London, England – Na so the Premier League table dey carry us for 2025 season, as we don waka enter November, and the narrative don start to unfold. Big boys like Arsenal don show say dem serious about championship this season, but wetin we dey see for ground no be wetin supercomputer go talk? (Smart gadget, na im sabi pass.)
The Sky Sports supercomputer don yan say Arsenal go carry the league title, with Manchester City as dem second-best graduates. E go shock you to know say Liverpool wey dey sit pretty for eighth spot, go still finish third when we reach the end. As per Chelsea, dem go complete top four, with Manchester United packing fifth position like data say na dem make am like that.
But the wahala no stop there o. Crystal Palace dey flex muscle as dem sit down strong for third position according to their play, while struggling Liverpool suppose dey four places better if we follow expected goals (xG) metrics. (Abeg make I hear word, who dey jide Liverpool na?)
Newcastle and newly-promoted Leeds dey underperform like say dem never chop breakfast for season. Dem dey sit for sixth and seventh respectively, but according to the supercomputer, e suppose turn their glee around by eight places better off. Na serious matter o!
Even Chelsea no dey safe. Dem stand to be two places worse off alongside Manchester United, meaning say, big talk no fit cover wetin una fit perform. Ruben Amorim’s troops dey ona five-match unbeaten run go face Everton on Monday, but the expected table don drop dem to 10th, making dem look like dem dey get ‘luck’ more than ‘skill’.
And wetin happen to Sunderland? Na dem dey fly high for fourth position with 19 points from 11 matches, but supercomputer dey shout say dem dey the third-worst team based on xG, dem dey expected to be 14 places lower, with just eight points! E be like say ground no gree dem land properly (E be so na, chopping head, no gree).
As we dey check bottom side, Wolves don only gather two points from dem first 11 games, but dem go still end for 17th if we follow xG talk. Nottingham Forest dey lean to the side of risk too, while Spurs and Aston Villa dey face serious wahala as dem carry nine and ten places lower according to performance data.
Now, so e be. We dey wonder how e go take turn out by the end of the season with 100,000 simulations don beam light on remaining fixtures. Arsenal go still carry di cup, while City go dey call dem second best. Liverpool go just clutch third, while Chelsea and Man U go complete the top five ‘Champions League’ list.
For Crystal Palace, dem dey eye European qualification as dem dey sit down for sixth, with Spurs trailing behind for seventh. Sunderland go dey ninth while Aston Villa barely scrape 10th. Newcastle fans dey cross fingers, but dem go look for 14th, wey fit be their worst finish since dem bin dey relegate in 2015/16!
As for West Ham, wetin go happen? Supercomputer don mark dem for the drop zone, alongside Burnley and Wolves. Leeds and Sunderland dey dance for their survival, while Nottingham Forest, with their third manager this season, dey aim to waka leg out from relegation zone to finish 16th.
In short, e be like say we go see serious drama as we dey enter the second half of di season. And make nobody forget the alarming numbers wey show Liverpool don somehow lose their physical edge – who dem wan deceive? (Na wah o!)
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