Football. ua continues to sum up the season in the English Premier League. On the turn - teams from 15th to 11th places.
Earlier we summed up the season for the teams that took places from the 20th to the 16th - the BBA, Stoke City, Swansea, Southampton and Huddersfield.
Brighton, 15th place Top scorer: Glenn Murray, 12 Best assistant: Pascal Gross, 8 Most matches: Matthew Ryan, Lewis Dunk, Pascal Gross - on 38 Summary:.
Before the start of the season the "gulls" had only one task: to survive. And Chris Houghton's team brilliantly coped with it, gaining a magical 40 points for two rounds before the finish.
And it's amazing how it was done - Brighton beat Manchester United himself. Separately in credit, Hughton should put the fact that in the course of the season, the "seagulls" never seriously threatened to take off.
Best moment: Brighton - Manchester United 1: 0, May 4 Best assistant Brighton Pascal Gross this time acted as a scorer, and assisted him Colombian Jose Isquierdo. Thanks to Pascal's goal, "seagulls" won 1-0 at Manchester United and scored 40 points for 2 rounds before the end of the season.
The worst moment: Brighton - Liverpool 1: 5, December 2 Brighton was defeated during the season, and the biggest of them happened in the match with Liverpool on December 2. At the beginning of the second half, the "reds" were led 3-0. Glenn Murray from the penalty spot scored a goal of prestige, but in the end, "seagulls" missed twice more. And the final point in the fight was put by their same defender Lewis Dank, who scored in the 89th minute in his own net ... Best player: Pascal Gross The Germans did not take time to build. Pascal immediately became the leader of the team and finished the season with a very solid 7 goals and 8 assists. It is possible that in the summer he will try to sign a little more status clubs.
Watford, 14th place Top scorer: Abdoulaye Dukure, 7 Best assistant: Jose Holebas, Richarlison (by 4) Most appearances: Richarlison, 38 CV:.
Extremely controversial season for Watford. In it was everything - from timid hopes for European cups to the experience of a possible flight. But in the end it ended with a standard rate for "hornet" - 41 points.
The team very cheerfully launched the campaign under Mark Silva - so much so that in the autumn Everton wanted to pull out the Portuguese coach. Watford Silva kept, but only to later fire - the team overtook a protracted crisis. The management of the club in a statement of resignation to Mark almost bluntly accused Everton and appointed ... the failed in Ruby Javi Gracia.
The Spaniard did not disappoint, having managed to equalize the results of Watford and calmly save the club from relegation.
The best moment: Watford - Chelsea 4: 1, February 5 "Hornets" from the 30th minute played in the majority after the removal of Bakayoko, but in the 82nd minute the score was equal - Eden Azar answered the goal of Troy Dini. But this evening the "blue" was not destined to catch up with the points on the Vicarage Road - the goals of Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Roberto Pereira from 84th to 91st minute allowed Watford to celebrate a major victory over the current champion!.
Worst moment: Watford - Everton 2: 3 You could remember 0: 5 away from Liverpool or the away 0-3 from Arsenal (and in the first round after the victory over the "Gunners" Troy Dini said that those "no eggs" ...), but the game with Everton still stands apart.
In the press at that time, rumors circulated about the desire to "toffee" to get Mark Silva. Watford after two consecutive defeats led the score in the game just with Everton - 2: 0 at the 64th minute. Then the "hornets" missed twice, and at the added time, Leyton Baines made the score 3: 2 in favor of Everton.
This drama did not end there. Watford managed to earn a penalty, which on the 11th (!) Added minute did not realize Tom Cleverly!.
The best player: Abdoulaye Dukure In this category could be Richarlison, but the young Brazilian was extremely unstable spent the season. After a bright start, he gave a little, and ended the campaign and did exit for replacement.
But Abdoulaye Dukure was consistently good. The Frenchman coped not only with his basic duties - to burn down the center of the field, but also mastered the role of the bombardier. It was Abdoulaye with 10 balls - the best sniper of Watford in this season.
West Ham, 13th place Top scorer: Marco Arnautovic, 11 Best assistant: Aaron Creswell, 7 Most matches: Pablo Sabaleta, 37 CV:.
In the current campaign, everything went completely wrong with Slaven Bilic in West Ham. The team defeated the defeat and the owners decided to dismiss the charismatic Croat.
However, the name of his substitute caused considerable surprise: David Moyes. The days when the Scot was successful in Everton, long forgotten, because there were further failures in Manchester United, Sociedade and Sunderland.
This time the bet played. Under Moyes, Marco Arnautovic showed why he was paid about 20 million euros for Stoke, becoming the real leader of the team. Including thanks to the inspired game of the Austrian "hammers" managed to avoid departure and finish in a perfectly acceptable 13th place.
Best time: West Ham - Chelsea 1: 0, December 9 In this campaign, the "hammers" only once won the team from the top 6. In early December, at London Stadium, they took over Chelsea thanks to the only goal of Marco Arnautovic.
Worst moment: West Ham - Burnley 0: 3, March 10 "Hammers" were beaten in front of their fans. 0: 3 from Burnley did not like the fans of West Ham, they ran out on the field, threw various objects in the box of club directors. As a result, the owners of West Ham, David Gold and David Sullivan had to hide from the stadium under guard.
Best player: Marco Arnautovich At the beginning of the season, Marco looked like a disastrous transfer, but eventually became a key figure in the club. The British media reported that the richest clubs were already interested in the Austrian. It is possible that he will stay with the "hammers" only one season.
Bournemouth, 12th place Top scorer: Callum Wilson, Joshua King (8 each) Best assistant: Jordon Ayb (6) Most matches: Begovic, Ake - by 38 Summary:.
"Cherries" began the season with four consecutive defeats, and after the eighth round the team had only four points. Someone might be nervous, but certainly not the owners of Bournemouth. They continued to trust the cult for the club Eddie Howe, and he did not disappoint.
Even a series of 8 matches without defeats from 13 to 20 round did not prevent the "cherries" in the end comfortable finish in the middle of the table. Bournemouth scored just two points less than last season, when he finished ninth.
The best moment: Bournemouth - Chelsea 3: 0, January 31 Not every day you can defeat the team from the top 6, but the last day of January stood out for the "cherry". In the second half, they scored Chelsea 3 goals (including - the ex-player of the "blue" Nathan Ake), forcing the media to intensively discuss the immediate resignation of Antonio Conte.
Worst moment: Huddersfield - Bournemouth 4: 1, February 11 Just two games after the match against Chelsea Bournemouth suffered a painful defeat from a newcomer to the Huddersfield elite. Eddie Howe after the match asked for forgiveness from the fans who came to support the "cherry" in this game.
Best player: Lewis Cook The talented Englishman this season turned into one of the leaders of Bournemouth. He was so good that he already debuted for England.
Crystal Palace, 11th place Top scorer: Luka Milivojevic, 10 Best assistant: Andros Townsend, 8 Most matches: Andros Townsend, Luka Milivojevic - 36 Summary:.
It's just something incredible. Bet on Frank de Boer did not play - Crystal Palace failed the start of the season, and after the fourth round the Dutchman was sent into retirement. "Eagles" lost and continue - after the seventh game they had 0 points and 0 goals scored.
Is the flight guaranteed? It would not be so, if the team is led by such a person as Roy Hodgson! The threat of relegation remained until the end of April, but in the end, Roy led the team to 11th place!.
The best moment: Crystal Palace - Leicester 5: 0, April 28 Victory in this match, "eagles" actually guaranteed themselves salvation - and this after such a disgusting start. Lester was dismantled for details - simply and tastefully.
Worst moment: Crystal Palace - Southampton 0: 1, September 16 Behind the team there were four dry defeats and the resignation of Frank De Bour. Roy Hodgson needed to win at Southampton, because further loomed the prospect of three defeats - matches against the Manchester teams and Chelsea. However, the "eagles" in their field lost to Southampton ... Best player: Wilfrid Saa Ivorian winger was traditionally one of the leaders of the Palace. To assess his influence on the team, it is enough only the fact that all 10 matches without Wilfrid "eagles" lost.
Continue the outcome of the season in the Premier League on our website in the near future.