2018–19 Premier League
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Arsenal Arsène Wenger Resigned 13 May 2018 Pre-season Unai Emery 23 May 2018
Everton Sam Allardyce Sacked 16 May 2018 Pre-season Marco Silva 31 May 2018
West Ham United David Moyes End of contract 16 May 2018 Pre-season Manuel Pellegrini 22 May 2018
Chelsea Antonio Conte Sacked 13 July 2018 Pre-season Maurizio Sarri 14 July 2018
Fulham Slaviša Jokanović Sacked 14 November 2018 20th Claudio Ranieri 14 November 2018
Southampton Mark Hughes Sacked 3 December 2018 18th Ralph Hasenhüttl 5 December 2018
Manchester United José Mourinho Sacked 18 December 2018 6th Ole Gunnar Solskjær 19 December 2018
Huddersfield Town David Wagner Mutual consent 14 January 2019 20th Jan Siewert 21 January 2019
Leicester City Claude Puel Sacked 24 February 2019 12th Brendan Rodgers 26 February 2019
Fulham Claudio Ranieri Sacked 28 February 2019 19th Scott Parker 28 February 2019
Teams -- Managerial changes
The 2018-19 Premier League was the 27th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019. Fixtures for the 2018-19 season were announced on 14 June 2018. The league was contested by the top 17 teams from the 2017-18 season as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Fulham, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017-18 EFL Championship. They replaced West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City and Stoke City who were relegated to the 2018-19 EFL Championship. Defending champions Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title, and sixth English top-flight title overall. They won their last 14 league games and retained the league title on the final day of the season, finishing on 98 points. Liverpool finished runners-up with 97 points - the highest total in English top-flight history for a second-placed team.