My 2024-25 Premier League + Championship Predictions
The 2024-25 season dawns upon us
The 2024-25 Premier League season is beginning on August 16th, with Manchester United facing off against Fulham.
The 2024-25 Championship season began last Friday.
Here are my predictions for the Premier League and the Championship.
Premier League Predictions:
1 Arsenal
2 Manchester City
3 Liverpool
4 Newcastle
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5 Manchester United
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6 Tottenham
7 Chelsea
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8 Crystal Palace
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9 Aston Villa
10 West Ham
11 Fulham
12 Everton
13 Bournemouth
14 Brighton and Hove Albion
15 Wolverhampton
16 Southampton
17 Leicester City
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18 Brentford
19 Nottingham Forest
20 Ipswich Town
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. If England is in the Top 2 in highest annual coefficients, then it nabs an extra UCL place for 2025-26, thus sliding down one spot for UEL and UECL spots.
Top 11 Championship Predictions:
1 Burnley
2 Leeds United
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3 Blackburn
4 Sunderland
5 West Brom
6 Stoke City
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7 Middlesbrough
8 Sheffield Wednesday
9 Luton Town
10 Sheffield United
11 Portsmouth
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 4/5 (UCL): Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle, (Manchester United)
UEL: Manchester United, Tottenham (Chelsea)
UECL: Chelsea (Crystal Palace)
Relegated: Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich Town
Golden Boot: Erling Haaland, Manchester City [29 goals]
First in-season manager sacking: Thomas Frank, Brentford
Championship Picks:
Champion (auto-promoted): Burnley
Runner-up (auto-promoted): Leeds United
EFL Championship Promotion Playoffs: Blackburn, Sunderland, West Brom, Stoke City
EFL Championship Promotion Playoffs Winner: Blackburn
Bonus Picks:
FA Cup: Arsenal
EFL Cup: Newcastle
2023-24 Predictions:
Premier League Predictions:
1 Arsenal ❌ [-1, #2]
2 Manchester City ❌ [+1, #1]
3 Liverpool ✅ [#3]
4 Manchester United ❌ [-4, #8]
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5 Newcastle ❌ [-2, #7]
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6 Aston Villa ❌ [+2, #4]
7 Chelsea ❌ [+1, #6]
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8 Fulham ❌ [-5, #13]
9 Tottenham ❌ [+4, #5]
10 West Ham ❌ [+1, #9]
11 Brighton and Hove ✅ [#11]
12 Crystal Palace ❌ [+2, #10]
13 Brentford ❌ [-3, #16]
14 Burnley ❌ [-5, #19]
15 Everton ✅ [#15]
16 Nottingham Forest ❌ [-1, #17]
17 Wolverhampton ❌[+3, #14]
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18 Bournemouth ❌ [+6, #12]
19 Luton Town ❌ [-1, #18]
20 Sheffield United ✅ [#20]
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 ❌; 27 goals (-8)]
Top 10 Championship Predictions:
1 Leicester City ✅ [#1]
2 Middlesbrough ❌ [-6, #8]
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3 Watford ❌[-12, #15]
4 Sunderland ❌ [-12, #16]
5 Leeds United ❌[+2, #3]
6 Coventry City ❌ [-3, #9]
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7 Southampton ❌[+3, #4]
8 Stoke City ❌ [-9, #17]
9 Norwich City ❌[+3, #6]
10 Millwall ❌ [-3, #13]
EFL Playoffs:
EFL Championship Promotion Playoffs: Watford ❌, Sunderland ❌, Leeds United ✅, Coventry City ❌
EFL Championship Promotion Playoffs Winner: Sunderland ❌ [Southampton]
✅ = Correct Prediction
❌ = Wrong Prediction