Opta predicts final Premier League table - here's where Newcastle United & Sunderland finish

Newcastle United left it late as they picked up a huge Premier League win against Fulham at the weekend.

Captain Bruno Guimaraes was the matchwinner in the 90th minute after goalkeeper Bernd Leno parried Will Osula’s shot into the Brazilian’s path.

The Magpies took the lead in the 18th minute through Jacob Murphy before Sasa Lukic equalised near the hour mark. Eddie Howe’s side were heading for their fourth draw of the Premier League campaign until Guimaraes popped up in the box.

That marked Newcastle’s third win of the Premier League season, having won back-to-back home matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest.

United beat Benfica 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday but a few days later were on the end of a late defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion. Howe’s men also lost late to Liverpool and Arsenal but were on the right side of a late winner against the Cottagers.

After the opening nine matches, Howe’s men sit 12th in the table.

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 2025-26 table - here’s where Newcastle are predicted to finish.