Leeds United's alarming new predicted finishing position: Which of the Whites, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City go down and will Arsenal win the title
In the battle at the bottom, Leeds United and Leicester City shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Elland Road on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, Nottingham Forest eased their relegation fears with a 3-1 win over Brighton while on Thursday night Bournemouth took a significant step towards Premier League survival with a precious 1-0 win which pushed south-coast rivals Southampton closer to relegation.
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Hide AdAlso on Thursday night, Newcastle continued cantering towards a return to the Champions League after a 4-1 win at Goodison Park made a demoralised Everton’s task of escaping relegation all the more difficult.
It has led to a new predicted final Premier League table by data experts FiveThirtyEight.comwho simulate thousands of results.
Predicted final Premier League table
Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts | |
C | 1 | Manchester City | 38 | +64 | 89 |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 84 | |
3 | Newcastle United | 38 | +36 | 73 | |
4 | Manchester United | 38 | +12 | 72 | |
5 | Liverpool | 38 | +29 | 65 | |
6 | Brighton | 38 | +18 | 62 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | +6 | 60 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 38 | +4 | 60 | |
9 | Brentford | 38 | +6 | 53 | |
10 | Fulham | 38 | -3 | 51 | |
11 | Chelsea | 38 | -6 | 47 | |
12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 45 | |
13 | Wolves | 38 | -18 | 42 | |
14 | West Ham United | 38 | -11 | 41 | |
15 | Bournemouth | 38 | -33 | 41 | |
16 | Leicester City | 38 | -14 | 35 | |
17 | Leeds United | 38 | -25 | 35 | |
R | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | -35 | 34 |
R | 19 | Everton | 38 | -29 | 32 |
R | 20 | Southampton | 38 | -34 | 28 |