletic, Reading, Queens Park Rangers
European Qualification: Champions League: Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal Europa League: Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City (via League Cup win), Wigan (via FA Cup win)
Pos
Club
Pld
Home
Away
Goals
Goals
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
W
D
L
GF
GA
GF
GA
1
Manchester United
38
16
0
3
45
19
12
5
2
41
24
86
43
43
89
2
Manchester City
38
14
3
2
41
15
9
6
4
25
19
66
34
32
78
3
Chelsea
38
12
5
2
41
16
10
4
5
34
23
75
39
36
75
4
Arsenal
38
11
5
3
47
23
10
5
4
25
14
72
37
35
73
5
Tottenham Hotspur
38
11
5
3
29
18
10
4
5
37
28
66
46
20
72
6
Everton
38
12
6
1
33
17
4
9
6
22
23
55
40
15
63
7
Liverpool
38
9
6
4
33
16
7
7
5
38
27
71
43
28
61
8
West Bromwich Albion
38
9
4
6
32
25
5
3
11
21
32
53
57
-4
49
9
Swansea City
38
6
8
5
28
26
5
5
9
19
25
47
51
-4
46
10
West Ham United
38
9
6
4
34
22
3
4
12
11
31
45
53
-8
46
11
Norwich City
38
8
7
4
25
20
2
7
10
16
38
41
58
-17
44
12
Fulham
38
7
3
9
28
30
4
7
8
22
30
50
60
-10
43
13
Stoke City
38
7
7
5
21
22
2
8
9
13
23
34
45
-11
42
14
Southampton
38
6
7
6
26
24
3
7
9
23
36
49
60
-11
41
15
Aston Villa
38
5
5
9
23
28
5
6
8
24
41
47
69
-22
41
16
Newcastle United
38
9
1
9
24
31
2
7
10
21
37
45
68
-23
41
17
Sunderland
38
5
8
6
20
19
4
4
11
21
35
41
54
-13
39
18
Wigan Athletic
38
4
6
9
26
39
5
3
11
21
34
47
73
-26
36
19
Reading
38
4
8
7
23
33
2
2
15
20
40
43
73
-30
28
20
Queens Park Rangers
38
2
8
9
13
28
2
5
12
17
32
30
60
-30
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Season Overview:
The 2012/13 Premier League season marked the end of an era as Sir Alex Ferguson retired after leading Man United to their 20th English league title. United secured the title with four games to spare, driven by the goal-scoring brilliance of Robin van Persie, who joined from Arsenal in the summer in the pursuit of winning trophies.
Man City, the defending champions, failed to mount a serious title challenge and finished second, while Chelsea and Arsenal secured Champions League places. Tottenham missed out despite Gareth Bale’s stunning performances, which caught the attention of Real Madrid, while Wigan Athletic became the first team to win the FA Cup and get relegated in the same season.
Reading and QPR joined Wigan in the drop to the Championship. Swansea City, under Michael Laudrup, impressed by winning the League Cup and qualifying for the Europa League.
Home Team/ Away Team
Arsenal
2-1
1-2
0-0
3-3
2-2
0-2
1-1
7-3
3-1
1-0
4-1
6-1
1-0
0-0
0-2
5-2
2-0
5-1
4-1
Aston Villa
0-0
1-2
1-3
1-1
1-2
0-1
2-3
1-2
1-1
3-2
1-0
0-1
0-0
6-1
2-0
0-4
1-1
2-1
0-3
Chelsea
2-1
8-0
2-1
0-0
1-1
0-0
2-3
2-0
4-1
0-1
4-2
2-2
1-0
2-1
2-0
2-2
1-0
2-0
4-1
Everton
1-1
3-3
1-2
1-0
2-2
2-0
1-0
2-2
1-1
2-0
3-1
3-1
1-0
2-1
0-0
2-1
2-1
2-0
2-1
Fulham
0-1
1-0
0-3
2-2
1-3
1-2
0-1
2-1
5-0
3-2
2-4
1-1
1-0
1-3
1-2
0-3
3-0
3-1
1-1
Liverpool
0-2
1-3
2-2
0-0
4-0
2-2
1-2
1-1
5-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
3-0
5-0
3-2
0-2
0-0
3-0
Manchester City
1-1
5-0
2-0
1-1
2-0
2-2
2-3
4-0
2-3
3-1
1-0
3-2
3-0
3-0
1-0
2-1
1-0
2-1
1-0
Manchester United
2-1
3-0
0-1
2-0
3-2
2-1
1-2
4-3
4-0
3-1
1-0
2-1
4-2
3-1
2-1
2-3
2-0
1-0
4-0
Newcastle United
0-1
1-1
3-2
1-2
1-0
0-6
1-3
0-3
1-0
1-0
1-2
4-2
2-1
0-3
1-2
2-1
2-1
0-1
3-0
Norwich City
1-0
1-2
0-1
2-1
0-0
2-5
3-4
1-0
0-0
1-1
2-1
0-0
1-0
2-1
2-2
1-1
4-0
0-0
2-1
Queens Park Rangers
0-1
1-1
0-0
1-1
2-1
0-3
0-0
0-2
1-2
0-0
1-1
1-3
0-2
3-1
0-5
0-0
1-2
1-2
1-1
Reading
2-5
1-2
2-2
2-1
3-3
0-0
0-2
3-4
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-2
1-1
2-1
0-0
1-3
3-2
1-0
0-3
Southampton
1-1
4-1
2-1
0-0
2-2
3-1
3-1
2-3
2-0
1-1
1-2
1-0
1-1
0-1
1-1
1-2
0-3
1-1
0-2
Stoke City
0-0
1-3
0-4
1-1
1-0
3-1
1-1
0-2
2-1
1-0
1-0
2-1
3-3
0-0
2-0
1-2
0-0
0-1
0-0
Sunderland
0-1
0-1
1-3
1-0
2-2
1-1
1-0
0-1
1-1
1-1
0-0
3-0
1-1
1-1
2-2
1-2
2-4
3-0
1-0
Swansea City
0-2
2-2
1-1
0-3
0-3
0-0
0-0
1-1
1-0
3-4
4-1
2-2
0-0
3-1
2-2
1-2
3-1
3-0
2-1
Tottenham Hotspur
2-1
2-0
2-4
2-2
0-1
2-1
3-1
1-1
2-1
1-1
2-1
3-1
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
1-1
3-1
0-1
West Bromwich Albion
1-2
2-2
2-1
2-0
1-2
3-0
1-2
5-5
1-1
2-1
3-2
1-0
2-0
0-1
2-1
2-1
0-1
0-0
2-3
West Ham United
1-3
1-0
3-1
1-2
3-0
2-3
0-0
2-2
0-0
2-1
1-1
4-2
4-1
1-1
1-1
1-0
2-3
3-1
2-0
Wigan Athletic
0-1
2-2
0-2
2-2
1-2
0-4
0-2
0-4
2-1
1-0
2-2
3-2
2-2
2-2
2-3
2-3
2-2
1-2
2-1
ARS
AST
CHE
EVE
FUL
LIV
MNC
MNU
NUC
NOR
QPR
RFC
SFC
SCF
SUN
SWA
TOT
WBA
WHU
WIG
Total Games Played:
Home Wins: 166
Draws: 108
Away Wins: 106
Total Goals: 1,066
Statistics correct to
380
43.68%
28.42%
27.89%
Goals/game 2.80
19th May 2013
Goals
x
Total
1st Half Goals
2nd Half Goals
Home Goals
Away Goals
0
35
0
466
597
592
471
1
61
61
2
72
144
3
91
273
4
64
256
5
32
160
6
13
78
7
9
63
8
1
8
9
0
0
10
2
20
Total
380
1,063
end
Club
Position
Attempts off target
Attempts on target
Shots on goal
Goals
Ratio
Manchester United
1
181 (43,3%)
237 (56,7%)
418
86
20,6%
Chelsea
3
200 (50,0%)
200 (50,0%)
400
75
18,8%
Arsenal
4
191 (47,6%)
210 (52,4%)
401
72
18,0%
Reading
19
140 (56,0%)
110 (44,0%)
250
43
17,2%
Aston Villa
15
136 (48,4%)
145 (51,6%)
281
47
16,7%
West Bromwich Albion
8
166 (51,4%)
157 (48,6%)
323
53
16,4%
Fulham
12
145 (46,6%)
166 (53,4%)
311
50
16,1%
Sunderland
17
128 (48,3%)
137 (51,7%)
265
41
15,5%
Norwich City
11
150 (55,1%)
122 (44,9%)
272
41
15,1%
Liverpool
7
238 (50,2%)
236 (49,8%)
474
71
15,0%
Manchester City
2
221 (48,8%)
232 (51,2%)
453
66
14,6%
Wigan Athletic
18
165 (51,1%)
158 (48,9%)
323
47
14,6%
West Ham United
10
164 (52,4%)
149 (47,6%)
313
45
14,4%
Southampton
14
173 (50,4%)
170 (49,6%)
343
49
14,3%
Everton
6
187 (47,8%)
204 (52,2%)
391
55
14,1%
Tottenham Hotspur
5
223 (47,4%)
247 (52,6%)
470
66
14,0%
Swansea City
9
178 (51,6%)
167 (48,4%)
345
47
13,6%
Stoke City
13
143 (54,2%)
121 (45,8%)
264
34
12,9%
Newcastle United
16
181 (50,4%)
178 (49,6%)
359
45
12,5%
Queens Park Rangers
20
179 (56,1%)
140 (43,9%)
319
30
9,4%
Month-by-Month Breakdown
August 2012 – The Season Begins
Robin van Persie scored on his Manchester United debut, while Chelsea started strong under Roberto Di Matteo following their win in the Champions League final a few months prior.
Player of the Month: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
September 2012 – Chelsea Stay Unbeaten
Chelsea remained top, while Liverpool struggled with just one win in their first five matches under new boss Brendan Rodgers.
Player of the Month: Steven Fletcher (Sunderland)
October 2012 – Manchester Clubs Rise
Man United and City found form, while Chelsea’s unbeaten run ended against the Red Devils, with Sir Alex Ferguson proving that he’s still one of the best around.
Player of the Month: Juan Mata (Chelsea)
November 2012 – United Take Charge
Man United moved to the top, with Van Persie scoring crucial goals showing that Ferguson was right to pursue the Dutch striker.
Player of the Month: Marouane Fellaini (Everton)
December 2012 – Festive Period Drama
Chelsea sacked Roberto Di Matteo and hired former Liverpool boss Rafael Benítez, while Arsenal hit form under Arsene Wenger.
Player of the Month: Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
January 2013 – Van Persie Dominates
United extended their lead at the top, while Chelsea won big against Aston Villa (8-0).
Player of the Month: Adam Le Fondre (Reading)
February 2013 – The Race for Top Four
Arsenal, Tottenham, and Chelsea fought for Champions League places, with the league being pretty much wrapped up by Man United.
Player of the Month: Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
March 2013 – Ferguson Closes in on Glory
United’s dominance continued, while Tottenham defeated Arsenal in the North London Derby.
Player of the Month: Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)
April 2013 – United Seal the Title
Van Persie’s hat-trick against Aston Villa secured the title for Manchester United, showing that he was right to move to Manchester from Arsenal.
Player of the Month: Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
May 2013 – Farewell Sir Alex
Ferguson’s final match ended in a thrilling 5-5 draw with West Bromwich Albion a not-so-fitting end to the career of one of the game’s best-ever managers.
Season Stats & Key Records
Golden Boot & Top Goal Scorers
Robin van Persie (Manchester United) – 26 goals
Luis Suárez (Liverpool) – 23 goals
Gareth Bale (Tottenham) – 21 goals
Most Assists
Juan Mata (Chelsea) – 12 assists
Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) – 11 assists
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 11 assists
Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets)
Joe Hart (Manchester City) – 18 clean sheets
Petr Čech (Chelsea) – 14 clean sheets
Pepe Reina (Liverpool) – 14 clean sheets
Big Matches & Moments
Best Match: West Brom 5-5 Manchester United (May 19, 2013) – Sir Alex Ferguson’s final game in charge ended in truly dramatic fashion with ten goals being scored.
Biggest Upset: Wigan 1-0 Manchester City (FA Cup Final – May 11, 2013) – While in the FA Cup, it’s worth highlighting how Wigan stunned City to win the FA Cup, despite being relegated in the same season.
Most Dramatic Match: Arsenal 7-3 Newcastle (December 29, 2012) – A high-scoring thriller at the Emirates capped off by a hat-trick scored by Theo Walcott. Best Goal: Gareth Bale (Tottenham vs West Ham – February 25, 2013) – A stunning long-range strike from Bale, which ended up being one of his last in a Tottenham shirt before his highly-anticipated move to Real Madrid.
Managerial Changes
Chelsea – Roberto Di Matteo sacked (November 21, 2012) – replaced by Rafael Benítez
Queens Park Rangers – Mark Hughes sacked (November 23, 2012) – replaced by Harry Redknapp
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