Premier League predictions: Who will finish where in 2023-24?

Here we spell again.

Still, luck favours the brave, oregon the dim-witted, depending connected your constituent of view, truthful let's person different ace astatine the yearly Premier League predictions.

And, to get astatine slightest 1 excuse successful early, determination are inactive weeks to spell earlier the transportation model closes astatine the clip of writing.

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1. Manchester City

Last season: Champions

It is hard to spot beyond Manchester City winning a sixth rubric successful 7 seasons arsenic they look to travel up their Treble with much success.

The big-game power of Ilkay Gundogan has gone, on with the match-winning verve of Riyad Mahrez, but a squad of frightening spot remains with the summation of Croat duo Mateo Kovacic, who volition adhd acquisition and prime successful midfield, and young defender Josko Gvardiol, who dependable judges extremity for aboriginal greatness.

Throw successful the improvement that is Erling Haaland and the enduring genius of Kevin de Bruyne, allied to truthful galore others, and the champions volition beryllium the aforesaid again for maine this season.

2. Liverpool

Last play - 5th

Alexis Mac Allister volition beryllium playing for Liverpool this play aft signing from Brighton

With nary silverware and nary Champions League football, past play was a nonaccomplishment for manager Jurgen Klopp and his players, 12 months aft they had won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, and got to wrong 2 matches of an unprecedented quadruple. Suggestions of a hangover sounded suspiciously similar excuses for under-achievement.

Klopp's readying was disrupted arsenic the Saudi Pro League wielded its chequebook, starring to the departures of skipper Jordan Henderson and Fabinho. He volition present privation much additions to those of Argentina World Cup victor Alex Mac Allister and young Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai, with Southampton's Romeo Lavia lined up next.

I americium expecting a Liverpool resurgence, particularly arsenic they boast specified firepower successful onslaught with Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez.

3. Arsenal

Last play - 2nd

Arsenal were superb for truthful agelong past play but cracked precocious connected nether relentless unit from Manchester City.

The run inactive represented large advancement arsenic manager Mikel Arteta's broadside played immoderate superb football, and they person had a connection summertime successful the transportation marketplace successful an effort to spell 1 better.

Declan Rice's interest of £100m positive £5m successful add-ons was hefty but helium volition beryllium an outstanding summation successful midfield aft starring West Ham United to the Europa Conference League trophy past season. Arteta has immense religion successful £65m Kai Havertz aft his accomplishment from Chelsea. meanwhile, and Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber could beryllium different top-class summation arsenic Arsenal hole for a Champions League run for the archetypal clip since 2016-17.

That's each successful summation to the existent prime Arsenal already had successful Bukayo Saka, skipper Martin Odegaard, Gabrial Martinelli and others.

The Community Shield triumph implicit Manchester City was a morale booster too. So bash I spot Arsenal arsenic rubric winners? No. Do I spot Arsenal arsenic trophy winners? Yes.

4. Manchester United

Last play - 3rd

The 2nd signifier of Erik 10 Hag's rebuilding programme is nether mode aft his archetypal play brought the EFL Cup - United's archetypal trophy since 2017 - and a instrumentality to the Champions League, arsenic good arsenic a tally to the FA Cup final, which ended successful decision by Manchester City.

David de Gea has been replaced by Andre Onana, a keeper whose benignant fits much with Ten Hag's methods of playing retired from the back, having worked with him astatine Ajax.

England midfielder Mason Mount volition person sights acceptable connected reigniting his nine vocation aft a mislaid last play astatine Chelsea, and immense absorption volition beryllium connected caller £72m striker Rasmus Hojlund. The Dane whitethorn request clip and patience to go the spearhead United require, but astatine that price, helium tin hardly expect to easiness his mode in.

I americium backing United to proceed the improvements started by Ten Hag past season. No accidental of the rubric but a decent stake for immoderate silverware.

5. Aston Villa

Last play - 7th

I'm going retired connected a limb a spot present but I person a feeling we volition spot a precise beardown Aston Villa this season. They person shown immoderate existent ambition successful the transportation marketplace successful enactment of elite manager Unai Emery aft helium took them backmost into Europe.

New defender Pau Torres has been highly regarded for immoderate clip portion France winger Moussa Diaby volition connection superior menace successful attack. Youri Tielemans whitethorn besides beryllium a dependable summation connected a escaped transportation from Leicester City.

Villa volition besides beryllium worthy a stake to triumph the Europa Conference League nether the large knockout tourney specializer Emery, who has won the Europa League 4 times.

6. Chelsea

Last play - 12th

Chelsea are present being led by Mauricio Pochettino aft the unrelenting abject misery of past term, during which 3 managers - Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Frank Lampard - took turns successful charge, with a £600m spending spree bringing lone a mid-table finish.

The revolving doorway has continued spinning this summer. Cesar Azpilicueta, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, Kalidou Koulibay and N'Golo Kante person each gone, portion a glaring omission from past season's spree has been corrected with the acquisitions of strikers Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku, though the second is presently injured.

There is undoubted endowment successful the squad successful £107m Enzo Fernandez, portion Mykhailo Mudryk volition anticipation to amusement his existent form. Levi Colwill could beryllium a large prima successful defence, having signed a caller woody aft his occurrence connected indebtedness astatine Brighton past season.

Midfield is an country that needs addressing, with Brighton's Moises Caicedo intelligibly the chosen 1 if a woody tin beryllium done.

Chelsea volition beryllium obscurity adjacent the title, but I bash judge Pochettino volition enactment them connected a amended footing and they tin ne'er beryllium ruled retired of claiming immoderate silverware.

7. Newcastle United

Last play - 4th

Heady days connected Tyneside arsenic manager Eddie Howe, backed by the resources of the club's Saudi Arabian owners, led Newcastle backmost into the Champions League.

Newcastle's spending has been big, but structured and sensible, since they were taken implicit by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. That attack has continued this summertime arsenic Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali arrived from AC Milan for £55m and the talented Harvey Barnes was signed from Leicester City to springiness width and quality. Emerging young full-back Tino Livramento from Southampton is 1 for present and the future.

Not definite determination volition beryllium different top-four finish, but the curve is precise overmuch moving successful an upward absorption arsenic acold arsenic semipermanent prospects are concerned, and they mightiness marque an interaction successful the cups.

8. Tottenham Hotspur

Last play - 8th

Will Harry Kane inactive beryllium astatine Tottenham this season?

The long-running Harry Kane transportation saga has erstwhile again provided the backdrop to a Spurs summer, with Ange Postecoglou having arrived from Celtic to instrumentality complaint of the latest reboot.

If Kane stays, past Spurs tin amended connected this prediction. If helium goes, with Bayern Munich successful precise nationalist pursuit, past who knows?

Spurs person strengthened with the accomplishment of England midfield antheral James Maddison from Leicester City, portion keeper Guglielmo Vicario volition anticipation to beryllium a worthy successor to Hugo Lloris aft helium joined from Empoli. Micky van de Ven comes with a large estimation arsenic the Netherlands Under-21 defender joins successful a £43m woody from Wolfsburg.

Postecoglou volition request clip and patience aft the turbulence of caller seasons but his sides usually marque for highly entertaining viewing, which volition astatine slightest beryllium an improvement.

9. Brighton and Hove Albion

Last play - 6th

Arguably the astir entertaining squad I watched past season, Brighton were a superb operation of thrilling attacking shot and fierce organisation nether the charismatic Roberto de Zerbi.

European shot was a fitting reward and I expect them to person different bully play this clip around, though they volition miss Alexis Mac Allister, and Moises Caicedo's aboriginal hardly seems settled.

Brighton person been engaged themselves, bringing successful a existent attacking endowment successful Joao Pedro from Watford, portion Netherlands Under-21 keeper Bart Verbruggen has arrived from Anderlecht. Brazilian centre backmost Igor Julio volition adhd to antiaircraft spot pursuing his determination from Fiorentina, and James Milner's escaped transportation signing from Liverpool injects immense acquisition and know-how.

If Brighton tin get a £35m woody for Ajax's Mohammed Kudus implicit the line, past this volition adhd to their attacking strength.

10. Brentford

Last play - 9th

Brentford volition miss main striker Ivan Toney until his instrumentality successful January from a suspension for breaching Football Association betting rules, but manager Thomas Frank volition consciousness assured helium has capable astatine his disposal fixed the performances that person made the Bees a recognition to the Premier League.

Nathan Collins should beryllium a good summation successful defence pursuing his nine grounds £23m determination from Wolverhampton Wanderers, portion Frank is besides seeking attacking reinforcements, with Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson a premier target.

Another play of dependable consolidation. The Bees volition ever beryllium a fistful astatine home.

11. West Ham

Last play - 14th

This mightiness beryllium a small over-optimistic, arsenic the elation of the European Conference League triumph has been diluted by the departure of Declan Rice and renewed doubts implicit the aboriginal of manager David Moyes.

There is inactive clip for the Hammers to enactment it right, but determination is nary uncertainty that determination person been acheronian clouds connected the horizon. Moyes is vastly experienced and his archetypal trophy aft specified a agelong vocation was hugely fashionable wrong the game, but helium is not daft and helium volition cognize helium needs signings.

Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez looks acceptable to motion for £35m and determination are bids successful for Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay.

12. Crystal Palace

Last play - 11th

There volition beryllium 1 precise acquainted fig missing from Selhurst Park this play arsenic Wilfried Zaha has yet taken his leave, signing for Galatasaray.

Roy Hodgson's occurrence successful steadying the ship, and playing attacking shot successful the process, earned the 75-year-old different play astatine the helm. The Eagles, who volition beryllium good organised, volition miss Michael Olise,absent for the foreseeable aboriginal with a hamstring injury, though the breathtaking Eberechi Eze volition supply plentifulness of flourishes.

Jefferson Lerma adds acquisition pursuing his accomplishment from Bournemouth, portion the seizure of 19-year-old Brazilian guardant Matheus Franca from Flamengo successful a woody worthy £26m volition make excitement.

Expect a Hodgson season. Stable, solid, nary trouble.

13. Fulham

Last play - 10th

Fulham faded towards the extremity of past play but inactive enjoyed an fantabulous instrumentality to the Premier League nether manager Marco Silva.

Their spot whitethorn not beryllium rather truthful lofty this season, though I don't expect a relegation conflict either.

Much depends connected whether they tin support prized striker Aleksandar Mitrovic retired of the clutches of Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Hilal, who are precise keen and person already had an connection turned down.

Keep Mitrovic and prima midfield antheral Joao Palhinha acceptable and disposable and the Cottagers should person capable for different decent season.

14. Nottingham Forest

Last play - 16th

This is wherever the occupation starts. A lawsuit tin beryllium made for immoderate of the pursuing teams to spell down, truthful let's spot what we tin marque of the teams I expect to struggle.

Manager Steve Cooper did superbly to support Forest successful the Premier League aft moulding unneurotic a full caller squad, helped by a magnificent ambiance astatine the City Ground.

It hasn't been rather arsenic hectic this summertime - however could it be? - but Forest volition beryllium alert suitors are circling the talented guardant Brennan Johnson. It volition beryllium absorbing to spot if Antony Elanga tin physique connected the occasional committedness helium showed astatine Manchester United anterior to his £15m switch.

Cooper tin support Forest up again.

15. Bournemouth

Last play -15th

It was a existent astonishment erstwhile the Cherries sacked Gary O'Neil aft helium did specified a dependable occupation keeping them up, but proprietor Bill Foley has precocious ambitions and brought successful erstwhile Rayo Vallecano manager Andoni Iraola.

Iraola comes with a estimation for breathtaking shot and volition beryllium backed, with the header accomplishment being that of Justin Kluivert for £10m aft his vocation stalled astatine Roma. Bournemouth lacked a small cutting borderline astatine times past play and they volition anticipation helium provides it.

16. Everton

Last play - 17th

Sean Dyche's Everton secured Premier League endurance connected the last time of past season

Where to commencement with a nine who person narrowly escaped relegation for the past 2 seasons, and person yet to amusement immoderate grounds they person learned the lessons?

Everton person lacked prime backmost up for injury-plagued striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin for 12 months and they person yet to bring successful anyone who looks acceptable to capable that role, with Leicester City's Patson Daka the latest to beryllium linked.

The standard of Everton's fiscal mismanagement implicit caller years means they are scraping astir successful the bargain basement. The squad is presently smaller than the 1 that escaped the driblet connected the last time of past term, though the summation of 38-year-old Ashley Young connected a escaped transportation whitethorn beryllium a precise astute move.

Everton's expected reset astatine committee level has yet to materialise, on with the long-touted concern from American radical MSP Sports Capital.

Three boardroom members near successful June but profoundly divisive president Bill Kenwright remains successful post, which continues to beryllium a root of discontent among fans. The 77-year-old has not adjacent felt capable to be a crippled astatine Goodison Park since January, citing information concerns.

Manager Sean Dyche's organisational skills whitethorn conscionable support Everton up, though determination is besides the interest astir a proceeding successful October aft the nine was referred to an autarkic committee for an alleged breach of the Premier League's Financial Fair Play rules.

Everton powerfully contradict immoderate wrongdoing but the imaginable of a points deduction lingers if they are recovered guilty, which volition evidently interaction this peculiar prediction.

17. Burnley

Last play - Championship, 1st

There has been tons of speech that the 3 sides coming up volition spell consecutive backmost down from the Premier League this season, but if 1 nine tin defy those predictions, past I americium going for Burnley.

They were easy the Championship's standout broadside past season, winning the rubric astatine a canter playing superb shot successful manager Vincent Kompany's archetypal play astatine Turf Moor.

Burnley person shown ambition and imaginativeness with the £19m seizure of Manchester City keeper James Trafford, the leader of England's Under-21 Euros triumph, and their attempts to bargain midfield antheral Sander Berge distant from different of the promoted sides, Sheffield United.

Kompany has revitalised Burnley and determination is genuine excitement earlier Friday's opener astatine location to champions City.

18. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Last play - 13th

I've got a very, precise worrying feeling astir Wolves.

Julen Lopetegui did a superb occupation successful keeping them successful the Premier League but helium has not adjacent made it to the commencement enactment this time, leaving amid frustrations astatine an inability to marque the improvements helium wanted, a lingering interest from past term.

This is different devastating stroke for Wolves, who person shed astir £90m worthy of talent, including their outstanding midfield subordinate Ruben Neves, without making immoderate important upgrades arsenic they ticker Financial Fair Play rules.

Lopetegui looked their champion anticipation of staying up - present helium has gone and Wolves are successful crisis.

19. Sheffield United

Last play - Championship, 2nd

Manager Paul Heckingbottom did superbly to instrumentality Sheffield United backmost into the apical flight, but it already looks similar helium volition person a occupation keeping them there. He has been operating connected a shoestring fund and is connected the verge of losing a 2nd cardinal player, with Sander Berge seemingly heading to Burnley, a squad they whitethorn good beryllium warring to enactment up.

Striker Iliman Ndiaye scored 14 goals and had 11 assists successful the Championship past play but has moved to Marseille, portion Berge is adjacent the extremity of his deal, and his expected departure is simply a existent assurance stroke arsenic good arsenic a footballing one.

Heckingbottom volition look to marque Bramall Lane a fortress, and they volition request each the assistance it tin springiness them.

20. Luton

Last play - Championship, 3rd

What a communicative this is, adjacent earlier a shot is kicked. Irrespective of however Luton Town fare successful the Premier League, they person travel done a nightmare to unrecorded a dream, arsenic the archetypal nine successful English shot past to driblet from the archetypal tier to the 5th and marque it each the mode backmost again.

Luton Town manager Rob Edwards proved a immense embarrassment to their large rivals Watford past season. He was sacked by The Hornets aft lone 11 games, earlier moving to Kenilworth Road and masterminding a promotion campaign.

Striker Carlton Morris - who has signed a caller declaration - volition beryllium a important fig aft scoring 20 goals past season, portion Edwards besides has precocious hopes for caller signing Tahith Chong, with the erstwhile Manchester United playing coming successful from Birmingham City for £4m.

it is hard to spot Luton surviving, but I would instrumentality large pleasance successful being proven wrong.

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