Best PL match of 2016?

What was your favourite Premier League match of 2016? We asked our Sky Sports pundits to pick theirs…

They had plenty to choose from, with nine-goal thrillers, late-season title drama, and even a surprise appearance from an award-winning opera singer.

From Leicester’s remarkable win at the Etihad to the ‘Battle at the Bridge’, here’s what Merse, Thommo, Jamie and the rest of our Sky Sports pundits had to say…

Niall Quinn – Man City 1-3 Leicester City, February 6

Here’s what we said at the time: Leicester City’s title challenge reached unprecedented heights as they went five points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Manchester City 3-1. A Robert Huth double and a fine Riyad Mahrez goal did the damage, with Sergio Aguero grabbing a late consolation for the hosts. 

QUINN: There were a few, but I suppose the match that made me stand up and take note of Leicester was when they went up to Man City and won.

That was huge as everybody was waiting for the Leicester bubble to burst, and that was when people started to say this team may have something to offer.

Man City were supposed to win, they were then going to beat Spurs the week after and were going to waltz to the title.

So that was the game that made me think as I walked away from the ground, that this Leicester team were going to be hard to push away.

Jamie Redknapp – Leicester 3-1 Everton, May 7

Here’s what we said at the time: Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester celebrated being crowned Premier League champions with a 3-1 win against Everton at the King Power Stadium. In a carnival atmosphere, opera legend Andrea Bocelli started the title party by singing before kick-off before Vardy sparked the festivities into life on the pitch.

REDKNAPP: There have been some great matches, the Chelsea v Tottenham game on Monday Night Football was a brilliant football match, but the game that I will always remember is when Leicester played Everton on the last day of the season.

I still look back on that and think, “I can’t believe…” when you see Wes Morgan lift that trophy.

Leicester, a team that just about stayed up the year before, were now Premier League champions.

It just made me realise that anything can happen in football if you get the right recipe, the right players and the right manager.

Phil Thompson – Arsenal 2-1 Leicester, February 14

Here’s what we said at the time: Arsenal breathed life back into their Premier League title charge as Danny Welbeck’s 95th-minute winner sealed a 2-1 …

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