Arsenal dropped points in their last game, which gave Man City the chance to close the gap to the Gunners at the top of the Premier League table.
The Gunners drew 2-2 to Sunderland in the league, which handed Man City a chance to climb closer to them in the table, as the Cityzens managed to beat Liverpool 3-0 in what was a dominant display at the Etihad last weekend.
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Mikel Arteta will be looking over his shoulder, but his Arsenal side are still unbeaten since September, when they lost to Liverpool at Anfield. Elsewhere, Chelsea put together an impressive 3-0 win against Wolves, Man United are five games unbeaten, and Sunderland are in the Champions League places.
Opta Analyst’s Supercomputer has run a fresh simulation of how the Premier League table will look at the end of the season, and this is what it suggested how the table will end up looking…
Wolves, Leeds and Burnley suffer relegation
20th – Wolves – 26.35 predicted points
19th – Leeds United – 36.04 predicted points
18th – Burnley – 36.05 predicted points
17th – West Ham United – 37.85 predicted points
16th – Nottingham Forest – 38.60 predicted points
The Supercomputer suggested that two of the three newly-promoted sides would suffer relegation back to the Championship. It also thinks that Nuno Espirito Santo and Sean Dyche will steer West Ham and Forest to safety.
Newcastle suffer disappointing finish
15th – Fulham – 43.40 predicted points
14th – Sunderland – 46.43 predicted points
13th – Everton – 48.12 predicted points
12th – Newcastle United – 53.35 predicted points
11th – Brentford – 53.93 predicted points
The Supercomputer said that Newcastle United would really fall from grace compared to last season, as they go from Champions League football to 12th in the table. It also suggested that the likes of Everton, Fulham and Brentford will finish safely in mid-table.
Man United beat Spurs in the table
10th – Tottenham Hotspur – 55.16 predicted points
9th – Brighton – 55.94 predicted points
8th – Bournemouth – 56.25 predicted points
7th – Manchester United – 56.51 predicted points
6th – Crystal Palace – 59.28 predicted points
Next up, Arsenal’s North London rivals Spurs and up in 10th, despite getting off to a decent start under Thomas Frank. Furthermore, Manchester United are in a much better position, much improved from last season. They are just behind Palace, who are expected to secure European football yet again.
Arsenal win the league by 7 points
5th – Aston Villa – 60.72 predicted points
4th – Chelsea – 63.47 predicted points
3rd – Liverpool – 68.23 predicted points
2nd – Manchester City – 73.54 predicted points
1st – Arsenal – 80.16 predicted points
The Gunners are predicted to win the Premier League title by seven points over Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who have solidly overtaken Liverpool in the predicted league table for the end of the season.
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