Predict the Premier League 2020/21 (Finishing Positions)

[Muppet the Cat]

Well having finally found our way back to the top tier how are we going to get on ?????

Kicking off on Saturday 12th September, with our first match a somewhat tricky opener away at Anfield

The bookies have us in and around the likes of Wolves, Everton and Leicester as potential PL winners. Is that realistic in our first season back ???

Competition
Predict the finishing order from 1st (top) to 20th (bottom)

Points awarded as follows
5pts - team finishing in correct position
2pts - team finishing within one place of predicted finish
10pts - predicting LUFC's correct finishing position

Bonus points - 5pts for each:
team finishing top
team finishing bottom

All entries to be submitted by mid-day Saturday 12 September 2020

Teams in alphabetical order:
1. Arsenal
2. Aston Villa
3. Brighton
4. Burnley
5. Chelsea
6. Crystal Palace
7. Everton
8. Fulham
9. Leeds United
10. Leicester City
11. Liverpool
12. Manchester City
13. Manchester United
14. Newcastle United
15. Sheffield United
16. Southampton
17. Tottenham Hotspur
18. West Bromwich Albion
19. West Ham United
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers

(if you can put the nos. 1 - 20 when posting your predicted table I'd be grateful, as it makes a lot easier when working it out )

Prize: there isn't one !!........just the grudging respect of your MOT friends

[Smudge3920]

Have been thinking about this for a couple of months now...

I feel a genuine shift in the force... this year is the start of it ...

1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3.Arsenal
4. Manchester United
5. Wolverhampton Wanderers
6. Tottenham Hotspurs
7. Leicester City
8. Chelsea (Lumpard fired mid season)
9. Sheffield United
10. West Ham United
11. Burnley
12. Leeds United... ( of course will accept higher )
13. Southampton
14. Everton
15. Crystal Palace
16. West Bromwich Albion
17. Newcastle
18. Fulham
19. Aston Villa
20. Brighton and Hove Albion

[andrewjohnsmith]

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester United
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Manchester City
6. Tottenham
7. Leeds United
8. Leicester City
9. Everton
10. Southampton
11. West Ham United
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Sheffield United
14. Crystal Palace
15. West Bromwich Albion
16. Burnley
17. Fulham
18. Newcastle United
19. Aston Villa
20. Brighton

[1964white]

This won't be as easy as predicting last seasons championship

The bottom five are predictable

[Fridge]

Prem prediction

1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Manchester United
5. Arsenal
6. Tottenham
7. Wolves
8. Leicester
9. Everton
10. Leeds
11. Sheffield United
12. Southampton
13. Burnley
14. Crystal Palace
15. Newcastle
16. Brighton
17. Aston Villa
18. West Brom
19. West Ham
20. Fulham

Not thought about this for long, just running on instinct here

[kindestcut]

1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Manchester United (just shoot me)
4. Chelsea
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Arsenal
7. Leicester City
8. Everton
9. Wolverhampton Wanderers
10. Southampton
11. Leeds United
12. Burnley
13. Sheffield United
14. West Ham United
15. Newcastle United
16. Brighton
17. Fulham
18. Crystal Palace
19. Aston Villa
20. West Bromwich Albion

[John in Louisiana]

I'm going to wait a bit before posting. If de Paul signs I'm going to pick us one or two places higher.

I will, of course, pick Brighton to be relegated.

[Bally]

1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Man Utd
4. Chelsea
5. Arsenal
6. Spurs
7. Leeds
8. Southampton
9. Wolves
10. Everton
11. Leicester
12. West Ham
13. Crystal Palace
14. Brighton
15. Burnley
16. Newcastle
17. Aston Villa
18. Sheffield Utd
19. WBA
20. Fulham

[LUFC 1966]

1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Manchester United
5. Tottenham
6. Arsenal
7. Everton
8. Leicester
9. Wolves
10. Sheffield United
11. Southampton
12. Newcastle
13. Burnley
14. Crystal Palace
15. Leeds
16. Brighton
17. Aston Villa
18. West Ham
19. West Brom
20. Fulham

[Chilli D]

1. Liverpool
2. Chelsea
3. Man City
4. Man Utd
5. Tottenham
6. Leicester
7. Arsenal
8. Wolves
9. Everton
10. Leeds
11. Newcastle
12. Southampton
13. Sheff Utd
14. Burnley
15. West Ham
16. Crystal Palace
17. Aston Villa
18. Brighton
19. West Brom
20. Fulham

[SG90]

1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Man Utd
4. Tottenham
5. Arsenal
6. Chelsea
7. Everton
8. Wolves
9. Southampton
10. Leicester
11. Burnley
12. Crystal Palace
13. Sheffield United
14. Leeds
15. Aston Villa
16. Newcastle
17. West Bromwich Albion
18. Brighton
19. West Ham
20. Fulham

[Currie14]

1. Liverpool
2. Man City
3. Man Utd
4.Tottenham
5. Chelsea
6. Arsenal
7. Everton
8. Wolves
9. Leicester
10. Leeds
11. Sheffield
12. Burnley
13. Southampton
14. Newcastle United
15. Crystal Palace
16. West Brom
17. Brighton
18. West Ham
19. Aston Villa
20. Fulham

[1964white]

Good idea Cat. Sorry I have often bumped up the other competitions prior to the opening of the new season.

My advice to other comp organisers is they should do the same as I have no intention of looking after the other comps throughout the season unless there is a problem & I am asked to do so!

Jill & I intend to post up our predictions this week mate

[John in Louisiana]

1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Scum One
4. Arsenal
5. Scum Two (Fat Frank)
6. Tottenham
7. Wolverhampton
8. Leicester
9. Everton
10. Sheffield United
11. Southampton
12. Leeds United
13. Burnley
14. Brighton and Hove Albion
15. West Ham
16. Crystal Palace
17. Aston Villa
18. Newcastle
19. Fulham
20. West Bromwich Albion

[1964white]

Predict the Premier League 2020/21 (Finishing Positions)

[mothbanquet]

1. Liverpool - No English team can touch them right now. Champions again, though they won't do it before Winter Solstice this time.
2. Manchester City - I envision a more fired-up and competitive Man City to push Liverpool harder this season.
3. Arsenal - Arteta seems to be getting a grip on his team now. I think they'll overachieve after going on a great streak mid-season.
4. Tottenham Hotspur - Mourinho to show he's got a few surprises left up his sleeve by pipping Rogers and Nuno to 4th.
5. Wolverhampton Wanderers - Nuno to do even better this season, 5th on GD courtesy of putting a few crap teams to the sword.
6. Leicester City - To do well but ultimately return to mean a bit after overachieving last season.
7. Chelsea - Lampard to suffer a horrible string of results in new year after doing well initially, proven to be out of his depth.
8. Leeds United - Suffer a bit to start with but will gather momentum as the season progresses. A key signing to come in Jan.
9. Manchester United - Ole to lose the dressing room, plummet down the table, get sacked in Jan. Replacement steadies things.
10. Everton - To have a better season than last but overall average.
11. Burnley - Sean Dyche to be Steady Eddy again.
12. Sheffield United - The sheen to be taken off last season. Reality to bite. Still capable but a position more reflective of quality.
13. Crystal Palace - Good start, crap in the middle and a strong finish. Typical modern Palace.
14. Southampton - Finished last season strongly but a stronger league will punish them harder this time. Not too hard though.
15. West Bromwich Albion - Just enough quality to survive if they keep Pereira. Bilic's experience to show.
16. Newcastle United - Narrow escape. To finish 2pts above drop zone, slightly superior GD to West Ham.
17. West Ham United - Internal unrest to grow throughout the season, culminating in a near miss with an end-season collapse.
18. Brighton - Lacklustre throughout the season, team disjointed and unmotivated. White to rue signing new contract.
19. Aston Villa - Chickens come home to roost. They will spend big in Jan to stop the inevitable, all in vain.
20. Fulham - Parker out of his depth, sacked before Jan and replaced with Pardew to save ink money on the programmes.

[Muppet the Cat]

Moth, I’m almost inclined to give you extra marks for showing your workings out

It’s like a maths exam paper, you can pick up marks for your workings out, even if ultimately the answer is incorrect !

[mothbanquet]

It’s like a maths exam paper, you can pick up marks for your workings out, even if ultimately the answer is incorrect !

Never understood that line of thought, you know. It's like saying the Challenger shuttle was a partial success because it managed to get off the ground...

But I appreciate the sentiment.

[gessa]

1 Liverpool
2 Man City
3 Red Scum
4 Spuds
5 Blue Scum
6 Arsenal
7 Wolves
8 Leicester
9 Everton
10 Leeds
11 Burnley
12 Southampton
13 Sheff Utd
14 Crystal Palace
15 Newcastle
16 Brighton
17 West Ham
18 Aston Villa
19 West Brom
20 Fulham

[mav]

1, Leeds
2. AN Other
3.AN Other
4. AN Other
5. AN Other
6. AN Other
7. AN Other
8. AN Other
9. AN Other
10. AN Other
11. AN Other
12.AN Other
13. AN Other
14. AN Other
15. AN Other
16. AN Other
17. AN Other
18. scum
19. Fat Frank
20. Spurts