A supercomputer has predicted the Premier League table for 2024-25 as the new season approaches following the end of the Euros and Copa America.
The Premier League will return in just 32 days with the opening match of the campaign between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford.
It seems like an eternity since Manchester City snatched their fourth consecutive crown from Arsenal on the final day, and we lost all three of our newly promoted sides: Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton.
This time, of course, there will be three more new faces: Ipswich Town, Southampton and Leicester City, and, of course, another fascinating fight for the crown.
But will City secure a fifth consecutive title? Will Arsenal finally take that next step? Or will we get another Leicester-style miracle?
Pap Guardiola’s side will be looking for a record fifth consecutive Premier League title
Arsenal came close to glory last season and their wait for the title has stretched to over two decades
Luton Town were sent straight back to the Championship after their own fairytale promotion.
According Grosvenor SportAccording to NASA’s supercomputer, it looks like we’re going to have another blue moon descending during the 2024-25 season.
The supercomputer works by simulating each match 1,000 times to come to as accurate a conclusion as possible about the outcome and, after taking into account things like team strength, the betting market and artificially generated randomness, a table is created.
Pep Guardiola’s side, in what could be the Spanish manager’s final season, are expected to widen the gap on the Gunners and finish three points clear of last season’s total of 94.
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta and Co are projected to drop the same number of points as their title rivals and finish on 86, eight points behind second-placed City.
However, Arne Slot’s first campaign in charge at Anfield will be largely successful, with his side predicted to finish third on 80 points, just two shy of Jurgen Klopp’s total from his last spell.
And rounding out the Champions League spots are Manchester United, who Grosvenor Sport are backing to claim 71 points and a Champions League spot, perhaps enhanced by the additions of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro, who is set to sign imminently.
Aston Villa secured a fourth-place finish last season but Ollie Watkins and Co will drop two places to sixth on 65, while Enzo Maresca is backed to breathe new life into the Blues and lift Chelsea into fifth on 67 points.
Tottenham are in seventh place on 63, while West Ham, Newcastle and Brentford are tied on 57 points in eighth, ninth and tenth place respectively.
Arne Slot’s first term in charge at Anfield promises to be a successful one with the Reds set to finish third
Manchester United have been quick to move in the transfer market and are tipped to improve to fourth place.
New West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui will have a brilliant first season, improving five points and one place, according to supercomputer
The mid-table battle is tight, with four teams separated by five points, and two of the late-season surprises leading the way.
Oliver Glasner’s revolution at Crystal Palace has been widely praised and his side are predicted to finish 11th on 47 points, though still some way behind Brentford on 57 in 10th place.
Bournemouth are narrowly beaten on 46 points from 46 games as Andoni Iraola prepares for a second term, with Everton surprisingly up in 13th on 42, tied with Fulham in 14th.
Brighton are perhaps the surprise of the supercomputer’s calculations, though. Fabian Hurzeler is set to become the youngest manager in Premier League history this season, but his side are predicted to narrowly avoid relegation on 35 points, level with Southampton.
However, Leicester were even better and tried to avoid an Indiana Jones disaster, finishing on 34 points.
But it is a disappointment for Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Ipswich Town, with Grosvenor Sport predicting the trio will drop to the Championship on just 32, 29 and 18 points respectively.
Fabian Hurzeler is set to become the youngest Premier League manager at just 31
Kieran McKenna and Ipswich shocked the nation when they put together a promotion-winning campaign, but it looks set to end in disappointment.
Wolves had been a much-improved side under Gary O’Neil, who spent much of the season without his preferred three attacking midfielders, but the prediction seems to suggest this season could be a tough one at Molineux.
Nottingham Forest narrowly avoided relegation last season but like Wolves will struggle to repeat the feat according to the supercomputer, with Ipswich’s fairytale promotion ending in a drop to the Championship with just 18 points – the sixth lowest of all time.
