Arsenal – 6
Arsenal fell short again. Despite Man City finishing third, the Gunners ended up ten points off the top. Divided fan opinion, injuries, red cards, and conservative tactics contributed to a frustrating season. Arteta’s January admission that the squad lacked attacking depth came back to bite. The Champions League run offered promise, but questionable substitutions in the semi-final raised concerns.
Aston Villa – 6
Villa enjoyed a strong European campaign, including a memorable win over Bayern. However, they faltered domestically, missing out on the top five and the FA Cup final. Big wages and potential summer exits hint at financial balancing ahead.
Brentford – 8
Losing Ivan Toney seemed a risk, but the club thrived. Muembo and Wissa stepped up impressively. Thomas Frank continues to overachieve and adapt his tactics, especially away from home. A record unbeaten away run capped a smart, well-executed season.
Brighton – 8
The youngest manager in Premier League history, Fabian Hurzeler, implemented bold ideas and had Brighton pushing for Europe. A post-FA Cup slump cost them a place in Europe, but the club’s steady rise continues.
Bournemouth – 8
Iraola’s brave tactics brought identity and results, including historic wins over City and Arsenal. High pressing and fluid attacks impressed, though fatigue showed late in the season. 56 points is a club record.
Chelsea – 7
A top-four finish and a trophy won did not silence critics. Maresca implemented a settled side, but slow football and inconsistent form caused fan frustration. Celebrating Champions League qualification showed how expectations have changed.
Crystal Palace – 9
Historic FA Cup win and a huge mentality shift under Glasner. A poor start gave way to peak form at the right time. Eze and Mateta led a rejuvenated squad to glory.
Everton – 7
Avoiding relegation ahead of their stadium move was the priority. Dyche and Moyes delivered stability, if not excitement. The team defended well and were hard to beat.
Fulham – 7
A solid season, but they let key results slip. Taking points off the top clubs but losing to the bottom three highlights inconsistency. Dropped points from winning positions stung.
Ipswich – 3
The jump from League One to the Premier League proved too steep. Despite some memorable results, a Championship-level defence cost them. Fans remain supportive.
Leicester – 2
Off-field decisions undermined their season. Relegation confirmed amid questions over planning and leadership. Van Nistelrooy did not appear fully committed.
Liverpool – 9
Unexpected title winners with Salah and Van Dijk outstanding. Slot wisely made minimal changes. The only blemish was fan treatment of Alexander-Arnold. Physically faded late in the season, but no one capitalised.
Manchester City – 4
Third place, 13 points behind the leaders. Rodri’s injury exposed defensive weaknesses, and Pep’s side looked less confident. A summer rebuild appears likely as De Bruyne exits.
Manchester United – 1
A disaster of a season. Fifteenth in the table, a lack of identity, and instability on and off the pitch. Amorim inherits a mess. The club’s future looks deeply uncertain.
Newcastle – 9
Carabao Cup win, tactical masterclasses from Howe, and Champions League qualification. A dream season on Tyneside. Tonali’s return and clever rotation played key roles.
Nottingham Forest – 8
From survival to European football. Santos’ counter-attacking approach worked well, though the FA Cup exit triggered a dip in form. An emotional season that exceeded expectations.
Southampton – 2
Relegated with minimal fight. Martin stuck to his principles, but playing out from the back proved costly. A historic low points total narrowly avoided.
Spurs – 4
Europa League winners, but a dreadful domestic campaign. Postecoglou’s rigid tactics and poor league form raise doubts. Fans cling to European success, but concerns remain.
West Ham – 3
Moyes’ exit was supposed to bring flair, but Lopetegui offered little improvement. A dull season with no clear identity or ambition. Fans may now question if change was worth it.
Wolves – 6
O’Neil started poorly, but Pereira stabilised the squad. Discipline issues and inconsistency were evident, but finishing 16th was a recovery. Cunha’s sale may prompt more exits.
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Good ratings for the most part. Personally I think 6 is too harsh on the Arsenal. 2nd and semi final of CL is an objectively good season, but still disappointing as this team really should be winning trophies. And we have been banjaxed consistently with injuries which has made a difference (comfortably top of the injury table for the season).
Having said that, I’d give us a 7, so not exactly a huge difference. Just 6 seems a bit low.
I’d give Liverpool and Palace 10 out of 10 seasons. Liv were the third favorites, and Palace were giant killers.
Looking at things right now, I would say that Liv is the clear favorite for next season Hopefully we can remedy that by bringing in some star quality But at the same time I don’t mind us having less pressure by being the third fav
Spuds is a strange one. The bare minimum a top team would be hoping for is CL qualification and a trophy. Spuds have ended up with both and a 4.
Same thinking here
Arsenal players and Arteta lying on beaches while PSG v Inter Milan battle to grab the prestigious big ear jug. Hard to watch the final. Lamentable season!
My sentiments entirely!
A manager on £15m a year should be delivering much more with such a prestigious club.
Last season represented the first time since 1924 that no Arsenal player scored ten goals.🫣
This transfer window must be a decisive one!☹️
Where should they be? On the training pitches getting injured before next season!
Arsenal has to be given a better grade as they figured prominently throughout the season and was never off the money.
In fact Arsenal will pocket a whopping £178 mill for the 2024/2025 campaign.
The gaffer has raisen expectations so high, it may have clouded the writer thought
Disagree mate
Expectation was challenge for the title
I would say we are always off the pace
I think you can go back to last August and September and we put ourselves out of any contention early. We NEVER put in any title challenge our domestic cup challenge was as usual poor and the CL semi final was again, poorly managed by the players and manager. Very underwhelming season. Again
In as much as the rivalry with Spurs is high, they can’t be a 4.
They won the a cup which is second to the champions league and then qualified for the champions league through their win so I will give them a 6.
Winning trophies is important as it strengthens the club’s history.
I will admit it’s subjective mate
I just don’t think we can ignore the league position
Else Villa can just finish 17th but focus on a cup that is easy to win
No Cup is easy to win because big and wealthy clubs do get knocked out by smaller clubs sometimes, so getting to an official final and winning it is not easy.
Arsenal had 3 chances in the Europa league that is easy and could not win it, reaching only one final and getting whipped by Chelsea.
No official Cup final is easy at all.
Exactly , when we were in it teams dropped down from CL
Also if we had won the Europa League I would not say that makes 17th okay
No big club would
So wolves get a 6 same as Arsenal and did nothing!
Newcastle won the micky mouse cup and finish 2 places below Arsenal and get a 9 !
Never ceases to amaze me !
Everyone was hoping for more but as someone who has played a high level of sport when you have injuries decimate your team esp of key players its virtually impossible to achieve your goals.
Considering no strikers for over 3 months I would say commendable we still finished 2nd and got to CL semi final. A min of a 7 … we were not the same as Wolves season however disappointed we are
A Micky mouse cup that we took seriously and got bent over the counter over the 2 legs ,also 1 game in the league they beat us and nearly done us end of season without their 2 best players .
First trophy in 56 years beating the league champions and qualifying for the CL league .
Never ceases to amaze to me fans like you that disrespect other teams because we won Fck all once again .
Eddie Howe as done a massive job at Newcastle within PSR limits that were set out from the big 6 cartel (us included)to stop teams like themselves having a say .
Would also say Howe is not a Fcking idiot on the touchline and dose not embarrass his club with strange excuses .
Would take him here as our manager in a heartbeat.
Dan as it spot on with his ratings .
Dan Kit,
Newcastle also had to let their right back go reluctantly to avoid PSR limits, and we all saw what a good season he had at Crystal Palace, Munez is his name I think. I stand to be corrected if I’m wrong.
@Derek ,I think some fans need to read up on the PSR rules and why they were bought in .
The fact Neil suggested it was a mickey cup (also read “carrier bag cup “🙄)just shows lack of intelligence from certain fans especially said fans that suggest they have a played a high lvl of sport (not sure what that as anything to do with the article).
Always comes back to Arteta minions IMO trying to disregard another team’s achievements.
Proper cringe per ….
What was Wolves, Newcastle expectation compared to Arsenal ?
Arsenal the only capital city team left between England and France without UCL trophy. Arteta may boast he didn’t concede 4 goals in aggregate v PSG.
The vermin from Nquth have never won the UCL !
N17th*
They are destined for Europa. It is off shoot when they transcend the UCL boundary that is why.
Fulham, Brentford, Charlton, Orient, Crystal Palace. How many UCLs have those clubs won ?
These were not and are not in the class of UCL to say the least
To be fair mate that’s not what you claimed though
Anti English PSG next V Spurs in Udine Italy for Super Cup in August. PSG already flattened City, Villa, Liverpool and Arsenal. 4 EPL teams surrendered to a team from Farmers’ League. What next for the 5th Spurs?
Well that goes against your post where you said that Arsenal are the only capital city team between England and France without a UCL trophy 🙄
Apart from Chelsea who took it twice, who is too closer and are supposed to win UCL from London? No one else except Arsenal. Take it this way.
No I get that dude but that’s not what you ordered originally said
You essentially said we are the only.club from the English Capital not to win the CL which just isn’t true
Ignore ordered lol ( my phone is gone crazy )
see it again pls Dan this word “left” (remaining) makes differences
Yeah but that’s the point
There are several clubs left from the capital yet to do so
In fact only one has
Do we sincerely expect the 5 London teams apart from Chelsea and Arsenal to win the UCL in the foreseeable time? Maybe slightly Spurs others absolutely no chance at all tbh. Still Arsenal are the usual suspects who must do it to be amongst the greatest clubs in Europe
Yeah but doesn’t mean you can’t say things that are not factually true
Can
I’d give up on this one of I were you! Like banging your head against a brick wall! (We all know you’re correct anyway)
Monty how you unearthed this fascinating stat no Arsenal player scoring below 10 goals since 1924 i.e. before the ww2 and coming of herbert chapman. Thank you for the stat. Keep on notifying us more stat that highlight the down spiral trends of this Arteta era.
Herbert Chapman wasn’t our manager in 1924, it was Les Knighton.
As for our top scorer scoring less than 10 goals, at least we finished 2nd, unlike in 1924 when we finished 20th.