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Premier League Title (2018-19)

City's 14-game winning streak secures title on final day.

Manchester City won the 2018–19 Premier League title, their fourth Premier League title and sixth English top-flight title overall, retaining the title on the last day of the season with 98 points after winning their last 14 league games.

Quick Facts

Manager
Pep Guardiola
Total points
98
Goals scored
95
Wins
32
Title margin
1 point
Consecutive titles
2nd

Lore & Background

The 2018–19 Premier League was the 27th season since the league's establishment in 1992. Manchester City claimed the title on the final day with a 4–1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, finishing on 98 points. Liverpool finished second with 97 points, the highest total in English top-flight history for a second-placed team. The season saw the fastest goal in Premier League history, scored by Shane Long for Southampton against Watford after 7.69 seconds on 23 April 2019.

Reader's Guide

The league was contested by 20 teams: the top 17 from the 2017–18 season plus promoted clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City, and Fulham. Huddersfield Town were the first team relegated, followed by Fulham, and then Cardiff City. Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur finished third and fourth, claiming Champions League berths. Manchester United finished sixth after a managerial change from José Mourinho to Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

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