Leicester and West Ham finished top 6 last season as well didn't they? It's not the absolute it was a few years back if you ignore Leicester's title anomaly.I don't think the 'Top 6' argument has held at all this season.
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None of Newcastle, Brighton or Villa - or Liverpool or Chelsea - are where people expected them to be. Even Arsenal aren't where they expected to be, come to that.
Sucks for us not to be part of the disruption of the top 6, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening.