Championship winners Queens Park Rangers and runners-up Norwich City gained automatic promotion whilst Swansea City gained promotion through the Football League Championship play-offs beating Reading 4–2 in May 2011, becoming the first non-English team to play in the Premier League. The league was contested by 20 teams, 17 returning from the 2010–11 season and three promoted from the Football League Championship. City finished level on 89 points with Manchester United, but their goal difference was eight better than their local rivals', making it the only time the Premier League had been won on goal difference. The title was City's first Premier League success, making them the fifth club to win the Premier League in its 20-year history. The season began on 13 August 2011 and ended on with Manchester City sealing their third league title – their first since 1968 – with victory over Queens Park Rangers on the final day. The 2011–12 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Manchester United Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011)Īrsenal 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (4 February 2012)įulham 6–0 Queens Park Rangers (2 October 2011)
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