Football
Premier League 2022: History, teams, rules, Winter Break, All you need to know
The Premier League 2022 season started on Friday, August 6th.
The new season of the Premier League has arrived with much fanfare. The first week of the biggest football league in the world showed a great glimpse of what is to come. With some great signings in the league and a FIFA World Cup in the middle, this season comes with a unique prospect.
Let’s look at all the details of the upcoming Premier League 2022/23 Season.
History:
The first season was held in 1992 with 22 teams. In 1995, it was reduced to 20 teams and has remained so today.
Basics:
The Premier League consists of 20 teams who play two games against each other in a season that lasts eight months. Every team plays a total of 38 games, 19 at their home ground and 19 away. Whoever is at the top of the table at the end of the last match is adjudged the winner of the English Premier League.
New Rules:
The biggest change in the rules for the upcoming season is that teams can make five changes now, up from three. These five changes can be made in three
There will be a total of 10 balls used in a single game.
Clubs:
- Chelsea
- Manchester City
- Liverpool
- Arsenal
- Manchester United
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Everton
- Newcastle United
- Brighton and Hove Albion
- Bournemouth
- Leeds United
- Brentford
- Leicester City
- Wolves
- Aston Villa
- Crystal Palace
- West Ham
- Southampton
- Nottingham Forest
- Fulham
Promotion & Relegation:
The last three teams on the league table, i.e. 18th, 19th and 20th teams are relegated to the lower division; the Championship after the end of the season. The three best teams from Championship are moved to the English Premier League in the next season.
Past Winners:
- Manchester United- 13 Times
- Manchester City- 5
- Chelsea-5
- Liverpool- 1
- Blackburn Rovers- 1
- Leicester City- 1
New Players:
Every season there is a slew of new signings made by the English clubs and this season of the Premier League is no different.
Erling Haaland, probably the best upcoming talent in football was signed by Manchester City by German club Borussia Dortmund. At just 22, the striker has scored 130 goals for the club and 20 for his country. In the first game itself, Haaland scored 2 goals for City. City also signed Kalvin Philips from Leeds United.
Chelsea have signed, Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella for the upcoming season.
Liverpool after selling Sadio Mane signed Darwin Nunez for £64m from Benefica. Tottenham got Richarlison meanwhile Arsenal paid for the services of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
In a £60m deal, West Ham signed Nayef Aguerd from Rennes and Gianluca Scamacca from Sassuolo.
New Winter Break:
In what is going to be a first for English football, the Premier League would have to be stopped for six weeks as a result of the Qatar World Cup which is being held in November and December.
In accordance with the new winter break, Premier League football will be stopped between 13th November and 26th December 2022.
Premier League 2022 Schedule:
Saturday 13 August
12:30 Aston Villa v Everton
Arsenal v Leicester
Brighton v Newcastle
Man City v AFC Bournemouth
Southampton v Leeds
Wolves v Fulham
17:30 Brentford v Man Utd
Sunday 14 August
14:00 Nottingham Forest v West Ham
16:30 Chelsea v Spurs
Monday 15 August
20:00 Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Saturday 20 August
12:30 Spurs v Wolves
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Everton v Nottingham Forest
Fulham v Brentford
Leicester v Southampton
17:30 AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal
Sunday 21 August
14:00 Leeds v Chelsea
14:00 West Ham v Brighton
16:30 Newcastle v Man City
Monday 22 August
20:00 Man Utd v Liverpool
Saturday 27 August
12:30 Southampton v Man Utd
Brentford v Everton
Brighton v Leeds
Chelsea v Leicester
Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth
Man City v Crystal Palace
17:30 Arsenal v Fulham
Sunday 28 August
14:00 Aston Villa v West Ham
14:00 Wolves v Newcastle
16:30 Nottingham Forest v Spurs
Tuesday 30 August
19:30 Crystal Palace v Brentford
19:30 Fulham v Brighton
19:45 Southampton v Chelsea
20:00 Leeds v Everton
Wednesday 31 August
19:30 AFC Bournemouth v Wolves
19:30 Arsenal v Aston Villa
19:30 Man City v Nottingham Forest
19:45 West Ham v Spurs
20:00 Liverpool v Newcastle
Thursday 1 September
20:00 Leicester v Man Utd
Saturday 3 September
12:30 Everton v Liverpool
Brentford v Leeds
Newcastle v Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth
Spurs v Fulham
Wolves v Southampton
17:30 Aston Villa v Man City
Sunday 4 September
14:00 Chelsea v West Ham
14:00 Brighton v Leicester
16:30 Man Utd v Arsenal
Saturday 10 September
12:30 Fulham v Chelsea
AFC Bournemouth v Brighton
Leicester v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Wolves
Southampton v Brentford
17:30 Man City v Spurs
Sunday 11 September
14:00 Arsenal v Everton
14:00 West Ham v Newcastle
16:30 Crystal Palace v Man Utd
Monday 12 September
20:00 Leeds v Nottingham Forest
Friday 16 September
20:00 Nottingham Forest v Fulham
Saturday 17 September
12:30 Wolves v Man City
Aston Villa v Southampton
Brighton v Crystal Palace
Everton v West Ham
Newcastle v AFC Bournemouth
17:30 Spurs v Leicester
Sunday 18 September
14:00 Brentford v Arsenal
14:00 Man Utd v Leeds
16:30 Chelsea v Liverpool
Saturday 1 October
AFC Bournemouth v Brentford
Arsenal v Spurs
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Fulham v Newcastle
Leeds v Aston Villa
Leicester v Nottingham Forest
Liverpool v Brighton
Man City v Man Utd
Southampton v Everton
West Ham v Wolves
Saturday 8 October
AFC Bournemouth v Leicester
Arsenal v Liverpool
Brighton v Spurs
Chelsea v Wolves
Crystal Palace v Leeds
Everton v Man Utd
Man City v Southampton
Newcastle v Brentford
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa
West Ham v Fulham
Saturday 15 October
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Brentford v Brighton
Fulham v AFC Bournemouth
Leeds v Arsenal
Leicester v Crystal Palace
Liverpool v Man City
Man Utd v Newcastle
Southampton v West Ham
Spurs v Everton
Wolves v Nottingham Forest
Tuesday 18 October
19:45 AFC Bournemouth v Southampton
19:45 Arsenal v Man City
19:45 Brentford v Chelsea
19:45 Brighton v Nottingham Forest
19:45 Fulham v Aston Villa
19:45 Leicester v Leeds
20:00 Crystal Palace v Wolves
Wednesday 19 October
19:45 Newcastle v Everton
20:00 Liverpool v West Ham
20:00 Man Utd v Spurs
Saturday 22 October
Aston Villa v Brentford
Chelsea v Man Utd
Everton v Crystal Palace
Leeds v Fulham
Man City v Brighton
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
Southampton v Arsenal
Spurs v Newcastle
West Ham v AFC Bournemouth
Wolves v Leicester
Saturday 29 October
AFC Bournemouth v Spurs
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
Brentford v Wolves
Brighton v Chelsea
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Fulham v Everton
Leicester v Man City
Liverpool v Leeds
Man Utd v West Ham
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Saturday 5 November
Aston Villa v Man Utd
Chelsea v Arsenal
Everton v Leicester
Leeds v AFC Bournemouth
Man City v Fulham
Nottingham Forest v Brentford
Southampton v Newcastle
Spurs v Liverpool
West Ham v Crystal Palace
Wolves v Brighton
Saturday 12 November
AFC Bournemouth v Everton
Brighton v Aston Villa
Fulham v Man Utd
Liverpool v Southampton
Man City v Brentford
Newcastle v Chelsea
Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
Spurs v Leeds
West Ham v Leicester
Wolves v Arsenal
Monday 26 December
Arsenal v West Ham
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Brentford v Spurs
Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v Fulham
Everton v Wolves
Leeds v Man City
Leicester v Newcastle
Man Utd v Nottingham Forest
Southampton v Brighton
Saturday 31 December
AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace
Brighton v Arsenal
Fulham v Southampton
Liverpool v Leicester
Man City v Everton
Newcastle v Leeds
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
Spurs v Aston Villa
West Ham v Brentford
Wolves v Man Utd
Monday 2 January
Arsenal v Newcastle
Aston Villa v Wolves
Brentford v Liverpool
Chelsea v Man City
Crystal Palace v Spurs
Everton v Brighton
Leeds v West Ham
Leicester v Fulham
Man Utd v AFC Bournemouth
Southampton v Nottingham Forest
Saturday 14 January
Aston Villa v Leeds
Brentford v AFC Bournemouth
Brighton v Liverpool
Chelsea v Crystal Palace
Everton v Southampton
Man Utd v Man City
Newcastle v Fulham
Nottingham Forest v Leicester
Spurs v Arsenal
Wolves v West Ham
Saturday 21 January
AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
Arsenal v Man Utd
Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Fulham v Spurs
Leeds v Brentford
Leicester v Brighton
Liverpool v Chelsea
Man City v Wolves
Southampton v Aston Villa
West Ham v Everton
Saturday 4 February
Aston Villa v Leicester
Brentford v Southampton
Brighton v AFC Bournemouth
Chelsea v Fulham
Everton v Arsenal
Man Utd v Crystal Palace
Newcastle v West Ham
Nottingham Forest v Leeds
Spurs v Man City
Wolves v Liverpool
Saturday 11 February
AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle
Arsenal v Brentford
Crystal Palace v Brighton
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Leeds v Man Utd
Leicester v Spurs
Liverpool v Everton
Man City v Aston Villa
Southampton v Wolves
West Ham v Chelsea
Saturday 18 February
Aston Villa v Arsenal
Brentford v Crystal Palace
Brighton v Fulham
Chelsea v Southampton
Everton v Leeds
Man Utd v Leicester
Newcastle v Liverpool
Nottingham Forest v Man City
Spurs v West Ham
Wolves v AFC Bournemouth
Saturday 25 February
AFC Bournemouth v Man City
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Everton v Aston Villa
Fulham v Wolves
Leeds v Southampton
Leicester v Arsenal
Man Utd v Brentford
Newcastle v Brighton
Spurs v Chelsea
West Ham v Nottingham Forest
Saturday 4 March
Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Brentford v Fulham
Brighton v West Ham
Chelsea v Leeds
Liverpool v Man Utd
Man City v Newcastle
Nottingham Forest v Everton
Southampton v Leicester
Wolves v Spurs
Saturday 11 March
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool
Crystal Palace v Man City
Everton v Brentford
Fulham v Arsenal
Leeds v Brighton
Leicester v Chelsea
Man Utd v Southampton
Newcastle v Wolves
Spurs v Nottingham Forest
West Ham v Aston Villa
Saturday 18 March
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth
Brentford v Leicester
Brighton v Man Utd
Chelsea v Everton
Liverpool v Fulham
Man City v West Ham
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle
Southampton v Spurs
Wolves v Leeds
Saturday 1 April
AFC Bournemouth v Fulham
Arsenal v Leeds
Brighton v Brentford
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Crystal Palace v Leicester
Everton v Spurs
Man City v Liverpool
Newcastle v Man Utd
Nottingham Forest v Wolves
West Ham v Southampton
Saturday 8 April
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
Brentford v Newcastle
Fulham v West Ham
Leeds v Crystal Palace
Leicester v AFC Bournemouth
Liverpool v Arsenal
Man Utd v Everton
Southampton v Man City
Spurs v Brighton
Wolves v Chelsea
Saturday 15 April
Aston Villa v Newcastle
Chelsea v Brighton
Everton v Fulham
Leeds v Liverpool
Man City v Leicester
Nottingham Forest v Man Utd
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Spurs v AFC Bournemouth
West Ham v Arsenal
Wolves v Brentford
Saturday 22 April
AFC Bournemouth v West Ham
Arsenal v Southampton
Brentford v Aston Villa
Brighton v Man City
Crystal Palace v Everton
Fulham v Leeds
Leicester v Wolves
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Man Utd v Chelsea
Newcastle v Spurs
Tuesday 25 April
19:45 Everton v Newcastle
19:45 Leeds v Leicester
19:45 Nottingham Forest v Brighton
19:45 Spurs v Man Utd
19:45 West Ham v Liverpool
19:45 Wolves v Crystal Palace
20:00 Aston Villa v Fulham
Wednesday 26 April
19:45 Chelsea v Brentford
19:45 Southampton v AFC Bournemouth
20:00 Man City v Arsenal
Saturday 29 April
AFC Bournemouth v Leeds
Arsenal v Chelsea
Brentford v Nottingham Forest
Brighton v Wolves
Crystal Palace v West Ham
Fulham v Man City
Leicester v Everton
Liverpool v Spurs
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Newcastle v Southampton
Saturday 6 May
AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea
Brighton v Everton
Fulham v Leicester
Liverpool v Brentford
Man City v Leeds
Newcastle v Arsenal
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
Spurs v Crystal Palace
West Ham v Man Utd
Wolves v Aston Villa
Saturday 13 May
Arsenal v Brighton
Aston Villa v Spurs
Brentford v West Ham
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth
Everton v Man City
Leeds v Newcastle
Leicester v Liverpool
Man Utd v Wolves
Southampton v Fulham
Saturday 20 May
AFC Bournemouth v Man Utd
Brighton v Southampton
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Man City v Chelsea
Newcastle v Leicester
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Spurs v Brentford
West Ham v Leeds
Wolves v Everton
Sunday 28 May
16:00 Arsenal v Wolves
16:00 Aston Villa v Brighton
16:00 Brentford v Man City
16:00 Chelsea v Newcastle
16:00 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest
16:00 Everton v AFC Bournemouth
16:00 Leeds v Spurs
16:00 Leicester v West Ham
16:00 Man Utd v Fulham
16:00 Southampton v Liverpool
