Manchester City are the favourite 2024/25 EPL team to post their fifth consecutive Championship title win
Each Premier League season runs from August to May the following year and 20 teams compete in the competition. The EPL clubs change from year-to-year, but there are always 20 clubs in the competition.
The stable and consistent teams tend to remain in the Premier League each season based on rankings, decided by points achieved during the 38 week competition that in the end determines the EPL Champions. Premier League clubs facing off in the current season are made up by the top 17 ranked teams from the past season – the lowest three ranked teams relegated to the Football League Championship – along with the promotion of the top two Championship clubs and the winner of the Championship Playoffs.
The two teams that finished highest on the Football League Championship the previous season move up into the current EPL competition and the third team is Championship playoff winner. Since the inception of the English Premier League competition in 1992, a total of 49 clubs have competed as of the 2020/21 season.
Only six of those teams have been Premier League members every season with Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Just seven EPL clubs have won the title (since 1992) led by Manchester United being crowned a total of 13 times.
The other teams to win the competition are Chelsea (5), Arsenal (3), Manchester City (8), Blackburn Rovers (1), Leicester City (1) who took out the 2015-16 title after starting the season as 5000/1 outsiders in Premier League betting, and Liverpool (1) who secured their first Premier League championship in the 2019-20 season.
Below are more details on the 20 Premier League clubs that contested the 2024/25 EPL season (alphabetically) including the club nicknames, foundation year, home ground and team colours.
The confirmed EPL Teams for the 2024/24 season are:
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Everton
- Fulham
- Ipswich Town (Promoted)
- Leicester City (Promoted)
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Southampton (Promoted)
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
The relegated clubs following the conclusion of the 2023/24 EPL season that will not appear in the 2024/25 Premier League competition are Luton Town, Burnley and Sheffield United.
The promoted clubs playing in the 2024/25 EPL season are Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton.
Based in Holloway, this north London football club has won a record 14 FA Cups, the most of any team to date and were the first team from the south of England to join The Football League in 1893. Their supporters are called “Gooners” and the club was the first to reach eight League Championships. For the only time in premier league history, the 2003-04 season saw Arsenal go unbeaten in the league to become champions (26 wins, 12 draws) and were in turn nicknamed, “The Invincibles”.
- Nickname(s): The Gunners
- Short Name: Arsenal
- Founded: 1886 (as Dial Square)
- Home Ground: Emirates Stadium
- Ground Capacity: 60,704
- Owner: Kroenke Sports & Entertaiment
- Manager: Mikel Arteta
- Home Colours: White & Red
- Premier League Titles Won: 3 (1997-98, 2001-02, 2003-04)
Aston Villa were one of the founding Football League members back in 1888 and the Premier League formed in 1992. The club’s major rivalry is with Birmingham City and since 1879 the Second City derby has taken place between the two local teams. The club is currently owned by two billionaires, Nassef Sawiris from Egypt and American Wes Edens
- Nickname(s): Villans, The Villa, The Lions, Th Claret & Blue Army
- Short Name: Villa, AVFC
- Founded: 1874
- Home Ground: Villa Park
- Ground Capacity: 42,657
- Owners: Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens
- Chairman: Nassef Sawiris
- Home Colours: Sky Blue, Claret & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Bournemouth are nicknamed “The Cherries” and the club formed as Boscombe back in 1899. Steve Fletcher holds the record for club appearances, having played 726 first-team matches between 1992 and 2013.
- Nickname(s): The Cherries, Boscombe
- Founded: 1899 (as Boscombe)
- Home Ground: Dean Court
- Ground Capacity: 11,307
- Chairman: Bill Foley
- Home Colours: Black, Red & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
After a 74 year absence from the top flight, Brentford are one of the promoted clubs for 2021/22 taking part in their maiden Premier League season. Nicknamed ‘The Bees’ this West London club’s traditional rival playing in this season’s competition is fellow West Londoners Fulham.
- Nickname(s): The Bees
- Short Name: Brentford
- Founded: 10 October, 1889
- Home Ground: Brentford Community Stadium
- Ground Capacity: 17,250
- Owner: Matthew Benham
- Chairman: Cliff Crown
- Home Colours: Red, Black, White
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are situated in East Sussex, England. They earned their first ever promotion to the Premier League after securing enough points for 2nd in the EFL Championship in the 2016/17 season breaking a 34-year absence from the top level. During the late 90’s they were narrowly saved from liquidation and they have gone from strength to strength ever since.
- Nickname(s): The Seagulls, Albion
- Short Name: Brighton
- Founded: 1901
- Home Ground: Falmer Stadium
- Ground Capacity: 31,876
- Owner: Tony Bloom
- Home Colours: Blue & White Stripes
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Chelsea are based in Fulham, London. The Club is worth an estimated €3.2 billion, they are currently the ninth highest-earning football club in the world. They have traditional rivalries with North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. They are the only London-based team to win the UEFA Champions League and secured their 5th premier league title in 2016/17 where they broke a premier league record for most wins in a season (30).
- Nickname(s): The Blues, The Pensioners
- Short Name: Chelsea
- Founded: 1905
- Home Ground: Stamford Bridge
- Ground Capacity: 40,343
- Owner: BlueCo
- Chairman: Todd Boehly
- Home Colours: Blue & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 5 (2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2014-15, 2016-17)
Based in South Norwood in London, the club changed their colours to their now red-and-blue vertical strips from claret and blue in 1973. Plenty of celebrities support the club including the late Ronnie Corbett. Their strongest rivalry is with Millwall.
- Nickname(s): The Eagles, The Glaziers
- Short Name: Crystal Palace
- Founded: 1905
- Home Ground: Selhurst Park
- Ground Capacity: 25,486
- Owner: Steve Parish, Joshua Harris, David S. Blitzer, John Textor
- Chairmen: Steve Parish
- Home Colours: Blue & Red
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Everton F.C. is based in Liverpool and have played in the top division (Premier League) for a record 122 seasons as of the 2023/24 season. They have a storied rivalry with neighbouring club Liverpool and matches between the two are known as the Merseyside Derby. The club secured its first Premier League title in 2019-20 during the COVID-19 interrupted season.
- Nickname(s): The Toffees, The Blues, The School of Science
- Short Name: Everton
- Founded: 1878 (as St Domingo’s F.C.)
- Home Ground: Goodison Park
- Ground Capacity: 39,572
- Owner: Farhad Moshiri
- Chairman: –
- Home Colours: Blue & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 1 (2019-20)
Fulham returned to the Premier League in 2022/23 as one of the promoted clubs. Founded in 1879 as St Andrews Cricket & Football Club, they are London’s oldest professional football club. Fulham have notable rivalries with other West London clubs Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Brentford. The club mascot is Billy the Badger who dons the Number 79 Fulham shirt.
- Nickname(s): The Cottagers, The Whites, The Lily Whites
- Founded: 1879 (as St Andrews Cricket & Football Club)
- Home Ground: Craven Cottage
- Ground Capacity: 24,500
- Owners: Shahid Khan
- Chairman: Shahid Khan
- Home Colours: Red, White & Black
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Ipswich Town return in the 2024/25 EPL season as one of the promoted clubs. Nicknamed “The Blues” or “The Tractor Boys”, Ipswich Town is renowned for their formidable home record in European competition, have conquered the likes of Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Lazio, and Barcelona on their own turf. The club’s home ground is Portman Road, where they share a fierce rivalry with Norwich City, known as the East Anglian derby.
- Nickname(s): The Blues, The Tractor Boys
- Founded: 1878
- Home Ground: Portman Road
- Ground Capacity: 29,673
- Owners: Gamechanger 20 Ltd.
- Chairman: Mark Ashton
- Home Colours: Blue, White & Black
- Premier League Titles Won: 1 (1961-62)
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City return in the 2024/25 Premier League season as one of the promoted clubs. Known as ‘The Foxes’, Leicester City scored one of sport’s biggest ever upsets winning the 2015-16 EPL season paying as much as 5000/1 to take out the title in early markets. Their main rivals are considered to be Nottingham Forest.
- Nickname(s): The Foxes
- Short Name: Leicester
- Founded: 1884 (as Leicester Fosse F.C.)
- Home Ground: King Power Stadium
- Ground Capacity: 32,312
- Owner: King Power
- Chairman: Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
- Home Colours: Blue & Gold
- Premier League Titles Won: 1 (2015-16)
Liverpool are nicknamed The Reds and have a number of long-standing rivalries including against Manchester United in the North West Derby and fellow Merseyside club Everton. The club’s anthem is “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and their supporters go by the name Kopites. They are also the most successful English club in European competition.
- Nickname(s): The Reds
- Short Name: LFC
- Founded: 1892
- Home Ground: Anfield
- Ground Capacity: 60,725
- Owner: Fenway Sports Group
- Chairman: Tom Werner
- Home Colours: Red & Gold
- Premier League Titles Won: 19 (1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2019–20)
Man City is an eight-time EPL title winning club and are the world’s fifth most valuable football team according to Forbes with an estimated worth of $5 billion. Manchester United are their biggest rivals and when the neighbouring teams play it is referred to as the Manchester Derby. The most celebrated day in the club’s history is when they famously won the Premier League title in 2012 during the dying minutes, snatching it from their bitter rivals. Manchester City celebrated their sixth Premier League title victory in seven years and their eighth overall finishing top of the standings in the 2023/24 season.
- Nickname(s): City, The Citizens, The Sky Blues
- Short Name: MCFC, Man City
- Founded: 1880 (as St. Mark’s West Gorton), 1894 (as Manchester City)
- Home Ground: City of Manchester Stadium (Etihad Stadium)
- Ground Capacity: 53,400
- Owner: City Football Group
- Chairman: Khaldoon Al Mubarak
- Home Colours: Sky Blue & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 8 (2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
Man United are the most successful club in Premier League history having won the league 20 times. During his tenure as manager, Sir Alex Ferguson took the team to lift 38 trophies by the time he stepped down. They were also the first club to take out the English football treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. Forbes named them as the world’s second most valuable football club in 2024, and the world’s most valuable football brand.
- Nickname(s): The Red Devils, United
- Short Name: MUFC, Man United
- Founded: 1878
- Home Ground: Old Trafford
- Ground Capacity: 74,310
- Owner: Manchester United plc & Trawlers Ltd.
- Chairmen: Joel & Avram Glazer
- Home Colours: Red, White & Black
- Premier League Titles Won: 20 (1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13)
Nicknamed The Magpies, Newcastle United are located in the north of England and participate in the heated rivalry against Sunderland in the Wear-Tyne Derby. They play their home games at St. James’ Park and each season consistently average 50,000+ in attendance. Newcastle’s decorated striker Alan Shearer is the all time premier league goalscorer at a staggering 283 goals. The Maggie’s rich history makes them one of England’s most storied clubs having beaten the likes of Barcelona in the Champions League during the early 2000’s.
- Nickname(s): The Magpies, Geordies, Toon
- Short Name: Newcastle
- Founded: 1892
- Home Ground: St James’ Park
- Ground Capacity: 52,305
- Owners: Public Investment Fund; RB Sports & Media
- Home Colours: Black & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Nottingham Forest are one of four English clubs to have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League more than once and the two stars above their club crest to represent their dual European Cup victories. The club’s fiercest rivalry is with Derby County and matches between the two are known as the East Midlands Derby.
- Nickname(s): Forest, The Reds, The Tricky Trees, The Garibaldi
- Short Name: Forest
- Founded: 1865
- Home Ground: City Ground
- Ground Capacity: 30,445
- Owner: Evangelos Marinakis
- Chairman: Tom Cartledge
- Home Colours: Red & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Nicknamed ‘The Saints’ Southampton have a long history as a church football club and from 1898 – 2001 their home ground was The Dell. Their biggest rivalry is with Portsmouth and matches played between these two clubs are known as the South Coast Derby. Their anthem is “When the Saints Go Marching In”, still sung by supports with the original lyrics. Southampton finished 20th on the 2022/23 Premier League table were relegated before being promoted for the 2024/25 season in the 2024 EFL Championship play-off final.
- Nickname(s): The Saints
- Short Name: Southampton
- Founded: 1885 (as St. Mary’s Y.M.A)
- Home Ground: St. Mary’s Stadium (since 2001)
- Ground Capacity: 32,384
- Owner: Sport Republic
- Chairman: Henrik Kraft
- Home Colours: Red, White & Black
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Tottenham are known as the Spurs and the club’s Latin motto is Audere est Facere (To Dare Is To Do). They have a long-standing rivalry with Arsenal and matches between the two neighbouring clubs are known as the North London Derby. The club’s record win was a 9 – 0 victory over Briston Rovers in the Second Division in 1977.
- Nickname(s): Spurs, The Lilywhites
- Short Name: Tottenham
- Founded: 1882 (as Hotspur F.C.)
- Home Ground: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- Ground Capacity: 62,850
- Owner: ENIC International Ltd.
- Chairman: Daniel Levy
- Home Colours: White & Navy Blue
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
West Ham up until 2016 were based in Upton Park, now in London Stadium in East London, and were originally founded as Thames Ironworks, giving them one of their nicknames The Irons. The team’s popular anthem since the late 1920s is “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”. They set their highest home game attendance in 1970 with 42,322 people and in June 2013 the biggest transfer fee the club paid was £45 million Eintracht Frankfurt for Sébastien Haller, 17 July 2019.
- Nickname(s): The Hammers, The Academy of Football
- Short Name: West Ham
- Founded: 1895 (as Thames Ironworks), 1900 (as West Ham United)
- Home Ground: London Stadium
- Ground Capacity: 62,500
- Owners: David Sullivan, Daniel Křetínský, Vanessa Gold, J. Albert “Tripp” Smith, Other investors
- Co-Chairmen: David Sullivan & Vanessa Gold
- Home Colours: Maroon, Sky Blue & White
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers are better known as simply the Wolves and hail from the West Midlands. Their games against rivals West Bromwich Albion are known as the Black Country derby. Steve Bull holds the club record of 306 goals. In 2005 the Wanderers became the first team to have scored 7,000 league goals.
- Nickname(s): Wolves, The Wanderers
- Founded: 1877
- Home Ground: Molineux Stadium
- Ground Capacity: 31,750
- Owners: Fosun International
- Chairman: Jeff Shi
- Home Colours: Gold & Black
- Premier League Titles Won: 0
EPL Transfers
The EPL Transfer Window opens up during each season and becomes the centre of plenty of speculation in the press and amongst the league’s supporters. Teams with the biggest budgets seek to boost their teams roster as they aim to buy big players from rival clubs or from other leagues around the world.