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A familiar trophy-lifter re-enters the fray under newly released computer-generated predictions
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After Liverpool lost Jurgen Klopp, appointed a relatively unknown Dutchman after being rejected by Xabi Alonso, and made £12. 5m winger Federico Chiesa their headline signing, few had the Reds down for Premier League glory. By late April, there was a rush on red flares on one half of Merseyside, and a shortage of humble pie across the rest country. This time around, the picture couldn’t be much different. They’ve broken the bank this summer to sign Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong, and are still eyeing another record-breaking move for Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak. In short, the pressure’s on to perform, not least from the club’s accountants, but an AI supercomputer has the Reds buckling in their retention bid. The prediction, via Sportscasting, has them finishing third, behind champions Manchester City and, you guessed it, perennial runners-up Arsenal in second place. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea round off the top four, but are some 13 points off the league leaders. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. There are few shocks foretold at the other end of the table with the three promoted sides – Burnley, Sunderland and Leeds United this time – all dropping back down for the third consecutive season, the latter managing just 28 points. Manchester United likely have the biggest grin of all, apart from their city neighbours, having gained 10 places on last season’s 15th-placed finish to bag a Europa League spot. Position Team Points 1 Manchester City 92 2 Arsenal 88 3 Liverpool 85 4 Chelsea 79 5 Manchester United 76 6 Aston Villa 70 7 Tottenham Hotspur 67 8 Newcastle United 63 9 West Ham United 60 10 Everton 56 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 54 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 52 13 Brentford 50 14 Fulham 48 15 Crystal Palace 45 16 Bournemouth 43 17 Nottingham Forest 40 18 Burnley 35 19 Sunderland 32 20 Leeds United 28 Isaac Stacey Stronge is a freelance football writer working for Four Four Two, Manchester United and Football League World. He has been a season ticket holder at Stockport County throughout the Hatters’ meteoric rise from the National League North to League One and is a die-hard Paddy Madden fan. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
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