England's top flight is due for its tightest finish in more than a decade in the race for the title – but it will still end with Manchester City 's mitts on the trophy. That's according to the latest forecast made by a supercomputer, via JeffBet, tasked with determining the most probable Premier League finish. And the artificial intelligence has calculated Arsenal will once again miss out on the crown – this time by the narrowest of margins imaginable.
12 years on from Sergio Aguero 's iconic injury-time goal against QPR gave City their first Premier League title, Pep Guardiola is tipped to clinch the club a fifth straight title, this time on goal difference. Both City and Arsenal are prophesied to finish the season on 95 points apiece, but the former are tipped to retain the trophy thanks to a superior attacking record over the campaign. Meanwhile, Manchester United have been forecast to set a new record low and finish 12th, eclipsing last season's Premier League worst eighth-place result.
The Red Devils are on a high after announcing Ruben Amorim as Erik ten Hag's replacement at the helm, but the AI oracle has slated the Portuguese tactician for a rough start in the job, and there may be no quick fix at Old Trafford. United haven't finished in the bottom half of the league since placing 13th in 1990, though Sir Alex Ferguson in part made up for that shortfall by winning the FA Cup . The likes of Bournemouth (11th), Nottingham Forest (10th) and Brentford (ninth) are each.
