By the numbers: Standout stats after thrilling finale to EPL season

And that’s it. The arduous yet entertaining slog of the 2022-23 Premier League campaign is over after Sunday’s rip-roaring finale.

Everton spent around 40 minutes in the relegation zone before Abdoulaye Doucoure‘s thunderbolt. Five goals were scored in two matches and a whopping eight were equally shared between relegated Southampton and Liverpool. Aston Villa qualified for the Europa Conference League ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.

Here, theScore picks out the best stats and facts to surface following a thrilling end to the season.

1 – Chelsea won once across all competitions during Frank Lampard’s second spell at Stamford Bridge. Is the iconic midfielder’s managerial career already over?

2 – Leicester City are the second former Premier League winners to suffer relegation. Blackburn Rovers dropped four seasons after winning the 1994-95 title. It took the Foxes seven

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