End of Season: Summary

A well deserved trophy.

Overview
A deep apology for lack of posts recently as the Premier League had already closed its curtain weeks ago. A dramatic finale though as we saw City who almost lost their trophy to derby rivals Manchester United somehow managed to get a comeback victory at stoppage time. Deserving enough to become the best season in 20 Premier League years.

Upfront: The Manchesters
The two clubs at the city of Manchester were the only ones who were in real contention for the title throughout the season. United once led City as much as eight points in the last third of the season, but somehow squandered the lead and suffered the consequences. Unexpected for an experienced championship team.

Second-Tier: The Grand Champions League War
Clubs such as Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, Chelsea and Liverpool were all contesting for Champions League spot for most part of the season, with Liverpool dropping out of the race much earlier than expected.

Tottenham was in a rather safe position and was close to the leading Manchester duo for some period, but an unprecedented run of no wins has took the club down in league rankings. Despite still being able to grab the fourth place in the league, the Champions League victory by Chelsea would mean that the north London club will lose the much lucrative revenue from participating Champions League next season.

Newcastle was quite a big surprise of the season anyway, being able to achieve such a solid league position even after selling a number of stars last season. Senegalese duo, Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse, has shone in first half and second half of the season respectively with their clinical finishers.

Surprise: Promoters' Excellent Display
This is by far one of the finest season for the promoted clubs over the past decade: all three remain in the top tier league, with Norwich and Swansea both secured survival much earlier before the end of the season!

Players from Norwich took turns to become heroes while at Stadium of Liberty, Brendan Rodgers had incorporated Barca-esque style to make his side one of the toughest to beat across the league.

Relegated: Old Brands of Football
While Wolverhampton Wanderers' downfall wasn't that much of surprise due to their historical ranks, the drop of Bolton and Blackburn to the Championship was rather sorry.

Bolton's performance was uninspiring throughout the season with Kevin Davies losing the magic touch he once possessed, while Yakubu's marvel wasn't enough to save the ex-champion from falling into the Championship.