Wednesday 21 December 2016 12:49, UK
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...
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.
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.
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."
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.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.
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.
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 the Premier League.
They comfortably secured a play-off place, however, and clung on for a 3-2 aggregate win in the semi-finals against Derby.
Meeting Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley, Mohamed Diame's strike 18 minutes from the end gave them a 1-0 win which sent them straight back up to the Premier League at the first attempt after relegation.
May 2, English champions for the first time
The greatest football story of the year - and for many years, too - Leicester were confirmed as champions of England for the very first time in 2016, after overcoming odds of 5,000/1 to shock the world.
Jamie Vardy had a party all right. In fact, the whole City squad were at his house to take in Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Chelsea live on Sky Sports which gave them the crown.
In the end, Leicester won the league by 10 points and had Andrea Bocelli singing at the King Power on the day they collected the trophy. Who could have predicted that 12 months earlier?
Manager Claudio Ranieri said: "The fans pushed us all season. I am very happy. It was an amazing moment to lift the trophy."
November 6, Top again after two and a half years
Liverpool have had plenty of high points under Jurgen Klopp and another of those saw them go top of the Premier League with a 6-1 win over Watford in November.
Whether the Anfield side can sustain their challenge for a first English title since 1990 remains to be seen but they have undoubtedly shown promise this term.
Their stay at the summit didn't last long and a collapse at Bournemouth as they lost 4-3 posed pertinent questions but they will be optimistic in the second half of the campaign after going into the Christmas period as the top flight's leading scorers and Chelsea's nearest challengers.
February 28, Pellegrini's final trophy
Manuel Pellegrini's final season in charge of Manchester City was a frustrating one, with the club falling out of the title race early on, having to scrap for a top four-finish and the manager overshadowed by the upcoming summer arrival of Pep Guardiola.
But the Chilean did deliver silverware during his final term, beating Liverpool on penalties in the final of the Capital One Cup. It's not the trophy he would have dreamed of at the start of the campaign but it did confirm him as the club's most successful manager since the 1960s.
City fans will hope his successor Guardiola can exceed Pellegrini's haul of one Premier League and two League Cups and a landmark 3-1 win over Barcelona in the Champions League group stage at the Etihad Stadium has sparked hopes they can see off Europe's best.
May 21, Van Gaal signs off with cup win
While Jose Mourinho's appointment as Manchester United manager is the biggest thing to happen at Old Trafford this year, his start hasn't been as emphatic as he would have liked.
Instead, the club's first trophy win in three years at the FA Cup final as Crystal Palace were beaten 2-1 - with Jesse Lingard scoring an extra-time winner - is their best moment of 2016.
The result allowed Louis van Gaal to end his turbulent two-year spell at the club with silverware, with his departure announced officially two days later.
May 7, Beating Brighton to promotion
Middlesbrough returned to the Premier League this year after seven seasons in the Championship but even then, it was bittersweet given they should have won the title.
Nevertheless, the way they sealed their rise was at least satisfying despite finishing four points behind winners Burnley.
Needing just a draw with third-top Brighton to stay ahead of the long-time leaders in their final match, they got off to the perfect start through Cristhian Stuani's goal.
Dale Stephens levelled before being sent off but while there was a nervy finish, Boro hung on to win automatic promotion as runners-up, while Brighton lost out in the play-offs.
May 7, Van Dijk commits for six years
Since signing from Celtic in 2015, Virgil van Dijk has consistently proved himself to be one of the Premier League's most outstanding defenders.
Already attracting interest from elsewhere after an impressive first season at St Mary's, it was therefore pleasing for Saints to secure him on a new deal until 2022 back in May.
The club have seen so many star names sold in recent years but Van Dijk showed his commitment to the cause and has again impressed in the 2016/17 campaign.
July 25, Allen signs from Liverpool
It's fair to suggest this hasn't been the most spectacular of years for Stoke but one high point was undoubtedly the summer recruitment of Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen.
His stock had never been higher than it was off the back of Euro 2016, where his performances for semi-finalists Wales saw him named in UEFA's team of the tournament.
With Allen's name linked with clubs around Europe, it was something of a surprise he was allowed to leave Anfield - and arguably more of a shock he ended up with the Potters.
A real coup for Mark Hughes, the former Swansea player has repaid some of that faith with five goals so far for his new club - including a late equaliser in the draw at Manchester United.
May 11, Beating the drop… again
Sunderland have become masters of surviving the threat of relegation in recent seasons and made it with a game to spare last season after a remarkable recovery under Sam Allardyce.
While they were within touching distance of safety at the end of February, they weren't showing many signs of securing their place in the Premier League for another year.
But consecutive draws with Crystal Palace, Southampton, Newcastle and West Brom were a catalyst. Although they were then beaten by Leicester, wins over Norwich, Chelsea and Everton ensured the preservation of their top-flight status with 90 minutes still to play.
November 26, Coming back to beat Palace
In one of the most dramatic games in Premier League history, Swansea had led Crystal Palace 3-1 but conceded three goals in seven minutes and looked set to lose 4-3.
Yet a remarkable turnaround saw the Welsh side score twice in stoppage time to turn the game on its head once again and give Bob Bradley his first win as manager.
Fernando Llorente got both goals and he also struck twice a fortnight later against Sunderland in Bradley's other win of what has otherwise been a difficult start for him in Wales.
December 1, Kane signs new long-term deal
Harry Kane's importance to Tottenham has been evident since he marked his first full season as a regular in their side with 31 goals in the 2014/15 campaign.
He had signed a new contract in the latter part of that campaign but his continued progress has been such that an improved deal had been spoken of for much of the time since.
With Kane's commitment to the club unrelenting, Tottenham never truly looked like losing him, even if his availability would have sparked interest from across Europe.
At the start of this month Mauricio Pochettino finally got his man as Kane penned a deal until 2022. He's scored nine goals so far this season.
March 13, Beating Arsenal to reach Wembley
Watford hadn't won at Arsenal since 1988 so when they were handed an away quarter-final at the Emirates in the FA Cup their fans went there more in hope than expectation.
Yet the team delivered one of their best performances of the season, going ahead through Odion Ighalo before Adlene Guedioura got a second in the 2-1 win.
That took Watford to Wembley for their third last-four appearance in 13 seasons, where they once again failed to progress any further as they were beaten 2-1 by Crystal Palace.
March 6, Rare win over Manchester United
West Brom capped a superb run of form with a rare victory over Manchester United to all-but secure their Premier League status for another season.
In February, Tony Pulis' side were in a relegation battle, just six points above the drop zone, but three wins and a draw in their next four games - including this 1-0 success over 10-man United moved them onto 39 points and up to 11th in the table.
Salomon Rondon was the hero, firing the Baggies to their first home league win over United since 1984.
May 10, beating Manchester United in the last game at the Boleyn Ground
West Ham had an emotional farewell to their iconic home at Upton Park after a 112-year stay with a dramatic comeback 3-2 win over Manchester United.
Falling behind in the closing stages of the second half, it looked as though the finale would end on a sour note but Michail Antonio's leveller gave them hope.
Just 10 minutes from the end, Winston Reid wrote himself into history as he scored the last goal at the old stadium to give West Ham a rousing victory.
Manager Slaven Bilic was in tears at the final whistle and said: "It was a special game. This was the win of character. We totally deserved it so it was a great night."
