Leeds United are among a host of teams backed to be battling to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season. FiveThirtyEight’s supercomputer - which uses statistical information and detailed data analysis to calculate how the Premier League table will finish in May – thinks Leeds will end the season in 13th place, but still only three points above the bottom three.
The Whites have picked up just two points from their last five matches but the competitive nature of the bottom half so far suggests it is going to be a tightly contested season. With 29 points, the only side expected to be cut adrift come the end of the campaign is Nottingham Forest.
Fellow newly promoted sides Bournemouth and Fulham are also predicted to go down despite their solid starts, but not with the want of trying. The Cherries are expected to finish on 37 points, just two behind Fulham, who finish only in the bottom three on goal difference behind Southampton and Wolves.
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Leicester City (40 points), Everton (41 points) and Leeds (42 points) are all narrowly expected to beat the drop. Elsewhere in the Premier League, Manchester City are predicted to secure their third consecutive title, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur making up the remainder of the top four.
Full table:
1. Manchester City 89 points
2. Arsenal 77 points
3. Liverpool 70 points
4. Tottenham 69 points
5. Chelsea 68 points
6. Manchester United 63 points
7. Brighton 60 points
8. Newcastle United 57 points
9. West Ham 50 points
10. Crystal Palace 48 points
11. Aston Villa 47 points
12. Brentford 45 points
13. Leeds 42 points
14. Everton 41 points
15. Leicester 40 points
16. Wolves 39 points
17. Southampton 39 points
18. Fulham 39 points
19. Bournemouth 37 points
20. Nottingham Forest 29 points
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