Noah MT

The Champions League groups have been announced! These are the most uneven groups I can remember, with group B's teams arguably all better than any of the ones in group G just proving this. While City face Leipzig and PSG face Club Brugge other groups will feature a group of Ukrainian zookeepers called Shakhtar Donetsk going up against something called Sheriff that comes from a country that doesn't even exist  (sorry if you support either of those clubs, but they really don't have enough pedigree to feature in a league containing Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United). Today I will be predicting the final outcomes in each of the eight groups. Group A  Paris Saint Germain  Manchester City  Red Bull Leipzig  Club Brugge  I could see Club Brugge making it through other groups, but in this one they won't win a single game. PSG are the most frightening team in the world and City are the champions of the world's best domestic league. Leipzig stand a slim...

I think I'm going to turn this into a weekly thing, so comment below if you're up for that. This week's clashes are arguably even bigger than last, with title contenders Liverpool and Chelsea going head to head and Mikel Arteta facing his former mentor in Pep Guardiola as Arsenal travels to City. Brighton will hope to keep up there so-far perfect record as they face 7th-placed Everton and West Ham will try to remain in first as they face off against London rivals Palace. So buckle in as we go through my predictions for the upcoming Premier League matchday. Man City 3-1 Arsenal  City will obviously be expected to win this one up against a struggling Arsenal outfit, but it won't be all bad for Arsenal. I predict that they will capitalize on a defensive error and take the lead early on, and while City scramble in an equalizer before the end of the half, Arsenal fans will have reason to be optimistic. They will be a tad unlucky to let in two more goals, but it isn't lik...

Matchday 1 was a pretty exciting opening weekend, with City, Arsenal and Aston Villa all unexpectedly beaten and United, Liverpool and Chelsea showing why they are title contenders with decisive wins over Leeds, Norwich and Palace, not to mention the invigorating clash between Newcastle and West Ham. Matchday 2 is also looking exciting, with Liverpool, City and United expected to annihilate Burnley, Norwich and Southampton while fixtures such as Palace vs Brentford, Leeds vs Everton and West Ham vs Leicester are all expected to be well-fought, heated affairs. That's not to mention an exciting London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea, Nuno Espirito-Santo's return to Wolves and an match to remain top-half between 8th place Brighton and 7th place Watford.  Liverpool 2-0 Burnley  Liverpool were comfortable winners in their match against Norwich, while Burnley failed to defend an early lead and went down 2-1 to Brighton. I don't predict any major upsets here, and while Burnley w...

With the Premier League about to return, I thought I'd make a post about my table predictions. Last year was abysmal, as I only got Leicester, Brighton, Burnley and Fulham's positions correct. Maybe this season I can do a bit better, so here follows my soon-to-be-proved-wrong English Premier League table predictions. Please remember to leave your predictions down in the comments below and I hope you enjoy. 1: Liverpool  What did you guys expect? I'm a Liverpool fan! My top four is also largely influenced by my head-on-head comparison that I did about a week ago, in which Liverpool steamrolled the opposition. While City, United, Leicester and Chelsea could all win, I am putting trust in my club. The potential arrival of Romelu Lukaku could really change this and boost Chelsea to win, but I will stick with my gut for now. Having the league's best manager will also be a factor in Liverpool's favor. I do, however, think that up to fifteen points will separate the top fo...

The Premier League is famous for its upsets and underdog stories. It has had 5 different clubs as Champions in the last 9 seasons, 3 of whom have one more than once and including a run of 4 different ones in 4 consecutive seasons. With regards to the rest of Europe's top 5 leagues, 3 different teams have won La Liga, 3 in Ligue Un (although PSG have won 7), 2 in Serie A (8 having been Juventus) and only a single team has won the Bundesliga, with Bayern dominating throughout that time frame.  This makes the league really fun to watch, but it is also really hard to pick a winner because of it. I have, however, whittled it down to 4 teams who would win the league fairly unsurprisingly. While I think if Leicester can hold on to Tielemans they could have an outside shot at winning, I would be greatly surprised if the next champion was not Chelsea, Liverpool or either of the two Manchester clubs. I will first do a short team evaluation, and then move on to the player-by-player analysis, ...