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It's always fun to predict how the 2018-19 Premier League season will go. OK, maybe it's a bit premature ... but here's our 'way too early' table.
1. Manchester City
The Premier League season has finally come to an end and the 2018/19 Golden Boot winner has been decided. And, remarkably, THREE players share the prize! Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah. Prize money is awarded per league position, with each side earning £1.9million for every place they finish above bottom. We’ve broken down each club’s earnings for the 2018-19 campaign, not including revenue from European and cup games, ranking them in order of how much they accrued over the season. Actual league position: 2nd.
City are simply too far ahead of the rest for anyone to launch a serious challenge next season, although their 19-point winning margin from 2017-18 will be halved. Pep Guardiola will freshen things up with a couple of tweaks, particularly up front in midfield, while Vincent Kompany's entreaty to his teammates to maintain their level of desire will be well heeded.
2. Liverpool
Their Champions League final defeat was a bitter pill to swallow, but Liverpool are on an upward trajectory at the moment. It will not be enough to bother City as the season goes on, but Jurgen Klopp will surely add depth to key positions -- a quality backup to the likes of Mohamed Salah in attack is an obvious need.
3. Tottenham
Question marks over Tottenham's capacity to compete with the financial millstone of their new stadium hanging over them were reduced slightly by Mauricio Pochettino's signing of a five-year contract. It suggests he has heard the right things from Daniel Levy and Spurs. So buoyed by their homecoming and with added squad depth, Spurs will sit comfortably in the Champions League positions once again.
4. Manchester United
United and Jose Mourinho have enough quality to see off most opponents, but any progress they made in his first two seasons risks grinding to a halt now. While their rivals play fresh, exciting football, the positive feeling around United's approach is minimal. This will see them slide two places, perhaps paving the way for a change in the dugout next summer.
5. Arsenal
It will be a transitional season for Arsenal under Unai Emery and one of slight improvement, although they will miss out on the Champions League places again. Emery will instill an organisation and diligence that the Gunners had been missing, and he will hope fans and the board hold their nerve. Though a return to Europe's top table is not on the cards just yet.
6. Chelsea
It feels like a crossroads for Chelsea, whose method of hiring and firing every couple of years will surely stop bearing fruit one day. Assuming Antonio Conte departs, there will be a huge task for his successor to reshape the squad, and not much time. The Stamford Bridge club could receive a huge reality check.
7. Newcastle
If Rafa Benitez remains in charge at St James's Park next season, presumably he will have been promised the kind of resources he requires to push Newcastle up a level. Given two or three quality signings, there is no reason why, in a league that lacks an obvious challenger to the established order, he cannot nestle them in beneath the leading pack. As Benitez showed last season with a middling squad, there are few better managers around.
8. Crystal Palace
Palace's turnaround under Roy Hodgson in 2017-18 was stunning, and in a Premier League that lacks the kind of calm, considered heads the veteran manager brings, they are a good bet to thrive next time around. That might change if Wilfried Zaha leaves the club where he is so clearly at home, and there is always the riddle of Christian Benteke's toils up front to solve, but Palace look set to be just fine.
9. Fulham
Fulham play the kind of football most Premier League clubs beyond the top six have given up trying. They will take anyone on, and that approach will pay dividends with a top-half finish and plenty of acclaim for Slavisa Jokanovic's free-flowing side. Keeping Aleksandar Mitrovic, seemingly unwanted at Newcastle and prolific at Craven Cottage, could be the key.
10. Everton
As with so many of their peers, this feels like a year of change and adaptation for Everton. If Marco Silva is confirmed as their new manager, there will be cause for optimism, although nobody has yet seen him work in the top flight over a full season. New signings are needed, and Ademola Lookman should be integrated quickly after his superb loan spell at RB Leipzig, but most around the club would be happy just to see a better brand of football than under Sam Allardyce for now.
11. West Ham
The Manuel Pellegrini revolution begins, although it will take something drastic to turn West Ham -- beset by anger and anxiety both on and off the pitch -- into European contenders straightaway. He should make them easier on the eye, though, and will relish getting the best out of Marko Arnautovic and Manuel Lanzini.
12. Wolves
Wolves mean business and are equipped to consolidate themselves in their first season back in the big time. Ruben Neves can be one of the Premier League's best midfielders and they had an early pre-season boost when Willy Boly, their towering centre-back, turned his loan from Porto permanent. They could still do with a top-quality striker, but it is hard to see Nuno Espirito Santo -- with the help of Cristiano Ronaldo's super-agent, Jorge Mendes -- being denied the funds to acquire one.
13. Southampton
It will be a season of consolidation for Southampton under Mark Hughes, who will not allow a repeat of last season's near miss but will find rapid progress tough to achieve. Saints need to retain their few stars this summer, in contrast with previous transfer windows, and add some potency in the final third.
14. Leicester
Despite frustrations with Claude Puel's relatively conservative approach, there were suggestions in the last two games of 2017-18 that Leicester still pack a punch and cut loose. However, they look sure to lose Riyad Mahrez, and these days, they simply appear to be another member of the mid-table pack.
15. Burnley
A tougher year for Burnley and Sean Dyche, who performed to their limit last season and will have the Thursday-Sunday regimen of Europa League fixtures to enjoy if they come through the qualifying rounds. The squad will need bolstering, and it will be a delicate balancing act; Burnley will not be drawn seriously into the relegation battle but will have to be content with treading water for a year.
16. Brighton
Chris Hughton thoroughly deserved the plaudits that came his way last season, avoiding relegation with a compact, methodical team that increasingly showed it could cut loose and play a bit. Some added pace at centre-back might be useful, and the time will come when 34-year-old Glenn Murray's goal scoring touch evades him -- but they will be safe again next season.
17. Bournemouth
Bournemouth keep bobbing along, and it was a testament to Eddie Howe, given their early-season struggles in 2017-18, that he steered them as high as 12th. The concern is that Howe's efforts to add to a tight-knit squad have not always been successful; a lack of quality may show through next season, but they will avoid the drop.
18. Watford
Watford's model eschews continuity and it remains to be seen whether Javi Gracia remains at the helm next season. The squad will doubtless be refreshed once more, but it is hard to discern exactly what its style and personality are. This could be a difficult campaign, and Watford are in line to be surprise strugglers towards the bottom.
19. Huddersfield
Huddersfield's against-all-odds survival was heartwarming, but it will take a tremendous effort to achieve the same again. Much will depend on whether hugely sought-after manager David Wagner, who did not exactly nail his colours to the mast after their final game of 2017-18, remains in position, but either way, it is difficult not to see them struggling again.
20. Cardiff
Guts and belligerence were the raw materials behind Cardiff's outstanding Championship campaign. They have plenty of experience, but there is a dearth of quality and not even the wise old head of Neil Warnock will be able to bridge the gap between the Bluebirds and their competitors.
Liverpool have drifted out to 15/2 in bwin’s Premier League winner predictions after a 1-0 loss to Burnley at Anfield continued their poor run of results.
The Reds are six points off the pace after Ashley Barnes’ 83rd-minute penalty ended their unbeaten home league run stretching back to April 2017.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have only picked up three points in five games since spending Christmas on top of the table, failing to score in the last four.
“Confidence is a small flower and obviously someone has stamped on it,” said Klopp. “Now we have to find a new one and we will, but for tonight it was not enough.
“It’s not the luckiest period of our lives but it would be a bit cheap to put it only on that, that we don’t have enough luck.
“I think our problem is the decision-making at the moment and the decisions are based on the information I give and also the mood you are in and how confident you are to do it in really small spaces.
“That’s the reason we didn’t score in these moments. It is not cool to mention it but we won games with lesser possession, but we didn’t win here because we didn’t score in these situations.
“How is it possible we lose that game? But we lost it, we made even that happen. It is our fault and that means my fault.”
Manchester United are at the summit after winning 2-1 at Fulham on Wednesday and they have been cut to 11/2 for the title.
Edinson Cavani capitalised on a mistake from goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to cancel out Ademola Lookman’s sixth-minute opener.
United’s win was then sealed by a stunning Paul Pogba curled strike from outside the area.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed Cavani’s influence, stating: “He’s a centre-forward that you want in the box. His movement is incredible, it’s for everyone to learn from.
“It’s almost like I get frustrated at times when he goes wide to put the crosses in, because he’s the one that you want in there and sometimes I have to ask him to do less running.”
City odds-on to regain title
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Manchester City are now hot favourites at 2/5 to be crowned champions for the third time in four years in bwin’s Premier League winner odds.
Their midweek 2-0 triumph over Aston Villa was a sixth straight top-flight victory and a ninth consecutive win in all competitions.
Villa were furious that Rodri appeared to be running back from an offside position when he dispossessed Tyrone Mings to set up Bernardo Silva for the breakthrough goal.
Ilkay Gundogan then wrapped up victory from the penalty spot, leaving City two points behind neighbours United with a game in hand.
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The Blues had dominated throughout, though, and Pep Guardiola stated: “In general, the game we played was outstanding and we deserved to win.
“We’ve lost just two games this season and the most important thing for me is the fact we are back to playing the way we have to play to be contenders.
“Everyone wants to win and be champions but you have to show, in the way you play, that you deserve to be champions.
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“We have to be more clinical in the final third, but we will improve.”
Leicester are level with City after beating Chelsea 2-0 on Tuesday but have played a match more and are 18/1 in this market.
Wilfred Ndidi and James Maddison scored in the first half for the Foxes, who completed a hat-trick of league wins.
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Ndidi told the club website: “I just feel it’s one of these games that we really did good in, but there’s still more to learn and hopefully better games coming our way.
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“It’s very exciting and we feel very happy because it’s part of the season and there’s more games to come.
“At this time, we just build confidence for the next game, we don’t think about the end of the season.”
Chelsea are out to 125/1 after falling down to ninth, 11 points off the pace.
Tottenham are seven points adrift of United with a game in hand and are quoted at 22/1.
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