Predicting how the Premier League will finish is
a British tradition, it’s a moment to show you’re capable of thinking about the
future like a real grown-up; it’s practically an unwritten law. Every year
predictions are made and every year within a few games you begin to wish you
had the superpower of hindsight. We’ve made ours and gathered the insights of a
variety of other football fans; some involved in the game, some write about the
game and some just love the game…
Michael Bridge - @MichaelBridge_
Top 4.
1st Chelsea
2nd Man City
3rd Arsenal
4th Man Utd
Bottom 3.
18th Leicester
19th WBA
20th Burnley
Top Scorer
Wayne Rooney
Rich Laverty - @RichJLaverty
Top 4.
1st Chelsea
They came so close last year without a lethal
striker and with Mourinho at the helm anything's possible. I think Costa will
do well here, Fabregas is a great signing, they have Courtois back in goal plus
the likes of Hazard, Oscar and co. Matic should have a great season too, he
seemed to settle well.
2nd Man City
I know last time they slacked off the season
after they won the league and I don't think that will be the case this season,
I just think Chelsea are the stronger team now. If City brings in a capable
centre-back that might change, they don't look solid with anyone alongside
Kompany, let alone when Kompany can't actually play.
3rd Man United
Slight bias, but there are several aspects that
go in United's favour. The manager is world class and has achieved everything,
they've already brought in a top centre midfielder, a replacement for Evra and
with one or two more they could make a real title challenge. No European
football should help them in the same way it aided Liverpool too.
4th Arsenal
Just because they always come 4th don't they? I'm
still non-plussed about their defence or several of their midfielders but
Sanchez, Ozil, Walcott and co could be lethal on the break. They'll be fine and
could push the top teams but probably just 4th again.
Bottom 3.
18th Aston Villa
I'd be sorry to see Villa go, I like them and I
like Lambert but they were so poor at times last season and they're signings
hardly inspire confidence. There are so many poor teams and there are probably
9/10 candidates for relegation but Villa for me.
19th West Brom
I had one of those feelings last year that Fulham
would go down and nobody believed me and I have that same thing with West Brom.
They don't seem to be getting any better and Alan Irvine appears a quite
bizarre choice as manager. Brown Ideye has the hopes rested on him considering £10m
was handed over for his services, Irvine will hope he's more Lukaku than Ade
Akinbiyi.
20th Burnley
Poor Burnley. I like them but they just don't
have the quality for me to survive at this level. Like Villa, their signings
aren't doing much to inspire confidence and it would be sad to see Sean Dyche
gone by Christmas but that's the cruel, money-orientated world we live in.
Top Scorer
Lukaku
Slightly out there choice, Lukaku. He has his
critics but I really like him. He's scored the third most Premier League goals
in 2 seasons behind Suarez and RVP. Many will point to Van Persie, Sturridge
and Aguero but Sturridge is in a team where goals will get shared out between
several lethal attacking players and right now Van Persie and Aguero are too
injury-prone to be playing regularly enough to be considered. Lukaku should and
could play every game for Everton; they'll create plenty of chances for him
too, surely worth a £10?
Roycey - @officialroycey
Top 4.
1st Liverpool
2nd Man city
3rd Chelsea
4th Man U.
Fair play position – Southampton’ squad of 11.
Ash Woods – OTB Blogger.
Top 4.
1st Chelsea
2nd Man City
3rd Liverpool
4th Arsenal
Chelsea will top the league due to having a
complete squad that's retained it's top players while making good additions,
although I don't think Costa will be a huge addition he'll still score more
than Torres and that's what Chelsea missed last season, strikers goals. City
have two squads and just have so much depth they'll run a close second.
Liverpool will take the last automatic Champions League place after sorting the
defence that cost them last season, lacking a quality second striker to finish
the creative spark is why I think they'll only reach 3rd, closely contested by
my 4th place pick Arsenal, a strong team well drilled playing the Arsenal way,
a blend of youth and World Cup winners will continue the Champions League
qualification trend come May.
Bottom 3.
18th West Ham
19th Crystal Palace
20th Burnley
This season I think 'Arry will just do enough to
keep QPR afloat, otherwise it'll be them finishing 18th. West Ham for me just
aren't going to score the goals and their long ball system and Sam Allardyce's
luck is bound to run out sooner rather than later. Palace would probably have
stayed up had it not been for the departure of Pulis, this sole factor alone I
think will see them finish just ahead of a hard working man's club (Sean Dyche)
Burnley, I just can't see where the points will come from this season, can see
them taking a hammering from Chelsea the opening fixture and the players just
never recovering.
ItsBizNews - @ItsBizNews
Top 4.
1st Man City
2nd Chelsea
3rd Arsenal
4th Man United
Even with Diego Costa joining the ranks I don’t
think Chelsea will have quite enough firepower to see off the advances of Man
City, it’ll be close though, I envisage a last game decider. This could finally
be the year Arsenal don’t finish 4th and that’ll be all down to the
link up between Ozil, Sanchez, Ramsey and Walcott. After a season in the
wilderness, no Champions League football and Louis Van Gaal, Man U should be
back in the mix.
Bottom 3.
18th Crystal Palace
19th Leicester
20th Burnley
Palace we’re in my original bottom three
predictions but after the departure of Pulis I just can’t see them surviving
the drop. Leicester and Burnley will put up a good fight and I can see them
snatching some surprising results but when it comes down to it they just don’t
have the experience or quality in depth to survive.
Top Scorer.
Aguero
If his injury concerns are behind him and he’s
consistently starting in the first team his goal scorer prowess will be
unstoppable.
Alan March - @AlanMarch1981
Top 4.
1st Chelsea
It’s their turn.
2nd Arsenal.
Better again.
3rd Man City
Not consistent.
4th Man United
LVG Factor.
Bottom 3.
18th Leicester
19th Crystal Palace
20th Burnley
Top Scorer.
Diego Costa.
Do you think anyone has made the perfect
predictions? Or are we way off what you have in mind? Let us know in the
comments or over at @ThisIsOTB
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