article: The Blues topped the table while, at the other end, Sunderland could not escape the drop after 110 straight days at the bottom. Records tumbled through to the last day of the campaign, when we saw 33 goalscorers, more than ever before in a single day of a 38-game season. Goals scored from outside the penalty area fell to a Premier League low of 11.6% so, if you like a goalmouth scramble, this was your year. From the moment Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap General Election on 18 April, the title was as good as Chelsea's. The London club have won the title the past four times - 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2017 - the country has been asked to elect a government. They did so in style, with their 30 wins beating the Premier League record of 29, which the Blues also set in 2004-05 and 2005-06. As the graphic above shows, Antonio Conte would do well to hold on to Diego Costa as his goals won more points than anyone else in the league. The striker has been linked with a move to China, but why would he want to leave London? The city is home to the best and second-best sides in the league for just the third time in English top-flight history. For all their free-flowing attacking play, for all Dele Alli's quality and Christian Eriksen's guile, Tottenham didn't spend a single day on top of the table in 2016-17. That's less than relegated Hull City who spent 24 hours at the summit on the opening weekend. Incredibly, Spurs had four players who were involved in 20 or more league goals this season. No other side had two players who could boast of such a contribution. So many troops chipping in helped Mauricio Pochettino's side to a goal difference of +60, a record for any side who did not win the title. What would they have mustered had Harry Kane not missed eight games in the league? His mark of five hat-tricks in the season puts him among stellar company, as only Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo can match the mark in any of Europe's top five leagues. Manchester United's season saw manager Jose Mourinho criticise Luke Shaw, take an age to utilise Henrikh Mkhitaryan and lament the workings of the fixture computer. It led to him making more changes to his starting line-up - 120 - than any other manager and he finished outside the top three for the first time in his managerial career. The Red Devils never finished a Premier League season lower than third under Sir Alex Ferguson but have now done so in each of the four seasons since he left. And those famous Manchester United v Arsenal battles for titles in recent memory now look further away than ever, with the pair outside the top four as a duo for the first time since 1979. The Gunners - fifth - can feel a little hard done by as their mark of 75 points is a record for any side finishing outside
summary: It was the season in which Chelsea played by their own record book.