Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has predicted the teams that will finish in the top six when the league closes in May.
He predicted where Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and others will end up in the top six this season.
With more than half the campaign played, the table is shaping up nicely at both the top and the bottom.
Carragher, in an interview with Sky Bet, predicted Liverpool would win the season for the first time since 2020.
He sees Mikel Arteta’s Gunners finishing second for a third successive season, with Chelsea finishing just behind them in third place.
The former England international sees Newcastle United securing fourth place and returning to the UEFA Champions League this season.
He also predicted a fifth-place finish for Nottingham Forest, while he predicted Manchester City to finish sixth.
Liverpool are currently leading the way with 53 points from 22 games and are six points clear of Arsenal in second place, who have played a game more.
Nottingham Forest are surprisingly in third place with 44 points, while both Manchester City and Newcastle United have 41 points apiece.
Chelsea are in sixth place with 40 points and appear to have work to do to meet the prediction.
Manchester City have battled their way into the top four of the league and appear set to rise higher in the standings after signing three new players in the January transfer window.
Pep Guardiola knows that his team may be unable to fight for the title this season; however, finishing within the top four would not be much of a hard task for the Cityzens.
