2015–16 Premier League

The 2015–16 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 8 August 2015, and was scheduled to conclude on 15 May 2016.[6] However, the match between Manchester United and Bournemouth on the final day was postponed to 17 May 2016 due to a suspicious package found at Old Trafford.[7]

For other uses, see 2015–16 Premier League (disambiguation).

Premier League
Season2015–16
Dates8 August 2015 – 17 May 2016
ChampionsLeicester City
1st Premier League title
1st English title
RelegatedNewcastle United
Norwich City
Aston Villa
Champions LeagueLeicester City
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
Europa LeagueManchester United
Southampton
West Ham United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,026 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerHarry Kane (25 goals)[1]
Best goalkeeperPetr Čech (16 clean sheets)[2]
Biggest home winManchester City 6–1 Newcastle United
(3 October 2015)[3]
Biggest away winAston Villa 0–6 Liverpool
(14 February 2016)[3]
Highest scoringNorwich City 4–5 Liverpool
(23 January 2016)[3]
Longest winning run6 matches[4]
Tottenham Hotspur
Longest unbeaten run15 matches[4]
Chelsea
Longest winless run19 matches[4]
Aston Villa
Longest losing run11 matches[4]
Aston Villa
Highest attendance75,415[5]
Manchester United 2–1 Swansea City
(2 January 2016)
Lowest attendance10,863[5]
Bournemouth 1–3 Stoke City
(13 February 2016)
Total attendance13,851,698[5]
Average attendance36,451[5]

Chelsea began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.

Leicester City won the championship for the first time in their 132-year history, with 2 games to spare, after Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 2nd May 2016, becoming the 24th club to become English football champions, and the sixth club to win the Premier League. Many commentators consider this to be one of the greatest sporting shocks in history, especially considering that Leicester spent half of the previous season at the bottom of the table before finishing 14th. Aston Villa, one of seven teams who had played in the Premier League since its inaugural season, were relegated from the top flight in England for the first time since 1987.

Summary

Leicester City were the surprise of the season. Following their late escape from relegation in the previous season many pundits had predicted that they would be relegated[8] and bookmakers gave 5,000–1 odds on them winning the title.[9] After the dismissal of manager Nigel Pearson, they began the new season with Italian Claudio Ranieri in charge. Pearson had been known for his short temper with the press, while Ranieri has a reputation for good humour.[10] The appointment was met with scepticism by pundits, including Leicester fan and former player Gary Lineker, as Ranieri had recently been sacked from his previous post as manager of the Greek national team after suffering a humiliating defeat to the Faroe Islands in his last game in charge.[10][11]

Despite winning their opening game against Sunderland and topping the table, they dropped back following a 5–2 home defeat to Arsenal in September.[12] However, aided by Jamie Vardy's record feat of scoring in eleven consecutive Premier League games, they then remained unbeaten – and returned to the top of the table – until 26 December, when a 1–0 defeat to Liverpool dropped them to second place. They returned to the top after a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa on 16 January, and remained there for the rest of the season.[12] Following a 2–2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016, and having two more games to play, Leicester City were confirmed champions, their first title in the top flight of English football, eclipsing the runners-up spot they reached in 1929.[9]

Defending champions Chelsea sacked manager José Mourinho in December while in 16th place and eventually failed to qualify for European football for the first time in two decades. Eden Hazard, the previous season's PFA Players' Player of the Year, did not score a league goal until late April.[13] They eventually finished 10th, set a then-record lowest finish for a Premier League title holder. They broke the joint-record of 7th set by Blackburn Rovers in 1995–96 and Manchester United in 2013–14.[14] This record only stood for one year, as Leicester City finished 12th the following season.

Arsenal, looking for their first title since 2004 and following a poor start, improved and in early January took the top spot from Leicester. However, a poor run of results, including draws with Liverpool,[15] Stoke City[16] and Southampton,[17] and a loss to Chelsea[18] saw them drop to fourth by mid-February. They remained in contention, but draws with West Ham United, Sunderland and Crystal Palace in April saw their title hopes vanish.[19][20][21]

Meanwhile, Arsenal's London rivals Tottenham Hotspur won six matches in a row, and when Arsenal lost to Manchester United at the end of February, Tottenham leapfrogged them into second place,[22] where they remained until the final weekend of the season. Draws with West Bromwich Albion[23] and Chelsea prevented them from winning their first league title since 1961. The game in which Tottenham's title challenge ended was their 2–2 draw at Chelsea on 2 May, with many altercations between players and benches on and off the field, especially after Eden Hazard scored the equalizing and final goal.[24] Mark Clattenburg, who refereed the game, subsequently stated that he could have "sent three players off from Tottenham" but chose instead to allow them to play on, giving the team a total of nine yellow cards (a league record), so as to allow them to "self destruct" and have no one else to blame but themselves.[25][26]

After a 2–1 home loss to Southampton and a 5–1 defeat away to Newcastle United in their final two matches, Tottenham ended the season in third place, one point behind Arsenal.[27]

Aston Villa, a presence in the Premier League since the league's foundation in 1992 and present in the top division since the 1988–89 season, were the first team to be mathematically relegated, after a 1–0 loss at Manchester United on 16 April.[28] On 11 May, Sunderland won 3–0 against Everton, a result which relegated both Newcastle United and Norwich City with one game remaining.[29]

All of the final fixtures of the season were scheduled for 15 May, and were to kick off at the same time. However, Manchester United's home game against Bournemouth was postponed to two days later after Old Trafford was evacuated because of the discovery of a suspicious device, which was destroyed in a controlled explosion. It was confirmed to be an accidental leftover from a training exercise.[30]

Reactions

The unlikely nature of Leicester's title led to a flood of coverage from across the globe. Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted his congratulations, saying it was "An extraordinary, thoroughly deserved, Premier League title." Congratulations were also sent by the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who praised his compatriot Ranieri.[31]

Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore described it as "biggest story we've ever had" in English football.[32] Former Leicester manager Martin O'Neill described it as the "greatest achievement of this century".[32] Gary Lineker, the former Leicester striker who led a consortium that saved the club from administration in 2002, had said he would host the BBC football show Match of the Day in his underwear if Leicester won the title. After they won the title, he did indeed present the show clad only in boxer shorts.[33] He said: "There were no odds that I would have taken at the start of the season. No odds. You could have given me 10 million to one and I'd have said 'Nah, it's a waste of a quid'".[34] José Mourinho, manager of 2015 champions Chelsea and Ranieri's replacement at the same team eleven years earlier, sent his congratulations, saying: "I lost my title to Claudio Ranieri and it is with incredible emotion that I live this magic moment in his career."[35] Ranieri said after winning his first title at the age of 64 that he wouldn't have appreciated it as a young man: "Now I am an old man I can feel it much better."[35][36]

The long odds bookmakers had given Leicester at the start of the season led to them incurring losses of up to £25 million, with one punter winning over £100,000, having wagered £20 at the original 5,000–1 odds;[37] the largest payout was £200,000 to an anonymous bettor who wagered £100 on the team in October when the odds were improved to 2,000–1.[38]

Superstitious claims of phenomena helping Leicester win the league include the club's Thai owners engaging Buddhist monks to bless the players,[31] and the reburial of King Richard III in the city's cathedral in March 2015. However, none of these claims have been proven as of yet.[39]

Notes
1.^ This is a Premier League record. The all time first tier of English football record stands at 12, by Jimmy Dunne in 1932[40]
2.^ A promise which he later kept.[41] (Reference includes a brief clip from the beginning of the programme).

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 Bournemouth (playing in the top flight for the first time ever), Watford (returning to the top flight after eight years) and Norwich City (returning after a season's absence). They replaced Hull City (ending their two-year spell in the top flight), Burnley and Queens Park Rangers (both teams relegated after a season's presence).

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2015–16 Premier League teams
Greater London Premier League football clubs
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity[42]
Arsenal London (Holloway) Emirates Stadium 60,260
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,660
Bournemouth Bournemouth Dean Court 11,464
Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 41,798
Crystal Palace London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park 25,073
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 39,571
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,312
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 44,742
Manchester City Manchester City of Manchester Stadium 55,097
Manchester United Old Trafford Old Trafford 75,653
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,338
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,010
Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,505
Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent Britannia Stadium 27,740
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 48,707
Swansea City Swansea Liberty Stadium 20,909
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,284
Watford Watford Vicarage Road 21,500
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,850
West Ham United London (Upton Park) Boleyn Ground[lower-alpha 1] 35,345
  1. This was West Ham United's last season at Boleyn Ground as they were set to relocate to the London Stadium at the start of the following season.[43]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Arsène Wenger Mikel Arteta[44] Puma[45] Emirates[46]
Aston Villa Eric Black (caretaker) Micah Richards[47] Macron[48] Intuit QuickBooks[49]
Bournemouth Eddie Howe Tommy Elphick[50] JD Sports[51] Mansion Group[52]
Chelsea Guus Hiddink (caretaker) John Terry[53] Adidas[54] Yokohama[55]
Crystal Palace Alan Pardew Mile Jedinak[56] Macron[57] Mansion Group[58]
Everton David Unsworth
Joe Royle (caretakers)		 Phil Jagielka[59] Umbro[60] Chang[61]
Leicester City Claudio Ranieri Wes Morgan[62] Puma[63] King Power[64]
Liverpool Jürgen Klopp Jordan Henderson[65] New Balance[66] Standard Chartered[66]
Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini Vincent Kompany[67] Nike[68] Etihad Airways[69]
Manchester United Louis van Gaal Wayne Rooney[70] Adidas[71] Chevrolet[72]
Newcastle United Rafael Benítez Fabricio Coloccini[73] Puma[74] Wonga[75]
Norwich City Alex Neil Russell Martin[76] Erreà[77] Aviva[77]
Southampton Ronald Koeman José Fonte[78] Adidas[79] Veho[80]
Stoke City Mark Hughes Ryan Shawcross[81] New Balance[82] Bet365[83]
Sunderland Sam Allardyce John O'Shea[84] Adidas[85] Dafabet[86]
Swansea City Francesco Guidolin Ashley Williams[87] Adidas[88] GWFX[89]
Tottenham Hotspur Mauricio Pochettino Hugo Lloris[90] Under Armour[91] AIA[92]
Watford Quique Sánchez Flores Troy Deeney[93] Puma[94] 138.com[95]
West Bromwich Albion Tony Pulis Darren Fletcher[96] Adidas[97] Tlcbet[98]
West Ham United Slaven Bilić Mark Noble[99] Umbro[100] Betway[101]
  • Additionally, referee kits are made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Premier League.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
West Ham United Sam Allardyce End of contract 24 May 2015[102] Pre-season Slaven Bilić 9 June 2015[103]
Watford Slaviša Jokanović 5 June 2015[104] Quique Sánchez Flores 5 June 2015[104]
Newcastle United John Carver Sacked 9 June 2015[105] Steve McClaren 10 June 2015[106]
Leicester City Nigel Pearson 30 June 2015[107] Claudio Ranieri 13 July 2015[108]
Sunderland Dick Advocaat Resigned 4 October 2015[109] 19th Sam Allardyce 9 October 2015[110]
Liverpool Brendan Rodgers Sacked 4 October 2015[111] 10th Jürgen Klopp 8 October 2015[112]
Aston Villa Tim Sherwood 25 October 2015[113] 19th Rémi Garde 2 November 2015[114]
Swansea City Garry Monk 9 December 2015[115] 15th Alan Curtis 7 January 2016[116]
Chelsea José Mourinho 17 December 2015[117] 16th Guus Hiddink 19 December 2015[118]
Swansea City Alan Curtis End of caretaker spell 18 January 2016[119] 18th Francesco Guidolin 18 January 2016[119]
Newcastle United Steve McClaren Sacked 11 March 2016[120] 19th Rafael Benítez 11 March 2016[121]
Aston Villa Rémi Garde Mutual consent 29 March 2016[122] 20th Eric Black 29 March 2016[122]
Everton Roberto Martínez Sacked 12 May 2016[123] 12th David Unsworth
Joe Royle (caretakers)		 12 May 2016[123]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C) 38 23 12 3 68 36 +32 81 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 11 7 65 36 +29 71
3 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 13 6 69 35 +34 70
4 Manchester City 38 19 9 10 71 41 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 49 35 +14 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Southampton 38 18 9 11 59 41 +18 63
7 West Ham United 38 16 14 8 65 51 +14 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
9 Stoke City 38 14 9 15 41 55 −14 51
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
11 Everton 38 11 14 13 59 55 +4 47
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
13 Watford 38 12 9 17 40 50 −10 45
14 West Bromwich Albion 38 10 13 15 34 48 −14 43
15 Crystal Palace 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Bournemouth 38 11 9 18 45 67 −22 42
17 Sunderland 38 9 12 17 48 62 −14 39
18 Newcastle United (R) 38 9 10 19 44 65 −21 37 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Norwich City (R) 38 9 7 22 39 67 −28 34
20 Aston Villa (R) 38 3 8 27 27 76 −49 17
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[124]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup. As they had also qualified by their virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Southampton.
  2. Manchester City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Football League Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the League Cup winners was passed to the next best-placed team (seventh-placed West Ham United).

Results
Home \ Away ARS AVL BOU CHE CRY EVE LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW NOR SOU STK SUN SWA TOT WAT WBA WHU
Arsenal — 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2
Aston Villa 0–2 — 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–6 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–4 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–1
Bournemouth 0–2 0–1 — 1–4 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–4 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–3
Chelsea 2–0 2–0 0–1 — 1–2 3–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2
Crystal Palace 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 — 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–3
Everton 0–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 — 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–4 6–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–3
Leicester City 2–5 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2
Liverpool 3–3 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 — 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–3
Manchester City 2–2 4–0 5–1 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–3 1–4 — 0–1 6–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2
Manchester United 3–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 — 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0
Newcastle United 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 — 6–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
Norwich City 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–5 0–0 0–1 3–2 — 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–3 4–2 0–1 2–2
Southampton 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 0–3 2–2 3–2 4–2 2–3 3–1 3–0 — 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–0
Stoke City 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–1 2–1
Sunderland 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2
Swansea City 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 — 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0
Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 4–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 4–1
Watford 0–3 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 — 0–0 2–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 3–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 — 0–3
West Ham United 3–3 2–0 3–4 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–0 3–1 1–1 —
Source: Barclays Premier League results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 25
2 Sergio Agüero Manchester City 24
Jamie Vardy Leicester City
4 Romelu Lukaku Everton 18
5 Riyad Mahrez Leicester City 17
6 Olivier Giroud Arsenal 16
7 Jermain Defoe Sunderland 15
Odion Ighalo Watford
9 Troy Deeney Watford 13
Alexis Sánchez Arsenal

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Premier League hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Callum WilsonBournemouthWest Ham United4–3 (A)22 August 2015[125]
Steven NaismithEvertonChelsea3–1 (H)12 September 2015[126]
Alexis SánchezArsenalLeicester City5–2 (A)26 September 2015[127]
Sergio Agüero5Manchester CityNewcastle United6–1 (H)3 October 2015[128]
Raheem SterlingManchester CityBournemouth5–1 (H)17 October 2015[129]
Georginio Wijnaldum4Newcastle UnitedNorwich City6–2 (H)18 October 2015[130]
Harry KaneTottenham HotspurBournemouth5–1 (A)25 October 2015[131]
Arouna KonéEvertonSunderland6–2 (H)1 November 2015[132]
Riyad MahrezLeicester CitySwansea City3–0 (A)5 December 2015[133]
Jermain DefoeSunderlandSwansea City4–2 (A)13 January 2016[134]
Andy CarrollWest Ham UnitedArsenal3–3 (H)9 April 2016[135]
Sergio AgüeroManchester CityChelsea3–0 (A)16 April 2016[136]
Sadio ManéSouthamptonManchester City4–2 (H)1 May 2016[137]
Olivier GiroudArsenalAston Villa4–0 (H)15 May 2016[138]
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists
Rank Player Club Assists[139]
1 Mesut Özil Arsenal 19
2 Christian Eriksen Tottenham Hotspur 13
3 Dimitri Payet West Ham United 12
Dušan Tadić Southampton
5 Riyad Mahrez Leicester City 11
James Milner Liverpool
David Silva Manchester City
8 Dele Alli Tottenham Hotspur 9
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
Erik Lamela Tottenham Hotspur

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[2]
1 Petr Čech Arsenal 16
2 David de Gea Manchester United 15
Joe Hart Manchester City
Kasper Schmeichel Leicester City
5 Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur 13
6 Heurelho Gomes Watford 11
Simon Mignolet Liverpool
8 Jack Butland Stoke City 10
9 Adrián West Ham United 9
Łukasz Fabiański Swansea City

Player

Club
  • Most yellow cards: 74[141]
    • Aston Villa
  • Most red cards: 6[141]
    • Southampton

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August Manuel Pellegrini Manchester City André Ayew Swansea City [142]
September Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur Anthony Martial Manchester United [143]
October Arsène Wenger Arsenal Jamie Vardy Leicester City [144]
November Claudio Ranieri Leicester City [145]
December Quique Sánchez Flores Watford Odion Ighalo Watford [146]
January Ronald Koeman Southampton Sergio Agüero Manchester City [147]
February Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur Fraser Forster Southampton [148]
March Claudio Ranieri Leicester City Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur [149]
April Sergio Agüero Manchester City [150]

Annual awards
Award Winner Club
Premier League Manager of the Season Claudio Ranieri[151] Leicester City
Premier League Player of the Season Jamie Vardy[152] Leicester City
PFA Players' Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez[153] Leicester City
PFA Young Player of the Year Dele Alli[154] Tottenham Hotspur
FWA Footballer of the Year Jamie Vardy[155] Leicester City
PFA Team of the Year[156]
Goalkeeper David de Gea (Manchester United)
Defence Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) Wes Morgan (Leicester City) Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfield Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) N'Golo Kanté (Leicester City) Dimitri Payet (West Ham United)
Attack Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

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