Leicester, Wolves and West Ham with two players each: 'Best of the Rest' Premier League team of the season

There were plenty of exceptional campaigns by players from clubs outside the top six

Goalkeeper: Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham United). The Pole made the most saves in the Premier League. Some were spectacular, some vital, some simply examples of his reliability. Reuters

Right-back: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace). A revelation. No defender won more tackles in the Premier League. Seems destined for a bigger club. Getty Images

Centre-back: Fabian Schar (Newcastle). A £3 million bargain, the Swiss was a reason why Newcastle had the best defensive record in the bottom half. Also scored some stunning goals. Reuters

Centre-back: Lewis Dunk (Brighton). Brighton may have gone down but for their defiant defensive duo of Shane Duffy and Dunk. It can be hard to separate them. Getty Images

Left-back: Lucas Digne (Everton). Replacing Leighton Baines was supposed to be hard. Digne, a wonderful crosser and set-piece specialist, has slotted straight in. Getty Images

Right midfield: Gerard Deulofeu (Watford). A scorer of great goals has also delivered more goals. One of the stars of Watford’s surge to the FA Cup final. Reuters

Centre midfield: Declan Rice (West Ham). Seems to win man of the match virtually every game. Deservedly, too, as Rice has been consistently impressive in an inconsistent team. Reuters

Centre midfield: Joao Moutinho (Wolves). Oozes class. One reason Wolves have got so many results against the top six is that they have a passer capable of playing for them. AP Photo

Left midfield: James Maddison (Leicester). That he had created more chances than Lionel Messi shows just how productive Maddison is. Stepped up from the Championship smoothly. AP Photo

Striker: Raul Jimenez (Wolves). It was tough to separate Jimenez from his strike partner Diogo Jota, but easy to see why Wolves made the target man their record buy. Terrific. Getty Images

Striker: Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – Despite a slow start to the season, still ended up rubbing shoulders with the division’s elite forwards on the goalscoring leaderboard again. Reuters

The 2018/19 Premier League season reached its conclusion on Sunday as Manchester City became the first team in a decade to successfully defend the title.

Pep Guardiola's side needed a win at Brighton & Hove Albion to retain the trophy, such was the relentless pace set by themselves and runners-up Liverpool.

Such was the brilliance of both teams - Liverpool ended the campaign 25 points ahead of third-placed Chelsea and with the third-highest points total in Premier League history - it was no surprise to see the Team of the Season dominated by these two sides.

However, looking beyond the title race, there were a number of exceptional individual campaigns from players outside the so-called 'Big Six'.

With that in mind, Richard Jolly has selected his 'Best of the Rest' team of the season comprising players from clubs outside the top six in the photo gallery above.

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