The Big Kick Off - Premiership Predictions
After a summer that seemed to last even longer than usual -even though we were treated to a particularly special European Championships- the Premiership returns this weekend. So, to whet appetites for tomorrow’s big kick off, we’ve put together a preview of the new season - but with a difference. We’ve put together the predictions of all of the big hitters in football journalism, so we can see how their predictions pan out over the season.
The Predictions
Soccerword: 1.Manchester United; 2. Chelsea; 3. Liverpool; 4. Arsenal; 5. Portsmouth; 6. Tottenham; 7. Everton; 8. Aston Villa; 9. Newcastle; 10. Manchester City; 11. Sunderland; 12. Blackburn; 13. West Brom; 14. Bolton; 15. Fulham; 16. Wigan; 17. West Ham; 18. Middlesbrough; 19. Stoke City; 20. Hull City
The Guardian: 1. Chelsea; 2.Manchester United, 3. Liverpool; 4. Arsenal; 5. Tottenham;6. Aston Villa; 7. Portsmouth; 8. Everton; 9.Manchester City; 10. Newcastle; 11. West Ham; 12. Sunderland; 13. Middlesbrough; 14. Blackburn; 15. Fulham; 16. West Brom; 17.Wigan; 18. Bolton; 19. Stoke; 20. Hull City
Joe Lovejoy (The Times): 1. Chelsea; 2. Manchester United; 3. Liverpool; 4. Arsenal; 5. Tottenham; 6. Portsmouth; 7. Aston Villa; 8. West Ham; 9. Manchester City; 11. Newcastle; 12.Blackburn; 13. Middlesbrough; 14. Sunderland; 16. Wigan; 17. Bolton; 18. WBA; 19.Stoke City; 20. Hull City.
Sky Sports: 1.Manchester United; 2. Chelsea; 3. Liverpool; 4. Arsenal; 5. Tottenham; 6. Portsmouth; 7. Everton; 8. ASton Villa; 9. Manchester City; 10.Newcastle; 11. West Ham; 12. Middlesbrough; 13. Blackburn; 14. Sunderland; 15. Wigan; 16. Fulham; 17. Bolton; 18. West Brom;19. Stoke City; 20. Hull City
Bobby McMahon (Fox Sports): 1. Chelsea; 2. Manchester United; 3. Arsenal; 4. Liverpool; 5. Aston Villa; 6. Tottenham; 7. Everton; 8. Manchester City; 9. Portsmouth; 10. West Ham; 11. Wigan; 12. Sunderland; 13. Blackburn; 14. Middlesbrough; 15. Newcastle; 16. West Brom; 17. Bolton; 18. Fulham; 19. Stoke City; 20. Hull City
Nick Webster (Fox Sports): 1.Chelsea; 2. Manchester United; 3.Liverpool; 4.Arsenal; 5.Tottenham; 6.Aston Villa; 7. Manchester City; 8.Newcastle; 9.Portsmouth; 10. Sunderland; 11.Everton; 12.West Ham; 13.Blackburn; 14.Fulham; 15.Middlesbrough; 16.Wigan; 17.Bolton; 18.WBA; 19.Stoke; 20.Hull
EPLtalk.com: 1. Manchester United; 2. Liverpool; 3. Chelsea; 4. Arsenal; 5. Aston Villa; 6. Tottenham; 7. Portsmouth; 8. Manchester City; 9. Everton; 10. West Ham; 11. Blackburn Rovers; 12. Newcastle; 13. Sunderland; 14. Middlesbrough; 15. Wigan; 16. Fulham; 17. Bolton; 18. West Brom; 19. Hull City; 20. Stoke.
The Gaffer: 1. Manchester United; 2. Chelsea; 3.Arsenal; 4.Tottenham; 5.Liverpool; 6. Aston Villa; 7.Portsmouth; 8. Blackburn; 9. Everton; 10. Manchester City; 11.Sunderland; 12. West Ham; 13.Wigan; 14. Middlesbrough; 15.Newcastle; 16.Fulham; 17.Bolton; 18.WBA; 19.Hull City; 20.Stoke
Bet123: 1.Manchester United; 2.Chelsea; 3.Arsenal; 4.Tottenham; 5.Tottenham; 6.Aston Villa; 7.Everton; 8.Manchester City; 9.Newcastle; 10.Portsmouth; 11.Blackburn; 12.West Ham; 13.Middlesbrough; 14.Sunderland; 15.Bolton;16. Wigan; 17.Fulham; 18. West Brom; 19. Stoke; 20.Hull
Interesting to see that almost everyone thinks all three promoted teams will go straight back down, even though this has not happened in ten years. The majority of people seem to suggest that it is a two horse race for the title as well, with Spurs being the most likely challenger to the Top 4 places.
Me? I don’t make predictions for the honour of beating others. I do it for cold, hard cash.
