<Tr> <Th> Average attendance </Th> <Td> 38,274 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2016--17 2018--19 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017--18 Premier League was the 26th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992 . The season started on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 13 May 2018 . Fixtures for the 2017--18 season were announced on 14 June 2017 . </P> <P> Manchester City won their third Premier League title, and fifth English top - flight title overall, with five games to spare . The team broke numerous Premier League records over the course of the season, including: most points (100), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), most consecutive league wins (18), highest goal difference (+ 79), fewest minutes behind in matches (153 minutes) and biggest winning points margin (19). Chelsea were the defending champions, while Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town entered as the promoted teams from the 2016--17 EFL Championship . All three promoted clubs avoided relegation for the first time since the 2011--12 campaign, and for only the third time in Premier League history . </P>

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