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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4726764, member: 405"] Daily Mirror's Supercomputer Premier League Predictions are out: [HEADING=2]Premier League table according to supercomputer[/HEADING] 1) Manchester City 2) Arsenal 3) Liverpool 4) Manchester United 5) Chelsea 6) Newcastle 7) Tottenham 8) Brighton 9) Aston Villa 10) West Ham 11) Brentford 12) Crystal Palace 13) Fulham 14) Burnley 15) Everton 16) Nottingham Forest 17) Bournemouth 18) Wolves 19) Sheffield United 20) Luton Town Personally, I think Man City will start a bit slow, as their offense finds their flow. Arsenal should start fast, with 3 very winnable games to start, then Manchester United at home right before the first International break. I think Liverpool is vulnerable early, while they finalize their midfield. They need a defensive midfielder badly, and right away. If Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku hadn't just suffered a knee injury, that might have been an early season upset on the opening weekend. I think Manchester United hasn't spent well. 135M spent on Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojland to bolster the attack. We have little reason to believe the 75M Hojland is any better than what Wout Weghorst did for them last year. I do like the new goal keeper, though. Expensive, but worth it. I think Eddie Howe is going to take a small step back this year, with the multiple demands on them. They have added quality players, but they weren't great in preseason. I expected them to look a bit better. They might see some bumps to start the season. I think Aston Villa look great under Unai Emery. I think they have recruited very well, strengthening the spine of the team with quality players. Chelsea will be good, but not there yet as a challenger. Pochettino is a great choice for this squad, though. Tottenham have just sold Harry Kane to Bayern, and it's hard to see them being any better than about 8th place in the league without his 30 goals. Son Yung-Min will have to return to his best, and Richarlison has to step up and be consistent, not just petulant. I like the West Ham roster, if they add another attacking player or two. Moyes has to be a bit more offense oriented but they have some quality additions in Harry McGuire, Edson Alvarez from Ajax (Mexico), and soon Scott McTominay from United and James Ward-Prowse from Southampton. Brentford without Ivan Toney is going to struggle to score goals until he returns from suspension in January. Brighton looked really good in preseason, but has sold a lot of good players. I think if Chelsea closes on Caicedo for around 100M, then they are going to need reinforcements. DeZerbi is a very good coach, but this will be a challenge, especially playing in Europe. Fulham seem like a bunch of players are going to leave late in the window, and will struggle to replicate last year's great results, especially if Willian takes the money in Saudi Arabia. Crystal Palace under Roy Hodgson is surprisingly effective, but they lost Wilfred Zaha, might sell Michael Olise, and need more offensive firepower to be safely free from relegation fears. I think that there will be a clearer separation between the top 8-10 teams, and the bottom this year. I don't think things will be so equal in the midtable. [/QUOTE]

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