End of season league table.... According to game experts....

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...league-table-manchester-united-win-title.html


An interesting article.........




SIR ALEX FERGUSON racks up Manchester United’s 20th top-flight title but there’s no Houdini act for Harry Redknapp.
There are still four months to go until the Premier League draws to a close on May 19 but the issues, including Sunderland’s shock relegation on goal difference, have been decided — by a computer game.

The experts at Football Manager have simulated every remaining match and say their system is so accurate, they can predict not only where in the table every club will finish but also the result of each game and who gets the goals.
As you can see from their table below, the game reckons Manchester United will romp to the league title, maintaining their seven-point lead over Manchester City.
A failure to defend the title will pile the pressure on City boss Roberto Mancini — could it pave the way for Jose Mourinho to take over at the Etihad?


Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal will rally in the second half of the season and surge to a third-place finish, pipping London rivals Chelsea by just a point.
Will fourth spot be good enough to stop ruthless Roman Abramovich from axing “interim manager” Rafa Benitez? Probably not.
Tottenham look to be the big losers at the top of the table — Andre Villas-Boas’s side will slip to fifth and once again miss out on Champions League football.
At the other end of the table, Sunderland will suffer the heartbreak of relegation on goal difference, edged out by Norwich, currently 12th,who it seems will implode as the season draws on.
Sunderland will join Reading and rock-bottom QPR in the Championship next season.
That all means worried Aston Villa and Newcastle fans can breathe a little easier. Paul Lambert’s inexperienced Villa will limp to survival by a point, while Newcastle will pull themselves together and secure a top-half finish.
Tom Davidson, chief analyst at Football Manager, said: “It’s been a fantastic experiment. Sir Alex will be delighted to pile the misery on Mancini.
“Down at the other end, Harry couldn’t perform another miracle at QPR.”
In terms of individual landmarks, United’s Robin van Persie will take the Golden Boot with 29 goals, while Chelsea’s Petr Cech will top the clean-sheet table.
West Brom’s combative midfielder Claudio Yacob will average the most tackles per game but Swansea full-back Angel Rangel will end up the Premier League’s dirtiest player, picking up a league-high 13 yellow cards.
The experts also forecast the Championship outcome, with top team Cardiff City becoming part of the elite for the first time, to be joined by runners-up Middlesbrough and play-off winners Crystal Palace.
Because the transfer window is open until the end of the month, the experts crunched the figures based on a few rumoured moves — for example Edinson Cavani joining Manchester City from Napoli for £46million. Of recent deals, Demba Ba’s arrival at Chelsea has a big impact, with him netting eight goals in 14 games.
And don’t dismiss this as pie in the sky — Everton signed a deal to use the FM database to scout players and opponents.
Football Manager Handheld 13, for phones and tablets, is out now.


PREDICTIONS
Premier League today
1. Manchester United 55
2. Manchester City 48
3. Chelsea 42
4. Tottenham Hotspur 40
5. Everton 37
6. Arsenal 34
7. WBA 33
8. Liverpool 31
9. Swansea City 30
10. Stoke City 29
11. West Ham United 26
12. Norwich City 26
13. Fulham 25
14. Sunderland 25
15. Southampton 22
16. Newcastle United 21
17. Wigan Athletic 19
18. Aston Villa 19
19. Reading 16
20. QPR 14


Predicted positions on May 19
1. Manchester United 86
2. Manchester City 79
3. Arsenal 73
4. Chelsea 72
5. Tottenham 69
6. Liverpool 61
7. West Brom 54
8. Everton 51
9. Swansea City 51
10. Newcastle United 49
11. Fulham 48
12. West Ham United 47
13. Stoke City 42
14. Wigan Athletic 42
15. Aston Villa 40
16. Southampton 40
17. Norwich 39
18. Sunderland 39
19. Reading 35
20. Queens Park Rangers 34


Top scorers
Robin Van Persie 29
Luis Suarez 22
Demba Ba 22
Michu 17
Sergio Aguero 16

Firing form ... Luis Suarez is set to score 22 goals for Liverpool


Most clean sheets
Cech 17
Hart 15
Begovic 14
Reina 12
Mignolet 11

Safe pair of hands ... Petr Cech is predicted to have most clean sheets


Most yellow cards
Rangel 13
Gardner 11
Suarez 11
Noble 10
Caldwell 9

Fallen Angel ... Rangel is set to get most yellow cards


Most tackles per match
Yacob 4.31
Diame 4.25
Schneiderlin 4.05
Chico 3.72
Noble 3.61

Using the force ... Claudio Yacob set to have most tackles per match


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...anchester-united-win-title.html#ixzz2IjvIAxVx

 

hope so

 

Don't see us finishing top 10 and don't see Sunderland being relegated.

 

Pinch of salt. Very entertaining though.

 

I'd be happy with the predicted positions for May 19th.

 

I'll settle for that. I always said The Sun was a great paper............................

Football Manager is fantastic and incredibly accurate too.................................

I wouldn't be happy with this though, I'd miss the derbies. Despite their ridiculous crowing of late I still like those two games.

Back in reality, lets just hope we stay up eh!

 

Stay up this season and next season the World.