The English Premier League is contested annually by twenty elite professional clubs. The complete roster of teams participating in the elite division includes Arsenal, Aston Villa, AFC Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. These twenty institutions represent the absolute pinnacle of English professional soccer, competing fiercely across thirty-eight matchweeks for domestic supremacy and European qualification.