Opta experts predict Premier League top five - here's where Newcastle United finish after Ipswich Town win

Newcastle United moved back up to third in the Premier League table with a 3-0 win over Ipswich Town.

Goals from Alexander Isak, Dan Burn and Will Osula saw the Magpies retake the initiative in the race for Champions League qualification after Chelsea beat Everton earlier in the day and Aston Villa dropped points to Manchester City in the week.

But still, just two points separate third and sixth, with Newcastle locked in a battle with Man City, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Villa. Newcastle boss Eddie Howe expects the race to go down to the wire.

He said:"It will go down to the wire. The important thing today was that we bounced back from last week. We have been very consistent and now we have four huge games."

In a world where statistics dominate the football agenda, British gurus Opta emerged as the leading stat geeks in an increasingly crowded field. An official Premier League partnership - as well as the internet explosion - saw them become a trusted source for everything you never needed to know about the beautiful game.

Now an Opta-powered supercomputer has predicted the outcome of the top five battle: