Manchester United and Arsenal underachieved in the league, falling way behind their rivals, while the champions completely failed to mount a defence
Much was made in the lead up to the 2016-17 Premier League season of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and Jose Mourinho leading Manchester United, but both teams struggled to mount a serious title charge as Chelsea wrapped up the glory.
Arsene Wenger's position has come in for serious scrutiny as Arsenal look set to miss out on Champions League football for the first time in almost two decades.
While Antonio Conte's Blues have exceeded standards in the league - albeit without having to deal with the distraction that is European football - the other behemoths have underperformed, while Leicester dispensed with Claudio Ranieri after his champions seemingly downed tools early into the season.