Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Arsenal fall seven points short of United in the race for top four and have to settle for fifth place, according to the predictions. He studied for a B.A. Aside Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side convincingly beat City in the title race last season with a staggering 18-point margin at the top of the table. The unlikely title triumph came a season after the Foxes avoided relegation by only six points. Premier League 2: Competition format explained, Professional Development League: Format explained, 19 points ahead of second-placed Manchester United in 2017/18. 2019/20 Liverpool2018/19 Manchester City2017/18 Manchester City2016/17 Chelsea2015/16 Leicester City2014/15 Chelsea2013/14 Manchester City2012/13 Manchester United2011/12 Manchester City2010/11 Manchester United2009/10 Chelsea2008/09 Manchester United2007/08 Manchester United2006/07 Manchester United2005/06 Chelsea2004/05 Chelsea2003/04 Arsenal2002/03 Manchester United2001/02 Arsenal2000/01 Manchester United1999/00 Manchester United1998/99 Manchester United1997/98 Arsenal1996/97 Manchester United1995/96 Manchester United1994/95 Blackburn Rovers1993/94 Manchester United1992/93 Manchester United. Central to the EFL’s charges was Derby’s £80m sale of Pride Park to owner Mel Morris before the club leased it back. Man Utd have had the most success with 13 titles in the 28 seasons so far. Derby, at least, have contributed to the Premier League in other seasons and provided some memorable moments, like Paulo Wanchope’s incredible solo goal at Old Trafford in 1997. Arsene Wenger's Arsenal are the only side to have gone the entire Premier League campaign unbeaten. Leicester City, Wolves and Everton finished sixth, seventh and eighth respectively, while Tottenham are shockingly predicted to come ninth with 55 points. That record season was achieved in 2003/04 when they won the title by 11 points from Chelsea. A club statement read: “Derby County is delighted at the outcome and will, at this stage, not make any further comment relating to the matter and the full focus of everyone at the club is now on preparations for the upcoming 2020/21 season.”. The charge related to the losses, despite the club posting a pre-tax profit of £14.6m in 2017-18 after Pride Park was sold to Morris for £80m. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. View the 380 Premier League fixtures for the 2020/21 season, visit the official website of the Premier League. Derby said they were ‘delighted at the outcome’ in a statement. The league takes place between August and May and involves the teams playing each other home and away across the season, a total of 380 matches. But an Independent Disciplinary Commission has ruled in the club’s favour. There is no shame in that for Derby, nor was it too much of a surprise because United are a top-10 Premier League side. League Table PLD W D L F A GD PTS 1 Reading 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 6 3 Luton Town ... Derby, DE24 8XL *Calls cost 13p per minute, plus your phone company’s access charge. The teams that finish in the top four of the Premier League qualify for the next season's UEFA Champions League group stages. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. A previous supercomputer prediction had the Blues behind Manchester United in the race for top four. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The teams that finish in the bottom three of the league table at the end of the campaign are relegated to the Championship, the second tier of English football. Derby County have been cleared by an an Independent Disciplinary Commission, Derby avoid points deduction after FFP breach allegation dismissed, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. For more Premier League history, click here. Watford (1999-2000) Points: 24 | Goal Difference:-42 Watford’s campaign last season was a bit of a throwback to previous awful stints in the Premier League. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. Liverpool are the defending champions, having equalled a Premier League record by winning 32 of their matches, finishing 18 points ahead of Man City in 2019/20. City have received a 60 per cent prediction for winning the title, putting them well clear of Liverpool's 24 per cent.