
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 City
38 29 6 3 99 26 +73 93 Qualify to UCL
2 Liverpool
38 28 8 2 94 26 +68 92 Qualify to UCL
3 Chelsea
38 21 11 6 76 33 +43 74 Qualify to UCL
4 Tottenham Hotspur
38 22 5 11 69 40 +29 71 Qualify to UCL
5 Arsenal
38 22 3 13 61 48 +13 69 Qualify to Europa League
6 Manchester United
38 16 10 12 57 57 0 58 Qualify to Europa League
7 West Ham United
38 16 8 14 60 51 +9 56 Qualify to Conference League
8 Leicester City
38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 52
9 Brighton
38 12 15 11 42 44 −2 51
10 Wolves
38 15 6 17 38 43 −5 51
11 Newcastle United
38 13 10 15 44 62 −18 49
12 Crystal Palace
38 11 15 12 50 46 +4 48
13 Brentford
38 13 7 18 48 56 −8 46
14 Aston Villa
38 13 6 19 52 54 −2 45
15 Southampton
38 9 13 16 43 67 −24 40
16 Everton
38 11 6 21 43 66 −23 39
17 Leeds United
38 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
Liverpool
23
2 Son Heung-min
Tottenham Hotspur
23
3 Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United
18
4 Harry Kane
Tottenham Hotspur
17
5 Sadio Mané
Liverpool
16
6 Kevin De Bruyne
Manchester City
15
7 Diogo Jota
Liverpool
15
8 Jamie Vardy
Leicester City
15
9 Wilfried Zaha
Crystal Palace
14
10 Raheem Sterling
Manchester City
13
EPL 2021-22 Most Assist Provider List
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
13
2 Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool
12
3 Andy Robertson
Liverpool
10
4 Harvey Barnes
Leicester City
10
5 Jarrod Bowen
West Ham United
10
6 Mason Mount
Chelsea
10
7 Harry Kane
Tottenham Hotspur
9
8 Paul Pogba
Manchester United
9
9 Reece James
Chelsea
9
EPL 2021-22 Most Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Alisson
Liverpool
20
2 Ederson
Manchester City
20
3 Hugo Lloris
Tottenham Hotspur
16
4 Édouard Mendy
Chelsea
14
5 Aaron Ramsdale
Arsenal
12
6 Vicente Guaita
Crystal Palace
11
7 Emiliano Martínez
Aston Villa
11
8 José Sá
Wolves
11
9 Robert Sánchez
Brighton
11
10 Nick Pope
Burnley
9
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 Lacazettea
Adidas Emirates | Visit Rwanda
Aston Villa
Steven Gerrard
Tyrone Mings
Kappa Cazoo | OB Sports
Brentford
Thomas Frank
Pontus Jansson
Umbro Hollywoodbets | Safetyculture
Brighton
Graham Potter
Lewis Dunk
Nike American Express | SnickersUK.com
Burnley
Mike Jackson
Connor King
Ben Mee (joint-caretakers)
Ben Mee
Umbro Spreadex Sports | AstroPay
Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel
César Azpilicueta
Nike Threec | Hyundaic
Crystal Palace
Patrick Vieira
Luka Milivojević
Puma W88 | Facebank
Everton
Frank Lampard
Séamus Coleman
Hummel Cazoo | None
Leeds United
Jesse Marsch
Liam Cooper
Adidas SBOTOP | BOXT
Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers
Kasper Schmeichel
Adidas FBS | Bia Saigon
Liverpool
Jürgen Klopp
Jordan Henderson
Nike Standard Chartered | Expedia
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola
Fernandinho
Puma Etihad Airways | Nexen Tire
Manchester United
Ralf Rangnick (interim)
Harry Maguire
Adidas TeamViewer | Kohler
Newcastle United
Eddie Howe
Jamaal Lascelles
Castore FUN88 | Kayak
Norwich City
Dean Smith
Grant Hanley
Joma Lotus Cars | JD Sports
Southampton
Ralph Hasenhüttl
James Ward-Prowse
Hummel Sportsbet.io | Virgin Media
Tottenham Hotspur
Antonio Conte
Hugo Lloris
Nike AIA | Cinch
Watford
Roy Hodgson
Troy Deeney
Moussa Sissoko
Kelme Stake.com | Dogecoin
West Ham United
David Moyes
Mark Noble
Umbro Betway | Scope Markets
Wolves
Bruno Lage
Conor Coady
Castore 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.