The first managerial departure of the season came on 28 October 2024, when
Manchester United sacked
Erik ten Hag following a 2–1 defeat to
West Ham United. The club sat in 14th place after nine games, having already recorded their fourth defeat of the season.
Ruben Amorim was announced as his successor on 1 November and officially took charge on 11 November. The second managerial departure occurred on 24 November, when
Leicester City sacked
Steve Cooper following a 2–1 home loss to
Chelsea. The club sat in 16th place at the time and one point above the relegation zone, having already suffered their sixth loss of the season and having managed only two wins from 12 games. On 29 November,
Leicester City announced the appointment of
Ruud van Nistelrooy on a three-year contract. He was replaced by
Vitor Pereira. On the same day, bottom side
Southampton sacked
Russell Martin immediately after a 5–0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. He was replaced by
Ivan Jurić. On 8 January 2025, West Ham United sacked
Julen Lopetegui with the club sitting in 14th place. His final match in charge was a 4–1 away defeat to
Manchester City.
Graham Potter was confirmed as his replacement on 9 January. On the same day,
Everton sacked
Sean Dyche just hours before their
FA Cup match. His last match was a 1–0 away defeat to
Bournemouth, with the club sitting in 16th place. On 11 January,
David Moyes was confirmed as his replacement, returning to the club 12 years after leaving in 2013 to replace the retiring
Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. Southampton became the first team relegated to the
EFL Championship on 6 April, after just one year in the top flight, following a 3–1 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur. With only 10 points from 31 games, they became the first team in Premier League history to go down with seven matches left to play, breaking the record shared by
Derby County in 2007–08,
Huddersfield Town in 2018–19 and
Sheffield United in 2020–21, who were all relegated with six matches remaining. The next day, the club announced that
Ivan Jurić had left his role as manager after just 108 days in charge, having won only two games during his spell (one in the Premier League and one in the
FA Cup).
Simon Rusk took over as interim until the end of the season with Southampton midfielder
Adam Lallana becoming Rusk's assistant.
Leicester City became the second team to be relegated on 20 April after a 1–0 defeat at home to
Liverpool, which extended their record for most consecutive goalless home matches, making them the first club in top-flight history to fail to score in nine consecutive home matches. Six days later,
Ipswich Town joined them to become the third and final team relegated, after a 3–0 loss to
Newcastle United, meaning that for the second season in a row, all three promoted teams went straight back down. It was only the third time in English top flight history in which this has happened, the first being in
1997–98. This also marked the first time in the Premier League era that all three relegated teams had been confirmed with more than four games to play, breaking the record of more than two games remaining, set in the
2020–21 season. On 27 April,
Liverpool beat
Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 at Anfield to secure their second Premier League title with four games remaining, tying the
record for total English league titles of 20 with
rivals Manchester United. On 18 May, and after 133 years,
Goodison Park hosted its final Everton game, with the club moving to their new home (the
Hill Dickinson Stadium), from the
2025–26 season. Everton eased to a 2–0 win over Southampton with
Iliman Ndiaye scoring both goals, sealing his place in history as the last goalscorer at the stadium. From the
2025–26 season, Goodison Park became the permanent home for
Everton Women's team and the largest dedicated women's football stadium in England. On 25 May, Liverpool were presented with the Premier League trophy after a 1–1 draw with
Crystal Palace on the final day of the season.
Developments The two-week winter break, in effect since the 2019–20 season, was scrapped starting this season in favour of a longer summer break for the players. Longer intervals between matches were added for the holiday period between Christmas and New Year's Day, with no matches held on Christmas Eve. This season was the first to use semi-automated offside technology, as Premier League clubs unanimously agreed to its introduction. The technology was planned to be introduced after one of the autumn international breaks, but was delayed to further test the technology. It was tested in the FA Cup fifth round onwards, after which the Premier League confirmed that the technology would be used in Matchweek 32, on 12 April 2025. The
Etihad Stadium was the first to officially use the technology, during Manchester City's match against
Crystal Palace. ==Teams==