2023–24 West Ham United F.C. season

Co-chairmanManagerDavid MoyesStadiumLondon StadiumPremier League9thFA CupThird roundEFL CupQuarter-finalsUEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finalsTop goalscorerLeague:
Jarrod Bowen (16)
All:
Jarrod Bowen (20)Highest home attendance62,477 v Bristol City
(7 January 2024, FA Cup 3rd round)Lowest home attendance41,374 v TSC
(21 September 2023, UEL)Average home league attendance62,468Biggest win5–0 v SC Freiburg
(14 March 2024, UEL)Biggest defeat0–6 v Arsenal
(11 February 2024, PL)

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The 2023–24 season was the 129th season in the history of West Ham United and their twelfth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

On 15 July 2023, captain Declan Rice left the club and signed for Arsenal for £105 million, a record fee between two British clubs.^[1][2]

Season summary

Start of season

August

West Ham started their Premier League season against AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on 12 August 2023. Jarrod Bowen scored the opening goal, a long-range strike into the top left corner from outside the box, in the 51st minute. Towards the end of the match, Dominic Solanke turned in a wayward effort from Antoine Semenyo to equalise for Bournemouth. The match finished in a 1–1 draw.^[3][4]

West Ham then played their first London derby of the season against Chelsea at London Stadium on 20 August. Debutant James Ward-Prowse assisted Nayef Aguerd's opener in the 7th minute with a corner delivered into the box to put the Hammers ahead. Chelsea responded through Carney Chukwuemeka in the 28th minute to level the game. The Blues were then awarded a penalty by referee John Brooks after Tomáš Souček fouled Raheem Sterling in the box. Enzo Fernández took the penalty, which was saved by Alphonse Areola. In the second half, Ward-Prowse earned a second assist after sending the ball through to Michail Antonio, who shot it past Robert Sánchez and into the bottom-left corner to put the Hammers back ahead. In the 67th minute, Nayef Aguerd was sent off after being shown a second yellow card for a bad foul on Nicolas Jackson. Despite being down to ten men, West Ham held onto their lead and were awarded a penalty after Moisés Caicedo fouled Emerson in the box in added time. Lucas Paquetá scored the penalty to seal the victory for the Hammers in the 90+5th minute. The match finished 3–1 to West Ham in their first win of the season.^[5][6]

West Ham then played Brighton & Hove Albion at the Falmer Stadium on 26 August. Though Brighton dominated the early stages of the game, in the 19th minute Michail Antonio took advantage of a defensive error from Adam Webster and crossed the ball to James Ward-Prowse, who scored his first goal for West Ham and his 50th Premier League goal overall. In the second half, the Hammers scored two goals in five minutes to extend their lead, first through Jarrod Bowen in the 58th minute and then through Michail Antonio in the 63rd minute. Brighton pegged West Ham back late on through Pascal Groß, but the Hammers held on and the match finished 3–1 to West Ham in their first ever Premier League victory against Brighton.^[7][8] The win placed West Ham above Tottenham Hotspur on goals scored at the top of the table.^[9]

September

On 1 September, West Ham played newly promoted Luton Town at Kenilworth Road in the first ever Premier League match to be held at the stadium. The Hammers opened the scoring through Jarrod Bowen, whose header off a Lucas Paquetá delivery deflected into the net off of goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski in the 37th minute. The second West Ham goal came through captain Kurt Zouma, who headed in a corner delivery from James Ward-Prowse in the 85th minute. Mads Juel Andersen scored Luton's first ever Premier League home goal in added time but the match finished 2–1 to West Ham.^[10][11] The win placed West Ham at the top of the table above Manchester City at the start of the matchweek.^[12]

During the international break, ten West Ham players were called up to represent their national teams. Four players were called up for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying: Vladimír Coufal and Tomáš Souček for the Czech Republic, Alphonse Areola for France and Konstantinos Mavropanos for Greece, another four players were called up for 2023 AFCON qualifiers: Saïd Benrahma for Algeria, Mohammed Kudus for Ghana, Nayef Aguerd for Morocco and Maxwel Cornet for Ivory Coast. Striker Michail Antonio was called up by Jamaica to participate in CONCACAF Nations League matches, whilst midfielder Edson Álvarez was called up by Mexico for international friendlies.^[13]

On 16 September, West Ham played the defending League and European champions Manchester City at London Stadium. The Hammers struck first in the 36th minute as Vladimír Coufal's cross was headed in by James Ward-Prowse. City struck back almost immediately after half time through Jérémy Doku before Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland added to the scoreline in the 76th and 86th minutes respectively. The match finished 3–1 to City in West Ham's first loss of the season.^[14][15] Manager David Moyes praised his team despite the loss and commented that "we’re talking about the champions of the major European competition and the champions of the Premier League and they’re really hard to beat, really hard".^[16]

West Ham played their first group stage game of the 2023–24 Europa League on 21 September at home to Serbian team TSC Bačka Topola. A defensive error by Angelo Ogbonna in the 47th minute allowed Petar Stanić to rob him of possession before running on to score past Łukasz Fabiański. West Ham responded with two goals from Mohammed Kudus, his first for the club, in the 66th and 70th minute before Tomáš Souček added a third in the 82nd minute as the game finished 3–1.^[17][18] Kudus' first goal in the 66th minute was originally ruled an own goal by Nemanja Petrović, but was retroactively awarded to Kudus by UEFA the next day.^[19]

West Ham then returned to the Premier League to play Liverpool at Anfield on 24 September. Liverpool were awarded a penalty by referee Chris Kavanagh after Nayef Aguerd tripped up Mohamed Salah in the box. Salah took the penalty and sent Alphonse Areola the wrong way to put the Reds ahead in the 16th minute. The Hammers equalised a few minutes before half-time as Vladimír Coufal's cross was headed in by Jarrod Bowen. In the second half, goals from Darwin Núñez and Diogo Jota put Liverpool further ahead. The match finished 3–1 to Liverpool in West Ham's second consecutive loss in the league.^[20][21]

On 27 September, the Hammers played Lincoln City in the third round of the EFL Cup at the Sincil Bank. West Ham made 10 changes to the side that lost 3–1 to Liverpool with only Tomáš Souček retaining his place. West Ham won the match with a single goal from Souček in the 70th minute. The game was affected by poor weather conditions due to Storm Agnes.^[22][23] In the fourth round draw later that day, West Ham were drawn at home to Arsenal for the next round.^[24]

Returning to the London Stadium on 30 September, West Ham played Sheffield United in the Premier League in what was manager David Moyes’ 900th league match as a manager. West Ham won the game 2–0 with first-half goals from Jarrod Bowen and Tomáš Souček.^[25][26]

October

On 5 October, West Ham played their second Europa League game, against Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion. Lucas Paquetá scored in the 8th minute from a cross by Jarrod Bowen. In the 49th minute Freiburg equalised when Roland Sallai hit a close-range shot. Nayef Aguerd headed in a James Ward-Prowse corner past goalkeeper Noah Atubolu to make it 2–1 to West Ham, the final score. By winning they became the first English side to go 17 consecutive games in European competition without defeat.^[27][28]

On 8 October, West Ham played Newcastle United at the London Stadium. Tomáš Souček scored in the 8th minute but Alexander Isak scored two goals in five minutes in the second half to give Newcastle a 2–1 lead. Substitute Mohammed Kudus scored in the 89th minute as the game finished in a 2–2 draw.^[29][30]

During the October international break, four West Ham players were called up to feature in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches: Jarrod Bowen for England, Konstantinos Mavropanos for Greece and Vladimír Coufal and Tomáš Souček, both for the Czech Republic. Outside of Europe, Nayef Aguerd was called up to participate in AFCON qualifiers for Morocco and Michail Antonio was selected by Jamaica to participate in CONCACAF Nations League matches. Another three players were called up for international friendlies: Edson Álvarez for Mexico, Mohammed Kudus for Ghana and Saïd Benrahma for Algeria.^[31] Álvarez's Mexico and Kudus' Ghana played each other in a friendly on 14 October, with Mexico winning 2–0.^[32]

West Ham played Aston Villa in the Premier League at Villa Park on 22 October. Douglas Luiz put Villa ahead in the 30th minute, the only goal of the first half. He scored their second goal, a penalty in the 52nd minute after Ezri Konsa had been fouled. Jarrod Bowen pulled one back for West Ham in the 56th minute but Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey made it 4–1, the final score.^[33][34] Bowen's goal was the fifth successive away game in which he had scored, a feat only previously achieved in the Premier League by Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah.^[35]

On 26 October, West Ham played Greek team, Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus in the Europa League. Kostas Fortounis scored for Olympiacos in the 32nd minute and Rodinei’s shot deflected off of Angelo Ogbonna in the first minute of added-time to make the score 2–0 at half time. Although Lucas Paquetá scored in the 87th minute, West Ham lost 2–1.^[36][37]

Returning to the Premier League, West Ham played Everton at the London Stadium on 29 October. Respects were paid before the game to Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton, who had both recently died. Everton won the game 1–0 with a shot from Dominic Calvert-Lewin from the edge of the box in the 52nd minute. Failing to score in a Premier League game at the London Stadium for the first time in 2023, West Ham ended a run of 14 consecutive home games with a goal.^[38][39]

November

Arsenal were the visitors to the London Stadium on 1 November for a fourth round tie in the EFL cup. West Ham scored first, in the 16th minute, thanks to an own goal from Ben White. Mohammed Kudus added a second in the 50th minute and Jarrod Bowen a third in the 60th minute. Although Martin Ødegaard scored in the sixth minute of added time, this was only a consolation as West Ham won 3–1.^[40][41] The fixture also featured the first game at the London Stadium for Arsenal for former West Ham captain, Declan Rice who received a mixed reception from home supporters.^[42]

On 4 November, West Ham travelled to the Brentford Community Stadium to play Brentford. Neal Maupay put the hosts ahead in the 11th minute. However, Mohammed Kudus scored in the 19th minute acrobatically meeting Michail Antonio's cross with a bicycle kick. Jarrod Bowen added a second in the 26th minute, breaking the Premier League record to score in the first six successive away games of a season and become the first West Ham United player to score in six straight away appearances, as the first half finished 2–1 to West Ham. On 55 minutes Konstantinos Mavropanos put through his own goal before Nathan Collins made in 3–2 to Brentford, the final score, in the 69th minute. West Ham dropped to 11th in the league.^[43][44]

On 9 November, West Ham played the return-leg in the Europa League, against Olympiacos at the London Stadium. In a game described as drab, Lucas Paquetá scored the only goal in the 73rd minute from a James Ward-Prowse cross. The 1–0 win put West Ham back on top of their group table with nine points, ahead of Freiburg.^[45]

Three days later, on 12 November, West Ham hosted Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. In the third minute a mistake by Forest's Nicolás Domínguez was exploited by Lucas Paquetá who took one touch before shooting past Forest 'keeper Odysseas Vlachodimos. Forest equalised in the 44th minute when Taiwo Awoniyi scored after Alphonse Areola pushed Morgan Gibbs-White's shot into his path. Anthony Elanga put Forest ahead in the 63rd minute but less than two minutes later, Jarrod Bowen equalised with a header from a James Ward-Prowse corner. In the 88th minute, Tomáš Souček headed in another Ward-Prowse corner to put West Ham 3–2 up, the final score. West Ham moved up to 9th in the league.^[46][47] The victory was manager David Moyes 100th at West Ham across his two spells in charge.^[48]

On 25 November, West Ham travelled to Turf Moor to play Burnley in the Premier League. In the 49th minute Jay Rodriguez scored a penalty for Burnley after Mohammed Kudus had fouled Luca Koleosho in the box. In the 86th-minute substitute Divin Mubama pressurised Dara O'Shea into deflecting the ball into the Burnley net from a Kudus cross and in the first minute of added time, another Kudus cross was met by Tomáš Souček to make it 2–1, the final score.^[49][50]

On 30 November, West Ham played the return leg in the Europa League against TSC Bačka Topola in Serbia. Manager Moyes made seven changes from their Premier League win at Burnley on 25 November. Injuries to both Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio and to Mohammed Kudus kept them out of the squad. In a slow and ponderous performance, West Ham won 1–0 with the only goal coming from Tomáš Souček in the 89th minute. The win secured West Ham their place in the Europa League knockout stage.^[51]

December

Crystal Palace were the visitors to the London Stadium for a Premier League game on 3 December. Mohammed Kudus put West Ham 1-0 up in the 13th minute but a poor backpass by Konstantinos Mavropanos was intercepted by Odsonne Édouard in the 53rd minute to make it 1–1, the final score.^[52] On 7 December, West Ham travelled to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to play Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. Cristian Romero put the hosts 1–0 up in the 11 minute with a header. However Jarrod Bowen's 52nd-minute equaliser was followed in the 74th minute by a second for West Ham, from James Ward-Prowse. West Ham held on for a 2–1 win in what manager Moyes described as "one of the biggest wins I've had in football."^[53] On 10 December, West Ham played Fulham at Craven Cottage. The hosts were 3–0 ahead by half-time thanks to goals from Raúl Jiménez, Willian and Tosin. Harry Wilson and Carlos Vinícius added two more in the second half to make the final score 5–0. Manager Moyes blamed the result on the exertion spent in the previous game saying, "mentally and physically we found it tough".^[54] On 14 December, West Ham played the home leg against Freiburg. First half goals from Mohammed Kudus and Edson Álvarez put West Ham 2–0 up. No further goals were added in the second half as West Ham won their group table and qualified for the Round of 16.^[55] On 17 December, West Ham played Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League at the London Stadium. They won 3–0 with two goals from Mohammed Kudus and one from Jarrod Bowen as they moved up to 8th in the table.^[56]

On 20 December West Ham travelled to Liverpool for a quarter-final game in the EFL Cup. Dominik Szoboszlai scored in the 28th minute to make the score 1–0, as it was at half-time. However, a dominant Liverpool scored four more in the second-half with two from Curtis Jones and goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah. Jarrod Bowen scored for West Ham as the game finished 5–1. Making six changes to the game against Wolves on 17 December, West Ham offered little goal threat and seemed unable to string a series of passes together.^[57] West Ham returned to the Premier League on 23 December to play Manchester United at the London Stadium. In a game described by the BBC as "drab" it was not until the 72nd minute that Jarrod Bowen bundled the ball past André Onana from a Lucas Paquetá pass to make it 1–0. They added a second in the 78th minute when Mohammed Kudus picked up the ball from a defensive error by Kobbie Mainoo and drilled the ball past Onana to make it 2–0, the final score. West Ham moved up to sixth in the league, leapfrogging Manchester United.^[58]

On 28 December, West Ham played Arsenal in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. Tomáš Souček scored in the 14th minute from a cut-back by Jarrod Bowen. Despite claims that the ball had gone out of play, there was insufficient video evidence for VAR to rule out the goal. Former Arsenal player, Konstantinos Mavropanos added a second, his first for the club, in the 55th minute from a header. Former West Ham player, Declan Rice gave away a penalty towards the end of the game but Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya saved the Saïd Benrahma spot-kick. Despite have only three shots on target the whole game, the Hammers held out for a win keeping them in 6th place in the table.^[59]

January

In a game affected by Storm Henk, West Ham played Brighton at the London Stadium in the Premier League on 2 January. The game finished 0–0 in a "largely dour" game as West Ham kept their fourth consecutive clean sheet. Brighton had 68% possession with 22 shots to West Ham's six leaving manager Moyes to say his club were fortunate to claim a point from the game.^[60] On 7 January, West Ham entered the FA Cup in the third round playing Bristol City at the London Stadium. Although Jarrod Bowen scored in the 4th minute they could not hold on for a win as Tommy Conway equalised in the 61st minute to make it 1–1, the final score. 9,000 City fans attended the game which was taken to a replay at Ashton Gate on 16 January.^[61] In that replay West Ham were eliminated from the FA Cup as Bristol City won 1–0. Tommy Conway was again the scorer as he picked up a loose back pass by Konstantinos Mavropanos to score in the third minute. Saïd Benrahma was sent-off in the second half for kicking out at an opponent.^[62]

Returning to play in the Premier League, on 21 January, West Ham travelled to Bramall Lane to play Sheffield United. Maxwel Cornet scored in the 28th minute, his first for the club, only for Ben Brereton Díaz to equalize in the 44th minute. Following a foul in the box on Danny Ings by Gustavo Hamer, James Ward-Prowse scored the resulting penalty to put West Ham 2–1 up in the 79th minute. In the seventh minute of added time Vladimir Coufal was sent-off for a second bookable offence and in the eighth minute of added time, Alphonse Areola fouled Oli McBurnie in the box. McBurnie scored the resulting penalty in the 13th minute of added time, the latest a Premier League goal has ever been scored, to make the score 2–2 the final score. West Ham remained 6th in the league table.^[63]

February

West Ham played host to Bournemouth in the Premier League on 1 February. After an error in the 3rd minute with new loan signing, Kalvin Phillips passing the ball to Dominic Solanke to shoot past Alphonse Areola, the score was 0–1 at half time. After Mohammed Kudus was fouled in the box, James Ward-Prowse scored the resulting penalty in the 61st minute to make it 1–1, the final score. West Ham remained in sixth place having failed to win any of their first five games in a calendar year for the first time since 2010.^[64] On 4 February, West Ham played Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League. Rasmus Højlund scored for the home side in the 23rd minute with Alejandro Garnacho scoring twice in the second half to make it 3–0, the final score. West Ham dropped to seventh place, below Manchester United.^[65]

On 11 February, West Ham suffered their biggest Premier League home defeat and joint heaviest defeat of all time, along with an 8–2 to Blackburn Rovers in season 1963–64. Playing Arsenal at the London Stadium, West Ham lost 6–0. Arsenal's goals were scored by William Saliba in 32nd minute, a Bukayo Saka penalty in the 41st minute , Gabriel in the 44th minute and Leandro Trossard in the second minute of added time in the first half. Saka scored his second in the 63rd minute before former West Ham captain, Declan Rice scored the sixth and final goal in the 65th minute. With the team 4–0 down at half time, thousands of supporters left early in a game described by manager Moyes as "one of the most disappointing days in charge of West Ham." West Ham dropped to eighth in the table^[66][67] West Ham travelled to the City Ground on 17 December to play Nottingham Forest in the Premier League with Michail Antonio playing his first game since mid-November. Taiwo Awoniyi scored for the home side just before half-time with Callum Hudson-Odoi adding a second in the 94th minute to make the final score 2–0. Loan signing Kalvin Phillips was sent-off in the 71st minute following two yellow cards. A section of the West Ham supporters displayed a banner reading "Moyes Out" in the away end.^[68][69]

On 26 February, West Ham played host to Brentford in the Premier League. Jarrod Bowen scored in both the fifth and seventh minute only for Neal Maupay to make the score 2–1 on 12 minutes, as it was at half-time. Bowen completed his hat–trick in the 63rd minute with Emerson adding a fourth with a shot from outside the box. Yoane Wissa made it 4–2 on 82 minutes, the final score. Bowen’s hat-trick was his career first and the first by a West Ham player in the Premier League at the London Stadium. West Ham moved back up into eighth position in the table.^[70][71][72]

March

On 2 March, West Ham travelled to Goodison Park to play Everton in the Premier League. Just before half-time, Everton were awarded a penalty following a handball by Kurt Zouma. Beto’s spot-kick was saved by Alphonse Areola and the score was 0–0 at half time. Beto scored for Everton in the 56th minute only for Kurt Zouma to equalise in the 62nd minute. In the first minute of added time, Tomáš Souček controlled a high cross-field pass in the corner of the box before hitting a swerving shot with his instep passed Everton goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford to make it 2–1.^[73] In the 95th minute, West Ham broke from the halfway line and Edson Álvarez with his first Premier League goal, finished Jarrod Bowen’s pass to make it 3–1, and the final score. West Ham moved up to 7th in the league.^[74] On 7 March, West Ham travelled to Germany to play Freiburg in the Round of 16 in the Europa League. They lost by 1–0 after Freiburg's Michael Gregoritsch scored in the 81st minute. ^[75][76]

Burnley were the visitors to the London Stadium on 10 March for a Premier League game. Bottom of the league table at the time, they took the lead in the 11th minute with a goal from Datro Fofana. Their lead was increased to 2–0 just before half-time when Konstantinos Mavropanos scored an own goal. Within 30 seconds of the second half, Lucas Paquetá scored for West Ham. Danny Ings, on as a substitute, equalised in the 91st minute as the game finished 2–2.^[77]

On 14 March, the return leg of the Europa League tie against Freiburg was played at the London Stadium. In the 9th minute, Lucas Paquetá brought the tie level with a goal from a cross by Tomáš Souček. Jarrod Bowen scored in the 32nd minute to make it 2–1 on aggregate. Aaron Cresswell scored in the 52nd minute, his first goal in European competition, to make it 3–1. On 77 minutes, Mohammed Kudus picked up the ball in his own half, went past three defenders and shot past the Freiburg goalkeeper to make it 4–0. He added another on 85 minutes to make it 5–0 on the night and 5–1 on aggregate. Midfielder, George Earthy made his professional debut in the game coming on in the 86th minute for Jarrod Bowen.^[78][79] The 5–0 win was West Ham’s biggest win in European competitions.^[80]

West Ham returned to Premier League action on 17 March playing Aston Villa at the London Stadium. Michail Antonio scored for West Ham in the 29th minute, a diving header from a Vladimir Coufal cross. Villa equalised in the 79th minute through Nicolò Zaniolo and the game finished 1–1. West Ham had two goals ruled out during the game following VAR reviews.^{[81][Note 1][82]} The latter VAR review, for a possible handball by Tomáš Souček, broke the Premier League record for the longest time taken to complete at five minutes and 37 seconds.^[83]

After an international break, West Ham returned to Premier League action on 30 March with an away game against Newcastle United. Alexander Isak scored a penalty for the home side on six minutes after a foul on Anthony Gordon. However Michail Antonio equalised on 21 minutes. Goals either side of half-time by Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen put West Ham 3–1 up. On 69 minutes manager Moyes substituted Antonio for Kalvin Phillips who was adjudged to have fouled Gordon resulting in a further penalty which Isak scored in the 77h minute. On 83 minutes, substitute Harvey Barnes made the score 3-3. He scored again in the 90th minute to make it 4–3, the final score. Moyes received criticism for adopting defensive tactics when 3–1 ahead. Kalvin Phillips was also involved in controversy when, after the game he was verbally abused and called "useless" by a group of West Ham supporters outside the ground. He responded by giving them the finger as he entered the team coach.^{[84][85] [86]}

April

West Ham played Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at the London Stadium on 2 April. Brennan Johnson put the visitors 1–0 up on five minutes. However Kurt Zouma equalised on 19 minutes from a Jarrod Bowen corner. There was no further score. West Ham remained in 7th place in the league table.^[87] On 6 April, West Ham travelled to Molineux to play Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. Wolves led 1–0 at half-time following a penalty scored by Pablo Sarabia after Emerson had fouled Rayan Ait Nouri. Lucas Paquetá equalised in the 73rd minute with a penalty after Max Kilman had handled the ball. On 84 minutes, James Ward-Prowse scored direct from a corner kick to put the Hammers 2–1 up. In the 99th minute Kilman headed in for what was thought to be an equaliser only for a VAR review to show that Tawanda Chirewa was in an offside position. This decision led to protests by Wolves players and staff leading to several bookings by the referee as the game ended 2–1 to West Ham.^[88][89] In 11 April, Wolves manager Gary O'Neil was charged by the Football Association with "improper and/or threatening" behaviour relating to language used to match officials after the game.^[90]

On 11 April, West Ham played Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen in Germany in the first leg of the quarter-final of the Europa League. West Ham played a defensive game, attempting to score on the break. They held out until the 83rd minute when Jonas Hofmann scored for Leverkusen. Victor Boniface added a second in the 91st minute to make the final score 2–0.^[91]

Returning to the Premier League, West Ham played Fulham at the London Stadium on 14 April. They lost 2–0, both Fulham’s goals being scored by Andreas Pereira, in the 9th and 72nd minute. Midfielder George Earthy made his Premier League debut coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Michail Antonio. After only a few minutes he was in a collision with team-mate Edson Álvarez. He lost consciousness after his head hit the ground resulting in lengthy medical assistance including receiving oxygen, before being stretchered off to be substituted by Maxwel Cornet.^[92][93] A statement from West Ham, the following day, said Earthy had been discharged from hospital and had returned home.^[94] West Ham dropped to 8th position in the league table.^[95]

The second leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen was played at the London Stadium on 18 April. West Ham took the lead with a header from Michail Antonio in the 13th minute. They dominated the opening period but in the second-half looked tired. Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong equalised in the 89th minute with a shot which deflected in off of Aaron Cresswell. The game finished 1–1 and 3–1 on aggregate as West Ham were eliminated from the competition.^[96]

On 21 April West Ham played Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. After 31 minutes they were 4–0 down with Palace goals being scored by Michael Olise (seven minutes), Eberechi Eze (16 minutes), an own goal by Emerson (20 minutes) and a goal by Jean-Philippe Mateta (31 minutes). Michail Antonio pulled one back on 40 minutes to make the score 4–1 at half-time. Mateta scored a second on 64 minutes and Palace goalkeeper, Dean Henderson scored an own goal on 89 minutes as the game finished 5–2. Manager Moyes was critical of his team saying, "I've got to say I've not had many teams who have played like that in my whole career".^[97]

Liverpool were the visitors to the London Stadium on 27 April for a game in the Premier League. Jarrod Bowen put West Ham ahead just before half-time scoring with a header from Mohammed Kudus' cross. Liverpool improved in the second half and equalised in the 48th minute through Andy Robertson. They went ahead in the 65th minute when Cody Gakpo’s cross ricocheted into the net via Tomáš Souček, Angelo Ogbonna and finally, goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. Michail Antonio equalised in the 77th minute with a header. The game finished 2–2 leaving West Ham in eighth place in the league.^[98] Bowen's goal was his 16th Premier League goal of the season, equalling a record held by Paolo Di Canio for the most goals scored by a West Ham player in a season in the Premier League.^[99]

May

On 5 May, West Ham played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Cole Palmer puts the hosts 1–0 up on 15 minutes. Conor Gallagher added a second on 30 minutes and Noni Madueke headed in a third on 36 minutes. Nicolas Jackson scored two in the second half, in the 48th and 80th minutes as the game ended 5–0 to Chelsea. This was the fourth time this season that West Ham had conceded five goals. Having won once in the previous 10 games their defensive record, having conceded 70 goals was the fourth worst in the league only beaten by the three teams in the relegation positions, Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town.^[100]

On 6 May 2024, West Ham confirmed that manager David Moyes would leave the club at the end of his current contract, at the end of the 2023–24 season.^[101]

West Ham played their final home game of the season on 11 May, against Luton Town. Albert Sambi Lokonga scored after only six minutes to make it 1–0 to Luton, the score at half–time. James Ward-Prowse equalised on 54 minutes and Tomáš Souček scored a 25 yards (23 m) first–time volley to make it 2–1. On 75 minutes, Michail Antonio was substituted for George Earthy. With his first touch of the game and only 67 seconds later, Earthy scored to make it 3–1, the final score. Kaelan Casey came on as a late substitute, for Angelo Ogbonna, to make his Premier League debut. The result left West Ham in ninth position in the league.^[102][103]

With one game remaining in the season, West Ham’s final league position of 9th was confirmed, unable to catch Manchester United a place above or be caught by Brighton one place below.^[104]

Manager David Moyes' final game as manager was also West Ham's final game of the season, on 19 May at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City who were attempting to win their fourth consecutive Premier League title. Phil Foden scored twice for City, in the second and 18th minute but Mohammed Kudus pulled one back for West Ham in the 42nd minute with an overhead kick. Rodri scored in the 59th minute to make it 3–1, the final score, giving City the three points they needed to win the 2023–24 Premier League.^[105]

Squad

As of 2 February 2024

Squad no.	Player	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Łukasz Fabiański		GK	(1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 (age 39)
23	Alphonse Areola		GK	(1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 31)
49	Joseph Anang		GK	(2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 23)
Defenders
2	Ben Johnson		LB/RB	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)
3	Aaron Cresswell		LB	(1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 34)
4	Kurt Zouma		CB	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)
5	Vladimír Coufal		RB	(1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 31)
15	Konstantinos Mavropanos		CB/RB	(1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 26)
21	Angelo Ogbonna		CB	(1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36)
27	Nayef Aguerd		CB	(1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 28)
33	Emerson Palmieri		LB	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 29)
42	Kaelan Casey		CB	(2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 19)
57	Oliver Scarles		LB	(2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18)
Midfielders
7	James Ward-Prowse		CM	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29)
10	Lucas Paquetá		AM/CM	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 26)
11	Kalvin Phillips		DM	(1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28)
14	Mohammed Kudus		AM/RW	(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 23)
17	Maxwel Cornet		LW/LB/CF	(1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 27)
19	Edson Álvarez		DM/ CB	(1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 26)
28	Tomáš Souček		DM/CM	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
40	George Earthy		DM	(2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 19)
61	Lewis Orford		CM/AM	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 18)
Forwards
9	Michail Antonio		CF/LW/RW	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34)
18	Danny Ings		CF/SS	(1992-07-23) 23 July 1992 (age 31)
20	Jarrod Bowen		RW/CF/SS	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)
45	Divin Mubama		CF	(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 19)
Out on Loan
22	Saïd Benrahma		LW/RW/AM	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 28)
24	Thilo Kehrer		CB/RB/LB	(1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 27)
50	Callum Marshall		CF	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2023	LW	Sean Moore †	Cliftonville	Undisclosed	[106]
10 August 2023	DM	Edson Álvarez	Ajax	Undisclosed	[107]
14 August 2023	CM	James Ward-Prowse	Southampton	Undisclosed	[108]
22 August 2023	CB	Konstantinos Mavropanos	VfB Stuttgart	Undisclosed	[109]
27 August 2023	AM	Mohammed Kudus	Ajax	Undisclosed	[110]

† Signed for the Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2023	CB	Jamal Baptiste	Manchester City	Released	[111]
30 June 2023	CB	Asher Falase	Bishop's Stortford	Released	[111]
30 June 2023	GK	Brian Kinnear	Clyde	Released	[111]
30 June 2023	AM	Manuel Lanzini	River Plate	Released	[112]
30 June 2023	CF	Mipo Odubeko	Marítimo	Released	[113]
30 June 2023	LW	Armstrong Oko-Flex	Zürich	Released	[111][114]
1 July 2023	LB	Arthur Masuaku	Beşiktaş	Undisclosed	[115]
15 July 2023	DM	Declan Rice	Arsenal	£105,000,000	[116]
7 August 2023	CF	Gianluca Scamacca	Atalanta	Undisclosed	[117]
8 August 2023	AM	Nikola Vlašić	Torino	Undisclosed	[118]
12 January 2024	DM	Conor Coventry	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[119]
19 January 2024	LW	Thierry Nevers	Sheriff Tiraspol	Undisclosed	[120]
19 January 2024	DM	Archie Woods	Released		[120]
2 February 2024	AM	Pablo Fornals	Real Betis	Undisclosed	[121]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref.
26 January 2024	DM	Kalvin Phillips	Manchester City	End of season	[122]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref.
1 July 2023	GK	Nathan Trott	Vejle	End of season	[123]
21 July 2023	GK	Krisztián Hegyi	Stevenage	3 January 2024[a]	[124][125]
28 July 2023	DM	Freddie Potts	Wycombe Wanderers	End of season	[126]
29 July 2023	AM	Kamarai Simon-Swyer	Crawley Town	End of season	[127]
21 August 2023	DM	Flynn Downes	Southampton	End of season	[128]
25 August 2023	GK	Mason Terry	Concord Rangers	End of season	[129]
1 September 2023	DM	Archie Woods	Dartford	19 January 2024[b]	[130][120]
2 September 2023	DM	Keenan Forson	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of season	[131]
5 January 2024	CB	Thilo Kehrer	Monaco	End of season	[132]
8 January 2024	GK	Krisztián Hegyi	Den Bosch	End of season	[133]
12 January 2024	CF	Gideon Kodua	Wycombe Wanderers	End of season	[134]
23 January 2024	CB	Billy Bates	Cheshunt	End of season	[135]
26 January 2024	CF	Callum Marshall	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	[136]
1 February 2024	RM	Daniel Chesters	Salford City	End of season	[137]
2 February 2024	LW	Saïd Benrahma	Lyon	End of season	[138]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 23 March West Ham announced a pre-season tour of Australia, with two matches against Perth Glory and Tottenham Hotspur.^[139] On 13 June, the Hammers announced a third friendly, against Dagenham & Redbridge.^[140] A day later, a fourth and fifth friendly were added, against Rennes and Boreham Wood respectively.^[141][142] On 28 June a sixth fixture was added, versus Bayer Leverkusen.^[143]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	9th	38	14	10	14	60	74	−14	036.84
FA Cup	7 January 2024	16 January 2024	Third round	Third round	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	27 September 2023	20 December 2023	Third round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1	066.67
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023	18 April 2024	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	6	1	3	16	8	+8	060.00
Total					53	22	12	19	82	90	−8	041.51

Premier League

League table

Premier League

Season	2023–24
Dates	11 August 2023 – 19 May 2024
Champions	Manchester City 8th Premier League title 10th English title
Relegated	Luton Town Burnley Sheffield United
Champions League	Manchester City Arsenal Liverpool Aston Villa
Europa League	Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur
Conference League	Chelsea
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,246 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer	Erling Haaland (27 goals)
Best goalkeeper	David Raya (16 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Chelsea 6–0 Everton (15 April 2024)
Biggest away win	Sheffield United 0–8 Newcastle United (24 September 2023)
Highest scoring	Sheffield United 0–8 Newcastle United (24 September 2023) Chelsea 4–4 Manchester City (12 November 2023) Newcastle United 4–4 Luton Town (3 February 2024)
Longest winning run	9 matches Manchester City[144]
Longest unbeaten run	23 matches Manchester City[144]
Longest winless run	14 matches Sheffield United[144]
Longest losing run	7 matches Sheffield United[144]
Highest attendance	73,612 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United (4 February 2024)[144]
Lowest attendance	10,421 Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea (17 September 2023)[144]
Total attendance	14,545,945
Average attendance	38,481
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Premier League was the 32nd season of the Premier League and the 125th season of top-flight English football overall. The season began on 11 August 2023, and concluded on 19 May 2024.^{[145][146][147][148]}

Manchester City, the defending champions, won their fourth consecutive title, the first men's team to do so.^[149][150]

This season was the third to feature a winter break, with each team having a two-week break from all competitions some time between 2 January and 30 January 2024.^[151] The summer transfer window was from 14 June to 1 September 2023, while the winter transfer window was between 1 January and 1 February 2024.^[152]

A record 1,246 goals (380 games, an average of 3.28 per match) were scored during the season, breaking the previous record of 1,222 in the 1992–93 season (which had 462 games). The average goals per game was the highest in the top flight since 1964–65.^[153] All three of the newly promoted teams were relegated (Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United), the first time this happened since the 1997–98 season; those three teams had a combined total of 66 points. Nottingham Forest avoided relegation with 32 points (already deducted 4 points), a record low for a team that avoided relegation.

Summary

For only the third time in Premier League history (after Middlesbrough in 1996–97 and Portsmouth in 2009–10), a Premier League team were deducted points; on 17 November 2023, Everton had 10 points deducted from their total for a breach of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR). The deduction was the biggest to be handed out in Premier League history and was subject to appeal.^[154] On 26 February 2024, following their appeal, it was announced that the deduction had been reduced to six points.^[155] On 8 April, the club were deducted two additional points for further PSR breaches, which the club initially appealed, but later withdrew.^{[156][157][158]} In total, the club were deducted eight points this season.

On 30 September 2023, in the game between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, Premier League's video assistant referee (VAR), Darren England, failed to intervene on a decision that disallowed Luis Díaz's legitimate goal. Liverpool lost the game 2–1 and PGMOL admitted the offside ruling as a "significant human error". It was revealed that England and the assistant VAR, Dan Cook, took an eight-hour long flight back from the UAE a day before. A group of PGMOL officials were in UAE to take charge of a match between Sharjah and Al-Ain. It led to questions over PGMOL's decision of allowing the leading match officials to take lucrative assignments in the UAE Pro League although the Emirates owns the Premier League club, Manchester City.^[159]

On 5 December 2023, Sheffield United became the first club to sack their manager, dismissing Paul Heckingbottom after their 5–0 defeat to fellow newly-promoted side Burnley. He was replaced by Chris Wilder, marking his return to the club since the 2020–21 season.^[160] At that time, Sheffield United were bottom of the league, having amassed only five points in 14 games.^[161]

On 16 December 2023, the match between Bournemouth and Luton Town was abandoned after 65 minutes with the score level at 1–1 as Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the pitch. Play was initially suspended, with the referee taking both sets of players off, midway through the second half, whilst medical personnel tended to Lockyer. He was eventually stretchered off, and taken to hospital, where it was later announced that he was responsive, and in a stable condition.^[162] The game was replayed on 13 March 2024, with Luton taking a 3–0 lead at half-time, before Bournemouth fought back in the second half to win 4–3, in what was praised as one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the league.^[163]

On 19 December 2023, Nottingham Forest became the second club to sack their manager, dismissing Steve Cooper after Forest had won one game from 13 league games played.^[164] His last game in charge was a 2–0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.^[165] He was replaced by former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Spurs coach Nuno Espírito Santo, whose first game in charge was a 3–2 home loss to Bournemouth, extending the club’s winless run to seven games.^[166] In his second game, Nuno ended Nottingham Forest's winless run with a 3–1 away win at Newcastle United, with Chris Wood scoring a hat-trick against his old club, having left in the January transfer window of the 2022–23 season.^[167]

On 26 January 2024, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp announced his intention to step down as manager at the end of the season after more than eight years in charge.^[168]

On 19 February 2024, Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson resigned from his role. Palace had lost ten of their previous 16 games and were 16th in the table, five points above the relegation zone. Hodgson, who had been taken ill at a team training session on 15 February, was replaced by former Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner.^[169]

On 18 March 2024, Nottingham Forest became the fourth-ever Premier League club to receive a points deduction, as they were deducted four points for a breach of the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules.^[170] The club submitted an appeal on 26 March, but on 7 May their appeal was rejected.^[171][172]

On 27 April 2024, Sheffield United became the first team relegated to the Championship after a 5–1 away defeat at Newcastle United. The defeat left the Blades 10 points adrift of safety with three matches left to play. ^[173] On 4 May, they also became the first side to concede 100 goals in a 38 game Premier League season, equalling the record of Swindon Town overall, who also conceded 100 goals in the 1993–94 season, consisting of 42 games.^[174] On 11 May, they broke the record, conceding a 101st goal in a 1–0 defeat to Everton, and by the end of the season had conceded a total of 104 goals, the most allowed by a top flight team since Ipswich Town allowed 121 in the 1963-64 First Division.

On 6 May 2024, West Ham United announced that manager David Moyes would leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expired, and that his successor had not yet been appointed.^[175]

On 11 May 2024, Burnley became the second team to be relegated, following a 2–1 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. The defeat left them five points adrift of safety with one match left to play, having failed to move out of the relegation zone since the opening day of the season.^[176][177]

Also on 11 May 2024, Luton Town lost to 3–1 away to West Ham United, which left them three points adrift of safety with one match left to play, a result which whilst not mathematically confirming relegation, required a 13 goal swing on the last day of the season to catch 17th place Nottingham Forest.^[178] Their relegation was confirmed on 19 May after Nottingham Forest's 2–1 win at Burnley.^[179]

On 18 May 2024, Brighton & Hove Albion announced that they had reached a mutual agreement with manager Roberto De Zerbi to terminate his contract following the conclusion of the season the following day.^[180]

This season saw the continued rise of Aston Villa under Unai Emery, with them securing a Champions League spot under the new 'league phase' format, and for the first time since 1983. Meanwhile, Manchester United suffered their worst season in Premier League history. After finishing third and winning the EFL Cup in Erik ten Hag's debut season, United recorded new lows in his second season, including their lowest finish in a season (eighth, previously seventh in 2013–14 under David Moyes), the most losses in a single Premier League season ever (14), a −1 goal difference, and a total of 58 goals conceded (82 in all competitions), the most since the 1976–77 season.^{[citation needed]}

Chelsea, who finished 12th in the previous season, saw themselves back into European football after a year's absence under former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino, by placing sixth after a season full of inconsistent results, confirming at least the Conference League for the next season.^{[citation needed]}

Developments

The new stoppage time rule was used in the league for the first time this season. In an effort to improve clamping down on time-wasting and to improve the accuracy of time added on, stoppage times were longer across matches. The new rule accounted for stoppages due to injuries, goal celebrations, yellow and red cards, and VAR reviews. Additionally, there were yellow/red card offences for dissent and time wasting, which contributed to a large increase in yellow and red cards this season.^[181] It was reported that the new rule also made the matches more chaotic and unpredictable, and increased the drama and spectacle of the competition with many goals scored in added time (many occurring after the 95th minute). In addition, increasing the stoppage time was considered a good move by some who argued that time wasting was no longer tolerable, while others (including some insiders) would prefer a switch to actual time and more clarity and transparency about how long a match should last.^{[182][183][184]}

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Burnley, Sheffield United, and Luton Town, who returned to the top flight after respective absences of one, two and thirty-one years. This was also Luton Town's first season in the Premier League.^[185] With their promotion, Luton Town were the first team to have been promoted from non-League (5th tier or lower within the English football league pyramid) to the top flight during the Premier League era. They replaced Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton, who were relegated to the Championship after respective spells of nine, three and eleven years in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity[186]
Arsenal	London (Holloway)	Emirates Stadium	60,704[187]
Aston Villa	Birmingham	Villa Park	42,657
Bournemouth	Bournemouth	Dean Court	11,307
Brentford	London (Brentford)	Brentford Community Stadium	17,250
Brighton & Hove Albion	Falmer	Falmer Stadium	31,876
Burnley	Burnley	Turf Moor	21,944[188]
Chelsea	London (Fulham)	Stamford Bridge	40,173[189]
Crystal Palace	London (Selhurst)	Selhurst Park	25,486
Everton	Liverpool (Walton)	Goodison Park	39,414
Fulham	London (Fulham)	Craven Cottage	24,500
Liverpool	Liverpool (Anfield)	Anfield	61,276
Luton Town	Luton	Kenilworth Road	12,000[190]
Manchester City	Manchester (Bradford)	City of Manchester Stadium	53,400
Manchester United	Manchester (Old Trafford)	Old Trafford	74,031
Newcastle United	Newcastle upon Tyne	St James' Park	52,257
Nottingham Forest	West Bridgford	City Ground	30,404
Sheffield United	Sheffield	Bramall Lane	32,050
Tottenham Hotspur	London (Tottenham)	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	62,850
West Ham United	London (Stratford)	London Stadium	62,500
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wolverhampton	Molineux Stadium	31,750

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (chest)	Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Arsenal	Mikel Arteta	Martin Ødegaard[191]	Adidas[192]	Emirates[193]	Visit Rwanda[194]
Aston Villa	Unai Emery	John McGinn[195]	Castore[196]	BK8[197]	Trade Nation[198]
Bournemouth	Andoni Iraola	Neto[199]	Umbro[200]	Dafabet[201]	DeWalt[202]
Brentford	Thomas Frank	Christian Nørgaard[203]	Umbro[204]	Hollywoodbets[205]	PensionBee[206]
Brighton & Hove Albion	Roberto De Zerbi	Lewis Dunk[207]	Nike[208]	American Express[208]	Snickers UK[209]
Burnley	Vincent Kompany	Jack Cork[210]	Umbro[211]	W88[212]	Uphold[213]
Chelsea	Mauricio Pochettino	Reece James[214]	Nike[215]	Infinite Athlete[216]	BingX[217]
Crystal Palace	Oliver Glasner	Joel Ward[218]	Macron[219]	Cinch[220]	Kaiyun Sports[221]
Everton	Sean Dyche	Séamus Coleman[222]	Hummel[223]	Stake.com[224]	KICK[225]
Fulham	Marco Silva	Tom Cairney[226]	Adidas[227]	SBOTOP[228]	WebBeds[229]
Liverpool	Jürgen Klopp	Virgil van Dijk[230]	Nike[231]	Standard Chartered[232]	Expedia[233]
Luton Town	Rob Edwards	Tom Lockyer[234]	Umbro[235]	Utilita[236]	Free Now[237]
Manchester City	Pep Guardiola	Kyle Walker[238]	Puma[239]	Etihad Airways[240]	OKX[241]
Manchester United	Erik ten Hag	Bruno Fernandes[242]	Adidas[243]	TeamViewer[244]	DXC Technology[245]
Newcastle United	Eddie Howe	Jamaal Lascelles[246]	Castore[247]	Sela[248]	Noon[249]
Nottingham Forest	Nuno Espírito Santo	Ryan Yates	Adidas[250]	Kaiyun Sports[251]	Ideagen[252]
Sheffield United	Chris Wilder	John Egan[253]	Erreà[254]	CFI Financial Group[255]	Gtech[256]
Tottenham Hotspur	Ange Postecoglou	Son Heung-min[257]	Nike[258]	AIA[259]	Cinch[260]
West Ham United	David Moyes	Kurt Zouma[261]	Umbro[262]	Betway[263]	JD Sports[264]
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Gary O'Neil	Max Kilman[265]	Castore[266]	AstroPay[267]	6686 Sports[268]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Chelsea	Frank Lampard[269]	End of interim spell	28 May 2023	Pre-season	Mauricio Pochettino[270]	29 May 2023
Tottenham Hotspur	Ryan Mason[271]				Ange Postecoglou[272]	6 June 2023
Bournemouth	Gary O'Neil[273]	Sacked	19 June 2023		Andoni Iraola[274]	19 June 2023
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Julen Lopetegui[275]	Mutual consent	8 August 2023		Gary O'Neil[276]	9 August 2023
Sheffield United	Paul Heckingbottom[277]	Sacked	5 December 2023	20th	Chris Wilder[278]	5 December 2023
Nottingham Forest	Steve Cooper[279]		19 December 2023	17th	Nuno Espírito Santo[280]	20 December 2023
Crystal Palace	Roy Hodgson[281]	Resigned	19 February 2024	16th	Oliver Glasner[282]	19 February 2024

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Newcastle United	38	18	6	14	85	62	+23	60
8	Manchester United	38	18	6	14	57	58	−1	60	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
9	West Ham United	38	14	10	14	60	74	−14	52
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	10	15	57	58	−1	49
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	12	12	14	55	62	−7	48

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[283]
1	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	27
2	Cole Palmer	Chelsea	22
3	Alexander Isak	Newcastle United	21
4	Phil Foden	Manchester City	19
	Dominic Solanke	Bournemouth
	Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa
7	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	18
8	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	17
9	Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United	16
	Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace
	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	Burnley	5–2 (A)[284]	2 September 2023
Erling Haaland	Manchester City	Fulham	5–1 (H)[285]
Evan Ferguson	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle United	3–1 (H)[286]
Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	Brighton & Hove Albion	6–1 (H)[287]	30 September 2023
Eddie Nketiah	Arsenal	Sheffield United	5–0 (H)[288]	28 October 2023
Nicolas Jackson	Chelsea	Tottenham Hotspur	4–1 (A)[289]	6 November 2023
Dominic Solanke	Bournemouth	Nottingham Forest	3–2 (A)[290]	23 December 2023
Chris Wood	Nottingham Forest	Newcastle United	3–1 (A)[291]	26 December 2023
Elijah Adebayo	Luton Town	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0 (H)[292]	30 January 2024
Matheus Cunha	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Chelsea	4–2 (A)[293]	4 February 2024
Phil Foden	Manchester City	Brentford	3–1 (A)[294]	5 February 2024
Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United		4–2 (H)[295]	26 February 2024
Phil Foden	Manchester City	Aston Villa	4–1 (H)[296]	3 April 2024
Cole Palmer	Chelsea	Manchester United	4–3 (H)[297]	4 April 2024
Cole Palmer4		Everton	6–0 (H)[298]	15 April 2024
Erling Haaland4	Manchester City	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–1 (H)[299]	4 May 2024
Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace	Aston Villa	5–0 (H)[300]	19 May 2024

Note: ⁴ – player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[301]
1	David Raya	Arsenal	16
2	Jordan Pickford	Everton	13
3	Bernd Leno	Fulham	10
	Ederson	Manchester City
5	André Onana	Manchester United	9
6	Alisson	Liverpool	8
	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa
8	Mark Flekken	Brentford	7
	Neto	Bournemouth
	Guglielmo Vicario	Tottenham Hotspur

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 13^[302]
  • João Palhinha (Fulham)
  • Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)

• Most red cards: 2^[303]
  • Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur)
  • Reece James (Chelsea)
  • Oli McBurnie (Sheffield United)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 105^[304]
  • Chelsea

• Fewest yellow cards: 52^[304]
  • Manchester City

• Most red cards: 7^[305]
  • Burnley

• Fewest red cards: 0^[305]
  • Luton Town

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month		Goal of the Month		Save of the Month		References
	Manager	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
August	Ange Postecoglou	Tottenham Hotspur	James Maddison	Tottenham Hotspur	Kaoru Mitoma	Brighton & Hove Albion	Alisson	Liverpool	[306][307][308][309]
September			Son Heung-min		Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	Robert Sánchez	Chelsea	[310][311][312][313]
October			Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	Saman Ghoddos	Brentford	Alphonse Areola	West Ham United	[314][315][316][317]
November	Erik ten Hag	Manchester United	Harry Maguire	Manchester United	Alejandro Garnacho	Manchester United	Thomas Kaminski	Luton Town	[318][319][320][321]
December	Unai Emery	Aston Villa	Dominic Solanke	Bournemouth	Alexis Mac Allister	Liverpool	Wes Foderingham	Sheffield United	[322][323][324][325]
January	Jürgen Klopp	Liverpool	Diogo Jota	Liverpool	Oscar Bobb	Manchester City	Jordan Pickford	Everton	[326][327][328][329]
February	Mikel Arteta	Arsenal	Rasmus Højlund	Manchester United	Kobbie Mainoo	Manchester United	Mark Flekken	Brentford	[330][331][332][333]
March	Andoni Iraola	Bournemouth	Rodrigo Muniz	Fulham	Marcus Rashford		Matz Sels	Nottingham Forest	[334][335][336][337]
April	Sean Dyche	Everton	Cole Palmer	Chelsea	Cole Palmer	Chelsea	André Onana	Manchester United	[338][339][340][341]

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Premier League Manager of the Season[342]	Pep Guardiola	Manchester City
Premier League Player of the Season[343]	Phil Foden	Manchester City
Premier League Young Player of the Season[344]	Cole Palmer	Chelsea
FWA Footballer of the Year[345]	Phil Foden	Manchester City

References

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	14	10	14	60	74	−14	52	7	8	4	31	28	+3	7	2	10	29	46	−17

Results by round

Matches

On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.^[1][2]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, West Ham joined in the third round, and were drawn at home against EFL Championship club Bristol City.^[9][10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

The Hammers entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Lincoln City.^[11][12] After defeating Lincoln 1–0, they were drawn at home to Arsenal in the fourth round.^[13] Following a 3–1 victory, West Ham would next be drawn away to Liverpool in the quarter-finals, and were eliminated following a 5–1 defeat.^[14]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

On 1 September, West Ham United were drawn into Group A of the Europa League, alongside Olympiacos, SC Freiburg and TSC.^[15][16] The match schedule was announced the following day.^[17][18]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		WHU	FRE	OLY	TSC
1	West Ham United	6	5	0	1	10	4	+6	15	Advance to round of 16		—	2–0	1–0	3–1
2	SC Freiburg	6	4	0	2	17	7	+10	12	Advance to knockout round play-offs		1–2	—	5–0	5–0
3	Olympiacos	6	2	1	3	11	14	−3	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League		2–1	2–3	—	5–2
4	TSC	6	0	1	5	6	19	−13	1			0–1	1–3	2–2	—

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw took place on 23 February, with the Hammers being drawn against group stage opponents SC Freiburg.^[19][20]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw took place on 15 March, with West Ham being drawn against Bayer Leverkusen, another German club.^[21]

Statistics

• Correct as of match played 19 May 2024

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	POL	Łukasz Fabiański	23	0	7+3	0	2	0	2	0	9	0
23	GK	FRA	Alphonse Areola	33	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Ben Johnson	22	0	4+10	0	0+2	0	2	0	1+3	0
3	DF	ENG	Aaron Cresswell	18	1	4+7	0	1	0	0	0	5+1	1
4	DF	FRA	Kurt Zouma	39	3	32+1	3	2	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	CZE	Vladimír Coufal	47	0	36	0	2	0	2	0	7	0
15	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Mavropanos	33	1	16+3	1	2	0	3	0	9	0
21	DF	ITA	Angelo Ogbonna	17	0	7+4	0	0+1	0	2	0	2+1	0
27	DF	MAR	Nayef Aguerd	28	2	21	1	0	0	1	0	5+1	1
33	DF	ITA	Emerson	47	1	35+1	1	2	0	1	0	5+3	0
42	DF	ENG	Kaelan Casey	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	ENG	James Ward-Prowse	51	7	34+3	7	2	0	0+2	0	9+1	0
10	MF	BRA	Lucas Paquetá	43	8	31	4	1	0	1+1	0	8+1	4
11	MF	ENG	Kalvin Phillips	10	0	3+5	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
14	MF	GHA	Mohammed Kudus	45	14	27+6	8	0	0	3	1	9	5
17	MF	CIV	Maxwel Cornet	16	1	1+6	1	1+1	0	1	0	0+6	0
19	MF	MEX	Edson Álvarez	42	2	28+3	1	1	0	2+1	0	6+1	1
28	MF	CZE	Tomáš Souček	52	10	34+3	7	2	0	3	1	7+3	2
40	MF	ENG	George Earthy	4	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	JAM	Michail Antonio	32	7	21+5	6	0	0	0	0	3+3	1
18	FW	ENG	Danny Ings	29	1	3+16	1	1+1	0	1+1	0	2+4	0
20	FW	ENG	Jarrod Bowen	44	20	34	16	1	1	2	2	6+1	1
45	FW	ENG	Divin Mubama	12	0	0+5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1+3	0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
8	MF	ESP	Pablo Fornals	23	0	4+11	0	1	0	2	0	4+1	0
22	FW	ALG	Saïd Benrahma	22	0	5+8	0	1	0	3	0	4+1	0
24	DF	GER	Thilo Kehrer	12	0	0+4	0	0	0	1+2	0	3+2	0
50	FW	NIR	Callum Marshall	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	20		Jarrod Bowen	16	1	2	1	20
2	MF	14		Mohammed Kudus	8	0	1	5	14
3	MF	28		Tomáš Souček	7	0	1	2	10
4	MF	10		Lucas Paquetá	4	0	0	4	8
5=	MF	7		James Ward-Prowse	7	0	0	0	7
	FW	9		Michail Antonio	6	0	0	1	7
7	DF	4		Kurt Zouma	3	0	0	0	3
8=	MF	19		Edson Álvarez	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	27		Nayef Aguerd	1	0	0	1	2
10=	DF	3		Aaron Cresswell	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	15		Konstantinos Mavropanos	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	17		Maxwel Cornet	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	18		Danny Ings	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	33		Emerson	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	40		George Earthy	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals					2	0	1	0	3
Totals					60	1	5	16	82

Discipline

No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Europa League			Total
Goalkeepers
23	GK	Alphonse Areola	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	Ben Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF	Aaron Cresswell	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
4	DF	Kurt Zouma	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
5	DF	Vladimír Coufal	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0
15	DF	Konstantinos Mavropanos	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	DF	Angelo Ogbonna	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
27	DF	Nayef Aguerd	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
33	DF	Emerson	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	James Ward-Prowse	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	MF	Lucas Paquetá	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	0	0
11	MF	Kalvin Phillips	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
14	MF	Mohammed Kudus	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
19	MF	Edson Álvarez	11	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	17	0	0
28	MF	Tomáš Souček	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	Michail Antonio	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	0
18	FW	Danny Ings	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	Jarrod Bowen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
8	MF	Pablo Fornals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
22	FW	Saïd Benrahma	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
24	DF	Thilo Kehrer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Totals			76	3	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	22	0	0	103	3	1

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rank	No.	Nat	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	1		Łukasz Fabiański	1	0	1	4	6
2	23		Alphonse Areola	4	0	0	0	4
Totals				5	0	1	4	10

Notes

References

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