The final whistle has blown at Old Trafford, as Manchester United dispatched AFC Bournemouth 3-1 in the rescheduled fixture from Sunday, and with it, the 2015-16 season has officially come to a close.
Leicester City are champions, and will be joined by Arsenal, Spurs, and Manchester City in the Champions League. Manchester United and Southampton will be in the Europa League and could still be joined there by West Ham United (if Manchester United win the FA Cup final this weekend) or Crystal Palace (if they win the FA Cup). Liverpool could become a fifth English team in the Champions League next season should they beat Sevilla in tomorrow's Europa League final.
At the other end, former Premier League heavyweights Newcastle United and Aston Villa have both been relegated and are joined by Norwich City yo-yoing back down again. Yo-yoing back up are Burnley and manager Sean 'ginger Mourinho' Dyche. Joining them are Middlesbrough, returning to the top flight after a seven-year absence under the guidance of former Mourinho assistant at Real Madrid, Aitor Karanka. The third team to win promotion will be decided at The Richest Game in Football in 10 days' time when Sheffield Wednesday take on Hull City at Wembley. Wednesday have not been in the Premier League since 2000.
Chelsea's 2015-16 season will be remembered for being the worst title defense in Premier League history, with the Blues finishing a dismal 10th. (Not quite as dismal as Leeds United's 17th -- the last ever winners of the former First Division imploding in the first ever season of the Premier League.) This was Chelsea's worst league finish in two decades, just barely bettering the 11th in 1995-96. The following season saw the arrivals of Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Di Matteo, and Gianluca Vialli, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Chelsea did manage to get involved in both the title race and the relegation fight in the final weeks, with Eden Hazard's goal proving Leicester City's ultimate winner. The final whistle of that 2-2 draw against Spurs was also apparently the "most-tweeted moment", so at least we've got that going for us, which is nice.
⚽️ @ChelseaFC's 2-2 draw with @SpursOfficial was the most-tweeted moment this season #LCFC pic.twitter.com/Es1i7ugpMX
— PA Dugout (@PAdugout) May 17, 2016
Here's to winning something more than just Twitter next season.