Supercomputer Predicts 2024-25 Premier League Table

Summary
Liverpool are projected to win the title for the 20th time, equalling their previous record.
Manchester United are expected to finish last in the Premier League, as their city rivals cling to a top-four spot.
Relegation looms for Ipswich Town and Southampton, while Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth continue their fairytale run.
A supercomputer has forecasted the 2024-25 Premier League standings, and if it is true, Arsenal will lose out on the title for still another season, while Manchester United’s decline shows no signs of abating. Last season saw a title battle full of twists and turns, with the Gunners one of three teams vying for the most prestigious trophy in English domestic football. As Liverpool faded away, Man City were free to do their thing.

Indeed, Pep Guardiola’s side won the Premier League for the fourth time in a row, while Mikel Arteta and co. were only two points behind, despite winning two more games than the Invincibles. The Reds finished third, as Aston Villa narrowly edged Spurs for the final Champions League position.

Twenty-seven games into the new season, however, the wheels are coming off in spectacular fashion for Guardiola and his all-conquering City squad. Arne Slot’s Liverpool have already established up a 20-point lead against the reigning champions, while Arteta’s men are fighting to keep the leads at bay after giving the Reds an 11-point advantage.

The Sun’s Premier League Supercomputer has forecast how the division will shape out at the end of the season. Manchester United fans may want to look away, as the results do not bode well for the Red Devils, but Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth fans are in for a swashbuckling season finale as they strive to qualify for Europe.

Predicted Premier League Table 2024-25

Ranking

Club

Points

Wins

Draws

Losses

1.

Liverpool

92

28

8

2

2.

Arsenal

81

24

9

5

3.

Manchester City

74

22

8

8

4.

Bournemouth

68

20

8

10

5.

Chelsea

68

20

8

10

6.

Nottingham Forest

66

19

9

10

7.

Newcastle United

62

18

8

12

8.

Brighton and Hove Albion

57

15

12

11

9.

Aston Villa

55

15

10

13

10.

Fulham

54

14

12

12

11.

Brentford

52

16

4

18

12.

Tottenham Hotspur

48

15

3

20

13.

Everton

47

12

11

15

14.

Crystal Palace

46

12

10

16

15.

West Ham United

45

12

9

17

16.

Manchester United

43

12

7

19

17.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

35

10

5

23

18.

Leicester City

28

7

7

24

19.

Ipswich Town

27

5

12

21

20.

Southampton

10

2

4

32

Champions League and European spots
Bournemouth set for spot at Europe’s top table; Forest aims to tail off.

With Guardiola’s future uncertain, despite the Catalan native just signing a two-year contract deal with the club, the Citizens may be unable to continue their record-breaking run of top-flight titles. Unfortunately, the Supercomputer predicts that his team will finish third with only 74 points, which is low by their standards.

It would be the first time the Citizens finished outside the top two since Guardiola’s debut season in command in 2016/17, leaving them 18 points behind long-time rivals Liverpool.

Slot and his team, in their first season in English football, will triumph after taking an 11-point advantage over second-placed Arsenal at the top. In what would be regarded a brilliant first season at the helm, particularly following the loss of the much-loved Jurgen Klopp, the Merseyside team is predicted to blow all of their competitors out of the water with a wide chasm following a 2-0 away win over Manchester City.

Meanwhile, Arsenal is predicted to finish second again. The Gunners missed out on the league crown by just two points last season, but the Supercomputer predicts a much larger gap this time around, with the anticipated second-placed club finishing 11 points behind the current table toppers. Even if their recent 15-game undefeated streak in the league (before to a 1-0 loss to West Ham) has increased their prospects of winning another Premier League title, their first since 2003/04.

Nuno Espirito Santo and his resurgent Nottingham Forest side, who are still the only team to beat Liverpool in the league thus far, are projected to complete their fairytale season by finishing sixth in May, implying that their form may wane before the conclusion of the season. Chris Wood and co. are firing on all cylinders right now, and after flirting with relegation last season, the Garibaldi look certain to return to European competition, albeit in the Europa League.

The Supercomputer predicts that Enzo Maresca and Chelsea will be able to reclaim their form from the start of the season. They will remain in sixth place. The Blues have only won two of their last nine league games, but the supercomputer believes it is just a matter of time before they score more points. According to the AI, Bournemouth will claim the final spot in the top four, finishing ahead of the Blues on goal differential.

Andoni Iraola, with the support of in-form forward-thinkers Antoine Semenyo, Evanilson, and Justin Kluivert, is projected to lead Bournemouth to European qualification for the first time since the club’s formation. However, few would have foreseen the incredible success of qualifying for the Champions League, with the Cherries exceeding expectations.

Meanwhile, Newcastle are poised to play in the Conference League next season, while Brighton and Aston Villa are expected to finish eighth and ninth, respectively, with 55 and 57 points.

Tottenham and Manchester United achieve their lowest Premier League finish.

Fulham, under Marco Silva, are likely to finish in the top ten, with 54 points. Brentford, however, will demonstrate that they were not solely reliant on Ivan Toney’s goals, as they are expected to finish 11th despite the disparity between their home and away records. At the time of writing, the Bees are sixth in the table at home, but fourteenth on the road. Everton’s resurgence under David Moyes will likewise result in a respectable 13th-place finish.

However, if the Supercomputer is correct, Ruben Amorim may be the person most dissatisfied. The Supercomputer predicts that the former Sporting Lisbon manager would be unable to turn around Manchester United’s worst start to a league season since 1986/87, with the team finishing 16th on May 10.

If this is the fact, it will be the Red Devils’ lowest Premier League finish ever, with them 49 points behind Liverpool, as the post-Ferguson blues continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate.

After defeating the Red Devils in their most recent meeting and completing their first Premier League double over them in history, Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham will finish many places above of Amorim’s side in 12th, despite having their lowest points total in the Premier League era.

Crystal Palace have showed glimpses of what made them so formidable when Oliver Glasner first arrived, but their general inconsistency means the Eagles will finish 14th. Meanwhile, Graham Potter’s reputation as one of the best English managers in the game may be jeopardised as he appears to struggle to turn around West Ham United’s fortunes, despite his plans to keep them in the Premier League.

Relegation Zone.

Wolves survive relegation; Ipswich and Leicester City tumble back down.

When it comes to Premier League survival, the magic number is frequently mentioned as 40 points. You may recall Claudio Ranieri often mentioning that the same year, he guided Leicester City to the most surprising Premier League title.

Unfortunately for the Foxes, the Supercomputer estimates the total this time is 35 points, a figure Ruud van Nistelrooy’s team will fall just short of, finishing on 28. Wolverhampton Wanderers, on the other hand, will succeed, thanks largely to Matheus Cunha’s skill. The Old Gold are expected to stay afloat under Vitor Pereira, who has previously led them to remarkable victory over Manchester United and Leicester.

Southampton, meanwhile, has only won two league games out of 26 in the 2024/25 season, and they are unlikely to win again this season. A miracle will be required to keep the Saints in contention for another top-flight title. But, at the very least, they will not be as terrible as Derby County in 2008.

Ipswich Town played in League One two seasons ago, so just being in the top tier is a fantastic achievement. Unfortunately, due to their significantly lesser budget than the rest of the division’s clubs, they will drop back to 19th place with 27 points.