Upon winning the league, Liverpool claimed the unusual achievement of winning the Premier League earlier than any other team by games played (with seven games remaining) and later than any other team by date (the only team to clinch the title in the month of June). On 25 June 2020, Manchester City lost 2–1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, mathematically confirming Liverpool as champions and marking their first league title in 30 years, and their first of the Premier League era. Liverpool's 3–1 win over City at Anfield in November opened up a nine-point lead over their rivals and they maintained their lead for the remainder of the season. Liverpool started the season in strong form with eight consecutive wins, while City suffered a shock defeat to newly promoted Norwich City. With Manchester City and Liverpool achieving 98 and 97 points respectively in the 2018–19 season, many expected another close race for the title. Games played on the same day had separate time slots such that the games did not overlap. Three games of a normal round of ten were played on the weekend 8–9 February 2020, six games on the following weekend 14–17 February and the tenth game, Manchester City versus West Ham United, was rescheduled from 9 February to 19 February due to Storm Ciara. It was the first Premier League season to have a mid-season break in February. Further, Amazon broadcast two rounds of fixtures in December, including the Merseyside derby, marking the first time an entire round of live matches had been broadcast domestically. ![]() One key change was that eight matches were shown on television at 19:45 on Saturdays across the season, broadcast by Sky Sports. The Premier League season marked the start of a new three-year TV deal. Changes to the laws affecting backpasses, penalties, handballs and substitutions were also introduced in 2019–20. The season introduced the video assistant referee (VAR) review system. Over the season, the club set a number of English top-flight records including the earliest title win (with seven games to spare), the biggest points lead at any time (25), and the most consecutive home wins (24, of which 7 were carried over from the previous season). Their title win was also the club's first of the Premier League era and nineteenth overall. Liverpool were crowned champions for the first time since 1990. The season recommenced with two matches on 17 June and a full round of matches played over the weekend of 19–22 June. The initial suspension, until 4 April, was then extended to mid-June. The season was halted for over three months, following a decision on 13 March 2020 by the Premier League to suspend the league after a number of players and other club staff became ill due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() Manchester City were the defending champions for the second successive year, after picking up the domestic treble the previous season. The season started on 9 August 2019 and concluded on 26 July 2020. The 2019–20 Premier League was the 28th season of the Premier League, the top English professional football league, since its establishment in 1992, and the 121st season of top-flight English football overall. ![]() Football league season Premier League Season
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