EPL 2021-22 was the 30th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992, and the 123rd season of top-flight English football overall. The start and end dates for the season were released on 25 March 2021, and the fixtures were released on 16 June 2021.
Manchester City successfully defended their title, winning for the second time in a row securing a sixth Premier League title and eighth English league title overall on the final day of the season; it was also the club’s fourth title in the last five seasons.
Champions:
Manchester City, (6th title)
Top Goal Scorer:
Mohamed Salah and
Son Heung-min, 23 goal each
Most Assist Provider:
Mohamed Salah, 13 assist
Most Clean Sheets:
Alisson and
Ederson, 20 clean sheet
English Premier League 2021-22 Annual Awards
Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season
Jürgen Klopp
Liverpool
Player of the Season
Kevin De Bruyne
Manchester City
Young Player of the Season
Phil Foden
Manchester City
Goal of the Season
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
Best Goal Keeper
Alisson
Ederson
Liverpool
Manchester City
Save of the Season
Jordan Pickford
Everton
PFA Players' Player of the Year
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
PFA Young Player of the Year
Phil Foden
Manchester City
FWA Footballer of the Year
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
PFA Fans' Player of the Year
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
English Premier League 2021-22 Point Table
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification | Relegation
1
Manchester City38 29 6 3 99 26 +73 93 Qualify to UCL
2
Liverpool38 28 8 2 94 26 +68 92 Qualify to UCL
3
Chelsea38 21 11 6 76 33 +43 74 Qualify to UCL
4
Tottenham Hotspur38 22 5 11 69 40 +29 71 Qualify to UCL
5
Arsenal38 22 3 13 61 48 +13 69 Qualify to Europa League
6
Manchester United38 16 10 12 57 57 0 58 Qualify to Europa League
7
West Ham United38 16 8 14 60 51 +9 56 Qualify to Conference League
8
Leicester City38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 52
9
Brighton38 12 15 11 42 44 −2 51
10
Wolves38 15 6 17 38 43 −5 51
11
Newcastle United38 13 10 15 44 62 −18 49
12
Crystal Palace38 11 15 12 50 46 +4 48
13
Brentford38 13 7 18 48 56 −8 46
14
Aston Villa38 13 6 19 52 54 −2 45
15
Southampton38 9 13 16 43 67 −24 40
16
Everton38 11 6 21 43 66 −23 39
17
Leeds United38 9 11 18 42 79 −37 38
18
Burnley (R)38 7 14 17 34 53 −19 35 Relegated to EFL Championship
19
Watford (R)38 6 5 27 34 77 −43 23 Relegated to EFL Championship
20
Norwich City (R)38 5 7 26 23 84 −61 22 Relegated to EFL Championship
EPL 2021-22 Top Goal scorer list
Rank Player Club Goals
1
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool23
2
Son Heung-min
Tottenham Hotspur23
3
Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United18
4
Harry Kane
Tottenham Hotspur17
5
Sadio Mané
Liverpool16
6
Kevin De Bruyne
Manchester City15
7
Diogo Jota
Liverpool15
8
Jamie Vardy
Leicester City15
9
Wilfried Zaha
Crystal Palace14
10
Raheem Sterling
Manchester City13
EPL 2021-22 Most Assist Provider List
Rank Player Club Assists
1
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool13
2
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool12
3
Andy Robertson
Liverpool10
4
Harvey Barnes
Leicester City10
5
Jarrod Bowen
West Ham United10
6
Mason Mount
Chelsea10
7
Harry Kane
Tottenham Hotspur9
8
Paul Pogba
Manchester United9
9
Reece James
Chelsea9
EPL 2021-22 Most Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1
Alisson
Liverpool20
2
Ederson
Manchester City20
3
Hugo Lloris
Tottenham Hotspur16
4
Édouard Mendy
Chelsea14
5
Aaron Ramsdale
Arsenal12
6
Vicente Guaita
Crystal Palace11
7
Emiliano Martínez
Aston Villa11
8
José Sá
Wolves11
9
Robert Sánchez
Brighton11
10
Nick Pope
Burnley9
English Premier League 2021-22 Discipline
Most yellow cards: 11
Junior Firpo (
Leeds United)
Tyrone Mings (
Aston Villa)
James Tarkowski (
Burnley)
Most red cards: 2
Raúl Jiménez (
Wolves)
Ezri Konsa (
Aston Villa)
EPL 2021-22 PFA Team of the Year
Position Player Team
Goalkeeper
Alisson
Liverpool
Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool
Defender
Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool
Defender
Antonio Rüdiger
Chelsea
Defender
João Cancelo
Manchester City
Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne
Manchester City
Midfielder
Thiago
Liverpool
Midfielder
Bernardo Silva
Manchester City
Forward
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United
Forward
Sadio Mané
Liverpool
EPL 2021-22 Team information and Kits
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
(Chest | Sleeve)
Arsenal
Mikel Arteta
Alexandre LacazetteaAdidas Emirates | Visit Rwanda
Aston Villa
Steven Gerrard
Tyrone MingsKappa Cazoo | OB Sports
Brentford
Thomas Frank
Pontus JanssonUmbro Hollywoodbets | Safetyculture
Brighton
Graham Potter
Lewis DunkNike American Express | SnickersUK.com
Burnley
Mike Jackson
Connor King
Ben Mee (joint-caretakers)
Ben MeeUmbro Spreadex Sports | AstroPay
Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel
César AzpilicuetaNike Threec | Hyundaic
Crystal Palace
Patrick Vieira
Luka MilivojevićPuma W88 | Facebank
Everton
Frank Lampard
Séamus ColemanHummel Cazoo | None
Leeds United
Jesse Marsch
Liam CooperAdidas SBOTOP | BOXT
Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers
Kasper SchmeichelAdidas FBS | Bia Saigon
Liverpool
Jürgen Klopp
Jordan HendersonNike Standard Chartered | Expedia
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola
FernandinhoPuma Etihad Airways | Nexen Tire
Manchester United
Ralf Rangnick (interim)
Harry MaguireAdidas TeamViewer | Kohler
Newcastle United
Eddie Howe
Jamaal LascellesCastore FUN88 | Kayak
Norwich City
Dean Smith
Grant HanleyJoma Lotus Cars | JD Sports
Southampton
Ralph Hasenhüttl
James Ward-ProwseHummel Sportsbet.io | Virgin Media
Tottenham Hotspur
Antonio Conte
Hugo LlorisNike AIA | Cinch
Watford
Roy Hodgson
Troy Deeney
Moussa SissokoKelme Stake.com | Dogecoin
West Ham United
David Moyes
Mark NobleUmbro Betway | Scope Markets
Wolves
Bruno Lage
Conor CoadyCastore ManBetX | Bitci.com
EPL 2021-22 Summary
Manchester City were the defending champions, having won their fifth Premier League title during the previous season.
This season saw the return of full attendance, after the final third of the 2019–20 and the entirety of the 2020–21 seasons were held with limited or no attendance due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This season was the second season to feature a winter break, with no Premier League matches scheduled between 23 January and 7 February 2022.
