Supercomputer Predicts 2025-26 Premier League Table in Full

After the first two weekends of the new season were wrapped up, a Supercomputer has predicted the 2025-26 Premier League table. Last term, everyone had expected Manchester City to rule the roost again, but it was Liverpool – under new manager Arne Slot – who would end up winning their 20th English league crown at a canter, reclaiming their perch as the country’s most successful club.

There were no bonus points handed to those who guessed that Arsenal would finish second – having now achieved that feat three successive seasons on the spin now – while Pep Guardiola’s side’s end-of-season form saw them just about claim third. Other narratives drawn up were that of Nottingham Forest’s surprise run to European qualification, while Tottenham and Manchester United slipped to their worst-ever league campaigns since the 1992 rebranding.

All of the above is still fresh in the memory, but football never sleeps, and predictions for the upcoming season have been drawn up. The predictions below are compiled by a Supercomputer, via the help of Plejmo, which has simulated the league season based on the released fixture list and what we learned from the opening two weekends. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the predicted winners and losers of the 2025-26 Premier League season.

Relegation Zone

A worrying trend at the foot of the table is tipped to finally come to an end this season. In both 2023/24 and 2024/25, all three promoted sides went straight back down. But if the Supercomputer’s latest projections are correct, Leeds United – who opened their campaign with an impressive 1-0 victory over Everton – will avoid the drop this time around.

Already, the forecasts suggest this season’s newcomers will put up a stronger fight than last year’s hair-tearing campaign. Burnley are predicted to finish 18th, though still with 12 more points than Southampton managed last term. Sunderland, meanwhile, are tipped to come rock bottom, their projected 26 points separating them from 19th-placed West Ham by just one point. Leeds are expected to fare even better, securing 15th place with 39 points and opening up an 11-point cushion above the dreaded dotted line.

West Ham are going to suffer under Graham Potter this season, and they are expected to ship 73 points across 38 games, which works out at an average of nearly two goals conceded per game following back-to-back thumpings against Sunderland and Chelsea. Elsewhere, Fulham – despite showing spirit in consecutive come-from-behind 1-1 draws against Brighton and Man United – are tipped for 16th, uncomfortably close to a relegation battle for the Cottagers’ faithful’s liking.

They are tipped to finish just three points above 17th-place Brentford, who are set to lose Yoane Wissa after having already bid farewell to Thomas Frank and Bryan Mbeumo earlier in the summer.

Bottom Half

Bournemouth impressed under boss Andoni Iraola last season, narrowly missing out on European football with a ninth-place finish. This time around, however, the Supercomputer has them dropping down to 14th, just outside the lower reaches of the table. Wolverhampton Wanderers will be content with a 13th-place finish themselves after having seen some key players leave them in their tracks through the years.

Everton were tipped by many fans as potential dark horses for the 2025/26 campaign. With fresh American ownership, a new stadium, and exciting attacking reinforcements like Jack Grealish arriving over the summer, manager David Moyes seemed well-equipped to start building something special at Bramley-Moore Docks.

Yet, if the Supercomputer’s prediction of a 12th-place finish proves accurate, it would feel a bit like all that sparkle ended up just glinting off the River Mersey – promising, but ultimately underwhelming and the least that was expected.

Brighton & Hove Albion, like Bournemouth and Brentford, are predicted to slip slightly as the Premier League grows increasingly competitive, though only by three places to 10th. A solid transfer window, welcoming the likes of Maxim De Cuyper and Charalampos Kostoulas, should help young manager Fabian Hurzeler maintain a healthy position in the table, even if the early signs aren’t that promising for the Seagulls after they collapsed late on to draw 1-1 with Fulham and then lost 2-0 to Everton in their second game of the campaign.

Top Half

After a 17th-place finish last year, Tottenham fans would likely be pleased with a 10th-place finish this season, with new signing Mohammed Kudus already making an impact, providing two assists in a 4-0 win over Burnley, before Joao Palhinha was the star of the show in their second outing, which saw Frank’s new side claim a 2-0 win over Manchester City.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is already under the microscope, and another middling season could see him shown the door after Alex Iwobi seemed to be able to unpick his tactics in just a couple of words following United’s winless start to the campaign. The Supercomputer, however, predicts them just outside the European place in ninth, picking up 16 points more than last year – a clear step in the right direction.

Even with Alexander Isak potentially on the move, Newcastle United are still expected to finish eighth. Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa are set to step up, hoping to fill the big Swede’s sizeable boots. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest, who were the surprise package of the 2024-25 campaign, and a projected seventh-place finish this time around, which will feel very much like more of the same for the City Ground regulars.

Retaining their star players and adding Dan Ndoye to the ranks should mean a period of stability for Nuno Espirito Santos’ side, even if grumblings from their ownership could yet mean the manager loses his job. In sixth is Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, who enter the new season after a quiet transfer period but with all their big names still at the club. The Villans are predicted to finish just one place lower than they did last season, even if a goalless start to the campaign suggests they could struggle.

Crystal Palace, FA Cup and Community Shield winners in recent months, have often seemed rooted to 12th. An unexpected fifth-place finish would be a hat-trick of success for Oliver Glasner, but holding on to Marc Guehi over the summer after having recently saying farewell to Eberechi Eze could prove tricky (and extremely important in helping them achieve their lofty ambitions).

Top Four

Chelsea, entering the season with a fanbase that is more optimistic than anyone else based on a recent survey, are forecast to finish third under Todd Boehly’s sunny-go-lucky regime, qualifying for Champions League football once again and pipping Manchester City to a place on the podium.

Liverpool have been backed to retain their Premier League crown by a Supercomputer that has predicted a near carbon copy of this season’s top two. Slot’s men, as mentioned, won the title at their own pace last time out – but, this time, they are predicted to win in much more nervy contexts, with it being suggested that Arsenal will miss out on the title not by points or goal difference but by the fact the Reds are tipped to score one more goal than the Gunners.

The reigning champions’ early transfer activity, with Jeremie Frimpong replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold and Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez following the Dutchman to Anfield, will look to help them extend their dominance and, with the reinforcements, which could also include Isak and Guehi before the summer is out, it’s expected to just about be enough.

A fourth successive runners-up medal could prove costly for Mikel Arteta, especially if the Gunners fall short with Sweden sharpshooter Viktor Gyokeres spearheading his attack and Eberechi Eze added to the attacking midfield/ winger department just for good measure.

The projections would also make for a pretty underwhelming reading for Man City supporters, who are feeling increasingly certain that this season marks the final chapter of the Pep Guardiola era. If the Cityzens do end up finishing 19 points below Arsenal and Liverpool, then it would be an anti-climactic end to his tenure at the Etihad Stadium, especially after having gone trophyless last term too.