Premier League 2017/18 Prediction

We are now 8 games deep into the tournament and I would like to take a moment to predict the table come the end of the season.

1. Manchester City
2. Manchester United
3. Chelsea
4. Tottenham
5. Liverpool
6. Arsenal
7. Everton
8. Southampton
9. Watford
10. Burnley
11. West Ham
12. West Brom
13. Newcastle United
14. Stoke City
15. Brighton
16. Leicester City
17. Huddersfield
18. Swansea City
19. Bournemouth
20. Crystal Palace

Manchester City are proving to be far stronger in comparison to every other team, however I believe it'll be a tight title race between the Citizens and Manchester United. I believe that both Liverpool and Arsenal will miss out on the top 4 as Liverpools' defensive woes will continue to be an issue throughout the season, and Arsenals' big money players look unhappy, while they continue to underperform. Watford and Burnley could be the surprise packages this season, especially if they play the attractive football that they have been playing thus far this season. Swansea, Bournemouth and Crystal Palace have endured dreadful starts to the season, and do not have the star players or team ability to stay up.

Ryan Jones

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