Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have all found out who they will be playing and when for the 2023/24 Premier League season as the countdown begins already. With the fixtures for the new campaign released on Thursday, June 15, supporters were able to tentatively start planning their early season trips.
The Blues have been matched up with Liverpool in what is the standout opening day clash as Arsenal host Nottingham Forest in a repeat of the game that handed Manchester City the title for this season. Tottenham travel to London rivals Brentford to kick things off under new manager Ange Postecoglou.
For many there is faux pas excitement on fixture release day with multiple changes expected throughout the year due to travel, cup clashes, unforeseen events and European progression as well as TV picks. There is also the basic knowledge that sides play each other twice every year and too much fixture analysis is largely unhelpful at this stage.
However, early viewing of the games can make for optimistic starts with Chelsea keen to get their life underway with Mauricio Pochettino in a positive manner. Although a tough game against Liverpool is far from perfect their next stream of matches is kinder, as is a generous run-in.
Tottenham, however, may feel like they have been stitched up with Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Newcastle all coming in a run of four inside the last month of the season. Arsenal have no such period but do notably face Spurs within the first six and last four fixtures.
With this in mind and extremely early predictions being made, a super computer has already generated the 2023/24 final league table for supporters to digest. It is good reading for some and less so for others, that's fair to say.
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In a table created by King Bonus Casino, Arsenal finish one place further down the league in third with Liverpool coming from fifth to overtake them as runners up. Manchester City are predicted a fourth straight title and a sixth in seven years whilst Manchester United drop from third to fourth.
The Gunners would remain in the Champions League places by this model, a sure success due to the competitive nature of the league, but wouldn't be able to kick on up the table as they may hope after such a promising season behind them.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have been calculated as finishing six places higher up the league but still falling outside the European places. Although there is a chance that fifth place would be enough to secure a passage to the Champions League for the 2024/25 season due to a rejigged format, that relies on other teams and their performances in the competition throughout the campaign.
Under Pochettino they are predicted to finish sixth, behind Newcastle and the remaining top four, but above Tottenham and Brighton. Considering the mass change and instability, this too may well be a relative success for the new head coach. He will have to battle a huge squad and turnover of players to see a major U-turn in results.
As for Spurs, their diabolical end to the season sees them start fresh with a fourth head coach since April but renewed hope. Postecoglou will be in for a challenge as he attempts to break down the financially better off elite above him in the league whilst also staving off impressive challengers in Brighton (eighth in this model), and Aston Villa (ninth) below them.
Spurs, like Chelsea, have no trace of European football and can rely on more midweeks than their direct rivals. Even so, with seven clubs fancied for just four spots at the top of the league, it will be quite the result to break into that group.
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