Written By Adam Jones:
After a disappointing two seasons, Arsenal will be looking to retain their current fourth place to get back into the Champions League. Do I think they will keep that Champions League place in the table? Find out below!
As it stands:
1st – Liverpool
Cardiff City (A) – W
Huddersfield Town (H) – W
Newcastle United (A) – D
Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) – W
CURRENT POINTS TOTAL: 85
PREDICTED POINTS TOTAL: 95
Liverpool will probably go unbeaten for the rest of the season. They are in very good form at this moment in time. However, I feel they’ll slip up in Newcastle against their former manager Rafa Benitez. Newcastle United fans will make the game a very hostile event for the Reds. That game could really cost Liverpool because Manchester City have a vital game in hand on them.
2nd – Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur (H) – W
Manchester United (A) – D
Burnley (A) – W
Leicester City (H) – W
Brighton and Hove Albion (A) – W
CURRENT POINTS TOTAL: 83
PREDICTED POINTS TOTAL: 96
Manchester City are also likely to go unbeaten for the rest of the season. They have the ability to win every single game. However, they may struggle to win the Manchester derby at Old Trafford against a rejuvenated United side under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. I back City to win the Premier League again this season, by a single point this campaign.
3rd – Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City (A) – L
Brighton and Hove Albion (H) – W
West Ham United (H) – W
AFC Bournemouth (A) – D
Everton (H) – W
CURRENT POINTS TOTAL: 67
PREDICTED POINTS TOTAL: 77
Tottenham Hotspur have settled in well to their new home ground so far. They are likely to lose their next fixture at the Etihad against Manchester City. However, they should do well in their remaining games, where they have three home fixtures start gaining vital points in the race for the top four. They need all the points they can get, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United hot on their tail.
4th – Arsenal
Crystal Palace (H) – W
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) – L
Leicester City (A) – D
Brighton and Hove Albion (H) – W
Burnley (A) – W
CURRENT POINTS TOTAL: 66
PREDICTED POINTS TOTAL: 76
Despite winning against Watford at Vicarage Road recently, it’s no secret that Arsenal have struggled away from home. It’s likely that they are going to struggle against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City away from home, especially against Wolves who have impressed fans across the country this season. However, I feel like they will deliver against Burnley on the final day of the season when they need to. I predict them to retain their fourth spot, just above Manchester United who are likely to have a strong run in.
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5th – Chelsea
Burnley (H) – W
Manchester United (A) – L
Watford (H) – W
Leicester City (A) – D
CURRENT POINTS TOTAL: 66
PREDICTED POINTS TOTAL: 73
Arsenal and Manchester United have a game in hand over Chelsea. This could be crucial in the race for the top four. They have a very tough fixture at Old Trafford which they are likely to lose. In addition to this, they have a ‘banana skin’ of a game on the final game of the season against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. I predict that they will drop below Manchester United. That could spell the end of Maurizio Sarri’s rain.
6th – Manchester United
Everton (A) – D
Manchester City (H) – D
Chelsea (H) – W
Huddersfield Town (A) – W
Cardiff City (H) – W
CURRENT POINTS TOTAL: 64
PREDICTED POINTS TOTAL: 75
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has lifted the mood at Old Trafford since his arrival in December last year. Despite a gruelling Champions League campaign this year, I think they will go unbeaten for the rest of the season, where the Red Devils have the ability to win their last three games of the season to leapfrog Chelsea.
PREDICTED TABLE:
1st: Manchester City – 96 points
2nd: Liverpool – 95 points
3rd: Tottenham Hotspur – 77 points
4th: Arsenal – 76 points
5th: Manchester United – 75 points
6th: Chelsea – 73 points