With midweek action in the Carabao Cup now over and done with, all eyes will turn back to the Premier League over the coming days.

Newcastle have won five of their last six in all competitions, but we still have plenty of room for improvement in the league, with our mixed start and lack of away wins leaving us down in 12th ahead of Sunday’s trip to West Ham.

But, where do the data analysts at Opta expect us to finish when the 2025/26 season comes to an end at Fulham on Sunday, 24th May?

Based on data collected so far this season and form trends over the first nine games of the campaign, this is their projected Premier League table, featuring a few surprises…

Opta’s predicted table

This would see Newcastle potentially settle for Europa League or Europa Conference League football in 7th, although it would be some going for Bournemouth to maintain their strong early form and finish above us in 6th.

Aston Villa could nick a spot in the Champions League in 5th, as we did last season, and Opta are backing Arsenal to win the league, with Man City runners up, Liverpool 3rd and Chelsea 4th.

Spurs down in 9th is a surprise given they are currently 3rd and looking much stronger under Thomas Frank, with Man Utd still projected to finish 10th and behind Crystal Palace despite the Red Devils’ recent upturn in form.

Sunderland are backed to fall out of the top 10 and end up 14th as they enter a tough run of fixtures, and there is a slight shock at the bottom, seeing Leeds and Burnley survive at Nottingham Forest’s expense, with no newly promoted side expected to go down.

Instead, it would be a winless Wolves rock bottom, with West Ham joining them and Forest in the Championship for the 2026/27 season.