After making a steady start to the 2025/26 season, it looked a formality that Scott Parker’s Burnley would beat Vincent Kompany’s 24-point haul two years ago.
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But now with only six games remaining, that no longer appears to be the case – with the Clarets sitting on 20 points from their 32 games.
With only one league win to their name from their last 23 encounters, it’s by no means a given that Burnley will match or surpass Kompany’s total.
Sitting 12 points adrift of safety, it’s only a matter of time until their fate is sealed.
Elsewhere in the survival battle this weekend, bottom side Wolves were heavily beaten by West Ham and will also be shortly confirmed for the Championship next term.
Leeds United claimed a big win at Manchester United last night, while Burnley’s next opponents Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 at home to Aston Villa.
James Ward-Prowse trudges off the pitch following the 2-0 defeat to Brighton. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttardplaceholder image
James Ward-Prowse trudges off the pitch following the 2-0 defeat to Brighton. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
All that means is that surprise strugglers Tottenham dropped into the bottom three after being beaten 1-0 at Sunderland on Sunday.
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But what are the predictions following the 32nd round of fixtures?
We’ve taken to football statistics website Opta, who have used their analytics to predict how the final Premier League table will look following this weekend’s results.
Here’s where Burnley are currently expected to finish in May:
Final predicted table
Arsenal – 82.10pts
Man City – 76.57
Aston Villa – 64.82
Man Utd – 63.82
Liverpool – 61.24
Chelsea – 56.76
Brighton – 55.38
Everton – 55.16
Brentford – 54.94
Bournemouth – 53.48
Sunderland – 52.98
Fulham – 51.11
Newcastle – 50.26
Crystal Palace – 49.83
Leeds United – 44.37
Nottingham Forest – 40.85
West Ham – 38.34
Tottenham – 37.11
Burnley – 24.96
Wolves – 23.82
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