The inevitability of Pep and his Man City team became reality as they lifted their fourth title in a row, having won six out of eight titles under Pep Guardiola; Arsenal come just short having finished the season with 89 points and a near-perfect end of the season; the legendary Jurgen Klopp bids farewell to Liverpool and the Premier League; Villa get smoked on the final day but it doesn't matter given their Champions League status; Spurs and Chelsea round out the European spots; we look back...
Arsenal and Man City continue to win out to set up a dramatic final day; Tuesday's Tottenham vs. Man City match holds awkward title implications; Villa come back from behind to draw Liverpool, setting Villa up nicely for a Champions League spot next to Liverpool, barring an unbelievable end to Spurs' season; Burnley are relegated with loss at Spurs and Luton virtually ensure all three promoted teams will drop straight back down to the Championship.
Despite feelings of an inevitable Man City title charge, an impressive Arsenal keep humming with an easy 3-0 win over Bournemouth; Haaland's "poor season" continues after putting four past Wolves and putting him top of the goal scoring charts; Aston Villa look set for the Champions League with Spurs falling apart at the season's end; Manchester United's season becomes so miserable that even Chelsea could finish above them, with much more momentum looking ahead; Burnley and Luton look sure to ...
The pressure gets to title hopefuls Arsenal and Liverpool as they both slip to surprising home losses; Liverpool's fail to score from big chances and fall to a slick Palace side; Arsenal fail to take advantage against an impressive Aston Villa side, who dominated the second half; Newcastle destroy Spurs again at St. James Park to complicate Spurs' Champions League hopes; United are unconvincing again in draw at Bournemouth; Cole Palmer scores four in Everton route and goes level with top scor...
The typically poor Manchester United team complicated Liverpool's title run with a surprise 2-2 draw, relying on golazos and an off day from Liverpool's attack; Arsenal go top and level on points with Liverpool; KDB leads Man City to a point behind the Gunners and Reds; Spurs return to 4th after a home win and Aston Villa's draw against Brentford; Luton's last gasp winner almost gets them out of relegation zone; Everton are docked two more points.
High quality, back-and-forth football was served up in the game of the season between Liverpool and Man City despite the draw. With Arsenal's late win against Brentford, the title run-in with 10 games left has the neutral fan licking their lips. Arsenal currently sit top on goal differential, Liverpool are tied on points in 2nd, and Man City are only a point behind. Meanwhile, in the race for 4th, Spurs stick their flag at Villa Park with a 4-0 spanking that leaves as many impacts psychologic...
Despite going 1-0 down to a Rashford counter attacking screamer, Man City's supremacy in Manchester was on full display with a dominant 3-1 win; Phil Foden's case for being City's (and the Premier League's) player of the season grows; Liverpool nab late win at Forest with 99th minute Darwin Nunez header; Villa and Spurs earn wins to keep their Champions League hopes firmly alive; Arsenal obliterate Sheffield United and drastically improve their goal differential in the process.
Liverpool lifted the Carabao Cup in Klopp's final year with a late Van Dijk header in extra time; the Reds finish the game with more than half a team full of youth team players; Chelsea's billion dollar investment leaves them mid table and trophyless in their first year under new ownership; Arsenal start to click into gear and look like pushing City and Liverpool to the end; Manchester United revert to type with a late loss at home to Fulham; Crystal Palace make a managerial change as Roy Hod...
Arteta's team claimed a massive scalp to stay in touch with the league leaders, dominating a relatively one-sided match; Liverpool make rare errors in a game with strange goals; Wolves & Matheus Cunha smash a clueless Chelsea side, raising more questions about Pochettino's tenure; Man United produced their best 90-minute performance of the season in 3-0 West Ham spanking; Spurs concede late at Goodison Park and struggle to deal with the Toffees aerial game plan; Newcastle and Luton ...
Jurgen Klopp announces he will leave at the end of the season, saying he's running out of energy; Klopp leaves a legendary legacy behind after nine years at Anfield, and Liverpool blow Chelsea away in first game since Klopp's announcement; Newcastle claim Villa scalp in Birmingham; Spurs' 10-minute blitz edges them past Brentford; Adebayo hits hat-trick in unbelievable 4-0 win over Brighton; a quiet January transfer window comes to a close in a new Financial Fair Play reality.
Over the Top returns after our midseason vacation, and some catch-up is in order. We take a look at where things stand after halfway through the season by looking at the table, touching upon some feel good stories and discussing the most disappointing performers thus far.
Chelsea and Man City play out a Premier League classic at Stamford Bridge as Pochettino's young team up their level to draw 4-4; the result shows Chelsea trending up but inconsistencies remain; an injury-riddled Newcastle are dominated by lowly Bournemouth, who climb out of the relegation zone with their second goal of the season; Wolves stun injury-hit Spurs twice in extra time to claim last-minute 2-1 win; Man United continue their uninspired form but earn win against Luton; Arsenal, Liverp...
Chelsea and Spurs produce a bizarre and heated match that involved constant VAR stoppages, two red cards for Spurs and a batch of late goals for the Blues; although it's hard to take much away for Spurs or Chelsea given the circumstances, the Van de Ven and Maddison injuries are a major concern for Postecoglu; Newcastle narrowly edge Arsenal in another game riddled with VAR controversy that sparked a furious Arteta and Arsenal statement post-match despite lacking conclusive evidence that Newc...
Chelsea and Arsenal played out a draw at Stamford Bridge after the Blues edged the contest for 70 minutes, only for a Robert Sanchez mistake to kickstart Arsenal's comeback in the game; Man City beat Brighton in a close game where Brighton did themselves proud, but some questions remain about Man City's early season form; Liverpool took advantage of Ashley Young's red card but should've seen red themselves in a dull 2-0 win in the Merseyside Derby; a deep dive into the struggling sides after ...
Arsenal and Man City's dull but high stakes clash could be a symbolic win for Mikel Arteta over his mentor; Man City's last two sub-par performances are good for the league but not unusual for Pep's dominant side; exciting draws between Brighton and Liverpool as well as West Ham and Newcastle; Scott McTominay goes full Fergie Time after scoring two goals in extra time in Man United smash-and-grab; Spurs are top of the table going into the international break.
Errors by VAR referees and controversial red cards overshadowed Tottenham's 2-1 win over an incredibly unlucky Liverpool; the PGMOL releases audio of the VAR review for Luis Diaz's wrongly disallowed goal; the City of Manchester has a rough weekend as Wolves upset a half-baked Man City 2-1 and United's terrible form continues with 1-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace; Villa smash Brighton and Luton pick up their first win.
The North London Derby finishes 2-2 in an even and entertaining match; both North London sides benefitted from mistakes and dominated stretches of the game; Liverpool impress in 3-1 win against a stubborn West Ham with a nice Darwin Nunez goal; Chelsea lose yet again, this time to Aston Villa; Newcastle embarrass Sheffield United with 8-0 scoreline; Haaland takes his tally to 8 goals and Rodri sees red in win over Forest; Everton pull off massive 3-1 win at Brentford; incredible Bruno volley ...
Brighton, who fielded a starting lineup purchased for ~17M GBP, dominate a hapless Manchester United who look disjointed in the early stages of the season; United's issues are on and off the field with Sancho and Antony situations; Man City overcome stubborn West Ham with class from newer recruits like Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvarez; Spurs go from a disappointing loss to the latest comeback in Premier League history with goals in the 98th and 100th minute; Arsenal grind out another close win ...
Liverpool hit Newcastle late at St James Park despite early Van Dijk red and Alexander-Arnold mistake; Darwin Nuñez double could spell good news for the Reds; West Ham perfectly execute game plan to win at Brighton; Chelsea and Spurs cruise to comfortable wins; Manchester United overcome the worst start possible in 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest; experimental Arsenal slip up in Fulham draw; Everton's struggles continue.
Spurs make an early season statement in a surprising 2-0 win against an underperforming Man United side; Chelsea's teething problems show in a mixed but promising performance despite conceding on the counter in loss to West Ham; questions remain about who will score the goals for Chelsea with only a week left in the transfer window; Man City handily beat Newcastle in sleepy match; Arsenal comfortably see out Crystal Palace 1-0; big scorelines include Aston Villa's 4-0 win over an abysmal Ever...