Premier League Table: Final 2015 EPL Standings Following Matchday 38 Results

Coming into Sunday, very little was actually on the line. The championship had already been won, the Champions League teams had been decided and two teams were already relegated. 

Still, there was that last relegation place yet to be decided, while spots in the Europa League were up for grabs. Let's take a look back at the final day of the Premier League season. 

Results

Team 1	Result	Team 2
Manchester City	2-0	Southampton
Chelsea	3-1	Sunderland
Stoke City	6-1	Liverpool
Leicester City	5-1	Queens Park Rangers
Aston Villa	0-1	Burnley
Crystal Palace	1-0	Swansea City
Hull City	0-0	Manchester United
Arsenal	4-1	West Brom
Newcastle	2-0	West Ham
Everton	0-1	Tottenham

Table

Place	Team	G	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	38	26	9	3	73	32	41	87
2	Manchester City	38	24	7	7	83	38	45	79
3	Arsenal	38	22	9	7	71	36	35	75
4	Manchester United	38	20	10	8	62	37	25	70
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	19	7	12	58	53	5	64
6	Liverpool	38	18	8	12	52	48	4	62
7	Southampton	38	18	6	14	54	33	21	60
8	Swansea City	38	16	8	14	46	49	-3	56
9	Stoke City	38	15	9	14	48	45	3	54
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	9	16	47	51	-4	48
11	Everton	38	12	11	15	48	50	-2	47
12	West Ham United	38	12	11	15	44	47	-3	47
13	West Bromwich Albion	38	11	11	16	38	51	-13	44
14	Leicester City	38	11	8	19	46	55	-9	41
15	Newcastle United	38	10	9	19	40	63	-23	39
16	Sunderland	38	7	17	14	31	53	-22	38
17	Aston Villa	38	10	8	20	31	57	-26	38
18	Hull City	38	8	11	19	33	51	-18	35
19	Burnley	38	7	12	19	28	53	-25	33
20	Queens Park Rangers	38	8	6	24	42	73	-31	30

Recap

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For Hull City, only a win and a Newcastle loss or draw would be enough to keep them in the Premier League. 

Neither happened Sunday. 

Newcastle's 2-0 win over West Ham rendered the result of Hull City's match against Manchester United a moot point, a scoreless draw that would have been a solid result on any day but this one. For Hull, it was a disappointing close to the season.

For Newcastle, it was a temporary reprieve after a disastrous season that nearly ended in relegation. And the frustrations at owner Mike Ashley reverberated throughout the stadium even after the victory, per Ben Smith of BBC Sport:

"

'Get out of our club, get out of our club' being sung at St James' Park. Newcastle may be safe but their are deep divisions here.

— Ben Smith (@BenSmithBBC) May 24, 2015"

It wasn't all negative at Newcastle, of course. Not only did the club win in crucial fashion, but one of the men who scored, Jonas Gutierrez, also is an incredible story all on his own, as George Caulkin of the Times noted:

Meanwhile, Hull City tweeted the following after the day's results:

"

Regroup. Recover. Return. pic.twitter.com/ZQXq9Wj7fc

— Hull City (@HullCity) May 24, 2015"

There wasn't much drama elsewhere, however.

Chelsea had already won the title but closed out their season with a 3-1 win against Sunderland for good measure. Manchester City's 2-0 win over Southampton could come back to bite the Saints, as they will miss out on the Europa League unless Arsenal wins the FA Cup title—since an automatic bid to the Europa League goes to the winner of that final—but the Gunners qualified for Champions League play already. 

Arsenal certainly looked in good form in the lead-up to their Saturday cup final against Aston Villa, beating West Brom 4-1 behind a hat trick from Theo Walcott and a goal from Jack Wilshere off a blistering shot on the half volley from outside the box. It was a day for the forgotten men, indeed, as Walcott and Wilshere have struggled to crack Arsenal's starting lineup down the stretch but certainly gave a good impression of themselves against West Brom. 

Indeed, Sunday was a day of blowouts. 

Leicester City torched the already relegated Queens Park Rangers, 5-1, while the day's most shocking result saw Stoke City annihilate Liverpool, 6-1. That game was as notable for a key absence in Liverpool's starting 11 as it was for the final score, as Garth Crooks told BBC Sport:

It would appear Raheem Sterling will head to greener pastures—or what he perceives to be greener pastures, at least—this summer. 

Tottenham's 1-0 win over Everton, coupled with Liverpool and Southampton losses, ensured Spurs finished fifth on the table, though the six-point gap between them and Manchester United—and the 11-point deficit to rival Arsenal—will leave a sour taste in the mouths of many Tottenham fans desperate to see their club reach the Champions League.

In all, it was a bit of an anticlimactic ending to another excellent Premier League season, save for Newcastle's big win.

Next year promises to be another thrilling ride, however. Jose Mourinho's men will be tough to unseat, though Manchester City will surely retool. Arsenal were as good as any club in the second half of the season, and Manchester United will have another season under Louis van Gaal. 

Add in big expectations for Liverpool and Tottenham, Southampton looking to build on an impressive season and Everton sure to bounce back from a disappointing campaign, and the Premier League should once again offer some of the top football in the world.