PITA’s 2022/23 Premier League predictions

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James – Nottingham Forest have conducted some excellent business this summer, and they’ve got an excellent coach in Steve Cooper. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them finish mid-table upon their return to the top-flight.

Adam – West Ham. The Hammers had a really good campaign last season, finishing seventh. This summer they had added Gianluca Scamacca to help compliment Michael Antonio and have added to their defensive stocks with Nayef Aguerd coming in from Stade Rennais. Moyes has done a great job and I expect them to be pushing again for the top six.

Kenneth – Fulham. The west Londoners are known for their yo-yo nature and may be tipped for another immediate relegation after suffering a similar fate in both 2019 and 2021. However, Marco Silva did a fantastic job in his first year at the helm and has brought the best out of many within his squad including Aleksandar Mitrovic and Jean Michael Seri, so I suspect they could catch people by surprise and steer clear of trouble.

Mitch – Leicester City. I don’t have high hopes for the Foxes this year. It’s almost like they’ve given up on their project. Thus, I’m predicting a surprising bottom-half finish for them.

Trent – Nottingham Forest are going to be more like Brentford than Norwich were last season. We’ll check back to see at the end of the year if that still sounds smart and insightful.

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