The Premier League season has come to an end Manchester city secured their fourth consecutive league title by two points ahead of Arsenal. It’s a record title as an English team has never won four top-flight titles in a row, but Pep Guardiola’s City side have set a new standard. With his sixth title at just 23 years old, Phil Foden has also become the youngest player ever to achieve the feat in the Premier League and was instrumental in helping City get the job done.
Scoring a brace to topple City West Ham UnitedFoden showed why he was named Premier League Player of the Season after scoring 19 goals and assisting a further eight. It’s Foden’s best attacking season in a City shirt and it’s not over yet. City will have a chance to do the double when they head to Wembley to take on Manchester United in the FA Cup final next weekend.
We know City have made history, but how has the rest of the table shaken out?
|
`1 |
Manchester city |
28 |
7 |
3 |
96 |
34 |
62 |
91 |
|
2 |
Arsenal |
28 |
5 |
5 |
91 |
29 |
62 |
89 |
|
3 |
Liverpool |
24 |
10 |
4 |
76 |
41 |
45 |
82 |
|
4 |
Aston Villa |
20 |
8 |
10 |
76 |
61 |
15 |
66 |
|
5 |
Tottenham |
20 |
6 |
12 |
74 |
61 |
13 |
63 |
|
6 |
Chelsea |
18 |
9 |
11 |
77 |
63 |
14 |
63 |
|
7 |
Newcastle United |
18 |
6 |
14 |
85 |
62 |
23 |
60 |
|
8 |
Manchester United |
18 |
6 |
14 |
57 |
58 |
-1 |
60 |
|
9 |
West Ham United |
14 |
10 |
14 |
60 |
74 |
-14 |
52 |
|
10 |
Crystal Palace |
13 |
10 |
15 |
57 |
58 |
-1 |
49 |
|
11 |
Brighton |
12 |
12 |
14 |
55 |
62 |
-7 |
48 |
|
12 |
Bournemouth |
13 |
9 |
16 |
54 |
57 |
-13 |
48 |
|
13 |
Fulham |
13 |
8 |
17 |
55 |
61 |
-6 |
47 |
|
14 |
Wolves |
13 |
7 |
18 |
50 |
65 |
-15 |
46 |
|
15 |
Everton |
13 |
9 |
16 |
40 |
51 |
-11 |
40 |
|
16 |
Brentford |
10 |
9 |
19 |
56 |
65 |
-9 |
39 |
|
17 |
Nottingham forest |
9 |
9 |
20 |
49 |
67 |
-18 |
32 |
|
18 |
Luton town |
6 |
8 |
24 |
52 |
85 |
-33 |
26 |
|
19 |
Burnley |
5 |
9 |
24 |
41 |
78 |
-37 |
24 |
|
20 |
Sheffield United |
3 |
7 |
28 |
35 |
104 |
-69 |
16 |
qualifying for the Champions League
Qualified: Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Although three of those places had been known for a while, Aston Villa still had to wait a while to announce their return to European football under Unai Emery. Quite a drought is coming to an end as Villa have not qualified for the Champions League since the 1982-83 season. On his way out, Jurgen Klopp also guided Liverpool back to the Champions League after a one-season absence to ensure Arnie Slot is left in the strongest possible position when he takes over next season. Arsenal and Manchester City are among the contenders for next season’s Champions League title.
Europa League qualification
Qualified for Europa League: Tottenham
Qualified for Europa League or Europa Conference League: Chelsea
In the hunt: Newcastle United, Manchester United
Due to the FA Cup final in which Manchester United will participate, the European places have not yet been definitively determined. One of Manchester United or Newcastle United will be left out of the mix, as if Manchester United win the FA Cup they go to the Europa League. That has implications for Chelsea as it would push them into the Conference League next season. If Manchester City win the FA Cup final, Chelsea will go to the Europa League, while Newcastle United will go to the Europa Conference League. Teams had a chance to overtake Tottenham on the final day, but taking care of business against Sheffield United means they are the only team safe in their European position despite the season having already ended.
Relegation
demoted: Luton Town, Burnley, Sheffield United
We barely got to know the newly promoted teams as they all return to the Championship after this season, with none of the three even reaching 30 points. Sheffield United set a record for most goals conceded with 104, but they did collect enough points not to secure the worst points tally in the competition’s history. Some of their players may return to the Premier League, but it is a warning that if a team does not have sufficient resources to compete with the top teams, its stay could be short-lived.
