Premier League 2009/10
| Premier League 2009/10 | |
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| master | Chelsea FC |
| Champions League | Chelsea FC, Manchester United , Arsenal FC |
| Champions League qualification |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Europa League qualification |
Manchester City , Aston Villa , Liverpool FC |
| Cup winners | Chelsea FC |
| Relegated |
Burnley FC , Hull City , Portsmouth FC |
| Teams | 20th |
| Games | 380 |
| Gates | 1,053 (ø 2.77 per game) |
| spectator | 12,977,252 (ø 34,151 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Didier Drogba (Chelsea FC)
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| ← Premier League 2008/09 | |
The Premier League 2009/10 was the 18th season of the English Premier League , and at the same time the 111th first division season in English football. It started on August 15, 2009 and ended on May 9, 2010. The defending champions were Manchester United , after this club had won their eleventh Premiership title and the overall 18th English championship trophy in the previous season.
With an 8-0 win against Wigan Athletic, Chelsea won their fourth English championship on the final day of the match and, after 2005 and 2006, their third Premier League title.
Season course
Championship decision
With the 100-goal mark in the top English division for the first time since 1963 - Tottenham Hotspur succeeded at the time - Chelsea FC stormed to their third Premier League title in the 21st century with top scorer Didier Drogba . Under the new coach Carlo Ancelotti , the long-standing proven axis of goalkeeper Petr Čech , captain and defender John Terry and midfield strategist Frank Lampard behind Drogba in the last four victorious games in the "head-to-head race" with last year's champions Manchester United kept their nerves and also won the FA Cup .
Manchester United finished second, one point behind and conceding just 28 goals. At the beginning of the season, the club had lost crucial offensive forces with Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tévez and since players like Dimitar Berbatow stagnated in their performance, the creative area increased, despite the positive developments of Antonio Valencia and Nani, the dependence on goalscorer Wayne Rooney . Even the Arsenal remained long in the championship race in range and especially the Belgian newcomer Thomas Vermaelen proved in central defense as stabilizing. Against “United” and Chelsea, the “Gunners” lost all four games and the lack of presence in midfield center next to captain Cesc Fàbregas as well as the goalkeeping question that had not yet been finally resolved - neither Manuel Almunia nor Łukasz Fabiański remained free of criticism - were considered to be decisive obstacles the "big hit".
The fight for fourth place and the associated qualification for the Champions League decided Tottenham Hotspur against the "nouveau riche" Manchester City after the "Spurs" won 1-0 in a direct duel in Manchester on the penultimate match day. The support of the team supervised by Harry Redknapp , which defeated the two local rivals Arsenal and Chelsea in the home stadium, were the creative zone of Wilson Palacios and Luka Modrić , in front of the goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and the variable central defense from Sébastien Bassong , Michael Dawson and Ledley King Gareth Bale and the fast-moving striker Jermain Defoe turned into the left midfielder . The Manchester City players, on the other hand, were unable to withstand the pressure exerted by the high investments in the decisive moments and, with fifth place, missed the access to the “European premier class” longed for by the Arab owners. Only Carlos Tévez convinced of the newcomers without reservation; the performances of Kolo Touré and Emmanuel Adebayor fluctuated and especially the Roque Santa Cruz and Joleon Lescott , transferred for a total of 42 million pounds , remained owed their equivalent. There was also no consistency in the sporting management and in December 2009 the club management replaced the hapless Mark Hughes with the Italian master coach Roberto Mancini .
The last two qualifying places for the Europa League went to Aston Villa and Liverpool FC . Around the key players James Milner and Stilian Petrow , the "Villans", trained by Martin O'Neill , were in sixth place for the third year in a row, which is due to the weakness of Liverpool FC and the new signs for the fight for a championship League place was considered a bit disappointing. The style of play, designed for speed and physique, often had a one-dimensional effect and was more successful in the cup games, which for the Birmingham club only ended in the semi-finals (league cup) and the final (FA Cup). One of the biggest disappointments of the 2009/10 season was Liverpool FC, which was highly traded at the start of the season and had won the runner-up the year before. The squad was not well positioned, especially in terms of breadth, and after midfielder Xabi Alonso had also been sold to Real Madrid shortly before the start of the season , the responsibility remained on fewer and fewer shoulders. Fernando Torres showed himself to be effective in his 18 goals in 22 league games, but could not be adequately replaced during his injury breaks. Captain Steven Gerrard , who had often shown himself to be a “savior in need”, was increasingly overwhelmed with this role. Further unrest from outside were the vacant question of ownership of Liverpool FC and the increasingly criticized coach Rafael Benítez , whose contract was then ended in June 2010.
midfield
The eighth place was for Everton after the fifth place in both years the second disappointment in Liverpool. The "Toffees" had already lost decisive ground at the beginning of the season with poor results against supposedly weaker opponents. Both the injury-related failures of Mikel Arteta and Phil Jagielka , as well as the weeks of negotiations before Joleon Lescott's subsequent departure, were considered jointly responsible .
The midfield of the teams placed behind them were Birmingham City , Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City . The “blues” from Birmingham were not very spectacular in terms of football, but as the best second division promoted this year they always stayed well beyond the bottom third of the table. In Alex McLeish's tactically disciplined team, the talented goalkeeper Joe Hart stood out as Roger Johnson and Scott Dann, who had previously only been tried in the second division, as well as the experienced warriors Barry Ferguson and Lee Bowyer . The Rovers from Blackburn around David Dunn largely refuted the critics who branded the style of play of coach Sam Allardyce - operating with long balls instead of a combination game - as outdated and unfashionable. As in the previous year, Stoke City was also given the title of “hard-working team”. Even in the second year after promotion to the Premier League, the style of play largely worked, which allowed only minimal errors and with the long throw-ins by Rory Delap had an offensive weapon that continued to pose problems for a surprising number of opponents.
Even the Fulham proved tactically disciplined, although again 39 goals this season now not enough for more than twelfth. The "Cottagers", trained by "old master" Roy Hodgson , set their priorities in the direction of the Europa League during the season and Bobby Zamora , the top scorer with eight Premier League goals , scored another eight in the European club competition. Zamora thus played himself in the extended circle of the English national team, as did Darren Bent from Sunderland AFC , whose 24 league goals were an important factor in securing relegation of the "Black Cats".
Relegation battle
The Bolton Wanderers , once again equipped with a small budget, had not been able to confirm the surprisingly good position of the previous year in the first half of the season and by the turn of the year the club management lost patience with the former successful coach Gary Megson . Under the successor Owen Coyle , with 39 points in 14th place, they finally managed to stay in the class and the Wolverhampton Wanderers , who were only one point behind , gained advantages in the relegation battle. The methods of the "Wolves", with whom Kevin Doyle in particular knew how to please, remained controversial at times, as coach Mick McCarthy spared his team against top clubs in December 2009 in order to build on rested strength against direct competitors.
As with Swansea City , Roberto Martínez built on an attractive passing game at his new club Wigan Athletic and was rewarded with 16th place despite two "claps" - 9-1 against Tottenham Hotspur and 8-0 against Chelsea . The sporting highlight besides the 3-1 home win against Chelsea was the 3-2 win against Arsenal after the Latics were down 2-0 ten minutes before the end. As in the previous year, West Ham United had another turbulent season that brought new owners with David Gold and David Sullivan. The sporting performances were mostly poor with only one away win and so coach Gianfranco Zola , who was dismissed after the end of the season, was under constant pressure.
Burnley FC , Hull City and Portsmouth FC had to relegate . The Premier League newcomer from Burnley had shown himself to be very combative in the home games, won the first four games and sensationally defeated last year's champions Manchester United 1-0. The turning point in the development, which led to the direct relegation, was the departure of promotion coach Owen Coyle. Brian Laws, as Coyle's successor, could not rekindle the initial euphoria and despite intensive audience support during the home appearances, the away record of 17 defeats in 19 games caused the "sporty neck break". Hull City presented itself only slightly better with six points abroad, but remained completely without a win and thus confirmed the negative trend that had already been indicated in the second half of the previous season. In addition, there had been changes in the club's seduction - Paul Duffen handed over the chairmanship to the returnees Adam Pearson - and in the coaching position the club was confused with Phil Brown and later Iain Dowie ; Dowie was officially only considered a "consultant". Burdened with major financial and sporting worries, Hull City did not raise the hope of being able to return to the Premier League within a shorter period of time. The situation of Portsmouth FC, which after management errors in the financial crisis became the first club in the history of the league association to file for bankruptcy and thus lost nine points, became existentially threatening - mathematically, “Pompey” would have been relegated in the end without this burden.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chelsea FC (P) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6th | 103: 32 | +71 | 86 |
| 2. | Manchester United (M, L) | 38 | 27 | 4th | 7th | 86:28 | +58 | 85 |
| 3. | Arsenal FC | 38 | 23 | 6th | 9 | 83:41 | +42 | 75 |
| 4th | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 21st | 7th | 10 | 67:41 | +26 | 70 |
| 5. | Manchester City | 38 | 18th | 13 | 7th | 73:45 | +28 | 67 |
| 6th | Aston Villa | 38 | 17th | 13 | 8th | 52:39 | +13 | 64 |
| 7th | Liverpool FC | 38 | 18th | 9 | 11 | 61:35 | +26 | 63 |
| 8th. | Everton FC | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 60:49 | +11 | 61 |
| 9. | Birmingham City (N) | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14th | 38:47 | −9 | 50 |
| 10. | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14th | 41:55 | −14 | 50 |
| 11. | Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 14th | 13 | 34:48 | −14 | 47 |
| 12. | Fulham FC | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39:46 | −7 | 46 |
| 13. | Sunderland AFC | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48:56 | −8 | 44 |
| 14th | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19th | 42:67 | −25 | 39 |
| 15th | Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18th | 32:56 | −24 | 38 |
| 16. | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20th | 37:79 | −42 | 36 |
| 17th | West Ham United | 38 | 8th | 11 | 19th | 47:66 | −19 | 35 |
| 18th | Burnley FC (N) | 38 | 8th | 6th | 24 | 42:82 | −40 | 30th |
| 19th | Hull City | 38 | 6th | 12 | 20th | 34:75 | −41 | 30th |
| 20th | Portsmouth FC 1 | 38 | 7th | 7th | 24 | 34:66 | −32 | 19th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (L) | reigning league cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
2010/11 UEFA Europa League through participation in the FA Cup finals, UEFA refused the club access to the competition due to the lack of a UEFA license.
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| 2009/10 | ARS | AST | BIR | BLA | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | HUL | LIV | MNC | MNU | POR | STK | SUN | DEAD | WHU | TIG | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 6: 2 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| Aston Villa | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 5: 1 | 5: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | |
| Birmingham City | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 4 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 0: 4 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| Burnley FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 4 | 1: 6 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | |
| Chelsea FC | 2-0 | 7: 1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 7-0 | 7: 2 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 8-0 | 4-0 | |
| Everton FC | 1: 6 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Fulham FC | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Hull City | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 5 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Liverpool FC | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 6: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Manchester City | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| Manchester United | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 3-0 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 0: 5 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Stoke City | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 9: 1 | 0: 1 | |
| West Ham United | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 5: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 5 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | |
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| 1 |
Didier Drogba
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Chelsea FC | 29 |
| 2 |
 Wayne Rooney
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Manchester United | 26th |
| 3 |
Darren Bent
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Sunderland AFC | 24 |
| 4th |
 Carlos Tévez
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Manchester City | 23 |
| 5 |
Frank Lampard
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Chelsea FC | 22nd |
| 6th |
 Fernando Torres
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Liverpool FC | 18th |
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Jermain Defoe
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Tottenham Hotspur | 18th | |
| 8th |
Cesc Fàbregas
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Arsenal FC | 15th |
| 9 |
 Emmanuel Adebayor
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Manchester City | 14th |
| 10 |
Gabriel Agbonlahor
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Aston Villa | 13 |
 Louis Saha
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Everton FC | 13 |
Awards during the season
| month | Trainer of the month | Player of the month |
|---|---|---|
| August 2009 |
Harry Redknapp (Tottenham Hotspur) |
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
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| September 2009 |
 Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) |
Fernando Torres (Liverpool FC)
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| October 2009 |
Roy Hodgson (Fulham FC) |
 Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC)
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| November 2009 |
 Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea FC) |
Jimmy Bullard (Hull City)
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| December 2009 |
Alex McLeish (Birmingham City) |
Carlos Tévez (Manchester City)
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| January 2010 |
David Moyes (Everton FC) |
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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| February 2010 |
Roy Hodgson (Fulham FC) |
 Mark Schwarzer (Fulham FC)
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| March 2010 |
David Moyes (Everton FC) |
Florent Malouda (Chelsea FC)
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| April 2010 |
 Martin O'Neill (Aston Villa) |
 Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Venues
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The championship team of Chelsea FC
According to the rules of the Premier League, a player receives an official winner's medal if he completes at least 10 Premier League games for the master club. With this in mind, only the following players count as English champions of the 2009/10 season. The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Chelsea FC |
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Chronicle of the change of coach
- After a false start with only seven points in the first 13 league games, the bottom of the table FC Portsmouth released Paul Hart on November 24, 2009 . Two days later, ex-Chelsea coach Avram Grant was hired as his successor.
- Despite a 4-3 home win against Sunderland AFC , the Manchester City management, which started the season with high expectations, reacted to a series of only two wins in the past eleven Premier League games and sacked coach Mark Hughes on December 19, 2009 . On the same day Roberto Mancini was presented as the new sporting director of the "Citizens".
- The day after a disappointing 2-2 home draw against relegation rivals Hull City and the fall in 18th place Gary Megson was released on December 30, 2009 by the Bolton Wanderers with immediate effect. He was succeeded on January 8, 2010 by the Scot Owen Coyle from the league rivals Burnley FC .
- Five days after Owen Coyle's departure, Brian Laws became Burnley FC's new manager (January 13, 2010).
- After four defeats in a row, Phil Brown was released on March 15, 2010 from the table penultimate Hull City . Two days later, Iain Dowie Brown's successor was introduced.
Individual evidence
- ^ "Premier League season review" (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Schedule and table. In: fussballdaten.de. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .