A Premier League supercomputer believes Liverpool will go back-to-back and retain their crown with Manchester United on the rise but the worrying relegation trend continues
Liverpool are tipped to retain their title
Liverpool have been backed to retain their Premier League title by a supercomputer that has also predicted a carbon copy of this year's top three - leaving Arsenal to deal with second spot once again.
The Reds ran away with the title this year and are tipped to remain top of the pile, but by a much smaller margin. They're predicted to win the league by three points with Mikel Arteta's side missing out. Manchester City want to challenge once again after a poor year, but they're backed to come home in third, which would be a disappointment.
At the other end of the table and the concerning pattern is tipped to continue. This year the three promoted teams all went straight back down and that could well be the fate for Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland.
That would make it the third year on the trot that the three sides who came up went back down, which is a trend that the top flight is attempting to avoid with the gulf between them and the Championship continuing to grow.
The predictions are compiled by AceOdds' supercomputer which has simulated the league seasons 100,000 times to see where each side is likely to finish.
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Manchester United enjoy something of a renaissance as they've predicted to finish up in eighth. That is a welcome improvement on this year's horror showing, but they will still find themselves below Newcastle, Aston Villa and Tottenham - with the north Londoners also enjoying a notable bounce.
Bournemouth, despite being set to lose a number of their key players, will retain their spot in the top half with Brighton also in the top 10. Nottingham Forest are among the big fallers as they juggle domestic and European commitments - ending up in 13th.
A predicted table for next season has Liverpool still on top
Wolves and West Ham are tipped to struggle but ultimately avoid relegation. Everton have enjoyed a positive bounce under David Moyes, who has continued to get positive results, but the Toffees are predicted to finish 15th which would represent a disappointment in their new stadium.
Of the three promoted clubs Sunderland, who came up via the play-offs, prop up the table. Leeds put up the best fight to survive, but ultimately fall well short.
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