Opta predicted final 2024/25 Premier League table – Reassessed after Sunday’s results | OneFootball

What do you predict with the final 2024/25 Premier League table?

Just three weeks of the season still left to go.

In 21 days time Newcastle United will conclude their season with a home game against Everton on Sunday 25 May with a 4pm kick-off.

An intense period of games kicking off May for the five teams competing to get those final three Champions League spots.

Sunday seeing the latest instalments.

Newcastle United getting a late but very much deserved equaliser at Brighton, which was then followed by Chelsea beating Liverpool 3-1, as Arne Slot shamefully played his reserves in such a key match for so many other clubs. Six Liverpool outfield changes.

So this is how the Premier League table now currently looks on Sunday 4 May 2025) after today’s results:

As you can see, it is only four points separating Man City in third down to Aston Villa in seventh.

Forest with a difficult away match on Monday at Palace, their game in hand on the other four challengers for three Champions League spots.

When it comes to predicting what that final Premier League table will look like after the 38th round of fixtures in May 2025, Opta have done some updated analysis after Sunday’s matches

Using their latest data simulations, Opta analysis has shown this as the most likely 2024/25 Premier League table come the end of the season – Predicted final table as of Sunday 4 May 2025:

As you can see, Man City now forecast to end up third on 70 points.

Newcastle United predicted to finish fourth on 67 points.

Chelsea then fifth with the same points total but a very finest of margins behind NUFC.

Then Forest to miss out on the Champions League places by a point, sixth on 66 points.

Then Villa forecast to be seventh on 64 points, three points behind Newcastle.

Newcastle United now with seven wins and a draw in their last nine matches, including six wins and a draw from eight in the Premier League.

The remaining matches for the Champions League chasing clubs:

Man City 64 points GD +24

Southampton (A), Bournemouth (H), Fulham (A)

Newcastle United 63 points GD +21

Chelsea (H), Arsenal (A), Everton (H)

Chelsea 63 points GD +21

Newcastle (A), Man U (H), Forest (A)

Forest 60 points GD +12

Palace (A), Leicester (H), West Ham (A), Chelsea (H)

Villa 60 points GD +6

Bournemouth (A), Spurs (H), Man U (A)

Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Sunday 4 May 2025 2pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 89 pen

Brighton

Minteh 28

Possession was Newcastle 54% Brighton 46%

Total shots were Newcastle 13 Ipswich 5

Shots on target were Newcastle 5 Brighton 2

Corners were Newcastle 4 Brighton 1

Touches in the box Newcastle 32 Brighton 17

Newcastle team v Brighton:

Pope, Trippier (Krafth 97), Schar (Botman 97), Burn, Livramento, Willock (Wilson 74), Tonali, Bruno, Barnes, Isak, Murphy (Gordon 56)

Unused subs:

Dubravka, Osula, Longstaff, Miley, Neave

(Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Match ratings and comments on all Newcastle United players – Read HERE)