5 reasons why this is the best EPL season in a long time

The Premier League is renowned for its unpredictability, tight title-races and scrappy relegation battles but few seasons have matched the awe this term has thrown up. With just a handful of games to be played, spectators have been left rubbing their eyes in disbelief at the spectacle that’s unfolded. 

While the top four looks completely reformed, things are equally as surprising at the lower end of the table. Top professionals have failed to cut it this campaign and the stage has been taken by a host of unknowns. 

Furthermore, the list of managerial casualties looks close to surpassing last season’s record eight and, all in all, it really has been one of the greatest, most bizarre Premier League seasons we have ever been witness to; let’s take a look at just why this has been the case...

1. Fearsome Foxes

When Jamie Vardy bundled his 21st league goal of the season into an empty net against Sunderland on Sunday to round off a 2-0 victory for Ranieri’s men, the barely audible whispers stating that Leicester might do the inconceivable and lift the league title morphed into thundering roars.

It was a real statement of intent that maintained the Foxes’ seven-point cushion over Tottenham, meaning they need just three more wins to be crowned winners. 

Equipped with a daring defensive midfielder in N’Golo Kanté, a clinical strike-force in Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, as well as a sturdy defensive partnership of Huth and Morgan, the organisation of the side has been unprecedented. Having made the fewest first eleven changes (25) of any other Premier League outfit over the course of this season, Claudio Ranieri has solid foundations to build on.

The 64-year-old Italian has instilled confidence and courage into a group of formerly adequate players, which is now drawing attention from the European contingent. Confirmation of Champions League qualification this week will serve as the ultimate reminder to any underdog not only in football but life as a whole that money isn’t everything and the big guy doesn’t always triumphs.