Newcastle United currently sit midtable in the Premier League following their 0-0 stalemate against Crystal Palace at the weekend.
The Magpies are expecting big things this season and have so far enjoyed a standout performance against Man City, while narrowly missing out on a point against Liverpool last week.
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However, they have also failed to win any of their previous five matches and will be desperate for some more consistency as they ride out their first full campaign under their new owners.
Ahead of this weekend, data experts FiveThirtyEight have crunched the numbers and used their Forecasts and Soccer Power Index (SPI) ratings to predict how the final Premier League table will look come next May.
We take a look at their predicted final finishing positions, where Newcastle could feature and how many points each side is expected to earn.
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1. Man City - 85 pts
• Win Premier League: 60%
• Qualify for UCL: 95%
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• Relegation: <1%
2. Liverpool - 76 pts
• Win Premier League: 19%
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• Qualify for UCL: 78%
• Relegation: <1%
3. Tottenham - 69 pts
• Win Premier League: 7%
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• Qualify for UCL: 53%
• Relegation: <1%
4. Arsenal - 68 pts
• Win Premier League: 7%
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• Qualify for UCL: 51%
• Relegation: <1%
5. Chelsea - 64 pts
• Win Premier League: 3%
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• Qualify for UCL: 37%
• Relegation: <1%
6. Man United - 61 pts
• Win Premier League: 2%
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• Qualify for UCL: 26%
• Relegation: 1%
7. Brighton - 60 pts
• Win Premier League: 2%
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• Qualify for UCL: 24%
• Relegation: <1%
8. Newcastle United - 53 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 10%
• Relegation: 5%
9. Brentford - 50 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 7%
• Relegation: 7%
10. Crystal Palace - 49 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 5%
• Relegation: 10%
11. West Ham - 47 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 4%
• Relegation: 12%
12. Aston Villa - 46 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 3%
• Relegation: 15%
13. Leeds United - 45 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 2%
• Relegation: 16%
14. Southampton - 44 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 2%
• Relegation: 19%
15. Wolves - 43 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 2%
• Relegation: 21%
16. Fulham - 42 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 1%
• Relegation: 23%
17. Leicester - 41 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 1%
• Relegation: 25%
18. Everton - 39 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: 1%
• Relegation: 31%
19. Bournemouth - 34 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: <1%
• Relegation: 52%
20. Nottingham Forest - 32 pts
• Win Premier League: <1%
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• Qualify for UCL: <1%
• Relegation: 61%