Setting the Table: Chelsea's Title to Lose

Setting the Table: Chelsea's Title to Lose

This article is part of our Setting the Table series.

As part of our recent RotoWire Fantasy Soccer Podcast, Mike Gottlieb, Nick Pitner and I made our predictions about which four teams will finish at the top of the table and qualify for next season's Champions League.

Taking it a step further, I surveyed a number of our soccer writers to see how they thought the entire table would turn out. Here are the results:

LairdHinksMosinskiGottliebTrainorBartilotta
1ChelseaChelseaChelseaManchester CityChelseaChelsea
2Manchester CityManchester CityManchester CityChelseaMan UnitedManchester City
3ArsenalArsenalMan UnitedArsenalManchester CityMan United
4SouthamptonMan UnitedArsenalMan UnitedArsenalArsenal
5LiverpoolLiverpoolSouthamptonWest HamLiverpoolSouthampton
6Man UnitedTottenhamLiverpoolLiverpoolWest HamTottenham
7West HamSouthamptonTottenhamSouthamptonTottenhamLiverpool
8TottenhamWest HamWest HamTottenhamSouthamptonWest Ham
9Crystal PalaceEvertonSwansea CityEvertonStoke CityNewcastle
10Swansea CitySwansea CityEvertonCrystal PalaceEvertonEverton
11West BromNewcastleNewcastleSwansea CityNewcastleSwansea City
12Stoke CityStoke CityWest BromWest BromCrystal PalaceStoke City
13EvertonCrystal PalaceStoke CityStoke CitySwansea CityWest Brom
14NewcastleAston VillaSunderlandNewcastleAston VillaCrystal Palace
15SunderlandWest BromCrystal PalaceAston VillaWest BromAston Villa
16Aston VillaSunderlandAston VillaHull CityQPRHull City
17BurnleyHull CityQPRLeicester CityBurnleyBurnley
18Hull CityBurnleyHull CitySunderlandHull CitySunderland
19QPRLeicester CityBurnleyBurnleySunderlandQPR
20Leicester CityQPRLeicester CityQPRLeicester CityLeicester City

While there is plenty of confidence in Chelsea's ability to hold onto the top spot and win the title, it's not a unanimous pick. That being said, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal were all picked for a Champions League spot, with a single outlier not picking Manchester United to join that group.

Interestingly enough, we have no consensus relegation team either, with Hull City, QPR, Leicester City, Burnley, and Sunderland all getting a vote.

And for additional reference, here is the current table:

TeamGPWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Chelsea22164251193252
2Manchester City22145345222347
3Southampton22133637162142
4Manchester United22117436211540
5Arsenal22116539251439
6Tottenham2211473230237
7West Ham22106635251036
8Liverpool2210573127435
9Swansea City228682630-430
10Stoke City228592327-429
11Newcastle227692635-927
12Everton225893034-423
13Crystal Palace225892533-823
14West Brom2257102029-922
15Aston Villa2257101125-1422
16Sunderland2231181933-1420
17Burnley2248102136-1520
18Hull City2247112030-1019
19QPR2254132339-1619
20Leicester City2245132034-1417

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andrew M. Laird
Andrew is a former RotoWire contributor. He was the 2017 and 2018 FSWA Soccer Writer of the Year. He is a nine-time FSWA award finalist, including twice for Football Writer of the Year.
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