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A new season is upon us that brings a chance for glory or infamy. Only one person (Klippity Klopp), above and below the line, predicted that Chelsea would win the title in the predictions for 2016/17. Like last season, Manchester City remain a popular pick for the league title.
Here’s what the TLO staff thought about the new campaign...
Top eight in order: Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal, Everton, West Ham
Three relegated teams: Swansea, Stoke City, Burnley
Premier League top scorer: Romelu Lukaku
League Cup winner: Tottenham
FA Cup winner: Chelsea
Europa League winner: Arsenal
Champions League winner: Real Madrid
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: A trio of quarter final appearances.
Top eight in order: Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, Southampton
Three relegated teams: Huddersfield, Swansea, Crystal Palace
Premier League top scorer: Romelu Lukaku
League Cup winner: Tottenham
FA Cup winner: Manchester United
Europa League winner: AC Milan
Champions League winner: Paris Saint-Germain
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: Semifinals in both Cups, R16 in the Champions League.
Top eight in order: Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Everton, West Ham
Three relegated teams: Watford, Swansea, Brighton
Premier League top scorer: Harry Kane
League Cup winner: Manchester United
FA Cup winner: Liverpool
Europa League winner: AC Milan
Champions League winner: Real Madrid
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: quarters in the League Cup, winners of the FA Cup, quarters in the Champions League
Top eight in order: Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd, Spurs, Arsenal
Three relegated teams: Huddersfield, Swansea, Burnley
Premier League top scorer: Agüero
League Cup winner: Arsenal
FA Cup winner: Newcastle
Europa League winner: Benfica, after coming third in the CL group stages.
Champions League winner: Manchester City
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: Quarters of League Cup and FA Cup, round of sixteen in CL
Top eight in order: Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Everton, Southampton
Three relegated teams: Brighton, Burnley, Swansea
Premier League top scorer: Mohamed Salah (just let me have this OK)
League Cup winner: Tottenham
FA Cup winner: Chelsea
Europa League winner: AC Milan
Champions League winner: PSG
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: Quarters/Quarters/Did Not Qualify
Top eight in order: Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle
Three relegated teams: Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Watford
Premier League top scorer: Agüero
League Cup winner: Manchester United
FA Cup winner: Liverpool
Europa League winner: FC Midtjylland (if they qualify)
Champions League winner: Atletico Madrid
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: Quarterfinals in League Cup, Winner of FA Cup, (fuck it, no one else is going there) semi-finals in Champions League
Top eight in order: I'm always really wrong, so this time, I'm going down in a blaze of glory!!!!
Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Southampton
Three relegated teams: Huddersfield, Brighton, Burnley
Premier League top scorer: Roberto Firmino
League Cup winner: Southampton (this is their prize for selling us all of their good players)
FA Cup winner: Liverpool
Europa League winner: Arsenal
Champions League winner: Liverpool
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: We’ll win everything except the League Cup final, which we’ll lose on penalties to Southampton.
Top eight in order: Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Man United, Tottenham, Arsenal, Everton, Crystal Palace
Three relegated teams: Swansea, Burnley, Brighton
Premier League top scorer: Lukaku
League Cup winner: Man United
FA Cup winner: Liverpool
Europa League winner: Lazio
Champions League winner: PSG
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: I think we’ll get some silverware this time around. It’ll be tough and nervy because I think playing in Europe will stretch the squad to fatigue but I’ve got all kinds of good bubblies in my tum about Liverpool’s progress this season.
Top eight in order: City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, United, Arsenal, Everton, Southampton
Three relegated teams: Brighton, Burnley, Huddersfield
Premier League top scorer: Tied Kane and Lukaku because why not.
League Cup winner: Man U, probably.
FA Cup winner: Chelsea
Europa League winner: Athletic Bilbao
Champions League winner: Bayern Munich
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: I’m aiming incredibly low here in the hopes that Liverpool read this and set out to prove me wrong.
Now, it’s your turn to stun the world, and as always, please share your predictions for the season and any other thoughts you might have in the comments.
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Three relegated teams:
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League Cup winner:
FA Cup winner:
Europa League winner:
Champions League winner:
Liverpool in the domestic cups and Europe: