Chelsea and league narratives heading into the summer

16th Huddersfield Town 37 Points, -30 GD

David Wagner had the hardest task of any newly promoted manager. Huddersfield came up with a negative goal difference and that alone should have been enough to say they had no chance. But Wagner learned from every match and kept a cash strapped side in the league. Next season will be the real test but Wagner is a good manager who can whip something out of the players he has.

17th Southampton 36 Points, -19 GD

Southampton nearly paid the price for favoring attractive play over results. Mark Hughes offers a blend of both and they are probably justified in bringing him in for the next campaign after he kept them up. Hughes will not tolerate them selling their best players and he can at least keep them safe for another year. After that, whether they continue with each other is anyone’s guess.

Relegated: Swansea City 33 Points, Stoke City 33 Points, West Bromwich Albion 31 Points

Time ran out for three Premier League staples the last few years. Swansea simply could not create without Gylfi Sigurdsson and Carlos Carvahal could not keep them afloat with all his wit. Stoke waited too long to sack Hughes and could not stop the goals afterwards. And West Brom waited to long for Alan Pardew to come good, only for Darren Moore to nearly save them at the end.

Of the three, West Brom seem the best setup to bounce back up, though Stoke can make a case as well. Both have good setups that can survive relegation, but they need to come back quickly. Swansea will be done for awhile. Years of selling their best players left them with little and it will be extremely difficult for them to claw their way back up anytime soon.

Promoted: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City, Fulham

Wolverhampton have massive backing from from China that already paid dividends in a great manager and higher profile players than a second division team can normally get. They will be the wild card next season. Cardiff return a more stable club than last time, but the best they can hope for is to replicate Brighton’s year. And Fulham were the last addition. They will find it hard to maintain their attacking style in the Premier League but they will surely try.

All three have a fair shot at staying up, but Wolves are probably the easiest to guarantee due to the resources available to them. Cardiff and Fulham will have to have great days to stay up, but they are likely to be in the bottom half regardless. How they prepare for the season over the summer will determine whether they will yo-yo or not.

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