# 2010–11 Premier League

The 2010–11 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011. Chelsea were the defending champions.
Manchester United secured the title with a 1–1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011. This was their nineteenth English league title, breaking a tie with Liverpool which had stood since Manchester United won their eighteenth title in 2009. Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all secured a berth for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, while Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League via league position.

## Relegation

On 15 May 2011, West Ham United were the first team to be relegated to the Championship, following a 3–2 defeat away to Wigan Athletic. Two more relegation spots were to be confirmed going into the final day of the season, with five teams (Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Blackpool, and Wigan Athletic) all at threat of the drop. Blackburn secured their top flight status with a 3–2 away win over Wolves. Blackpool were relegated after losing 4–2 to champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, despite having led at one point. Birmingham City were also down after Roman Pavlyuchenko scored an injury-time winner for Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Both of these results allowed Wolves to avoid the drop by one point, despite their loss to Blackburn, while Wigan, who were in the bottom three prior to kick-off, extended their Premier League stay to seven consecutive seasons after a 1–0 win away at Stoke City.

## Rule changes

The Premier League introduced a cap on the number of players in a squad. From this season onwards, clubs had to declare a squad of no more than 25 players when the summer transfer window shuts, and then again at the end of the January transfer window. Players aged 21 and under could be selected without being registered in the 25.
Also being introduced this season was the "home grown players" rule, which aims to encourage the development of young footballers at Premier League clubs. The new rule required clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.
All of the Premier League teams submitted their 25-man squads on 1 September 2010 deadline.

## Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion (both teams returning after a season's absence), and Blackpool (returning after a thirty-nine-year absence). This was also Blackpool's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth, who were relegated to the Championship after their top flight spells of one, two and seven years respectively.

### Stadiums and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity$^1$ |
| Arsenal | London (Holloway) | Emirates Stadium | 60,361 |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham (Aston) | Villa Park | 42,789 |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham (Bordesley) | St Andrew's | 30,079 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 16,220 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Reebok Stadium | 28,723 |
| Chelsea | London (Fulham) | Stamford Bridge | 42,449 |
| Everton | Liverpool (Walton) | Goodison Park | 40,157 |
| Fulham | London (Fulham) | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool (Anfield) | Anfield | 45,276 |
| Manchester City | Manchester (Bradford) | City of Manchester Stadium | 47,405 |
| Manchester United | Manchester (Old Trafford) | Old Trafford | 75,797 |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | St James' Park | 52,409 |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | Britannia Stadium | 27,740 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London (Tottenham) | White Hart Lane | 36,230 |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,484 |
| West Ham United | London (Upton Park) | Boleyn Ground | 35,303 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | DW Stadium | 25,133 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Molineux Stadium | 29,195 |
* $^1$ Correct as of start of 2010–11 Premier League season

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Arsenal | Arsène Wenger | Cesc Fàbregas | Nike | Emirates |
| Aston Villa | Gérard Houllier | Stiliyan Petrov | Nike | FxPro |
| Birmingham City | Alex McLeish | Stephen Carr | Xtep | F&C Investments |
| Blackburn Rovers | Steve Kean | Christopher Samba | Umbro | Crown Paints |
| Blackpool | Ian Holloway | Charlie Adam | Carbrini | Wonga.com |
| Bolton Wanderers | Owen Coyle | Kevin Davies | Reebok | 188BET |
| Chelsea | Carlo Ancelotti | John Terry | Adidas | Samsung |
| Everton | David Moyes | Phil Neville | Le Coq Sportif | Chang Beer |
| Fulham | Mark Hughes | Danny Murphy | Kappa | FxPro |
| Liverpool | Kenny Dalglish | Steven Gerrard | Adidas | Standard Chartered |
| Manchester City | Roberto Mancini | Carlos Tevez | Umbro | Etihad Airways |
| Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson | Gary Neville | Nike | Aon |
| Newcastle United | Alan Pardew | Kevin Nolan | Puma | Northern Rock |
| Stoke City | Tony Pulis | Ryan Shawcross | Adidas | Britannia |
| Sunderland | Steve Bruce | Lee Cattermole | Umbro | Tombola |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Harry Redknapp | Michael Dawson | Puma | Autonomy |
| West Bromwich Albion | Roy Hodgson | Chris Brunt | Umbro | Homeserve |
| West Ham United | Kevin Keen (caretaker) | Matthew Upson | Macron | SBOBET |
| Wigan Athletic | Roberto Martínez | Gary Caldwell | MiFit | 188BET |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Mick McCarthy | Karl Henry | BURRDA | Sportingbet |
Nike produced a new match ball, the Nike Total 90 Tracer, which was electric blue, black and white during the autumn and spring. A high-visibility version in yellow was released for the winter. Additionally, Umbro provided officials with new kits in black, lime green, yellow, red and cyan blue for the season. Tune Ventures, parent company of Air Asia, took over as sponsor of the referee kits for the next three seasons.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| West Ham United | Gianfranco Zola | Sacked | 11 May 2010 | Pre-season | Avram Grant | 3 June 2010 |
| Liverpool | Rafael Benítez | Mutual agreement | 3 June 2010 | Pre-season | Roy Hodgson | 1 July 2010 |
| Fulham | Roy Hodgson | Signed by Liverpool | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | Mark Hughes | 29 July 2010 |
| Aston Villa | Martin O'Neill | Resigned | 9 August 2010 | Pre-season | Gérard Houllier | 8 September 2010 |
| Newcastle United | Chris Hughton | Sacked | 6 December 2010 | 11th | Alan Pardew | 9 December 2010 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Sam Allardyce | Sacked | 13 December 2010 | 13th | Steve Kean | 22 December 2010 |
| Liverpool | Roy Hodgson | Mutual consent | 8 January 2011 | 12th | Kenny Dalglish | 8 January 2011 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Roberto Di Matteo | Sacked | 6 February 2011 | 16th | Roy Hodgson | 11 February 2011 |
| West Ham United | Avram Grant | Sacked | 15 May 2011 | 20th (relegated) | Kevin Keen (caretaker) | 15 May 2011 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 58 | |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 54 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 48 | |
| 10 | Sunderland | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 47 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 47 | |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 46 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 46 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 43 | |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 42 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 40 | |
| 18 | Birmingham City (R) | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round and relegation to Football League Championship |
| 19 | Blackpool (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 39 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
| 20 | West Ham United (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 33 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
* ↑ Fulham, as the highest-ranked team from the Fair Play table not yet qualified for any European competition, entered the first qualifying round of the Europa League.
* ↑ Stoke City qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League as FA Cup runners-up to Champions League-qualified Manchester City.
* ↑ Birmingham City qualified for the play-off round of the Europa League after winning the League Cup, worth a third qualification round spot, and subsequently being moved up a round due to the outcome of the FA Cup final.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AVL | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | CHE | EVE | FUL | LIV | MCI | MUN | NEW | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WIG | WOL |
| Arsenal | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Aston Villa | 2–4 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Birmingham City | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Blackpool | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Chelsea | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Everton | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Fulham | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Liverpool | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Manchester City | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Newcastle United | 4–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Stoke City | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Sunderland | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| West Ham United | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Stewart Downing for Aston Villa against West Ham United (14 August 2010)
* Fastest goal of the season: 30 seconds – Maxi Rodríguez for Liverpool against Fulham (9 May 2011)
* Widest winning margin: 6 goals
** Chelsea 6–0 West Bromwich Albion (14 August 2010)
** Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool (21 August 2010)
** Wigan Athletic 0–6 Chelsea (21 August 2010)
** Newcastle United 6–0 Aston Villa (22 August 2010)
** Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010)
* Highest scoring game: 8 goals
** Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010)
** Everton 5–3 Blackpool (5 February 2011)
** Newcastle United 4–4 Arsenal (5 February 2011)
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals – Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010)
* Fewest games failed to score in: 5 – Manchester United
* Most games failed to score in: 13
** Stoke City
** West Ham United
** Wigan Athletic

#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | 20 |
| 1 | Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | 20 |
| 3 | Robin van Persie | Arsenal | 18 |
| 4 | Darren Bent | Sunderland/Aston Villa | 17 |
| 5 | Peter Odemwingie | West Bromwich Albion | 15 |
| 6 | DJ Campbell | Blackpool | 13 |
| 6 | Andy Carroll | Newcastle/Liverpool | 13 |
| 6 | Javier Hernández | Manchester United | 13 |
| 6 | Dirk Kuyt | Liverpool | 13 |
| 6 | Florent Malouda | Chelsea | 13 |
| 6 | Rafael van der Vaart | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Didier Drogba | Chelsea | West Bromwich Albion | 6–0 | 14 August 2010 |
| Theo Walcott | Arsenal | Blackpool | 6–0 | 21 August 2010 |
| Andy Carroll | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | 6–0 | 22 August 2010 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | Liverpool | 3–2 | 19 September 2010 |
| Kevin Nolan | Newcastle United | Sunderland | 5–1 | 31 October 2010 |
| Dimitar Berbatov$^5$ | Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers | 7–1 | 27 November 2010 |
| Mario Balotelli | Manchester City | Aston Villa | 4–0 | 28 December 2010 |
| Leon Best | Newcastle United | West Ham United | 5–0 | 5 January 2011 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | Birmingham City | 5–0 | 22 January 2011 |
| Robin van Persie | Arsenal | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | 22 January 2011 |
| Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | 5 February 2011 |
| Louis Saha$^4$ | Everton | Blackpool | 5–3 | 5 February 2011 |
| Dirk Kuyt | Liverpool | Manchester United | 3–1 | 6 March 2011 |
| Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | West Ham United | 4–2 | 2 April 2011 |
| Maxi Rodríguez | Liverpool | Birmingham City | 5–0 | 23 April 2011 |
| Maxi Rodríguez | Liverpool | Fulham | 5–2 | 9 May 2011 |
| Somen Tchoyi | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle United | 3–3 | 22 May 2011 |
* $^4$ Player scored four goals
* $^5$ Player scored five goals

### Clean sheets
#### Player

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Joe Hart | Manchester City | 18 |
| 2 | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 15 |
| 3 | Pepe Reina | Liverpool | 14 |
| 3 | Edwin van der Sar | Manchester United | 14 |
| 5 | Mark Schwarzer | Fulham | 11 |
| 6 | Ben Foster | Birmingham City | 9 |
| 6 | Tim Howard | Everton | 9 |
| 8 | Asmir Begovic | Stoke City | 8 |
| 8 | Simon Mignolet | Sunderland | 8 |
| 8 | Paul Robinson | Blackburn Rovers | 8 |

#### Club

* Most clean sheets: 18 – Manchester City
* Fewest clean sheets: 2 – West Bromwich Albion

### Discipline
#### Club

* Worst overall disciplinary record (1 point per yellow card, 3 points per red card):
** Manchester City – 89 points (74 yellow & 5 red cards)
* Best overall disciplinary record:
** Blackpool – 53 points (47 yellow & 2 red cards)
* Most yellow cards: 75 – Newcastle United
* Most red cards: 7 – West Bromwich Albion

#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 14 – Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United)
* Most red cards: 2
** Lee Cattermole (Sunderland)
** Craig Gardner (Birmingham City)
** Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal)
** Youssouf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)
** Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City)
* Most fouls: 115 – Kevin Davies (Bolton Wanderers)

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| August | Carlo Ancelotti | Chelsea | Paul Scholes | Manchester United | |
| September | Roberto Di Matteo | West Bromwich Albion | Peter Odemwingie | West Bromwich Albion | |
| October | David Moyes | Everton | Rafael van der Vaart | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| November | Owen Coyle | Bolton Wanderers | Johan Elmander | Bolton Wanderers | |
| December | Roberto Mancini | Manchester City | Samir Nasri | Arsenal | |
| January | Sir Alex Ferguson | Manchester United | Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | |
| February | Arsène Wenger | Arsenal | Scott Parker | West Ham United | |
| March | Carlo Ancelotti | Chelsea | David Luiz | Chelsea | |
| April | Carlo Ancelotti | Chelsea | Peter Odemwingie | West Bromwich Albion | |

### Annual awards
#### Premier League Manager of the Season

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, 69, received the Premier League Manager of the Season.

#### Premier League Player of the Season

The Premier League Player of the Season award was won by Nemanja Vidić of Manchester United.

#### PFA Players' Player of the Year

The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Gareth Bale.

#### PFA Team of the Year

PFA Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) | Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United) |
| Defenders | Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) | Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) | Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) | Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) | Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) | Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) | Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) | Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) | Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) | Ashley Cole (Chelsea) | Ashley Cole (Chelsea) | Ashley Cole (Chelsea) |
| Midfielders | Nani (Manchester United) | Nani (Manchester United) | Nani (Manchester United) | Samir Nasri (Arsenal) | Samir Nasri (Arsenal) | Samir Nasri (Arsenal) | Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) | Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) | Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) | Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) | Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) | Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) |
| Forwards | Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) | Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) | Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) | Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) | Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) | Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) | Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) | Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) | Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) | Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) | Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) | Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) |

#### PFA Young Player of the Year

The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Jack Wilshere.

#### FWA Footballer of the Year

The FWA Footballer of the Year was awarded to Scott Parker.

#### Premier League Golden Boot

Dimitar Berbatov of Manchester United and Carlos Tevez of Manchester City shared the Premier League Golden Boot this season, both finishing with 20 goals. Berbatov's 20 goals came in 32 appearances, with Tevez's 20 goals coming in 31 appearances. This was the first time either player had won the award, and the first time it had been shared since the 1998–99 season.

#### Premier League Golden Glove

The Premier League Golden Glove award was won by Joe Hart of Manchester City.

#### Premier League Fair Play Award

The Premier League Fair Play Award was won by Fulham, who finished on top of the Fair Play Table. Newcastle United were deemed to be the least sporting team, finishing bottom of the table. Due to England being one of the three best teams in the UEFA Fair Play rankings, Fulham as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition were awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

#### PFA Fans' Player of the Year

The PFA Fans' Player of the Year was awarded to Raul Meireles.

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 75,109 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 19 | 60,025 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 19 | 47,718 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 19 | 45,905 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC | 19 | 42,820 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 19 | 41,435 |
| 7 | Sunderland AFC | 19 | 40,011 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 19 | 37,194 |
| 9 | Everton FC | 19 | 35,934 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 35,704 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 19 | 33,404 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 27,696 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 19 | 26,858 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 19 | 25,462 |
| 15 | Fulham FC | 19 | 25,043 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 25,000 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 24,683 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 22,870 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 16,812 |
| 20 | Blackpool FC | 19 | 15,780 |