We’re just hours away from the 2022/23 Premier League campaign getting underway, and predictions are rolling in from all over the place.
Many pundits are expecting the title race to go down to the wire again with the majority seeing the usual duopoly of Liverpool and Manchester City dominating proceedings.
Elsewhere, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal will all be bidding for Champions Leaguefootball, while newly-promoted Bournemouth, Fulham, and Nottingham Forest will be desperate to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.
But where will City and United ultimately end up?
With the talking heads and bookmakers already having their say, the next logical place to harvest a prediciton from is popular video game franchise FIFA.
Ahead of the new campaign, BonusFinder put together the current squads of each team based on their summer transfer activity in FIFA 22, and simulated the upcoming Premier League season.
They ran the simulation 200 times and produced an average table based on the results.
Check out the final standings, from 20th to first, below...
9. 12th - Newcastle United - 51 Pts
Money doesn’t buy you instant success, and maintaining their Premier League status as Eddie Howe’s squad improves over the next few years will be the short-term goal for Newcastle. Photo: Stu Forster
10. 11th - Everton - 51 Pts
FIFA forecasts a steady season ahead. Everton fans may expect more from their team but avoiding a relegation battle keeps the stress levels down. Photo: Jan Kruger
11. 10th - Aston Villa - 54 Pts
2022/23 will be Steven Gerrard’s first full season in charge. Tenth place would represent a successful campaign with potential to build on in the future. Photo: Albert Perez
12. 9th - Leicester City - 56 Pts
There was talk of a rebuild at the King Power that simply hasn’t happened yet, and as such Leicester fans may be satisfied with 9th place. Photo: Clive Brunskill