The 2016/2017Premier League season came to a close on Sunday. But my word did the 20 teams who played put on quite the show for fans around the globe with no less than 38 goals between them.
As
always a number of stats emerged following the final, final whistles.
Some interesting, some to be expected, and some just utterly
mind-blowing.
Last day scores
Arsenal 3-1 Everton
Burnley 1-2 West Ham United
Chelsea 5-1 Sunderland
Hull City 1-7 Tottenham
Leicester City 1-1 Bournemouth
Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough
Manchester United 2-0 Crystal Palace
Southampton 0-1 Stoke City
Swansea City 2-1 West Brom
Watford 0-5 Manchester City
Standings — English Premier League
| Pos. | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 93 |
WWWWWW |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 86 |
WWLWWW |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 78 |
DDWWWW |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 76 |
WLWDWW |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 75 |
LWWWWW |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 69 |
DDLLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 61 |
WDLLWL |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 46 |
DDLWDL |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
LWWDWD |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 45 |
LLDLLL |
| 11 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 45 |
DDDWLW |
| 12 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 44 |
LWWLLD |
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 44 |
WLDDLW |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -13 | 41 |
WLLLWL |
| 15 | Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -25 | 41 |
LWDWWW |
| 16 | Burnley | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | -16 | 40 |
LLWDLL |
| 17 | Watford | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | -28 | 40 |
LLLLLL |
| 18 | Hull City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -43 | 34 |
LWDLLL |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -26 | 28 |
LWDLLL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | -40 | 24 |
LLWLLL |
Below we have included our favourite one from each of the 10 games that took place around the UK on Sunday.
As well as a look at how the Premier League table looks now the curtain has come down on the 2016/2017 season.
Arsene Wenger didn’t see… this coming.
Despite victory, Arsenal
have finished the season outside of the top four for the first time
since the 1995-96 campaign, when they finished 5th under Bruce Rioch.
(Photo: AFP)
No blues for Chelsea.
Chelsea are the first side to win 30 games in a single Premier League season.
(Photo: PA)
That’s 15 ladies and gentlemen.
In all
competitions, Kane has five hat-tricks this season, a haul only
Cristiano Ronaldo can equal for players in the big five European
leagues.
(Photo: Getty Images Europe)
SHOOOOT!
Philippe Coutinho has scored 15 goals from outside the area since his Premier League debut; more than any other player.
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(Photo: REUTERS)
You’ll never win anything with kids.
Manchester
United named their youngest ever Premier League starting XI in their
match against Crystal Palace (22y 284d). It is the third youngest
starting XI fielded by any side in Premier League history.
(Photo: Man Utd via Getty Images)
On his way out? Pfft.
Sergio Aguero scored 33
goals in all competitions for Manchester City this term; his best ever
return in a single season for the club.
(Photo: REUTERS)
Look away, Lanzini.
Dimitri Payet created the most
goalscoring chances for West Ham United in the Premier League this
season (74), despite playing his final league game for the Hammers on
January 2nd 2017.
(Photo: REUTERS)
Unfair height advantage?
Peter Crouch became the first Premier League player to score 50 headed Premier League goals.
(Photo: PA)
Centurion.
Stanislas’ goal was Bournemouth’s 100th in Premier League history.
(Photo: Alex Broadway)
The great escape.
Clement’s win percentage of 47 per cent is the best of any Swansea manager in the Premier League.
(Photo: REUTERS)
