From AFC Wimbledon and Arsenal to Watford and West Ham : An end of season assessment on how the Capital clubs fared

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So how did the teams in the capital do this time around?

Several of our clubs had memorable seasons, with two trophies and two promotions celebrated. Others flattered to deceive. Here we rate all 14.

5 Stars sensational, 4 starts outstanding, 3 stars very good, 2 stars below par, 1 star dismal.

See if you agree with our verdict.

AFC Wimbledon ***

From flooded, churned up pitch to promotion. After three seasons in League Two, the Dons can look forward to the challenge of League One. Even with Matt Stevens going off the boil towards the end of the season, the former Forest Green Rovers striker's 21 goals played a large part in guiding Wimbledon to promotion. For a long time it looked like they might go up automatically, but the goals dried up and they needed to hold their nerve in the play-offs against Notts County before Myles Hippolyte became the hero at Wembley in the final against Walsall. Owen Goodman, on loan from Palace, was a reassuring ever-present between the sticks. The club showed typical resilience after the Wandle's waters threatened to derail the campaign by destroying a corner of the pitch.

Arsenal **

Finishing second for a third year running suggests high quality consistency but no-one at the Emirates will be punching the air after this one. There were some brilliant and exhilarating performances - the 5-1 drubbing of Man City, the seven goals in Eindhoven and the Declan Rice-inspired 3-0 demolition of Real Madrid - but a glut of injuries, affecting key players like Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gaby Jesus and Gabriel in particular, hit them hard. Too many points were dropped from winning positions. Too many games were drawn. And the failure to land a proven goalscorer was always likely to be costly. No player hit double figures. With Spurs winning a trophy, the sense of melancholy will bite even more for Mikel Arteta's team over the summer. Dull cup exits to Man United and Newcastle compounded the overall impression of a drop in standards.

Brentford ***

What a job Thomas Frank continues to do at the Gtech. He enjoyed the services of the most prolific double-act in the division in Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo - the two great friends together bagging 39 goals and making their home the most entertaining place to watch top-flight football last season with an average of nearly four goals per game. They hit four goals or more in a match eight times and Ivan Toney was not missed a bit. The Bees were in the conversation for European qualification and that speaks volumes of their total immersion into Premier League life now after four years. They feel well established and the Danish boss has found the formula to make them competitive. As usual, they appear one step ahead of the game, with a replacement identified should keeper Mark Flekken depart. Their recruitment remains a wonder to behold.

Bromley ***

Mid-table security might not be what ambitious no-nonsense boss Andy Woodman had in mind at the start of the season, but surely 11th place is a great return for a first season in the football league for the Hayes Lane outfit. Michael Cheek proved he could step up to the plate in the higher division with ease, helping himself to 25 goals in League Two to underpin the collective effort. There was no panic when an early season slump saw the Ravens go nine games without a win. The boss' faith never wavered. An FA Cup trip to Newcastle was memorable for the fans too. They will look forward to another tilt next season. Keeper Grant Smith missed only one game, keeping 16 clean sheets.

Charlton Athletic ****

The smart money was always going to be on Nathan Jones getting the Addicks back up, though it was initially something of a slow burner of a season to say the least. A post-Christmas win against high-flying Wycombe seemed to be a turning point, however, and the formula of being increasingly hard to score against and grabbing narrow wins ushered the Floyd Road lads back to a division which seems more fitting for them. Charlton suffered only two home defeats all season and only three defeats on the road from late January during a consistent run-in. Matty Godden plundered 18 goals, but it was defensive excellence which paved the way to success. Josh Edwards and Lloyd Jones played such vital roles. Fittingly, it was another defender, Macauley Gillesphey, who had the last word, with the free-kick goal which beat Orient in the play-off final at Wembley.

Chelsea ***

Enzo Maresca was bullish and defiant after his team full of youngsters secured Champions League football for next season with a 1-0 win at Forest on the last day. But it was odd that he should lash out at 'the doubters' because he was the one questioning everyone for talking up his talented players earlier in the campaign when they threatened to be title contenders. This is a team that will grow up even more quickly through the challenge of playing in Europe's elite competition next term and they will be buoyed by securing the Conference League bauble with such ease - defeating Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw at the end of a ridiculously untroubled run to the final past Europe's lesser lights. They are the only team to have won every one of the European trophies and even if their resources gave them a huge advantage over all other contenders, the Italian boss will rightly take great satisfaction about how the campaign panned out. Cole Palmer was a sensation. Moises Caicedo ultra-reliable, Enzo Fernandez a solid presence. It bodes well for next season.

Crystal Palace *****

What. A. Season. This was the one Eagles fans young and old have craved forever. A first ever trophy to go along with a team to be excited by and proud of. Eberechi Eze looked like a star the moment he arrived at the club and with a superb cast around him, he ensured the day out at Wembley in this season's FA Cup final - as well as the semi-final blitzing of Aston Villa - will never be forgotten. It's strange to recall that a few doubts were being aired earlier in the season when Palace failed to reproduce last year's end of season form. But faith in Oliver Glasner was always likely to be repaid. The Austrian has created a fabulous nucleus that made light of the departure of Michael Olise to Bayern Munich. If Dean Henderson, Adam Wharton, Maxence Lacroix, Ismaila Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta, and Marc Guehi were outstanding, Daniel Munoz was simply sensational. On a par with Eze in terms of stand-out figure. Those noisy, delirious Eagles fans who bathed Wembley in Holmesdale red and blue will pray this team can stay together to provide more great moments.

Fulham ***

Not quite the top half finish they craved, but a new club points record for the Premier League, coupled with some memorable derby wins - Harry Wilson, take a bow - plus that triumph over champions Liverpool, made this a more than glass-half-full full kind of season. Whites fans will be anxious to see Marco Silva retained, so that the stability and progress of recent seasons can be maintained but it will require some more shrewd work in the transfer market to recruit the right players to replace some of the experienced ones whose time at the club is drawing to a close. The Whites are still missing Aleksandr Mitrovic, although Raul Jimenez did his best to plug the gap, claiming 12 goals. There was inevitably a loss of some bite in midfield because of Palhinha's exit but Sasa Lukic had a good season in a similar role. Fans enjoyed soaking up a probable last round of Tom Cairney's elegant passing and graceful touch - albeit in cameo appearances.

Leyton Orient ***

Richie Wellens did a superb job getting the O's to the play-off final at Wembley. Sixth place for a club with such a modest budget spoke volumes. He used the loan market expertly, with QPR's Charlie Kelman at the forefront with his goals, and the Spurs duo playing key roles - Jamie Donley impressing at number 10 and keeper Josh Keeley also having a season to remember - not least in the FA Cup with his heroics against Oldham and Derby County. In the end, they were only undone by the unyielding edifice that was the Charlton defence but the run of form towards the end of the season was memorable. The trick will be to find a way of rebuilding without those loan players and trying to recreate that momentum that might give them another chance of a top six finish.

Millwall ***

Another season where they defied the odds. It is the story that keeps repeating - a club forever punching about its weight. Alex Neil somehow got the Lions within shooting distance of the play-offs, when all logic suggested they would do well just to claw their way to mid table. Winning five out of six games in the run-in gave them an outside chance of success on the final day, when they were eventually overwhelmed by Burnley. Their run to the FA Cup fifth round was spoilt by the controversy surrounding their exit to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park when Liam Roberts was sent off early on for a flying kick into the head of Jean-Philippe Mateta, but Lions fans managed to incorporate that moment into their famed defiance against the rest of the world by turning the keeper into a cult hero. Jake Cooper remains the reliable rock in defence. Young Serb striker Mihailo Ivanovic quickly won over the fans and top scored with 12 league goals.

QPR **

The strangest of seasons at Loftus Road, where obvious signs of improvement this season after flirtations with relegation gave way to disbelief as the architect of a revival, Marti Cifuentes, was placed on gardening leave after stories emerged of overtures from West Brom. Shades of the Ian Holloway saga from years gone by. A final placing of 15th was hardly earth-shattering, and only the same total as the previous season, but fans were mostly behind the Spanish boss. They managed to gain some momentum after an early season run of 13 without a win and steadied the ship after an important win in Cardiff in late November. Goals were a huge problem for the Hoops. Defender Jimmy Dunne being the second top scorer with five underlined how much of a struggle it was at times. Michael Frey's total of eight was far from earth shattering.

Tottenham ***

"Outstanding" was Ange Postecoglou's verdict on Tottenham's season. That is quite a claim after overseeing 22 league defeats - the most by a Premier League team not to be relegated. But of course, he is right that it is all about silverware and after ending the 17-year wait for a cup, the Europa League final triumph over Man United in Bilbao gave all Spurs fans a feeling many have never experienced before. Fans were disenchanted with Daniel Levy - with so many calling for his head throughout a season that was close to being a total flop. The question this summer will be whether Levy is disenchanted with the man who ended the trophy drought. Stand out players were Dejan Kulusevksi, until he got injured, and Cristian Romero, who seems likely to depart in the summer. But many under-performed and no trophy should mask that simple truth, even if it gives the fans much-needed traction in the north London goading stakes.

Watford **

Tom Cleverley becomes the latest boss to be axed at Vicarage Road after another underwhelming season for the Hornets. One win in the last nine fixtures of the campaign summed up the malaise. Five straight wins at the start of the season and a 6-2 win at Sheffield Wednesday had promised something special but in the end, Watford had to settle for a disappointing 14th place. They were never really in the play-off conversation. Vakoun Bayo hit four in that win against the Owls but only scored five more after that and a run of only five league wins since the turn of the year prompted the owners to tear up the managerial contracts yet again. It's all-too familiar territory for Watford fans who must crave the old stable family-club feel under Graham Taylor. The only really pleasing part of the season for Hornets fans was Luton Town's second successive relegation - along with a 2-0 home win over the Hatters.

West Ham *

This was a a really dull season for Hammers fans - cold turkey after the thrilling previous seasons that had been spiced up by lengthy European campaigns and the Conference League triumph. The arrival of Graham Potter has not exactly led to a surge of optimism about the immediate future, with no new manager bounce after he came in for the equally uninspiring Julen Lopetegui. At times, it felt as if only the heart-on-his-sleeve work of Jarrod Bowen could offset the gloom. They did finish above both Man United and Spurs, but there was no great cup run to stir the blood. There was also the shock of Michail Antonio's car crash to deal with. The betting allegations surrounding Lucas Paqueta seemed to affect the midfielder's form, Mo Kudus showed flashes of brilliance but then faded. Niclas Fullkrug's biggest contribution was a meltdown against his team-mates after a draw against hopeless Southampton. The Irons will be happy to draw a line under it all and start afresh.