Your team’s best day of 2016

What was your Premier League club’s best day of 2016?

For some, it is a matter up for debate, for others there is one moment that defines the past 12 months more than most. From winning trophies to beating big rivals or landing a player you never thought your team would sign, each of English football’s top 20 sides have had moments to remember.

Here, Sky Sports picks the biggest moments for each Premier League side…

Arsenal

February 14, Last-gasp win over Leicester

Arsenal blew the title race wide open with a dramatic 2-1 win over Leicester at the Emirates on Valentine’s Day, closing to within two points of the surprise Premier League leaders thanks to an injury-time header from Danny Welbeck, who was making his first competitive appearance since the previous April. 

Leicester had been playing with 10 men for much of the second half following Danny Simpson’s sending off and after Theo Walcott had cancelled out Jamie Vardy’s penalty, Arsenal finally found their winner in the final moments.

The Emirates erupted and Arsene Wenger described it as a “pivotal moment” in the title race. Ultimately, his side were unable to kick on and Claudio Ranieri’s team bounced back to clinch the crown. The Gunners did at least complete a final-day leap-frog of north London rivals Tottenham.

Bournemouth

December 4, Historic comeback beats Liverpool

Signing Jack Wilshere on loan from Arsenal for the season raised eyebrows but the manner of Bournemouth’s comeback win over Liverpool confirmed their progress as a Premier League team.

Trailing 3-1 to Jurgen Klopp’s in-form side with 14 minutes left, Scottish youngster Ryan Fraser inspired a stunning response.

Having already won a penalty scored by Callum Wilson, he scored himself and then set up Steve Cook’s equaliser before Nathan Ake won the game 4-3 in stoppage time.

It was a remarkable result for many reasons, not least because Bournemouth’s first win over Liverpool was also their first against a top-four Premier League side.

Burnley

May 7, Going up as champions

In a league in which consistency can deliver so much, Burnley’s unbeaten 23-game sequence in the second half of the Championship season saw them win the title on the final day.

Having already secured promotion with their 1-0 win over QPR five days earlier, a 3-0 success at Charlton saw them finish ahead of second-placed Middlesbrough.

After the win over QPR, Dyche said: “Two years ago, we went under the radar. This year we have gone 22 games unbeaten and won promotion. That is unbelievable.”

Chelsea

October 1, Changing the system to 3-4-3

After beginning with four wins, Antonio Conte’s promising start to life at Chelsea took a turn for the worse as his team then failed to win any of their following four fixtures.

With the Italian under increasing pressure, a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal saw speculation about his future increase and his reaction was both ruthless and emphatic.

A change of system from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3 saw Chelsea win 2-0 at Hull in their next match and they have since transformed into title favourites, topping the Premier League table at Christmas by six points after 11 straight wins – including headline-grabbing, emphatic triumphs over Manchester Untied, Everton and Manchester City, as well as a comeback success over London rivals Tottenham.Crystal Palace

May 21, First FA Cup final in 26 years

Ok, so Palace lost their FA Cup final with Manchester United and in somewhat cruel fashion, as Jesse Lingard scored the winner 10 minutes from the end of extra-time.

But simply getting there was a clear high, however, and let’s not forget they led with 12 minutes left at Wembley through Jason Puncheon.

The dad dancing which followed from Alan Pardew was questionable and things went downhill from there, with Juan Mata levelling before Lingard settled the contest but in a 2016 which has seen Palace win fewer points-per-game than any other team in England’s top four tiers, this was a day to remember. 

Everton

August 31, Lukaku stays at Goodison

Romelu Lukaku’s contribution to Everton’s cause has been significant but he rocked them last season with claims he wanted to be playing Champions League football this term.

While John Stones did go to Manchester City for almost £50m despite an indifferent 2015/16, Lukaku was still at Goodison when the transfer window closed.

His exciting partnership with new signing Yannick Bolasie was put on hold when the winger suffered a serious knee injury and the likelihood is there will be more speculation about Lukaku’s future in January but with nine goals so far this season he remains a key figure for Ronald Koeman. 

Hull City

May 28, Diame goal sends Hull back up

After a six-game run without a win saw them drop from first to fourth in the Championship, it looked like Hull had blown their chance of getting back into …

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