Over The Top - EPL

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 at our preseason predictions; we hand out our end of season awards.

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 join Sheffield United in the relegation places barring major surprises.

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 scorer Haaland on 20 goals.

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 psychologically as it does to the table. United's unconvincing win also keeps them within touching distance. 

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 Hodgson ends a legendary career and former Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner steps into the role. 

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 serve up unbelievable 4-4 draw; Foden hat trick eases City past Brentford. 

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.