Liverpool have been told that they will finish ahead of Chelsea this season, but will still come up short in their bid to regain the Premier League crown.
The two clubs are at the top of the embryonic table and have recorded identical results so far this season, with Chelsea leading the pack only after drawing heads-up at Anfield last month.
However, experts at the CIES Football Observatory have calculated that both clubs will not even be among the top two at the end of the campaign.
Using a statistical model that includes player experience, transferring fee investments to build squads, as well as the performance of each team over the past 12 months, Liverpool has been predicted to finish in exactly the same third position as the last season.
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Indeed, the top four finishers will remain unchanged, with Manchester City once again winning the Premier League and neighboring United finishing second.
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Tottenham Hotspur is forecast to finish just outside the Champions League spots in fifth place, with Everton overtaking Leicester City in sixth place.
At the bottom, Norwich City and Watford will return to the championship, where they will be joined by Newcastle United, with Burnley and Brentford just above the drop zone.
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