Journalists from the official Premier League site have now predicted which clubs will qualify for the Champions League.
Only ten days to go now until the final matches of the season,, so every result is important for those chasing the CL places.
The four journalists have looked at the six clubs currently second to seventh in the Premier League.
They have then each done predictions on how each match involving Arsenal, Newcastle United, Man City, Chelsea, Villa and Forest will finish.
Which then give each of the journalists their final forecast Premier League positions second to seventh and final points totals.
Official Premier League site – 14 May 2025:
‘As a thrilling race for UEFA Champions League places heads into the final two weekends of the season, football writers Adrian Clarke, Adrian Kajumba, Alex Keble and Ben Bloom have predicted the results and final Premier League standings for the six clubs involved.
Adrian Clarke
Predicted results
Aston Villa 3-1 Spurs
Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd
West Ham 1-2 Nott’m Forest
Arsenal 2-2 Newcastle
Man City 3-2 Bournemouth
Fulham 1-3 Man City
Man Utd 0-1 Aston Villa
Newcastle 4-0 Everton
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Chelsea
Southampton 0-2 Arsenal
Predicted final placings (second to seventh) and their points totals:
Arsenal 72, Man City 71, Newcastle 70, Villa 69, Forest 66, Chelsea 65
Adrian Kajumba
Predicted results
Aston Villa 3-0 Spurs
Chelsea 3-0 Man Utd
West Ham 1-1 Nott’m Forest
Arsenal 2-1 Newcastle
Man City 2-0 Bournemouth
Fulham 1-3 Man City
Man Utd 0-3 Aston Villa
Newcastle 3-1 Everton
Nott’m Forest 2-0 Chelsea
Southampton 0-3 Arsenal
Predicted final placings (second to seventh) and their points totals:
Arsenal 74, Man City 71, Newcastle 69, Villa 69, Chelsea 66, Forest 66
Alex Keble
Predicted results
Aston Villa 3-0 Spurs
Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd
West Ham 1-1 Nott’m Forest
Arsenal 2-1 Newcastle
Man City 3-1 Bournemouth
Fulham 0-1 Man City
Man Utd 1-3 Aston Villa
Newcastle 3-1 Everton
Nott’m Forest 2-1 Chelsea
Southampton 0-2 Arsenal
Predicted final placings (second to seventh) and their points totals:
Arsenal 74, Man City 71, Newcastle 69, Villa 69, Forest 66, Chelsea 64
Ben Bloom
Predicted results
Aston Villa 3-1 Spurs
Chelsea 2-2 Man Utd
West Ham 0-0 Nott’m Forest
Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle
Man City 1-0 Bournemouth
Fulham 2-2 Man City
Man Utd 1-0 Aston Villa
Newcastle 3-0 Everton
Nott’m Forest 2-2 Chelsea
Southampton 0-4 Arsenal
Predicted final placings (second to seventh) and their points totals:
Arsenal 72, Newcastle 70, Man City 69, Villa 66, Chelsea 65, Forest 64
Some interesting predictions and conclusions…
The good (great!) news is that all four journalists are confident that Newcastle United will qualify for the Champions League.
All four see Newcastle hammering Everton, whilst they are split on the Arsenal match, two predicting a draw and two thinking a win for the Gunners.
Three journalists predict Newcastle with a fourth place finish in the Premier League, whilst one has United ending up third.
Taking all the predictions together from the four Premier League journalists and averaging them out, the final PL table from second down to seventh would look like this:
2nd Arsenal (73 points)
3rd Man City (70.5 points)
4th Newcastle United (69.5 points)
5th Villa (68.25 points)
6th Forest (65.5 points)
7th Chelsea (65.0 points)