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Emilio Galantini & Aidan McCartney

Supercomputer makes new Premier League prediction - it’s good news for Arsenal and Man City, but Manchester United and Chelsea are struggling

A supercomputer has calculated an updated prediction of how the Premier League will look at the end of the season.

Leading data analyst Nate Silver, founder of the website, was listed as one of the world’s 100 most influential people after correctly foreseeing the outcomes of two US elections.

Now, he has produced a final data model of the 2018/2019 Premier League.

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Starting at the top of the table, it’s great news for Man City supporters, as they eventually run out as winners - with FiveThirtyEight predicting a 97 point finish and a 73% chance of winning the league overall.

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Liverpool are set to fall just short - ending the campaign on 96 points during one of the most competitive title races in history.

Further down the table, Spurs are set to qualify for the Champions League - finishing in third and attaining a 97% chance to remain in the top four along with rivals Arsenal in fourth.

Chelsea miss out by the finest of margins, finishing behind Arsenal in fifth on goal difference - with Man United allegedly finishing a place below them.

Here is the final Premier League table in full:

1. Man City

2. Liverpool

3. Tottenham

4. Arsenal

5. Chelsea

6. Man United

7. Wolves

8. Watford

9. Everton

10. Leicester City

11. Crystal Palace

12. West Ham

13. Bournemouth

14. Newcastle

15. Burnley

16. Southampton

17. Brighton

18. Cardiff

19. Fulham

20. Huddersfield

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