Premier League stats for the calendar year 2015 - Which were the best clubs and players?
Arsenal and Manchester City were the two best teams in the calendar year 2015With 2015 done and dusted, many teams in the Premier League saw their fortunes change over the course of 10 gruelling months either side of a summer break. So what if we look at the form of the 17 teams who played in the Premier League in the calendar year 2015? Who tops the 2015 table? And which players were the best performers of the year 2015?We take a look!
#1 EPL Table for 2015
Arsenal were the best team in 2015 behind the perfromance of Alexis Sanchez Mesut Ozil
Chelsea won the 2014/15 title at a canter but most of the hard work was done before the turn of the year with the second half of the season just a matter of hanging on to the lead and not allowing their opponents to join in the chase.
But come the 2015/16 season and the Blues fell away right from the start of the campaign as Jose Mourinho tasted defeat after defeat against a number of clubs up and down the table. A ninth defeat against Leicester City managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri saw Mourinho lose his job and Guus Hiddink take over as interim boss yet again.
Leicester City’s turnaround has been the talk of the year. The Foxes were at the bottom of the table in December 2014. They managed to briefly top the table in December 2015 before eventually finishing the year in second place, albeit on goal difference.
They were dead last for 19 game weeks before a remarkable end-of-season turnaround saw them climb out of the relegation zone and finish a commendable 14th last season. Under Ranieri, they scored in every game except the last two and lost only twice with Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez (28 goals and 10 assists combined) leading the charge.
Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy – the men behind Leicester City’s amazing turnaround
But the most consistent team was Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side who claimed a phenomenal 81 points from 38 games last year. The Gunners were one of the best sides, especially when playing away, winning crucial matches against the likes of Manchester City (twice), Manchester United and Liverpool. They were also only one of two teams to beat Leicester City this season.
However, Manuel Pellegrini’s men scored the most goals (79) while struggling Aston Villa conceded the most (69).
| POS | TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 31 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 79 | 41 | 38 | 72 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 38 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 68 |
| 4 | Leicester | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 67 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 64 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 64 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 63 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 61 |
| 9 | Stoke | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 58 |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 52 |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 51 |
| 12 | West Brom | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 50 |
| 13 | Swansea | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 47 |
| 14 | West Ham | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 45 |
| 15 | Newcastle | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 30 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 30 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 69 | -34 | 25 |