Sky Sports supercomputer don predict say Arsenal go retain Premier League title, with Manchester City finishing second again. The prediction, wey Sky Sports base on 10,000 simulations and factors like historic performance, transfer business and betting odds, put Arsenal for top with expected 85.2 points, almost same as the 85 points wey dem use win title last season and nearly four points clear of Manchester City.
Arsenal na champions for first time in 22 years last season, and the supercomputer tip dem to become only the fourth side for Premier League history to retain the crown after Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea. Manchester City dey begin new era after Pep Guardiola departure and dem sign Elliot Anderson for club-record £116m; prediction still put dem second, closer to Arsenal than last season when dem finish seven points behind.
Liverpool, now under Andoni Iraola after fifth-place finish under Arne Slot, dey predicted to climb two places to third with 76.8 points, just ahead of Manchester United for fourth. Manchester United dey predicted to drop one place despite strong finish under Michael Carrick. Chelsea, with new manager Xabi Alonso and £117m signing Morgan Rogers, dey predicted to climb five places to fifth, ahead of Tottenham for sixth; Tottenham dey tipped to climb 11 places after summer transfer spending. Aston Villa dey predicted to drop out of Champions League places to seventh, while Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford complete the top half.
For bottom, the supercomputer predict say newly-promoted Coventry, Ipswich and Hull go straight back to Championship. Frank Lampard Coventry dey tipped to give strongest survival fight, with expected points only small margin below Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest, 16th last term, appoint former Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner as head coach but dem dey predicted to finish 17th, one place below his old club. Newcastle dey also expected to face another difficult season.
Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, believe the title race na between Manchester City and Arsenal. The former Liverpool defender tok for Metro say the two teams best by a mile and no other side really go compete with dem for title. E add say everybody want every game to matter but right now e no dey. Manchester City maintain perfect start with 3-0 win over Liverpool, while Arsenal come from behind to beat Leeds United after Brighton soundly beat dem before international break. Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United don show signs of inconsistency, leaving questions whether dem can maintain serious title challenge.
Analysis after five games also show say table fit settle early. Last season, 13 of 20 sides finish within four places of where dem dey after five games, and eventual champions Arsenal were second at that stage. The eventual champions don dey top two after five games for past four campaigns, suggesting say if no potential punishment, Manchester City or Arsenal go lift trophy. Being bottom after five games don mean relegation for six of past seven seasons, and Tottenham fit dey in trouble once again.
