With the Premier League season beginning in just threedays, we’ve been having a little fun over at ProSoccerTalk.
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Over the last few weeks we have been churning out season previews — you can find them all here at PST Preview central — and we took some time to predict how the PL standings will look on May 15, 2016 after the final games of the 2015-16 season have been played.
As always, it’s tricky to stick our necks out on the line, and I’m sure you will let us have it in the comments section, but here it goes…
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Predictions from our five writers show Chelsea are the favorites among the PST crew, with everyone picking Jose Mourinho’s men to retain their crown. As for newly promoted Watford and Norwich, it’s not looking good.
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Below you can see who we think will win the league, who will qualify for the Champions League (top four) and who will be relegated to the Championship (bottom three). Plus this season we have also added the predicted points tally of each team, on the right. Bonus: Click on the teams and it will take you to their 2015-16 season preview.
Feel free to let us know your final PL standings in the comments below. Anyway, here’s our predictions:
ProSoccerTalk’s Prediction
| JPW | Nick Mendola | Kyle Bonn | Andy Edwards | Kyle Lynch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Chelsea: 86 | 1. Chelsea: 85 | 1. Chelsea: 82 | 1. Chelsea: 84 | 1. Chelsea: 85 |
| 2. Man Utd: 82 | 2. Man Utd: 82 | 2. Arsenal: 80 | 2. Man Utd: 81 | 2. Arsenal: 82 |
| 3. Man City: 80 | 3. Arsenal: 77 | 3. Man Utd: 77 | 3. Arsenal: 79 | 3. Man Utd: 80 |
| 4. Arsenal: 78 | 4. Liverpool: 77 | 4. Liverpool: 73 | 4. Man City: 78 | 4. Man City: 79 |
| —————– | —————– | —————– | —————– | —————– |
| 5. Liverpool: 71 | 5. Man City: 70 | 5. Spurs: 71 | 5. Liverpool: 71 | 5. Liverpool: 72 |
| 6. Spurs: 68 | 6. Spurs: 62 | 6. Man City: 70 | 6. Spurs: 69 | 6. Spurs: 69 |
| 7. Saints: 61 | 7. Saints: 61 | 7. Saints: 65 | 7. Stoke: 66 | 7. Palace: 60 |
| 8. Palace: 59 | 8. Everton: 57 | 8. W. Ham: 61 | 8. Swansea: 60 | 8. Everton: 59 |
| 9. Everton: 55 | 9. Swansea: 57 | 9. Palace: 60 | 9. Everton: 57 | 9. Stoke: 58 |
| 10. Stoke: 52 | 10. Stoke: 56 | 10. Everton: 55 | 10. Palace: 54 | 10. Saints: 57 |
| 11. W. Ham: 50 | 11. Palace: 50 | 11. Swansea: 50 | 11. Saints: 52 | 11. Swansea: 52 |
| 12. Swansea: 48 | 12. N’castle: 48 | 12. Stoke: 48 | 12. W. Ham: 47 | 12. W. Ham: 50 |
| 13. N’castle: 47 | 13. W. Ham: 40 | 13. B’mouth: 44 | 13. WBA: 47 | 13. N’castle: 44 |
| 14. WBA: 45 | 14. WBA: 37 | 14. S’land: 41 | 14. Villa: 44 | 14. WBA: 42 |
| 15. Villa: 43 | 15. B’mouth: 35 | 15. Leic’er: 40 | 15. N’castle: 42 | 15. Villa: 40 |
| 16. B’mouth: 40 | 16. Villa: 35 | 16. N’castle: 38 | 16. W’ford: 41 | 16. W’ford: 38 |
| 17. S’land: 39 | 17. Leic’er: 33 | 17. Villa: 37 | 17. Norwich: 40 | 17. S’land: 37 |
| —————– | —————– | —————– | —————– | —————– |
| 18. Leic’er: 36 | 18. Norwich: 33 | 18. W’ford: 34 | 18. S’land: 37 | 18. Leic’er: 35 |
| 19. Norwich: 35 | 19. S’land: 32 | 19. WBA: 33 | 19. Leic’er: 34 | 19. B’mouth: 34 |
| 20. W’ford: 32 | 20. W’ford: 30 | 20. Norwich: 28 | 20. B’mouth: 31 | 20. Norwich: 32 |
