I started my blog in August 2016 in Gameweek 4, after using the first three weeks of the season to do some research on each Premier League team and their respective starts to the season. This means that I previewed 350 matches over the course of the season.
Of those 350 games, I correctly predicted 177 correct results, i.e wins, losses and draws, so just over half. In terms of perfect scores I guessed 28, which is a correct score every 12.5 games.
I really enjoyed writing about the Premier League season, and was lucky to write about such an exciting season. Chelsea were deserved champions under Antonio Conte but were run close by Tottenham who continue to grow. Manchester City and Liverpool guaranteed Champions League football on the last day of the season, whilst Arsenal missed out for the first time since 1995-96. Manchester United finished 6th, but will play Champions League football after winning the Europa League, with Everton a place behind them. They will be looking forward to the Europa League under Ronald Koeman.
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| Chelsea will be looking to retain the trophy next season! (Getty Images) |
Southampton and Bournemouth enjoyed top-half finishes, with West Brom, West Ham and Leicester the next best sides. Stoke, Crystal Palace and Swansea all had underwhelming seasons but will be hoping to improve next season, whilst Burnley survived their first season back in the Premier League. Watford finished a place above the relegation zone but with a gap of six points, meaning that Hull, Middlesbrough and Sunderland suffered the drop and will compete in the Championship next season. Replacing them are Newcastle, who returned to the Premier League at the first attempt, and Brighton and Huddersfield, who will each play in the competition for the first time in their histories.
As I mentioned above, the fixtures for 2017-18 were announced today. Here are the opening fixtures for next campaign, which will start on the 12th of August:
Arsenal v Leicester City
Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City
Chelsea v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town
Everton v Stoke City
Manchester United v West Ham United
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton v Swansea City
Watford v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth
I would just like to say thank you to everybody who read, liked and shared my blog this season. I plan to come back with something a bit different very soon!
