The English Premier League is the best national club championship in the world, and every true football fan will confirm it. However, as we race into the 2024/25 season, we can’t shake the thought that it may have become all too predictable. With Guardiola’s final season at bay, chances are that we’ll likely see another dominant season from the blue side of Manchester.
However, the big question is — are upsets like the 2015/16 Leicester City still possible in the modern EPL, or have Claudio Ranieri’s boys pulled off the final one-in-a-million trick? Well, there’s no definitive way to know, but our experts will share our train of thought with you, and maybe we’ll come up with a decent prediction together.
Squad Updates Ahead of the 2024/25 Season
Before we head into our Premier League 2024 predictions, let’s stop for a minute to discuss squad updates. As it turned out, we had a rather uninteresting summer before the 2024/25 season when it came to EPL transfers. Perhaps the biggest juicer was a transfer of Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke to Tottenham Hotspur, and we are yet to see if he’ll be able to fill Harry Kane’s shoes.
The Spurs have certainly been missing that “number nine” ever since Kane left, but other teams haven’t been standing still. Local rivals, Chelsea, have updated their squad with the addition of Pedro Neto and Joao Felix, both very perspective players and offensive threats.
Among other powerhouses, Manchester City and United mainly remained the same, with some notable additions like Manuel Ugarte, De Ligt, and Zirkzee, mainly enhancing UTD”s squad.
Liverpool’s biggest change is surely the change of their head coach as Arne Slot is yet to prove himself on the big stage, while Salah and van Dijk enter the last year of their contracts. Overall, it seems that Manchester City, who only added Gungogan and Savinho as key Premier League players 2024 seem like the most stable contenders once again.
Our Main Picks to Top The EPL
Based on how things stand at the moment, we can only see several title contenders EPL and these, of course, start with Manchester City. However, we’re not leaving anything to chance, so here’s a detailed breakdown of what to expect this year:
- Manchester City — As Pep Guardiola enters his final year of the contract (which he said he won’t be extending), Man City blues are again the main favorites to grab their fifth EPL title in a row. The offensive force they have in Haaland and Doku is reinforced by midfielders like Bernardo Silva and Rodri, and the team’s form looks as solid as ever.
- Liverpool FC — Although Klopp has left Liverpool this year after nine seasons, the club still remains a decent contender. The main forces they have in their own Trent Alexander Arnold, Mac Allister, Luis Diaz, and Salah have been now strengthened by Federico Chiesa and Mamardashvilli, but we’re yet to see how Arne Slot will mix up the pieces.
- Arsenal — Although they came pretty close a few times in the last few years, Arsenal doesn’t seem likely to win the EPL while the current Manchester City team reigns. However, Mikel Arteta has been doing a great job and he earned a new 3-year contract, so they still make a solid pick as contenders.
Honorable Mentions
Other than these few teams, we don’t see the supporting cast in the likes of Tottenham, Chelsea, or Manchester United clinging the battle. Plus, Aston Villa finished in a remarkably high fourth spot last year, and they’ll hardly do the same again after UCL participation.
We’ve seen it too many times when it comes to EPL teams, and Newcastle is a fresh example, having missed the Euro cups after being in the UCL last year. So, the black and whites might once again turn up the heat battling for that fourth spot.
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Final Thoughts
Well, that rounds it up for our EPL season preview and while it seems that Manchester City will once again have an easy one, this season feels somewhat special. We’ve got Leicester City back in the league again, and perhaps that’s a sign that something unpredictable will happen this year.
Either way, we’ve got a fun one ahead of us, and we hope our guide will be enough to help you catch up to speed if you’ve missed the summer transfer deadlines and squad updates. Who’s your favorite to win it all this year?
