Premier League of stasis still has a compelling magic all of its own | Barney Ronay


Somehow, with no title race since 2014 and Manchester City all but wrapping up this one in October, it has still been enthralling

And now the end is near. And so we face the final curtain or at best a rather demob-happy, oddly tension-free final flutter of a curtain that fell some time ago for most of English football’s top tier.

Sunday’s final fixtures of the Premier League season will be played out in the usual conjoined fashion, simultaneous kick-offs designed to offer last-day drama and a level playing field to the final jostle for air and space.

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