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Josh Challies

Supercomputer predicts Man City's Premier League title chances and Manchester United's top four fate

Time is running out in the Premier League season, with just two weekends of action remaining after a batch of crucial games over the course of the coming days.

The fight for the title continues for Manchester City and Liverpool, while Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United battle it out for the two remaining Champions League spots.

While it remains up in the air, a supercomputer developed by the University of Reading has predicted the final outcome of the Premier League - and it is bad news for United but great for City .

Man City are expected to successfully defend their Premier League title and are tipped as 74% likely to finish top of the pile, with Liverpool having just a 26% chance of beating Pep Guardiola’s side to the post.

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United, meanwhile, are given just a 7% chance of achieving a top-four finish as the supercomputer believes that it will be North London pair Spurs and Arsenal celebrating at the end of the season.

You can see the full predictions below.

Premier League title

Manchester City - 74%

Liverpool - 26%

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Top-four

Tottenham Hotspur - 95%

Arsenal - 55%

Chelsea - 43%

Manchester United - 7%

Seventh-place

Watford - 37%

Wolves - 27%

Relegation

Cardiff City - 88%

Brighton - 9%

Southampton - 3%

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