Premier League Projection 3/22

Here are my projected final standings for the Premier League, updated for this past weekend's results:

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	80	39	41	85
2	Manchester United	38	23	11	4	80	39	41	80
3	Chelsea	38	23	7	8	70	31	39	76
4	Manchester City	38	19	12	7	56	34	22	69
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	18	11	9	53	44	9	65
6	Liverpool	38	16	9	13	51	45	6	57
7	Everton	38	12	15	11	52	51	1	51
8	Bolton Wanderers	38	11	16	11	52	51	1	49
9	Sunderland	38	11	16	11	42	45	-3	49
10	Newcastle United	38	12	11	15	56	58	-2	47
11	Stoke City	38	13	6	19	44	49	-5	45
12	Aston Villa	38	12	9	17	48	63	-15	45
13	Fulham	38	8	19	11	41	42	-1	43
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	11	8	19	45	62	-17	41
15	West Ham United	38	9	13	16	47	63	-16	40
16	Blackburn Rovers	38	10	9	19	49	65	-16	39
17	West Bromwich Albion	38	9	11	18	52	71	-19	38
18	Blackpool	38	9	10	19	55	76	-21	37
19	Birmingham City	38	6	17	15	35	54	-19	35
20	Wigan Athletic	38	6	15	17	36	64	-28	33

No change in the top 6.  Arsenal's lead over Man United shrinks by 2 points because they only managed a draw instead of a win at West Brom.  The additional point West Brom earned was enough to pull them clear of relegation.  Birmingham's loss to Wigan really hurt their prospects and they are now projected for relegation.  Wolves' upset victory over Villa helped them quite a bit, moving them up three spots to 14th.

The English Leagues will be taking a two-week break for international matches, so I won't have much to post in that time.  I will spend that time developing a model for the MLS.  Stay tuned!