The 2011–12 Premier League season (August 13, 2011 – May 13, 2012) delivered one of the most thrilling finishes in football history, with Manchester City clinching their first league title since 1968. City secured the championship on the final day with a dramatic 3–2 comeback against Queens Park Rangers, overtaking rivals Manchester United on goal difference after finishing level on 89 points—the only time in Premier League history the title has been decided this way. The campaign was a rollercoaster, as United led by eight points with six games remaining, but City's 1–0 victory over United at the Etihad and a late-season surge flipped the race. The season also made history with Swansea City becoming the first non-English club to reach the Premier League, and all three promoted teams (Swansea, QPR, and Norwich City) survived relegation—a feat not achieved since 2001-02. The chaotic finale featured a red card for QPR's Joey Barton and last-minute goals from Edin Džeko and Sergio Agüero, capping a season later voted the greatest in the Premier League's 20-year history at the 20 Seasons Awards.