The Premier League Winners!

So there is no doubt this seasons Premier League has been a bit of a surprise. Not least last years Champions Chelsea having a terrible season and sacking the ‘Special One’ and last seasons relegation escape artists Leicester City Champions elect!! It’s a pretty crazy season!

There are now 6 games left and Leicester lead the table by 7 points with 6 games to play. Can they really win their first league title in the highest division in their 132-year history, or could they yet choke? With them only needing 4 wins from their last 6 games it doesn’t look likely, but lets take a closer look:

Leicester despite fighting relegation last season, have the all-important experience of a title run-in. Many of their players were involved in winning the Football League Championship in 2013-2014.

They have added to their squad, changed manager and have a striker in Jamie Vardy who is having a dream season. Their high pressing and quick counter attacking style of football as been difficult for teams to tame and they have continued to surprise people.

Claudio Ranieri famously nicknamed the ‘Tinkerman’ hasn’t tinkered at all and has kept a settled side aided by a lack of European football and injuries. 7 points clear it is clearly theirs to lose.

So what are their remaining fixtures and what do we think the results will be?

Leicester City

April

Sunday 10^th Sunderland 1v2 Leicester 3 points

Sunday 17^th Leicester 1v2 West Ham

Sunday 24^th Leicester 2v0 Swansea 3 points

May

Sunday 1^st Man Utd 1v1 Leicester 1 point

Saturday 7^th Leicester 1v1 Everton 1 point

Sunday 15^th Chelsea 2v1 Leicester

8 points from their remaining 6 games gives Leicester City a total of 77 Points

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham have equally had an outstanding season, yet it is overlooked due to Leicester’s incredible rise. Yet Spurs are fighting for the title, which they have not won since 1961. Mauricio Pochettino has done an incredible job in pushing spurs to challengers and surefire champions league qualification. The later was seen as an outside chance at the beginning of the season.

Harry Kane has had another outstanding season scoring over 20 goals for the second season in a row destroying his one season wonder tag. 19 year Dele Alli has emerged from a League One player last season to a key player in the side and an England International this season.

Toby Alderweireld stolen from under Southampton’s noses has helped to give Spurs one of the meanest defence and is arguably the best defender in the league. Yet they are 7 points behind Leicester and when they needed to put pressure on them by beating Liverpool away from home, they just came up short. Can they capitalize on any slip ups from Leicester?

April

Sunday 10^th Spurs 2v1 Man Utd 3 points

Monday 18^th Stoke 1v1 Spurs 1 point

Monday 25^th Spurs 2v0 West Brom 3 points

May

Monday 2^nd Chelsea 1v1 Spurs 1 point

Sunday 8^th Spurs 3v1 Southampton 3 points

Sunday 15^th Newcastle 1v3 Spurs 3 points

14 points from their remaining 6 games gives Totenham a total of 76 Points

Arsenal

Perennial top 4 finishers Arsenal are there again, but there were much higher hopes this season when they started and maintained their charge so promisingly. Yet once again they seem to have gone off the boil in the run in with Ozil not replicating his amazing early and mid-season form and Sanchez’s injury seeming to affect his run in form.

Arsene Wenger has come in for lots of criticism from his own fans for not winning a title since 2004 despite not finishing out of the top 4 since 1996. This may seem harsh, but when you consider Arsenal charge some of the highest ticket prices in the Premier League and that money is not always spent on what the team needs.

Many pundits suggest however that Arsenal are still in this title race! Could they really still have a chance of winning it?

April

Saturday 9^th West Ham 1v1 Arsenal 1 point

Sunday 17^th Arsenal 3v1 Crystal Palace 3 points

Thursday 21^st Arsenal 2v0 West Brom 3 points

Sunday 24^th Sunderland 0v2 Arsenal 3 points

Saturday 30^th Arsenal 3v1 Norwich 3 points

May

Sunday 8^th Man City 2v1 Arsenal

Sunday 15^th Arsenal 4v0 Aston Villa 3 points

16 points from their remaining 6 games gives Arsenal a total of 74 Points

Manchester City

Manchester City cannot complain about the past few years. Massive investment has seen them rise to become a real force in football with great players such as Aguero, Silva, Kompany, De Bruyne.

Yet this season they have been disappointing. Clearly not helped by the announcement that Pellegrini will not be in charge next season as the biggest name in management Pep Guardiola will take over to no doubt spend lots of money!! With the rich talent in their squad could they yet challenge for the title? They are the only side still with European football, which could add as a further distraction.

April

Saturday 9^th Man City 3v1 West Brom 3 points

Saturday 16^th Chelsea 1v1 Man City 1 point

Tuesday 19th Newcastle 0v3 Man City 3 points

Sunday 24^th Man City 2v1 Stoke 3 points

May

Sunday 1^st Southampton 1v1 Man City

Sunday 8^th Man City 2v1 Arsenal 3 points

Sunday 15^th Swansea 1v2 Man City 3 points

16 points from their remaining 6 games gives Manchester City a total of 70 Points

The Final League Table

Well our very scientific approach sees no change in the current positions, Leicester go on to amaze everyone including themselves to win their first top league title by 1 point from Tottenham!!