My 2023-24 Premier League Predictions (and Top 10 Championship) Predictions
The 2023-24 season dawns upon us
The 2023-24 Premier League season is beginning on August 11th, with defending champions Manchester City facing off against promoted Burnley.
The 2023-24 Championship season begins this Friday.
Here are my predictions for the Premier League and the Championship.
Premier League Predictions:
1 Arsenal
2 Manchester City
3 Liverpool
4 Manchester United
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5 Newcastle
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6 Aston Villa
7 Chelsea
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8 Fulham
9 Tottenham
10 West Ham
11 Brighton and Hove
12 Crystal Palace
13 Brentford
14 Burnley
15 Everton
16 Nottingham Forest
17 Wolverhampton
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18 Bournemouth
19 Luton Town
20 Sheffield United
NOTE: Top 4 qualify for the UEFA Champions League’s league stage, 5th place team qualifies for the the UEFA Europa League, and the FA Cup winner (or 6th place team) also qualifies for the UEFA Europa League, and the EFL Cup winner (or 7th place) qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League. The bottom three teams are relegated to the Championship.
Top 10 Championship Predictions:
1 Leicester City
2 Middlesbrough
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3 Watford
4 Sunderland
5 Leeds United
6 Coventry City
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7 Southampton
8 Stoke City
9 Norwich City
10 Millwall
NOTE: Top 2 are automatically promoted to the Premier League, 3rd-6th place play in playoffs to determine final promotion spot.
Premier League picks:
Champions: Arsenal
Top 4 (UCL): Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United
UEL: Newcastle, Aston Villa
UECL: Chelsea
Relegated: Bournemouth, Luton Town, Sheffield United
Golden Boot: Erling Haaland, Manchester City [35 goals]
Championship Picks:
Champion (auto-promoted): Leicester City
Runner-up (auto-promoted): Middlesbrough
EFL Championship Promotion Playoffs: Watford, Sunderland, Leeds United, Coventry City
EFL Championship Promotion Playoffs Winner: Sunderland