The 2025-26 Premier League campaign is officially upon us. Reigning champions Liverpool kicked off the action as they hosted Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday night.
Manchester City make the trip to Wolves on Saturday evening as they seek a winning start under Pep Guardiola, who has a slightly new look to his squad after several new arrivals in the last two transfer windows.
City finished third last time out but will be out to win the title for a seventh time in 10 years under the ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss.
Across the city, Manchester United are gearing up for a home clash with old rivals Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. The Red Devils have made some key additions this summer as they look to dramatically improve from their 15th-place finish last time out.
The Opta Supercomputer made it’s predictions ahead of the new season. The method says: “After simulating every match of the 2025-26 Premier League season 10,000 times, we’re able to average the points total of every club across those simulations and rank teams positionally.”
Here’s what they came up with...
1. 20th: Sunderland
Average predicted points - 31.5 | Getty Images
2. 19th: Leeds United
Average predicted points - 36.3 | Getty Images
3. 18th: Burnley
Average predicted points - 36.9 | Getty Images
4. 17th: Wolves
Average predicted points - 42.5 | Getty Images