ST s Premier League Team of the Season

After 283 days and 380 gruelling matches, the curtain has finally fallen on yet another Premier League season. It’s been filled with thrills, spills and the occasional emotional farewell, with Liverpool being crowned English top-flight champions for the 20th time, equalling Manchester United’s record.

The likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United will play in next season’s Champions League while promoted sides Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town will have to try again in the Championship. As for the Red Devils and Tottenham Hotspur, the less said about their league finishes, the better.

Amid all of that, 11 players were head and shoulders above the rest in their positions. Set up in a typical 4-3-3 formation, this is The Straits Times’ Premier League Team of the Season.

Goalkeeper: Matz Sels

After ending 17th last season and conceding 67 goals in the process, Nottingham Forest exceeded all expectations with a seventh-placed finish. For most of this season, they flirted with a top-five finish and were at one point even considered title challengers. A lot of credit has to go to Sels, who boasts an impressive 73.9 per cent save percentage.

In his first full season with the club, he became the joint Premier League Golden Glove winner after keeping the most clean sheets (13) along with Arsenal’s David Raya. But some of Sel’s shut-outs came in statement wins against Manchester City and Liverpool at Anfield in what was the Reds’ only home loss this season.

Runners-up: David Raya (Arsenal),Jordan Pickford (Everton)

Right-back: Daniel Munoz

After going winless in their first eight games of the season, Crystal