Guardian writers’ predicted position: 9th (NB: this is not necessarily Paul Doyle’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: seventh Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 200-1 Wolves are on a journey, metaphorically and literally. Their advance in the last two years from Championship drek to a Premier
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Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 19: West Ham
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 10th (NB: this is not necessarily Jacob Steinberg’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 10th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 500-1 Lukasz Fabianski proved excellent value for money after joining West Ham for £7m last summer. He was an ocean of calm
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 18: Watford
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Simon Burnton’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 11th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 1,000-1 Twelve months ago, as with every summer since their promotion, we predicted that Watford would go down. This year, we think
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 17: Tottenham
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 3rd (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 4th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 16-1 Even the most optimistic of Tottenham supporters would have struggled to predict the events of last season this time last year.
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 16: Southampton
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 13th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 16th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 1,000-1 As well as Bohemian Rhapsody, one of Ralph Hasenhüttl’s go-to ditties on his Bluthner grand piano is Depeche Mode’s Enjoy the
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 15: Sheffield United
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 20th (NB: this is not necessarily John Ashdown’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd in Championship Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 2,000-1 Sheffield United have broken their transfer record four times since securing promotion to the Premier League but the most
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 14: Norwich City
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 17th (NB: this is not necessarily Paul MacInnes’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 1st in Championship Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 2,000-1 Whatever happens next, Norwich City will always have last season. In 2018-19 the club achieved something incredible in the
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 13: Newcastle United
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 18th (NB: this is not necessarily Michael Butler’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 13th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 250-1 One could make the argument that there are only four teams that start this Premier League season weaker than the last.
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 12: Manchester United
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 5th (NB: this is not necessarily Jamie Jackson’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 6th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 33-1 In the six previous summer markets since Sir Alex Ferguson retired Manchester United were stuck in a groundhog day of disappointing
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 11: Manchester City
Guardian writers’ predicted position: Champions (NB: this is not necessarily Jamie Jackson’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: Champions Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 1-2 Manchester City will enter the season as domestic kings supreme who may decide it prudent to abdicate two of their three