For devotees of association football, the period surrounding contests tends to revolve around anticipating future occurrences.
It constitutes an attempt to demonstrate expertise, yet realistically, given the sport’s inherent capriciousness, much relies upon conjecture.
Arsenal to win the Premier League at a canter
Based upon these prognostications, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal shall ultimately secure their yearned-for Premier League title amassing 90 points, a surplus of ten relative to their closest adversaries, Liverpool, suffering a mere quartet of defeats.
Manchester City are destined to lag in arrears yet again, accumulating only 69 points to finish in third position, with Chelsea completing the roster of the top four.
Nonetheless, it is their local rivals, Manchester United, who perhaps possess the greatest cause for apprehension should this assessment bear veracity, with an 11th-placed ranking, notwithstanding their recent consecutive triumphs, encompassing a success at Anfield for the first instance since 2016.
Although such represents a considerable advancement upon the prior season’s 15th, it falls short of the ambitions befitting a club of the Red Devils’ magnitude; an additional year devoid of participation in European competitions shall be deemed unacceptable.
Conversely, there exists positive tidings for the promoted contingents, inasmuch as both Leeds United and Sunderland are anticipated to avert relegation, with Burnley, occupying the lowest position, identified as the sole participant destined for immediate return to the Championship.
This entails the relegation of a further brace of established entities, with Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United earmarked for such a fate, an outcome few amongst either supporter base would dismiss given the existing circumstances.
|
Position |
Team |
Points |
|
1 |
Arsenal |
90 |
|
2 |
Liverpool |
80 |
|
3 |
Manchester City |
69 |
|
4 |
Chelsea |
66 |
|
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
62 |
|
6 |
Crystal Palace |
61 |
|
7 |
Bournemouth |
59 |
|
8 |
Aston Villa |
57 |
|
9 |
Newcastle United |
56 |
|
10 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
47 |
|
11 |
Manchester United |
47 |
|
12 |
Nottingham Forest |
46 |
|
13 |
Fulham |
44 |
|
14 |
Everton |
42 |
|
15 |
Leeds United |
41 |
|
16 |
Sunderland |
41 |
|
17 |
Brentford |
41 |
|
18 |
West Ham United |
40 |
|
19 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
34 |
|
20 |
Burnley |
33 |