chelsea won the league by a point over second placed manchester united on 9 may 2010, with an 8–0 win at home to wigan athletic. they won despite manchester united's 4–0 win against stoke. the title win came in chelsea manager carlo ancelotti's first season with the club. portsmouth were the first team to be relegated on 10 april 2010, followed by hull city and burnley. fulham's manager roy hodgson was voted manager of the year by the league managers association. the season saw liverpool, runners-up the previous season and considered one of the established 'big four', finish outside the top four for the first time since 2004–05 leaving them unable to compete in the uefa champions league for the first time since the 2003–04 season. tottenham hotspur finished with their best point total at the time in the premier league era, finishing in fourth place on 70 points, earning their first ever berth into the champions league.