Ten games in, and Newcastle United’s largely blunt season continues - and last weekend it was at the London Stadium.
Without a striker, until they signed two in the final days of the transfer window, the Magpies struggled to score in their opening six of encounters, drawing a blank at Bournemouth, after doing the same at Aston Villa and Leeds United, all three of which finished in 0-0 draws.
They did, somehow, in the chaos, manage to net twice against Liverpool, although a late 3-2 defeat, as we all know, ended any hopes of points on the day. And also did so v Barcelona, if late on.
Then, finally, Newcastle managed to scrape together a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, due in no small part to the goalscoring and line-leading exploits of debutant Nick Woltemade. The lads played out a bore draw at the Vitality Stadium, before actually netting four in the Carabao Cup win over Bradford City.
And finally, the Magpies threw away a one-goal lead v Arsenal at St James' Park, losing 2-1.
A midweek win in Brussels, which saw the Magpies cruise to a 4-0 over Union Saint-Gilloise, was then followed up by a solid 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. But, almost as if returning to type, the Magpies let a late draw slip as Danny Welbeck netted twice to cancel out a Nick Woltemade equaliser at Brighton.
A run of three wins on the bounce then followed - v Benfica, Fulham and Spurs - before the inevitable crash down to earth with a 3-1 loss at West Ham United.
A midweek win over Athletic Club has lifted spirits, but Brentford will be a whole different challenge.
With all that in mind, we asked AI tool Grok to predict what will happen in this season’s Premier League - and here’s what it predicted.
1. 2nd: Manchester City
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2. 3rd: Liverpool
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3. 4th: Chelsea
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4. 8th: Aston Villa
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