Supercomputer predicts 2025/26 Premier League table as Man Utd shoot up table and Arsenal have record breaking season
A SUPERCOMPUTER has predicted the final table for the 2025/26 Premier League season after all fixtures were released today.
And while
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A supercomputer predicts more title misery for Arsenal next season
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Man Utd are expected to improve under Ruben Amorim
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Ruben Amorim and Mikel Arteta's men have already been left reeling from the fact they will
But while both sides have several tricky patches throughout their campaign, a boffin supercomputer from
Despite coming 15th last season, the Red Devils are expected to shoot up the table to a ninth-place finish.
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While not in the mix for the title, United are only expected to finish around two points off European football — a marked improvement from last term where seventh place evaded them by 23 points.
As for Arsenal, they are once again backed into Champions League football.
But the supercomputer reckons there will yet again be no title heading to the Emirates, with Arsenal expected to finish second once more.
Should they claim another silver medal under Mikel Arteta, it would see the Gunners create an unwanted record of becoming the first team in Premier League history to finish second FOUR times in a row.
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May saw them already match the record for three consecutive runners-up finishes — again set by Arsenal between 1999 and 2001.
And Arteta will be hoping to avoid picking up a permanent bridesmaid tag in his quest for title glory.
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Elsewhere in the table, Liverpool are tipped to successfully defend their Premier League title — but only by a single point.
In fact, after finishing the most recent campaign with 84 points — the lowest winning total since Leicester's 81 points in 2016 — Arne Slot's men are only expected to pick up around 77 points next season.
That places them two points just ahead of Arsenal, with Man City also in the mix with a third-place finish on 74 points.
Coming in fourth are Chelsea on 69 points, around eight points clear of fifth-place Newcastle and 11 ahead of sixth-place Aston Villa — thus mirroring last term's top six positions.
Tottenham are expected to make up for finishing 17th by moving 10 places up the table into seventh and sealing a spot in the Conference League.
While Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are predicted to sandwich ninth-place United.
The bottom half of the table sees Brighton finish above Nottingham Forest, who are not expected to repeat their heroics from the previous season that sealed a Conference League finish.
Brentford, Fulham and Everton are next in line, with West Ham finishing a disappointing 16th — two places lower than a year before.
Finally, Wolves are expected to be the final team to survive, nine points ahead of Championship winners Leeds.
Burnley are tipped for 19th spot, while Sunderland are expected to go straight back down with 29 points — a higher tally than any of the relegated teams from the pervious campaign.
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