{"id":32079,"date":"2020-09-07T18:44:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T18:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/?p=32079"},"modified":"2021-05-03T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:08:15","slug":"2020-21-premier-league-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/2020-21-premier-league-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"2020\/21 Premier League predictions: Ask Colossus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As another football campaign dawns on us it\u2019s time for our 2020\/21 season predictions. We\u2019ve asked five Colossus staff members to give their verdict on the season ahead. Joining us is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ed_Acteson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ed Acteson<\/a> who serves as Chief Editor of the Colossus Blog, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/colossus-jess-laney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community &amp; Syndicates Manager Jess Laney<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/colossus-george-heap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chief of Staff George Heap<\/a> and two members of the Betting Operations team and frequest contributors to the blog, Alex Davies and Jack Nunn. Which of our team will prove themself a font of footballing knowledge and who will hang their head in shame? Read on for our 2020\/21 Premier League predictions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ask Colossus: 2020\/21 Premier League predictions<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who will win the 2020\/21 Premier League?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: <strong>Liverpool<\/strong>. They were streets ahead of the rest last season and should have broken the record points total. If they sign Thiago Alcantara they will be unstoppable.<\/p>\n<p>JL: <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">The<\/span> <strong>Man City<\/strong> juggernaut <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> carry on mercilessly <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> Liverpool, bearing in mind their performance two seasons ago, have <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">now<\/span> reached <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> end of their cycle (injuries <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> transfers <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> impact).<\/p>\n<p>GH: <strong>Man City<\/strong> <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but<\/span> more by default as I think Liverpool <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> drop back to <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> chasing pack a bit, <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> City can effortlessly hit 85+ points without firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n<p>AD: <strong>Liverpool<\/strong>. Although City will strengthen, Liverpool were so far clear last season it\u2019s hard to see why they won\u2019t win it again. If they sign Thiago from Bayern Munich, they really will be a force.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>Man City<\/strong>.\u00a0I feel that Liverpool might suffer a bit of a title hangover after having an extremely intense last 2 years.\u00a0City <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> be fired up to improve on last season\u2019s poor effort <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">should<\/span> get back to their brilliant best.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who will make up the rest of the top four?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: I&#8217;ve been stunned by <strong>Chelsea<\/strong>&#8216;s transfer business and have them second. <strong>Man City<\/strong> will finish third after an underwhelming summer and <strong>United<\/strong> to end up fourth unless they seriously pull their fingers out and sign Sancho, in which case they might leapfrog City.<\/p>\n<p>JL: <strong>Arsenal, Man Utd<\/strong> and <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> will finish second, third and fourth respectively. Arteta, aka junior Guardiola, <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> have goals <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> more organisation. Man Utd <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> carry on where they left off <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but<\/span> lose <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> biggest matches. Liverpool <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> start to drop points <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> a lack of confidence <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> set in.<\/p>\n<p>GH: I&#8217;m reluctant to answer this before <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> transfer window closes! With current squads <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> in second, <strong>Chelsea<\/strong> in third and <strong>Man Utd<\/strong> in fourth.<\/p>\n<p>AD: <strong>Man City<\/strong> will still be second best by some way. <strong>United<\/strong> will have to settle for third and big spenders <strong>Chelsea<\/strong> will likely finish fourth again.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> in second, then <strong>Chelsea<\/strong> and then <strong>United<\/strong>. \u00a0Liverpool <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> City were so far ahead last year it\u2019s hard to see either slipping out of <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> top two.\u00a0I do believe that Chelsea <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> close <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> gap after making some impressive signings, while United\u2019s improving young talent <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> their good end to <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> season gives hope they <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> finish in the top four again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which three will lose the Premier League relegation battle?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: <strong>West Brom<\/strong> and <strong>Fulham<\/strong> seem nailed on to head straight back down and <strong>West Ham<\/strong> are in complete disarray so expect them to have a meltdown.<\/p>\n<p>JL: <strong>Southampton<\/strong>, <strong>Burnley<\/strong>, <strong>Sheff Utd. <\/strong>If Ings doesn&#8217;t score, the Saints don&#8217;t get points. Dyche has reached <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> end of his tether <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and,<\/span> similar to Bournemouth, their run with a small squad <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> come to an end. The Blades <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> suffer second season syndrome with no crowds <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> a keeper who was relegated last season.<\/p>\n<p>GH: <strong>Fulham<\/strong>, <strong>WBA<\/strong> <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> <strong>Sheffield Utd<\/strong>. I think Palace <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> struggle <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but<\/span> Eze looks a good player <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> I think Zaha stays. They&#8217;ll have enough to stay up. Newcastle <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> Burnley also to be in <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> scrap.<\/p>\n<p>AD: <strong>West Brom<\/strong> finished last season weakly and I think they will struggle this season. <strong>West Ham<\/strong> flirt with relegation every year and this might be the season they come unstuck. <strong>Fulham<\/strong> also need to do some serious business before the window closes too or they could be in for a long season.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>West Brom, Aston Villa<\/strong>, and <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong>. West Brom are yet to add much quality to what was a good Championship side <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but<\/span> one that struggles in <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Premier League. Villa were quite poor last season <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> possibly lucky to stay up given <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> teams below.\u00a0Palace ended <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> season very poorly, have an ageing squad <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> are yet to add <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> significant signings, with <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> exception of Eze.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name the Golden Boot winner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: Everyone seems to fancy Timo Werner but no overseas player has ever won the Golden Boot in their first Premier League season. I&#8217;m tempted to go for Aubameyang but instead I&#8217;ll go for <strong>Mo Salah<\/strong> to win it for the third time.<\/p>\n<p>JL: Arsenal <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> score plenty next season <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> <strong>Aubameyang<\/strong> <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> always be on <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> teamsheet and never rotated.<\/p>\n<p>GH: <strong>Aubameyang<\/strong>. <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">The<\/span> only player in <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Arsenal squad who would walk into <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> rest of <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> top 6.<\/p>\n<p>AD: If he stays, <strong>Pierre-Emerick Aubamayeng<\/strong> should be right up there again. He has quickly established himself as one of the best strikers in the world and is unplayable on his day.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>Harry Kane<\/strong>.\u00a0Despite only playing 29 games last season finished 5 goals off <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> top. If he can stay injury free he\u2019s in for a good season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best signing of <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: I think Newcastle signing <strong>Ryan Fraser<\/strong> on a free could be a masterstroke. With Allan Saint-Maximim reaking havoc on the opposite side, Fraser will have plenty of space to put in the type of crosses that saw him reach double figures for assists two years ago. He&#8217;ll link up well with Callum Wilson again.<\/p>\n<p>JL: <strong>Gareth Bale<\/strong> when he moves to Man City.<\/p>\n<p>GH: As a United fan I hope <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> answer turns out to be Jadon Sancho b<span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">ut,<\/span> for <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">now,<\/span> I&#8217;ll go for <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> obvious one of\u00a0 <strong>Timo Werner<\/strong> at Chelsea. He&#8217;s made for <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> league <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> I&#8217;m pleased he did not end up at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>AD: Leeds spent big on <strong>Rodrigo<\/strong> from Valencia and his goals could prove vital this season. He has a decent strike rate in La Liga and if he is able to transfer that form to the Premier League, Leeds should have a successful season.<\/p>\n<p>JN: I think <strong>Nathan Ake<\/strong> for Man City. A good defender <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> brilliant on <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> ball, <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> really suit City <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> way they play.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worst signing of the season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: Imagine trying to replace Vincent Kompany with a 5 foot 9 centre back whose team conceded 65 goals last season. <strong>Nathan Ake<\/strong> is a bizarre purchase.<\/p>\n<p>JL: Chelsea <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> not gel, <strong>Timo Werner<\/strong> will flop <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> Frank Lampard <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> be found out as <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> kid with all <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> expensive toys <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> no idea how to play them.<\/p>\n<p>GH: <strong>Rodrigo Mereno<\/strong> at Leeds. They desperately needed a goalscorer so appear to have splashed <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> cash on a 29 year old who has barely scored a goal in two seasons. Shout out for Thiago Silva at Chelsea. He can hardly be a flop as a free transfer <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but a<\/span> soon-to-be-36-year-old playing a high line in <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Prem!?<\/p>\n<p>AD: Everton are splashing the cash but they have a history of poor signings for big money and I can see <strong>James Rodriguez<\/strong> being another in that category. He had a stunning 2014 World Cup which earned him a big money move to Real Madrid but never really scaled the heights again and he is arriving on a downward curve. I think he may struggle.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>Timo Werner<\/strong>&#8216;s record up to <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">now<\/span> has been great <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but<\/span> that was in <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Bundesliga.\u00a0I could see him not adapting to <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which manager will lose the sack race?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: Who is in charge of Watfor&#8230; Oh. In that case it&#8217;s between David Moyes and <strong>Roy Hodgson<\/strong> and I&#8217;ll pick the latter. As a Palace fan I witnessed the car crash that was our end to last season. One point from eight to finish the season. A poor start and he&#8217;s out.<\/p>\n<p>JL: Leicester&#8217;s impending mid-table mediocrity <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> not go down well <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> <strong>Brendan Rodgers<\/strong> <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> be sacked in November. For Henry&#8217;s hand on Carragher&#8217;s thigh, think Ian Wright on Lineker&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>GH: <strong>Scott Parker<\/strong> at Fulham. They were pretty tedious style wise in <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Championship which is unusual for Fulham. I think they <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> get found out quickly in <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Prem <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> they are not shy of pulling <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> trigger.<\/p>\n<p>AD: West Ham seem to be teetering on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/14186-2\/\">brink of a crisis<\/a> after Mark Noble\u2019s comments and it is not hard to envisage <strong>David Moyes<\/strong> leaving if they have a slow start. They are very hit and miss and Moyes may pay the price if they don\u2019t hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>Roy Hodgson<\/strong>. A poor end to last season for Palace means a slow start here might mean Roy comes under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who will win the 2020\/21 FA Cup?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: <strong>Man City<\/strong> for me. The cups will be even more about your reserve team than normal this season and City&#8217;s is better than most.<\/p>\n<p>JL: <strong>Tottenham<\/strong>. Mourinho <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> demand a Cup<\/p>\n<p>GH: <strong>Man United<\/strong>. Ole <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> know he needs a trophy this year as <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Champions League <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> Prem <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> be a step too far.<\/p>\n<p>AD: <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> love the FA Cup and I don\u2019t see why they can\u2019t give it another good go this season. They were excellent when beating Chelsea in the final a few weeks ago and were impressive in the Community Shield too so they could be in for a bright season.<\/p>\n<p>JN: Jurgen Klopp might see it <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">important<\/span> to win <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> FA Cup in his time at <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> in a quest to conquer all major competitions.\u00a0He might give it more importance this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who will win the 2020\/21 Champions League?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: Serie A is rapidly improving as a competition again. Inter Milan are a superb outside bet but I&#8217;ll go for <strong>Juventus<\/strong> as Ronaldo and Suarez is a marriage made in shithouse heaven.<\/p>\n<p>JL: <strong>Man City<\/strong> <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">should<\/span> have won it last season <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> Guardiola <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> be emboldened by leading <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Prem instead of being scared to lose.<\/p>\n<p>GH: They got close last year so I&#8217;ll go for <strong>PSG<\/strong>. Neymar <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> Mbappe with a full season behind them can get it done.<\/p>\n<p>AD: It was a surprise to see them knocked out in the last 16 this season but <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> should be able to mount a serious challenge on all fronts this season and I can see them having another successful season in Europe\u2019s premium competition.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>Bayern Munich<\/strong>. They were so far ahead in Europe last season it is hard to see them not at least going very far again next season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>And finally, who will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/euro-2020-tournament-preview-and-predictions\/\">Euro 2020<\/a> champions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EA: I&#8217;d love to be chanting ENG-GER-LAND but given the behaviour of half of our squad abroad in recent weeks I worry that we&#8217;ll lose players to prison. <strong>Portugal<\/strong> are annoyingly good in international tournaments and have some superb players.<\/p>\n<p>JL: <strong>France<\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> generation continues.<\/p>\n<p>GH: <strong>Portugal<\/strong>. If <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">we<\/span> have crowds, <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> latter stage home advantage could be massive for an exciting England front line <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but<\/span> I love <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> look of this up <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">and<\/span> coming Portugal squad with <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> talisman upfront. Also think <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> Italians <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">will<\/span> go well <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">but<\/span> their strike force were in peak form for a tournament this summer, next year might be a step too far.<span class=\"c-message__edited_label\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-3713\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>AD: <strong>France<\/strong> are the world champions and I expect them to win the Euros. Their squad is frightening on paper and with players like Mbappe, Pogba, Griezmann and rising star Upamecano in their ranks, they are capable of beating anyone.<\/p>\n<p>JN: <strong>Belgium<\/strong>.\u00a0I believe they have <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">the<\/span> best squad in Europe with lots of experience in major competitions <span class=\"c-mrkdwn__highlight\">now<\/span>.\u00a0If they can learn from previous disappointments, they can have a great tournament with a number of players at their peak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You could earn up to \u00a3100 (or currency equivalent) in bonus funds by joining Colossus with our New Player Bonus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog_unpaid_content&amp;utm_campaign=blog_newplayerbonus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to join the action.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As another football campaign dawns on us it\u2019s time for our 2020\/21 season predictions. We\u2019ve asked five Colossus staff members to give their verdict on the season ahead. 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