Manchester City will win a record fourth straight Premier League title. That's just one of the verdicts from The Sporting News' predicted Premier League table for the 2023/24 season.
A total of 10 football staff writers and editors at The Sporting News compiled their predicted final table for the season, and these were combined together to produce an average final placement for each club.
All 20 predicted finishes are outlined below, and Man City are projected to edge out Arsenal for the title for the second straight season, according to TSN's collective crystal ball.
Below we break down the highlights of The Sporting News' projections from top to bottom.
Expert predictions for the 2023/24 Premier League season
The Sporting News' predicted final ranking of all 20 Premier League teams follows below, together with their average position (across 10 staff predictions) and each club's finish last season.
Seven clubs were remarkably picked to finish in the identical position they did in the previous campaign, including the top three.
Premier League records to know for 2023/24 season
It's Manchester City above everyone else, as Pep Guardiola's dynasty continues to add conquests.
Half of the 10 Sporting News staffers had Man City topping the table, another four projected them finishing in second place, and one saw them dropping to third in the table.
By comparison, half of the 10 staffers project that Arsenal will not even finish in the top two spots, though three others have them winning the title.
Here's how the first-place picks netted out in our staffers' tables: Man City (5), Arsenal (3), Man United (1), Chelsea (1).
Premier League prize money by position in 2023/24
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