Opta predicts where Newcastle United will finish in the Premier League after Aston Villa lose to Man City
Newcastle United, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Chelsea & Aston Villa are battling out for a Champions League qualification.
Newcastle United will hope to get their Champions League qualification charge back on track with a win against Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Newcastle were third in the Premier League table at the start of last weekend but their 4-1 defeat to Aston Villa, coupled with wins for Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, has saw them drop two places to fifth.
Forest won 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday evening and Man City, after beating 2-0 at Everton on Saturday, recorded another victory last night after Matheus Nunes’ late winner earned a 2-1 victory over Villa.
As it stands, Man City, Forest and Newcastle occupy the Champions League qualification spots but with just four points separating third to seventh, there is still time for plenty of twists and turns.
In a world where statistics dominate the football agenda, British gurus Opta emerged as the leading stat geeks in an increasingly crowded field. An official Premier League partnership – as well as the internet explosion – saw them become a trusted source for everything you never needed to know about the beautiful game.
Now an Opta-powered supercomputer has predicted the outcome of the top five battle.
1. Opta predicts who will finish in the Premier League top five between Newcastle United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.
2. Southampton (20th) – 14 points
3. Leicester City (19th) – 23 points
4. Leicester City (18th) – 26 points
5. West Ham United (17th) – 42
Current points total: 36
6. Tottenham Hotspur (16th) – 43 points
7. Manchester United (15th) – 44 points
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers (14th) – 45 points
Current points total: 3
9. Everton (13th) – 45 points
Current points total: 38
10. Crystal Palace (12th) – 50 points
Current points total: 44
11. Brentford (11th) – 53 points
Current points total: 46
12. Brighton & Hove Albion (10th) – 54 points
13. Fulham (9th) – 55 points
Current points total: 48
14. AFC Bournemouth (8th) – 56 points
Current points total: 49
15. Aston Villa (6th) – 64 points
Current points total: 57
16. Chelsea (6th) – 64 points
Current points total: 57
17. Newcastle United (5th) – 67 points
Current points total: 59
18. Nottingham Forest (4th) – 68 points
Current points total: 60
19. Manchester City (3rd) – 69 points
Current points total: 61
20. Arsenal (2nd) – 76 points
Current points total: 66
Liverpool (1st) – 89 points
Current points total: 79
