Season 1

The 2014–15 Premier League (also known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 23rd season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014. The season started on 16 August 2014 and will conclude on 24 May 2015.

Manchester City came into the season as defending champions of the 2013–14 season. Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers entered as the three promoted teams.

Teams
A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Football League Championship. On 5 April 2014, Leicester City earned promotion from the 2013–14 Football League Championship after a ten-year absence from the Premier League. They were crowned champions after beating Bolton Wanderers on 22 April 2014. On 21 April 2014, Burnley earned promotion to the Premier League with second place following their win over Wigan Athletic. On 24 May 2014 Queens Park Rangers were the final team to be promoted after winning the 2014 Football League Championship play-off Final, 1–0 against Derby County at Wembley Stadium in London. The three teams replace Cardiff City, Fulham and Norwich City, who were all relegated to the Championship at the end of the previous season.

Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
 * 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
 * Additionally, referee kits are made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Premier League.

Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals.

Player

 * Most yellow cards: 10
 * Jack Colback (Newcastle)
 * Lee Cattermole (Sunderland)


 * Most red cards: 2
 * Paul Konchesky (Leicester City)
 * Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)

Club

 * Most yellow cards: 72
 * Sunderland


 * Most red cards: 6
 * Aston Villa