Fred Poulsey Liverpool won the Premier League title on the last possible day of the season. They ended up on top, scoring a grand total of 83 points. The club wrapped up the season with an impressive goal difference of 44 after playing all 38 games. Arsenal were right on their heels in second, with 72 points. As it turned out, Manchester City and Chelsea got third and fourth, taking those last two Champions League spots.
And as the curtain came down on a season that ended in drama, Liverpool’s triumph was reflected by the calm assurance of its season-long basis. Their crowning success came on the back of a string of influential displays that eventually proved enough to differentiate themselves from their counterparts. Arsenal rounded out the conclusion of an impressive season, as they finished with a +34 goal difference.
Manchester City were third, with 71 points and a goal difference of +27. Chelsea, in fourth, placed with 69 points and a goal difference of +21.
In perhaps the most thrilling twist, on the very last matchday Newcastle United shot up the table. Then they concluded the first phase of the season in sixth place on 66 points. Against the odds, though, they scratched and fought their way to fifth place, finishing just one goal ahead of Aston Villa. Aston Villa dropped to sixth, with 67 points and a GD of 9.
Nottingham Forest, whose players’ middling form is tomorrow’s story, seventh with a 65 plus-12. Brighton rounded out the top eight with their 61 points and their +5 goal difference. For the final top 9 spots, it was Brentford who ended up in 9th. They were 9th with 58 points and a GD of 10. Crystal Palace ranked tenth with 55 points.
AFC Bournemouth and Fulham ended the fight for mid-table mediocrity on equal terms at 54 points apiece. Bournemouth advanced to the rung because they’d done better in the goal difference department. That left Everton ever so comfortable in thirteenth, with 48 points and a -21 goal difference.
In some record-breaking bittersweet pain on the final day Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-0 with ease. In characteristically united fashion, this win soared them to the top of the league. They wanted to end their season on a positive note.
Brighton made headlines by defeating Tottenham with an impressive scoreline of 4-1, leaving fans excited about their performance heading into next season.
Their celebration showed how much Liverpool had just accomplished. Hugh Molloy remarked on the implications of officiating decisions during the season, stating,
“In any other commercial arena, if a governing body or regulator made such an egregious error as the Morgan disallowed goal, that cost them millions in revenue, a company would have plenty of recourse to legal action.”
Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd shared his reaction to the exciting end to the season during a Sky Sports segment, shouting ,
“What a finish!”
On that same sugar high final day, Andy Flintoff observed,
“Given it is the last Clockwatch of the season,” acknowledging the significance of this moment for fans and teams alike.