Back in August we gave you our premier league predictions for the season. With each team having played 19 games, we are exactly halfway through the season. Here's a midseason review.
So far, the top four is a bit different than predicted. With Liverpool yet to lose a game they occupy first place and are seven points above Manchester City, the preseason favorites. Not only are City not in first, they find themselves in third place after suffering two defeats in a row and earning only 1 point out of the last 9 possible. Tottenham are in second despite no investments in the summer transfer window which is a testament to Pochettino's coaching ability. Despite a 22 game unbeaten streak in all competitions, Arsenal somehow find themselves in 5th place.
As far as the newly promoted teams go, we had Cardiff finishing in the relegation zone at 19th, Fulham in 12th and Wolverhampton at 10th. Cardiff are currently one spot above the relegation zone at 17th and Wolverhampton find themselves at 11th. However, the biggest surprise are Fulham who currently find themselves at 19th despite boasting a talented squad. The issue is that Fulham are a lot worse defensively than expected, with 43 goals conceded Fulham are defensively the worst team in the league and may look to address that in the January transfer window.
The biggest surprise so far this season are Leicester and Watford who respectively find themselves 9 and 7 spots above our preseason predictions. The addition of James Madison has been perfect for Leicester while Watford distributed the wealth with eleven different goal scorers so far this season.
12 of the 20 teams are within two spots of our preseason prediction but with a long season still to go all 20 could become accurate.
Here's our Premiere League Midseason Team of The Year:
