EPL Season 2020-21 was the 29th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992 and the 122nd season of top-flight English football overall.
The season was initially scheduled to start on 8 August 2020 and end on 16 May 2021, but this was delayed until 12 September due to the postponement of the previous season’s conclusion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Liverpool were the defending champions, having won their first Premier League and nineteenth English league title the previous season.
In a season largely played behind closed doors, Manchester City secured a fifth Premier League title and seventh English league title overall with three matches to spare. It was also the club’s third title in the last four seasons.
Champions: 
Manchester City, (5th title)
Top Goal Scorer: 
Harry Kane, 23 goal
Best Goalkeeper: 
Ederson, 19 clean sheets
EPL Season 2020-21 annual award
Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season 
Pep Guardiola Manchester City
Player of the Season 
Rúben Dias Manchester City
Young Player of the Season Phil Foden Manchester City
Goal of the Season 
Erik Lamela
Tottenham Hotspur
PFA Players' Player of the Year 
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
PFA Young Player of the Year Phil Foden Manchester City
FWA Footballer of the Year Rúben Dias Manchester City
PFA Fans' Player of the Year 
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
EPL Season 2020-21 point table | standings
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification | Relegation
1 Manchester City38 27 5 6 83 32 +51 86 Qualify to UCL
2 
Manchester United38 21 11 6 73 44 +29 74 Qualify to UCL
3 Liverpool38 20 9 9 68 42 +26 69 Qualify to UCL
4 
Chelsea38 19 10 9 58 36 +22 67 Qualify to UCL
5 
Leicester City38 20 6 12 68 50 +18 66 Qualify to Europa League
6 
West Ham United38 19 8 11 62 47 +15 65 Qualify to Europa League
7 Tottenham Hotspur38 18 8 12 68 45 +23 62 Qualify to Conference League
8 
Arsenal38 18 7 13 55 39 +16 61
9 
Leeds United38 18 5 15 62 54 +8 59
10 
Everton38 17 8 13 47 48 −1 59
11 
Aston Villa38 16 7 15 55 46 +9 55
12 
Newcastle United38 12 9 17 46 62 −16 45
13 
Wolves38 12 9 17 36 52 −16 45
14 
Crystal Palace38 12 8 18 41 66 −25 44
15 
Southampton38 12 7 19 47 68 −21 43
16 
Brighton38 9 14 15 40 46 −6 41
17 
Burnley38 10 9 19 33 55 −22 39
18 
Fulham (R)38 5 13 20 27 53 −26 28 Relegated to EFL Championship
19 
West Bromwich Albion (R)38 5 11 22 35 76 −41 26 Relegated to EFL Championship
20 
Sheffield United (R)38 7 2 29 20 63 −43 23 Relegated to EFL Championship
EPL Season 2020-21 top goal scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur23
2 Mohamed Salah Liverpool22
3 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United18
4 Patrick Bamford Leeds United17
5 
Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur17
6 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton16
7 Jamie Vardy Leicester City15
8 Ollie Watkins Aston Villa14
9 
İlkay Gündoğan Manchester City13
10 
Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal13
EPL Season 2020-21 most assist provider list
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur14
2 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United12
3 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City12
4 Jack Grealish Aston Villa10
5 Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur10
EPL Season 2020-21 most clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Ederson Manchester City19
2 
Édouard Mendy Chelsea16
3 Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa15
4 Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur12
5 Bernd Leno Arsenal11
6 Illan Meslier Leeds United11
7 Nick Pope Burnley11
8 
Kasper Schmeichel Leicester City11
9 Alisson Liverpool10
10 
Łukasz Fabiański West Ham United10
11 Rui Patrício Wolves10
12 Jordan Pickford Everton10
13 Robert Sánchez Brighton10
EPL Season 2020-21 PFA Team of the Year
Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Ederson Manchester City
Defender João Cancelo Manchester City
Defender Rúben Dias Manchester City
Defender John Stones Manchester City
Defender Luke Shaw Manchester United
Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
Midfielder İlkay Gündoğan Manchester City
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
Forward Mohamed Salah Liverpool
Forward Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur
Forward Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur
EPL Season 2020-21 Team information and sponsor
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer
Arsenal Mikel Arteta
AubameyangAdidas
Aston Villa Dean Smith Jack GrealishKappa
Brighton Graham Potter Lewis DunkNike
Burnley Sean Dyche Ben MeeUmbro
Chelsea Thomas Tuchel César AzpilicuetaNike
Crystal Palace Roy Hodgson
Luka MilivojevićPuma
Everton
Carlo Ancelotti
Séamus ColemanHummel
Fulham Scott Parker
Tom CairneyAdidas
Leeds United Marcelo Bielsa Liam CooperAdidas
Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers
Wes MorganAdidas
Liverpool Jürgen Klopp Jordan HendersonNike
Manchester City Pep Guardiola FernandinhoPuma
Manchester United
Ole Gunnar Solskjær Harry MaguireAdidas
Newcastle United Steve Bruce Jamaal LascellesPuma
Sheffield United Paul Heckingbottom (caretaker) Billy SharpAdidas
Southampton
Ralph Hasenhüttl James Ward-ProwseUnder Armour
Tottenham Hotspur Ryan Mason (caretaker) Hugo LlorisNike
West Bromwich Albion Sam Allardyce Jake LivermorePuma
West Ham United David Moyes Mark NobleUmbro
Wolves Nuno Espírito Santo Conor CoadyAdidas
EPL Season 2020-21 Summary
The 2020–21 Premier League season began on Saturday, 12 September, just seven weeks after the conclusion of the 2019–20 season. Liverpool were the defending champions, having won their nineteenth league title the previous season, their first in the Premier League era. As originally planned, the 2020–21 season was to be the second Premier League season with a mid-season break in February, whereby five games of a normal round of ten would be played on one weekend and the remaining five the following weekend. However, due to the late start of the league and fixture congestion, the winter break was scrapped. It was also the second Premier League season to use VAR (Video Assistant Referee).
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
At the start of this season, as was the case at the end of the previous season, there was limited or no attendance at matches besides each team’s staff and personnel. On 23 November 2020, it was announced that some fans would be allowed to return to stadiums in low-risk areas at the end of the second national lockdown on 2 December 2020. However, the announcement of a third national lockdown on 4 January 2021 signaled a return to matches being played behind closed doors.
As fans initially were not allowed to attend matches, an agreement was made for all matches to be televised up until at least the October international break. The league’s major broadcast partners, Sky Sports and BT Sport, broadcast the vast majority of the matches between them, while Amazon Prime Video and the BBC were also allotted additional live matches during the season. Following the October international break, Sky and BT trialed a revised format with the launch of a pay-per-view service for matches not selected for live broadcast on their main channels. However, following strong opposition from fans, the format was discontinued after the November round of international matches, and all matches were again shown across the league’s four broadcast partners. This continued for the remainder of the season, making this the first Premier League season in which all matches across the entire campaign were televised.
On 22 February 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced, as the third step of recovery from the lockdown imposed on 4 January, that subject to certain criteria being met on vaccines, infection rates, and new coronavirus variants, large football stadiums would be allowed to reopen on 17 May with a maximum of 10,000 spectators or 25% capacity, whichever was higher. This meant that the final round of fixtures scheduled for 23 May would see spectators return to the stadiums. To ensure all clubs played their final home game in front of fans, the penultimate round of fixtures was rearranged to take place on 18–19 May. No away fans were permitted for these matches.
