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| Phil Jagielka captained Everton in a disappointing season |
A poor season for Everton. The first half left them looking in real danger of relegation, and their Europa league campaign was more successful, reaching the round of 16 before falling to Dinamo Kiev. The big failings were in defence, Distin and Alcaraz proving their fraility, and Martinez's tactics of high wingbacks, being exposed. The same problems Wigan faced are starting to appear at Everton.
Europa League: Round of 16
Prediction: 7th Actual: 11th
Player of the Season: Phil Jagielka
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| Michael Dawson gave his all for Hull, but they've now sunk to the Championship |
Hull's previous season ended on a high, an FA cup final and European qualification, but their league form waned towards the end, and in 2014/15 it never picked up again. A collection of injuries, and poor signings left Hull facing the trap door. Robert Snodgrass cost £6m and was injured the whole season and Abel Hernandez cost £10m but scored just 4 goals in 25 games.
Some people have blamed the Europa league on their resulting relegation, but in truth they were never in it long enough to be affected.
Ultimately the run between 18th October and 20th December, where they picked up just 4 points in a 10 game winless run, and 1 point from their last 4 games, condemned them to relegation.Europa League: Play-off Round
Prediction: 16th Actual: 18th
Player of the Season: Michael Dawson
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| From the Bernabeu to the King Power Stadium, Leicester's cultured midfielder played a key role in their survival |
Hull City's demise was hastened by Leicester City's rise. A remarkable run of form.
Leicester's season started well with a thrilling 5-3 win over Man Utd, but after this they went 13 games without a win and picked up just 2 points. They had a similar spell at the start of the year with just 2 points from 8 games. They required something special to escape an immediate return to the Championship and they produced 7 wins out of 9 games, to finish a very credible 14th.
Prediction: 19th Actual: 14th
Player of the Season: Esteban Cambiasso
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| The lively Brazilian Coutinho was a key performer, amongst a litany of under achievers |
After coming so close to the title in 2013-14, Liverpool have seldom looked further from it. It is not hard to see why they have struggled so much. Last year Liverpool outscored other teams, this year they had their lowest top scorer in the league in over 100 years, Gerrard scoring 9. They missed the departed Luiz Suarez and the injured Sturridge. Defensively they were better than last year conceding 2 less goals, but they scored only 52 compared to 101 in the previous season. The season couldn't have ended much worse either, with a 6-1 defeat to Stoke.
Champions League: Group Stage
Europa League: Round of 32
Prediction: 5th Actual: 6th
Player of the Season: Philippe Coutinho
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| It's Aguero! Aguero picked up his first golden boot, but he would have rather had a third title |
Manchester City
A season of underachievement for Manchester City. At one stage they looked like they might retain their title, but ultimately they finished 9 points short of Chelsea, were knocked out of both cup competitions early, and struggled in the Champions League again. Albeit they made it through to the round of 16, but were beaten by a superior Barcelona side.
Sergio Aguero had a sterling year, winning the golden boot, scoring 26 goals, and Joe Hart, won the golden glove for most clean sheets, with 14. But the midfield was a problem, as was the form of Vincent Kompany, expect some summer purchases.
Champions League: Round of 16Prediction: 2nd Actual: 2nd
Player of the Season: Sergio Aguero
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