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	== Competition ==
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	Can somebody add the time of year the premiership matches are played to the competition section? For an outsider, it seems like it would be useful information, but is currently not included. Thanks.
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	Would it not be best to put this table with the most recent at the top? ], 12:24, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)
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	Team Colours need to be corrected for some clubs, I have corrected up to Fulham. I find it's best to use the shop on the official sites for the colours. ], 10:44 06 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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	== Records - mistake? ==
			== VAR in the PL ==

			At the moment, WP has no article about VAR in the Premier League. There's a general ] article, with PL on its list, and a mention under ], but that's it. Surely we need a new article, or at least sub-section here. - ] (]) 02:05, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
	<blockquote>Most Clean Sheets In A Season - Chelsea</blockquote>
	Is this definitely correct? According to question three of The Guardian's , this record is held by Manchester United. Can anyone confirm/deny this? --] 09:57, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
	:This is definitely correct. Chelsea had 25 last season, Man U's previous record was 24, set in 1994-95 (see http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/3398616). --] 17:45, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

			== Premierleague wiki page ==
	Top Scorers 1997-98 Andrew Cole also scored 18 league goals that season

			The page is locked to protect from vandalism. The page requires updating as there is no asterix alongside Liverpool as the winners of the 2019-2020 league title.
	== NPOV ==

			The table come the end of the season will be significantly affected by the global pandemic that has occurred during this season, as a reputable source I request that this is added in order to provide valid and factual account of the season. ] (]) 19:15, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
	This article is littered with non-NPOV and unresearched claims. For instance:
			:Liverpool were pretty much guaranteed to be champions before the pandemic hit. I don't see why it would need qualifying. In the eyes of the league, they're the champions, just like any other club in any other season. Of course, the disruption to the running of the league can and should be described elsewhere in the article. ] (]) 19:22, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
	*'the FA Premier League is said to be the most popular league of any sport in the world' -- said by who? On what grounds?

			== 1992 FA Carling Premiership ==
	<blockquote>''"And lots of people are watching. The Premier League is the world's highest earning soccer league. Deloitte's Sports Business Group reported average revenue per club was 66.3 million pounds ($144.3 million Cdn) in 2003 2004 -- 50 per cent above the nearest competitor, Italy's Serie A."'' ()
	--] 19:58, 10 August 2005 (UTC)</blockquote>

			The current opening paragraphs incorrectly state that the FA Premier League was originally formed in 1992 with the 'FA Premier League' name, which it was not. It was actually named the 'FA Carling Premiership' in a sponsorship deal with ]. The title 'Premiership' was used from the initial 1992-93 season until the end of the 2006-07 season. Then it changed to the current 'Premier League' in the ]. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 11:03, 11 July 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
			:You're half-right. "FA Carling Premiership" was the sponsored name, but the official name of the competition was always "FA Premier League" until 2007. – ]] 15:47, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2020 ==
	*' fans are now known for their astonishing amnesia as to the utter mediocrity from whence they came' -- amusing but totally non-NPOV.
	Someone with a better knowledge of football than me needs to fix this -- I've listed the page as non-neutral and needing cleanup. --] 08:51, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
	:I've sourced the "most popular" reference and moved the "Worldwide reach" section up into "Overview" to make it more clear. I've also rewritten the sentence to be more NPOV (and moved that whole section to another article, while I was at it). As a result, I'm taking out the NPOV tag. I'll leave the cleanup one in, though, for the time being. --] 17:45, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

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	== Separate articles ==
			For the Top 6 table, the overall count for number of times each team made top 4 is not correct for some of the teams listed. Please recount to ensure the table accurately reflects the number of times each time made top 4 and top 6 as well for consistency. Thanks. ] (]) 20:45, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
	It seems to me that perhaps the "Curse of Christmas" and "The Premiership-Football League gulf" sections should probably be moved to their own articles. Any objections? --] 17:45, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
			:] '''Not done:''' please provide ] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> ] (]) 17:43, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
	:Since there were no objections, I moved the "Premiership-Football League gulf" to a new article, but left "Curse of Christmas". --] 17:22, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2020 ==
	== Just a note... ==
	The lion logo has changed slightly this season - still triangular but far less horizontally symmetrical.

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	== Trivia section ==
			For consistency when it comes to including previous league titles, shouldn't either of the following be used in the side bar?

			Current champions Liverpool (1st title - 19 overall)
	"Always contained a team who's name began with W" - so what? There's always been one with A as well, Arsenal. I'm sure there are other letters too (E - Everton, L - Liverpool, M - Manchester, N - Newcastle. ] 15:05, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
			(2019–20)
			Most championships Manchester United (13 titles – 20 overall)

			or
	== Spurs Badge ==
	I have changed the Spurs badge on the list of teams to the new 'official' badge - this will be used from now on and will feature on the Spurs kit from next season - so thought i'd bring the list up to date.--] 16:59, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

			Current champions Liverpool (1st title)
	== League schedule? ==
			(2019–20)
			Most championships Manchester United (13 titles) ] (]) 09:49, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
			: {{already done}}. ] <small>(])</small> 12:00, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2020 ==
	Silly question perhaps, but what's the schedule of the league? --]

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	== Name of Broadcast song ==
			The number of titles won by Manchester United is 13 Premier League. The current page is showing 20 overall. Yet Liverpool are showing 1 Premier League win with no overall number showing, this is misleading and to be completely honest very petty and most likely done by a Manc, please can we change this to reflect wither both with overall or Man U showing 13. ] (]) 14:54, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
			:I'm afraid I can't understand your complaint, {{u\|Kloppo2020}}. Where in the article does it state that Manchester United have won 20 titles? ] (]) 20:57, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
			:Maybe you mean at ], where it states that United have won 20 top-division titles? But there it states that Liverpool have won 19. ] (]) 21:04, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
			::{{already done}}. Kloppo2020 was referring to the infobox, which used to say ManU had 20 total wins. ] <small>(])</small> 11:59, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2020 ==
	Whats the name of the song they play of tv for EPL? Its kinda techno/dance - no words. If you know, could you please tell me! I have been humming it for about a fortnight!!!--<small>]<sup>]\|]</sup></small> 14:32, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

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	==All Time League Table==
			Liverpool is the current premier league champions. They have won the league after 30 years ] (]) 05:59, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
			:] '''Already done'''<!-- Template:ESp --> ] ] ] 18:08, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

			== Article has become ] ==
	Here's the data for all the league results in the Premiership, I dont know how to put it in table format so if someone wants to then they could do that. It would be handy for settling office disputes etc...

			I've just been ] and had a bit of a cull of some of the excessive detail and duplicated information that was on this page. Per the ] that is employed on this page we should summarise the key information on this page with the further detail on the main articles. The list of winning managers for example was a copy of the table on the managers page so there was no need for it on this page. This seems to be true for a majority of the bloat in that this page has had a number of split tables introduced over time that are covered elsewhere. I will be looking at doing further trims and some clean-up over the next few days. Cheers, ] (]) 21:08, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2021 ==

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	Pos Team Plyd W D L F A GD Points
			Change reference to "British Isles" in the opening to "Britain and Ireland" as this is a contested term in Ireland ] (]) 13:58, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
	1 Manchester United 506 314 118 74 985 455 530 1060
			:{{notdone}} Even if it is contested in Ireland, it's not contested in Britain or anywhere else in the world. The Irish people may not like it, but the generally accepted term for these islands is "the British Isles". – ]] 16:36, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
	2 Arsenal 506 269 139 98 843 452 391 946
	3 Liverpool 506 240 129 137 811 527 284 849
	4 Chelsea 506 232 143 131 776 504 272 839
	5 Newcastle United 464 201 125 138 727 549 178 728
	6 Aston Villa 506 193 146 167 626 577 49 725
	7 Leeds United 468 189 125 154 641 573 68 692
	8 Tottenham Hotspur 506 177 132 197 661 694 -33 663
	9 Blackburn Rovers 430 171 119 140 599 511 88 632
	10 Everton 506 163 138 205 617 690 -73 627
	11 Southampton 506 150 137 219 596 711 -115 587
	12 West Ham United 388 132 104 152 462 535 -73 500
	13 Middlesbrough 384 119 114 151 458 524 -66 471
	14 Coventry City 354 99 112 143 387 490 -103 409
	15 Sheffield Wednesday 316 101 89 126 409 453 -44 392
	16 Wimbledon 316 99 94 123 384 472 -88 391
	17 Manchester City 316 90 97 129 370 434 -64 367
	18 Leicester City 308 84 90 134 314 410 -96 342
	19 Charlton Athletic 228 72 64 92 267 327 -60 280
	20 Bolton Wanderers 228 66 66 96 262 340 -78 264
	21 Derby County 228 67 62 99 251 331 -80 263
	22 Nottingham Forest 198 60 59 79 229 287 -58 239
	23 Ipswich Town 202 57 53 92 219 312 -93 224
	24 Queens Park Rangers 164 59 39 66 224 232 -8 216
	25 Sunderland 190 55 49 86 188 266 -78 214
	26 Norwich City 164 50 51 63 207 257 -50 201
	27 Fulham 152 49 41 62 181 200 -19 188
	28 Crystal Palace 160 37 49 74 160 243 -83 160
	29 Birmingham 114 36 35 43 124 143 -19 143
	30 Sheffield United 84 22 28 34 96 113 -17 94
	31 Oldham Athletic 84 22 23 39 105 142 -37 89
	32 Portsmouth 76 22 18 36 90 113 -23 84
	33 Bradford City 76 14 20 42 68 138 -70 62
	34 West Bromwich Albion 76 12 24 40 65 126 -61 60
	35 Barnsley 38 10 5 23 37 82 -45 35
	36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 7 12 19 38 77 -39 33
	37 Swindon Town 42 5 15 22 47 100 -53 30
	38 Watford 38 6 6 26 35 77 -42 24

			== ==
	== Current League Table ==
	Is there any reason no one has every put up a current league table that would be updated as results occurred? I thouht about doing it, but I wondered if there was a reason no one else had.

			For the interested. ] (]) 13:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
	:Because the current league table is in the ] article. I think there was opposition to putting it in this article before. ] 09:06, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

			== "Proposed breakaways" ==
	==All Time FA Premier League Table==
	This table is clearly incorrect. It gives Man U a season more (and correspondingly higher number of games played) than all of the other teams that have been in the Premiership since its inception. This includes Arsenal and Liverpool (both of whom in fairness would still be behind Man U in the table). <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (] • ]) {{{2\|}}}.</small><!-- -->

			None of the sentences under this heading refers to a breakaway (i.e. the European Super League). Does anyone have any idea how we can address this? Remove the heading, integrate each sentence into a different, more relevant section of the article? More importantly, is it worth actually writing about the proposed breakaway? ] (]) 11:44, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
	: Thank you for pointing this out. I have traced the edit back to when the table was correct and re-entered that version. I hope to update the table up to the present date within the next 24 hours. ] 23:36, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

			== Possible reform into the British Super League ==
	::I had informed ] on his talk page that I was in the process of updating the table but he has updated it in part once more. I have reverted. I hope to put the new table up to include 2005/6 within the hour. The table will show the number of championships won although it will be by points total. Before any amendments are made to the table by other editors, it would be useful if we could have discussion here please. I will add a comment to my edit requesting this. Thank you. ] 20:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

			There has been discussion about reforming the Premier League into a British Premier League, it has been reported on multiple sources and some information has been released but as of yet it is not known whether it will go ahead.
	:::I have now updated the table in full to include 2005-2006. ] 21:33, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
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	::::I think the Fulham total points (and position in table) is wrong - ] 05:18, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
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	:::::Thank you. I have corrected the table accordingly (from 166 points to 236) -- ] 17:13, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
			]
	::::Just wanted to point out that the reason for Fulham's points being inconsistent is because they were updated by anonymous one day, and not reverted - presumably after Fulham had won or something. ] 19:03, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
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	== RSS ==

			] (]) 20:53, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
	Is there an RSS feed showing the premiership tbale i.e. 20 items per week in premiership table order? If so, could this be added as an external link so readers can get the latest table?

			== Semi-protected edit request on 26 June 2021 ==
	== FA Premier League Winners to date ==

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	We seem to have an orphaned <nowiki>*</nowiki> against Total wins in the table's heading. Can anyone shed any light on this please? See ]. ] 17:41, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
			Thomas Frank was appointed Brentford manager on 16 October 2018, not 16 September 2016 as currently stated in the article (in the "current managers" table). ] (]) 19:39, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

			: ] '''Not done:''' please provide ] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> ''']]''' 🍁 17:28, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 22 August 2021 ==

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			"and take advantage of a lucrative television rights sale to Sky." The Sky or Sky Group ? ] (]) 21:07, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
			:] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> I don't know, what do sources say. ] (]) 21:45, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

			== Maps ==

			Can someone change Burnley's location on the map in the 'Clubs' section? I have tried to change it but I can't seem to get it to move. Burnley should roughly be in line with Leeds. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 18:27, 4 October 2021 (UTC)</span> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

			== Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2021 ==

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			"The English top-flight has produced the second-highest number of UEFA Champions League/European Cup titles, with five English clubs having won fourteen European trophies in total."

			This is wrong. Five English clubs have won but Nottingham Forest are no longer in the Premier League.

			Delete the sentence. Or change five to four and fourteen to twelve but if Aston Villa are relegated then need to change again. ] (]) 04:36, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
			: {{not done}}. Nottingham Forest was in the first tier when they won the title, which is implied by the sentence. We're not going to change this every time teams are promoted and relegated. ] <small>(])</small> 05:04, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2021 ==

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			Barclays signed a new contract with the premier league to become name sponsors again https://www.instagram.com/p/CXi6RspMtO3/?utm_medium=copy_link ] (]) 17:55, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

			{{not done}} I can't login to Instagram, but I think that will refer to the women's version; the men's PL remains unsponsored. ] (]) 18:35, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

			== English Football Clubs in international competition ==

			this does not include the delayed 2021 fifa club world cup that Chelsea won last month and so it should include this meaning 3 premier league clubs have won this trophy ] (]) 09:24, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

			== Former Club Sub-Section on Clubs Section ==

			On the Clubs section of the page, there used to be Former Club sub-section underneath to show the teams that used to play in the Premier League. The details of the information was shown on the table in the exact same format as that on the 2021-22 sub-section. Shouldn't we re-add that sub-section of the page because it might be very informative to readers.
			] (]) 10:25, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2022 ==

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			Manchester United have won 20 EPL Titles from 1889-2021, below that is Liverpool with 19. Ever since the establishment of the modern Premier League in 1992/93 season, Manchester United won most of their titles. ] (]) 07:55, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
			:] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> ] (]) 09:24, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

			== Premier League TV ==

			https://premierleague.tv/ ] (]) 19:29, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

			== Missing context for taking a knee ==

			This sentence in the history section “ The Premier League players decided to take the knee only at some selected "significant moments", instead of the routine before matches. They assured to "remain resolutely committed to eradicate racial prejudice".” is the first mention of taking a knee in the whole article, so it deserves at least a sentence of context for when that routine began and why. ] (]) 13:29, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2023 ==

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			Revert change on current champion from Tottenham to Manchester City. ] (]) 00:12, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
			: Looks like this is already fixed. ] (]) 19:27, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

			== Lack of mention of non-Big 6 teams in the history section ==
			] (]) 16:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

			:What about it? The middling teams have had very little impact on the history of the Premier League. – ]] 17:40, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

			== Incorrect information ==

			Article states that only 6 clubs have not been relegated. It is actually 7 - Luton Town have not been relegated from Premier League ] (]) 21:29, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

			:Should be 9 - Brighton and Brentford also not been relegated ] (]) 22:17, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

			== Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2024 ==

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			The premier league is not on Amazon Prime Video. ] (]) 16:08, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
			:] '''Not done:''' please provide ] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> The current sourcing is from 2018/2020, but you still need to provide sources to show that it has been discontinued. ] (]) 16:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

			== Premier League logo ==

			Hi, it seems that the current logo in the article is not the official league logo. Apparently, has been the primary logo since the 2023-24 season, if we noticed on the league’s official website and social media sites. Thanks. ] (]) 12:09, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

			:Also, the logo is difficult to see in Dark Mode. ] (]) 11:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

			== "Schoolboy forms" Release Forms for Academy Players ==

			71 articles about players use the term "Schoolboy forms"
			*search: "schoolboy forms"
			*search: "schoolboy forms" Premier League Academies
			please include explanatory text
			] (]) 04:32, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

			== questionable ==

			can you please change the hatnote "See also: English football sponsorship" to "Main article: English football sponsorship"? @] ] (]) 03:37, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

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VAR in the PL

At the moment, WP has no article about VAR in the Premier League. There's a general video assistant referee article, with PL on its list, and a mention under Stockley Park, but that's it. Surely we need a new article, or at least sub-section here. - Onanoff (talk) 02:05, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

Premierleague wiki page

The page is locked to protect from vandalism. The page requires updating as there is no asterix alongside Liverpool as the winners of the 2019-2020 league title.

The table come the end of the season will be significantly affected by the global pandemic that has occurred during this season, as a reputable source I request that this is added in order to provide valid and factual account of the season. N.R.Shaw (talk) 19:15, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Liverpool were pretty much guaranteed to be champions before the pandemic hit. I don't see why it would need qualifying. In the eyes of the league, they're the champions, just like any other club in any other season. Of course, the disruption to the running of the league can and should be described elsewhere in the article. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:22, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

1992 FA Carling Premiership

The current opening paragraphs incorrectly state that the FA Premier League was originally formed in 1992 with the 'FA Premier League' name, which it was not. It was actually named the 'FA Carling Premiership' in a sponsorship deal with Carling Brewery. The title 'Premiership' was used from the initial 1992-93 season until the end of the 2006-07 season. Then it changed to the current 'Premier League' in the 2007-08 season. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:1035:1D01:9FD:26E9:ECDF:4A4B (talk) 11:03, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

You're half-right. "FA Carling Premiership" was the sponsored name, but the official name of the competition was always "FA Premier League" until 2007. – Pee Jay 15:47, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

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For the Top 6 table, the overall count for number of times each team made top 4 is not correct for some of the teams listed. Please recount to ensure the table accurately reflects the number of times each time made top 4 and top 6 as well for consistency. Thanks. Dkm49 (talk) 20:45, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. SK2242 (talk) 17:43, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

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For consistency when it comes to including previous league titles, shouldn't either of the following be used in the side bar?

Current champions Liverpool (1st title - 19 overall) (2019–20) Most championships Manchester United (13 titles – 20 overall)

Current champions Liverpool (1st title) (2019–20) Most championships Manchester United (13 titles) 86.133.58.33 (talk) 09:49, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Already done. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 12:00, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

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The number of titles won by Manchester United is 13 Premier League. The current page is showing 20 overall. Yet Liverpool are showing 1 Premier League win with no overall number showing, this is misleading and to be completely honest very petty and most likely done by a Manc, please can we change this to reflect wither both with overall or Man U showing 13. Kloppo2020 (talk) 14:54, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

I'm afraid I can't understand your complaint, Kloppo2020. Where in the article does it state that Manchester United have won 20 titles? Cordless Larry (talk) 20:57, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Maybe you mean at Premier League#2019–20 season, where it states that United have won 20 top-division titles? But there it states that Liverpool have won 19. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:04, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Already done. Kloppo2020 was referring to the infobox, which used to say ManU had 20 total wins. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 11:59, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

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Liverpool is the current premier league champions. They have won the league after 30 years Gautam gopal20 (talk) 05:59, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Already done Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:08, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Article has become WP:BLOATED

I've just been bold and had a bit of a cull of some of the excessive detail and duplicated information that was on this page. Per the summary style that is employed on this page we should summarise the key information on this page with the further detail on the main articles. The list of winning managers for example was a copy of the table on the managers page so there was no need for it on this page. This seems to be true for a majority of the bloat in that this page has had a number of split tables introduced over time that are covered elsewhere. I will be looking at doing further trims and some clean-up over the next few days. Cheers, Woody (talk) 21:08, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

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Change reference to "British Isles" in the opening to "Britain and Ireland" as this is a contested term in Ireland 86.2.126.91 (talk) 13:58, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Not done Even if it is contested in Ireland, it's not contested in Britain or anywhere else in the world. The Irish people may not like it, but the generally accepted term for these islands is "the British Isles". – Pee Jay 16:36, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

The 10 Premier League games so iconic they’ve got their own Misplaced Pages page

For the interested. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

"Proposed breakaways"

None of the sentences under this heading refers to a breakaway (i.e. the European Super League). Does anyone have any idea how we can address this? Remove the heading, integrate each sentence into a different, more relevant section of the article? More importantly, is it worth actually writing about the proposed breakaway? Afreoleidddra (talk) 11:44, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Possible reform into the British Super League

There has been discussion about reforming the Premier League into a British Premier League, it has been reported on multiple sources and some information has been released but as of yet it is not known whether it will go ahead.

The Sun
SCOT FREE British Super League planned secretly with Rangers and Celtic joining Premier League giants Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal]

The Scotsman
'It would ruin the Scottish League', "Create a British Cup instead," 'Take them': Fans react to Rangers and Celtic potential invite to British League

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Thomas Frank was appointed Brentford manager on 16 October 2018, not 16 September 2016 as currently stated in the article (in the "current managers" table). 150.143.176.173 (talk) 19:39, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. TG HL ↗ 🍁 17:28, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

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"and take advantage of a lucrative television rights sale to Sky." The Sky or Sky Group ? 78.180.59.42 (talk) 21:07, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. I don't know, what do sources say. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:45, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Maps

Can someone change Burnley's location on the map in the 'Clubs' section? I have tried to change it but I can't seem to get it to move. Burnley should roughly be in line with Leeds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coad10 (talk • contribs) 18:27, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

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"The English top-flight has produced the second-highest number of UEFA Champions League/European Cup titles, with five English clubs having won fourteen European trophies in total."

This is wrong. Five English clubs have won but Nottingham Forest are no longer in the Premier League.

Delete the sentence. Or change five to four and fourteen to twelve but if Aston Villa are relegated then need to change again. I wanna be the very best like no one ever was (talk) 04:36, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Not done. Nottingham Forest was in the first tier when they won the title, which is implied by the sentence. We're not going to change this every time teams are promoted and relegated. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (talk) 05:04, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

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Barclays signed a new contract with the premier league to become name sponsors again https://www.instagram.com/p/CXi6RspMtO3/?utm_medium=copy_link 92.232.232.74 (talk) 17:55, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Not done I can't login to Instagram, but I think that will refer to the women's version; the men's PL remains unsponsored. Spike 'em (talk) 18:35, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

English Football Clubs in international competition

this does not include the delayed 2021 fifa club world cup that Chelsea won last month and so it should include this meaning 3 premier league clubs have won this trophy Katherine Northey (talk) 09:24, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Former Club Sub-Section on Clubs Section

On the Clubs section of the page, there used to be Former Club sub-section underneath to show the teams that used to play in the Premier League. The details of the information was shown on the table in the exact same format as that on the 2021-22 sub-section. Shouldn't we re-add that sub-section of the page because it might be very informative to readers. TB Chigz (talk) 10:25, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

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Manchester United have won 20 EPL Titles from 1889-2021, below that is Liverpool with 19. Ever since the establishment of the modern Premier League in 1992/93 season, Manchester United won most of their titles. 2A00:23C6:9C04:7E01:CC80:11:ED32:FA3D (talk) 07:55, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 09:24, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Premier League TV

https://premierleague.tv/ Epltables (talk) 19:29, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Missing context for taking a knee

This sentence in the history section “ The Premier League players decided to take the knee only at some selected "significant moments", instead of the routine before matches. They assured to "remain resolutely committed to eradicate racial prejudice".” is the first mention of taking a knee in the whole article, so it deserves at least a sentence of context for when that routine began and why. Tmb720 (talk) 13:29, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

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Revert change on current champion from Tottenham to Manchester City. Kbflame (talk) 00:12, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Looks like this is already fixed. RudolfRed (talk) 19:27, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Lack of mention of non-Big 6 teams in the history section

Yourlocallordandsavior (talk) 16:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

What about it? The middling teams have had very little impact on the history of the Premier League. – Pee Jay 17:40, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Incorrect information

Article states that only 6 clubs have not been relegated. It is actually 7 - Luton Town have not been relegated from Premier League Mckrisp2013 (talk) 21:29, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Should be 9 - Brighton and Brentford also not been relegated Mckrisp2013 (talk) 22:17, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

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The premier league is not on Amazon Prime Video. Robertvasquezjr (talk) 16:08, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The current sourcing is from 2018/2020, but you still need to provide sources to show that it has been discontinued. Liu1126 (talk) 16:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Premier League logo

Hi, it seems that the current logo in the article is not the official league logo. Apparently, this logo has been the primary logo since the 2023-24 season, if we noticed on the league’s official website and social media sites. Thanks. أحمد 04 (talk) 12:09, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Also, the logo is difficult to see in Dark Mode. 93.107.224.16 (talk) 11:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

"Schoolboy forms" Release Forms for Academy Players

71 articles about players use the term "Schoolboy forms"

search: "schoolboy forms"
search: "schoolboy forms" Premier League Academies

please include explanatory text 98.248.161.240 (talk) 04:32, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

questionable

can you please change the hatnote "See also: English football sponsorship" to "Main article: English football sponsorship"? @أحمد 04 182.253.54.72 (talk) 03:37, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

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