LONDON, – Workforce by workforce evaluate of the 2024-25 Premier League season.
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1 – LIVERPOOL
Arne Slot loved an excellent first season after changing fan favorite Juergen Klopp, exceeding the hopes of supporters, lots of whom would have been content material with a top-four end and a cup run.
Liverpool had the league sewn up way back, due to a 26-game unbeaten league run as Arsenal faltered and Manchester Metropolis imploded, although one March week after they have been knocked out of Europe and misplaced the League Cup remaining took among the shine off.
The departure of native boy Trent Alexander-Arnold to Actual Madrid additionally leaves large sneakers to fill. However with the talismanic Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah tied down and additional reinforcements to return, Liverpool are in a very good place to show this barely shocking title was no one-off.
2 – ARSENAL
Mikel Arteta’s aspect are in peril of turning into the perennial practically males as one other season of wealthy promise slipped by with out something tangible to indicate for it.
Manchester Metropolis’s shocking decline ought to have opened the door for Arsenal to win a primary league title since 2003, however as an alternative a 3rd successive runners-up spot, this time by an enormous margin, felt like regression.
They got here shut within the Champions League, dropping a decent semi-final to Paris St Germain. However these two ties highlighted what Arsenal should handle in the summertime, mainly a world-class striker to get them over the road.
3 – MANCHESTER CITY
Salvaged an in any other case poor season by clinching a Champions League berth with a 2-0 victory at Fulham on the ultimate day.
Their hopes of a fifth successive league title started properly however a mid-season nose-dive noticed them fall off the tempo and so they missed a top-two spot for the primary time since 2016-17.
Ballon d’Or winner Rodri suffered a severe knee damage in late September and wouldn’t return till the season’s penultimate recreation as they dropped as little as seventh within the desk with supervisor Pep Guardiola saying the workforce’s disaster was costing him sleep.
They crashed out of the Champions League early and their FA Cup remaining loss to Crystal Palace meant they ended the season with no silverware for the primary time in eight years.
4 – CHELSEA
Chelsea left it late to realize their goal for the season by qualifying on the ultimate day for the 2025/26 Champions League, due to a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
With greater than 1 billion kilos spent on gamers by the membership’s U.S. homeowners since 2022, Enzo Maresca confronted strain in his first season as coach to get Chelsea again into Europe’s elite competitors. The Blues have been second within the Premier League in December earlier than a poor run made a top-five end a battle.
Chelsea completed fourth and will but win silverware with a UEFA Convention League remaining to return in opposition to Spain’s Actual Betis on Wednesday. Failure to elevate Europe’s third-tier trophy can be a humiliation for the two-time Champions League winners.
5 – NEWCASTLE UNITED
Eddie Howe’s aspect ended a memorable season with their first home silverware for 70 years and a return to the Champions League.
Their 2-1 League Cup remaining win over Liverpool was an ideal illustration of the Magpies this season, with the defence capping a advantageous collective efficiency with a aim from Dan Burn, and striker Alexander Isak displaying the efficiency of their assault by notching the second.
With the mercurial Isak attracting consideration from Premier League rivals and golf equipment round Europe, Howe must persuade the Swedish worldwide that they will take one other step subsequent season and problem for the title.
6 – ASTON VILLA
Enjoying a swashbuckling model of soccer constructed on powerful defence and quick assaults, Unai Emery’s aspect have had their followers in raptures at instances this season but it surely led to disappointment.
Runs to the Champions League quarter-finals and FA Cup semi-finals produced some nice moments however they missed out on a top-five spot on the final day with defeat at Manchester United.
Villa Park turned a fortress within the Premier League with no defeats of their final 18 there and so they additionally beat Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain on two well-known European nights.
Emery’s squad oozes a lot expertise it’s onerous to select the primary star: from charismatic World Cup-winning shot stopper Emiliano Martinez in aim to Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers up entrance with 17 and 14 objectives respectively in all competitions.
7 – NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Boosted by the objectives of striker Chris Wooden, Nottingham Forest mounted an unlikely problem for Champions League soccer, placing behind them successive relegation battles.
Regardless of being within the prime three for a lot of the marketing campaign, a late season droop during which they received two of their remaining eight video games noticed them end in seventh to qualify for the Convention League, a return to European soccer for the primary time for the reason that 1995-96 marketing campaign.
Supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo discovered the correct components for achievement with a strong defensive construction and an assault constructed across the play-making expertise of Morgan Gibbs-White and 20 league objectives from a rejuvenated Wooden.
8 – BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
Brighton’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ persona this season may have been irritating for followers as whereas their eighth-place end represents a strong return underneath 32-year-old supervisor Fabian Huerzeler, they might have been increased up the desk with out the inconsistency that dogged all of them marketing campaign.
They managed wins in opposition to Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis, Newcastle United and Chelsea, and drew twice with Arsenal, however a 7-0 loss to Nottingham Forest was their worst league defeat in 67 years, and an eight-game winless run mid-season harm their European probabilities.
Winger Yankuba Minteh proved an astute signing from Newcastle, and Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma and Joao Pedro all reached double figures for objectives however, as ever, their problem within the subsequent switch window shall be holding on to their main gamers, with the latter tipped for an exit.
9 – BOURNEMOUTH
Bournemouth missed out on Europe however Andoni Iraola’s workforce achieved a club-record factors tally for a Premier League marketing campaign as they punched above their weight.
In two years, Iraola has reworked the membership, taking part in with a dangerous high-intensity urgent model which earned them memorable wins over Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal this season.
Ryan Christie, Evanilson and Justin Kluivert have been central to Bournemouth’s progress this season, however the rise of children like Actual Madrid-bound Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez has been equally important.
10 – BRENTFORD
The Bees flirted with a primary foray into European membership competitors however ultimately fell brief after a season during which they proved unpredictable however extremely entertaining.
Relegated Southampton and Ipswich have been the one sides to concede greater than Brentford at dwelling, with the 35 objectives essentially the most they’ve let in at dwelling within the prime flight for the reason that 1946-47.
However then solely Manchester Metropolis, Newcastle, Arsenal and Liverpool scored extra objectives than Thomas Frank’s workforce this season, seeing them to tenth place.
Bryan Mbuemo netted 20 league objectives and Yoan Wissa 19 whereas Danish worldwide Mikkel Damsgaard was named each the Supporters’ Participant of the Yr and Gamers’ Participant of the Yr on the membership’s end-of-season awards.
11 – FULHAM
One other strong season for Marco Silva’s aspect who spent the overwhelming majority of the marketing campaign in mid-table.
An Eleventh-placed end, after coming thirteenth and tenth within the two earlier seasons since Silva took them again into the Premier League, represents stability after some yo-yo years.
Shedding to Crystal Palace at dwelling within the FA Cup quarter-finals felt like a missed alternative for the membership and having established themselves within the prime flight the important thing shall be whether or not they can begin aiming increased subsequent season.
Raul Jimenez and Rodrigo Muniz supplied the objectives whereas Emile Smith Rowe thrived in midfield after shifting from Arsenal.
12 – CRYSTAL PALACE
Palace’s victory within the FA Cup remaining over Manchester Metropolis secured their first main trophy within the membership’s historical past and ensured this season will go down as their most interesting regardless of profitable solely one in every of their opening 13 league video games.
They ended up with a club-record 53 Premier League factors as supervisor Oliver Glasner moulded his workforce across the objectives of talisman Jean-Philippe Mateta, the guile of Eberechi Eze and the tempo and energy of Ismaila Sarr.
Europa League soccer subsequent season may assist Palace hold maintain of their prized belongings.
13 – EVERTON
David Moyes and Beto proved the unlikely duo who circled Everton’s season as one other battle in opposition to relegation loomed as they languished one level above the drop zone with three wins from 19 video games underneath the cautious Sean Dyche.
Moyes then returned after a 12-year absence and oversaw a outstanding nine-game unbeaten league run of 4 wins and 5 attracts that ensured Everton can be within the prime flight after they transfer into their new stadium subsequent season.
Beto by some means reached double figures in objectives, with followers overlooking his rawness whereas celebrating his whole-hearted, battling method.
It helped that he scored in opposition to Liverpool, when James Tarkowski’s 98th-minute top-corner rocket in entrance of the Gwladys Avenue Finish to safe a 2-2 draw was the membership’s second of the season. There was nonetheless time for an emotional farewell to Goodison Park, the membership’s dwelling for 133 years, because the Toffees signed off with a win in opposition to Southampton.
14 – WEST HAM UNITED
A lacklustre season for the London membership whose resolution to half methods with David Moyes and substitute him with Julen Lopetegui at all times seemed like ending unhappily.
Regardless of West Ham spending 130 million kilos on signings, Lopetegui’s model was bland and he was sacked after solely 20 league video games in cost, of which West Ham received solely six.
Graham Potter’s impression has hardly been spectacular with 5 wins in 18 however he shall be judged subsequent season when he has been capable of put his stamp on the workforce. Jarrod Bowen was once more West Ham’s excellent participant with 13 league objectives.
15 – MANCHESTER UNITED
United staggered via their worst season within the top-flight since they have been relegated in 1974 and an enormous rebuilding job awaits Ruben Amorim in the summertime.
They jettisoned supervisor Erik ten Hag in October with United in 14th place and if something they received worse underneath Amorim who struggled to implement his model on a mediocre squad.
Even the salvation of a Europa League title was denied them as they misplaced to Tottenham Hotspur in a poor remaining in Bilbao and the shortage of Champions League income shall be an enormous monetary blow to a membership already reeling from co-owner Jim Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting measures.
16 – WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Vitor Pereira secured top-flight standing with 5 video games to spare, overseeing an enormous enchancment after taking cost of the Midlands membership in December after they have been second-bottom.
In distinction to his predecessor Gary O’Neil’s tinkering, the Portuguese supervisor caught to a settled formation, bettering Wolves defensively and taking them on a six-game profitable run within the prime flight for the primary time since 1970.
Whereas their outcomes tailed off with security assured, Wolves have proven they will problem for a top-half end subsequent season, however they might need to cope with the lack of their prime scorer with Matheus Cunha who is predicted to depart in the summertime.
17 – TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Ange Postecoglou delivered on his declare that he at all times wins a trophy in his second season at a membership as Spurs put apart a diabolical Premier League marketing campaign to win the Europa League and finish a 17-year silverware drought.
Whether or not or not that momentous night time in Bilbao saves the pugnacious Australian’s job is one other matter.
Twenty-two league defeats have been embarrassing for a membership with top-four pretensions. Postecoglou will level to a continual run of accidents and the distraction of Europe as mitigating elements, however might want to persuade the membership’s hierarchy that it was an anomaly.
Unusually, Tottenham’s Europa League success was finally achieved by the alternative of so-called ‘Ange Ball’ his workforce grinding via the knockout rounds to glory. The emergence of Lucas Bergvall and Archie Grey supply some hope of a greater season subsequent time whereas their unlikely Champions League qualification shall be a straightforward promote to potential signings.
18 – LEICESTER CITY
The Foxes’ destiny was sealed with 5 video games to go and so they make an instantaneous return to the Championship.
Leicester set an undesirable file as the primary workforce within the prime 4 divisions to lose 9 consecutive dwelling league video games with out scoring.
The die was forged early within the marketing campaign with their failure to win any of their first six video games. Supervisor Steve Cooper was sacked after 15 video games with the workforce in sixteenth place, however turning to former Dutch worldwide Ruud van Nistelrooy noticed no enchancment.
19 – IPSWICH TOWN
After successive promotions to return to the highest flight it proved a bridge too far for Kieran McKenna’s aspect.
4 wins all season inform their very own story however regardless of their battle, there’s optimism that Ipswich shall be in a robust place to problem for promotion subsequent season.
They’ll most likely have to try this with out their stand-out participant although as Liam Delap’s 12 league objectives have attracted the eye of a few of England’s prime golf equipment.
20 – SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton have been relegated with seven video games to go in April, the earliest in Premier League historical past, however they at the very least prevented Derby County’s all-time low of 11 factors from 2007–08 as they ended with 12.
Two totally different managers, Russell Martin and Ivan Juric, may do little to elevate the workforce’s type and 30 defeats was a brand new Premier League file.
They conceded 86 objectives in a torrid marketing campaign and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale suffered his third relegation as a participant however in fact it was his efforts that saved Saints from extra humiliation as he made 125 saves, the second most within the league.
Will Nonetheless shall be tasked with bringing them again up once more.