The 2018/19 Premier League season gets underway on Friday evening, which can only mean one thing: prediction time. Here’s what our writers think.
Liverpool are about to embark on another title quest, as they seek to end that long wait without reaching the summit of English football.
It promises to be another thrilling Premier League campaign, whether it be the title battle, top-four fight or struggle at the bottom of the table.
As is the case every August, we have asked the This Is Anfield writers to predict how things will pan out in 2017/18.
Jack Lusby
Top Four:
1. Liverpool
2. Man City
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
Relegated: Southampton, Watford, Cardiff
First manager to be sacked: Rafa, sadly.
Surprise team: Wolves
Best new signing: Interested to see Alireza Jahanbakhsh at Brighton, Jean Michael Seri at Fulham, James Maddison at Leicester and both Felipe Anderson and Andriy Yarmolenko at West Ham…but it’s still got to be Naby Keita.
Golden Boot: Mo Salah
Henry Jackson
Top Four:
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Man United
4. Chelsea
Relegated: Cardiff, Huddersfield, Watford
First manager to be sacked: Javi Gracia
Surprise team: Fulham
Best new signing: Naby Keita
Golden Boot: Mo Salah
James Nalton
Top Four:
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
Relegated: Watford, Brighton, Cardiff
First manager to be sacked: Javi Gracia
Surprise team: Seeing as Wolves qualifying for the Europa League won’t be a surprise, West Ham.
Best new signing: Jorginho
Golden Boot: Sergio Aguero
Joanna Durkan
Top Four:
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Man United
4. Tottenham
Relegated: Huddersfield, Watford, Cardiff
First manager to be sacked: Javi Gracia
Surprise team: Wolves
Best new signing: Jorginho
Golden Boot: Mo Salah
Joel Rabinowitz
Top Four:
1. Liverpool
2. Man City
3. Tottenham
4. Man United
Relegated: Watford, Huddersfield, Cardiff
First manager to be sacked: Javi Gracia
Surprise team: Fulham
Best new signing: Naby Keita
Golden Boot: Mo Salah
Steven Scragg
Top Four:
1. Liverpool
2. It doesn’t matter
3. It doesn’t matter
4. It doesn’t matter
Relegated: Huddersfield, Cardiff, Watford
First manager to be sacked: Neil Warnock
Surprise team: Fulham
Best new signing: Alisson
Golden Boot: Mo Salah
Aaron Cutler
Top Four:
1. Man City
2. Man United
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
Relegated: Cardiff, Huddersfield, Watford
First manager to be sacked: Javi Gracia
Surprise team: Fulham
Best new signing: Naby Keita
Golden Boot: Harry Kane
Alex Malone
Top Four:
1. Liverpool
2. Man City
3. Chelsea
4. Tottenham
Relegated: Watford, Cardiff, Huddersfield
First manager to be sacked: Marco Silva
Surprise team: Wolves
Best new signing: Naby Keita
Golden Boot: Mo Salah
Matt Ladson
Top Four:
1. Liverpool
2. Man City
3. Tottenham
4. Chelsea
Relegated: Southampton, Watford, Cardiff
First manager to be sacked: Not sacked, but Rafa Benitez first to go. First sacked: Javi Garcia.
Surprise team: Good surprise: Fulham – Made some good signings to add to a good squad. Bad: Burnley – They will struggle.
Best new signing: Naby Keita
Golden Boot: Mo Salah
Karl Matchett
Top Four:
1. Liverpool
2. Man City
3. Chelsea
4. Man United
Relegated: Cardiff, Huddersfield, Bournemouth
First manager to be sacked: Claude Puel
Surprise team: Fulham
Best new signing: Naby Keita
Golden Boot: Harry Kane
Click here for our Liverpool predictions for 2018/19
* Click here to see how right/wrong we were last season!
