They were not ready for the pressures of the Premier League and did not write a concrete plan to consolidate the whirlwind success they had. With top scorer Romelu Lukaku also looking for the exit, Solskjaer faces a very difficult season. ASTON VILLA City should win the league at a canter, then, not least because Kevin de Bruyne is back to full fitness after missing most of last season. Jewell kept them on an even keel and the fans could enjoy some victories once more. WORST: Everton can finish as high as sixth and probably no lower than ninth, but ninth would be a bad season considering their ambitions. Our. Brighton – 14.71 expected goals against. LIVERPOOL Should a team end with a higher xG than actual goals scored, it is probable they were wasteful in front of goal due to poor finishing or an in-form opposition goalkeeper. Having contained Chelsea and only losing 2-0 the players had turned out a stellar performance. He goes on to explain, “ I felt we’d cracked it. If the new signings fail to succeed, Villa could slide straight back down again. Tired from a gruelling Europa League schedule and in existential crisis following the dizzying and un-replicable heights of sixth the previous season, it looked as though Burnley were destined to get relegated last season until Tom Heaton was brought into the side in December. Last season: ninth place, 52 points. He admitted in an interview that,  “I was so insecure to the point that, after I signed for Derby and I was having a shocker, I used to go on message boards and ­chatrooms, make up a name and say ‘Savage played well today, didn’t he?’. NORWICH CITY MANCHESTER UNITED Frenchman Ndombele is a brilliant box-to-box midfielder renowned for breaking the lines and wriggling out of tight spaces, injecting an energy and verticality to the Tottenham midfield that could dramatically change their tactical approach this season. That honour has fallen to Derby County. Ronnie Dog Media Comm. Premier League (England) Form Table consists of 20 teams, generating its form stats from the last 6 matches that they have played. They also hold many other records no one wishes to think about with a goal difference of -69 it is easy to understand why. Crystal Palace – 11.56 expected goals against, 8. Billy picked up six points and Paul Jewell came in for the last 24 games and only got five.”. From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox. Burnley – 14.11 expected goals against, 2. Last season: fourth place, 71 points. BOURNEMOUTH He reportedly gave fans lifts to matches and even offered them tickets. View Goals conceded played by Premier League clubs for 2018/19 and previous seasons, on the official website of the Premier League. Last season: 11th place, 50 points. WORST: Teams promoted via the Championship playoff often struggle to survive the first year in the Premier League and that is the doomsday scenario for Villa. European transfer review: Successes and failures. It seems that his successful rise with Derby County happened at a pace that exceeded expectations and Davies found himself facing West Brom at Wembley. Top flight football returns in England next week following the height of the coronavirus crisis. Here are our predictions for the 2019/20 Premier League season... Spurs might look weaker in the full-back positions compared to last season, but Tanguy Ndombele’s arrival has dramatically improved Mauricio Pochettino’s central midfield. WORST: Norwich won promotion with ease but there are no guarantees in the Premier League and it can be an unforgiving competition. The players were unsure and the managers were insecure. WEST HAM UNITED Top flight football returns in England next week following the height of the coronavirus crisis. It was back to reality when they played Arsenal and conceded five. Last season: second place, 97 points. WORST: If this squad doesn't fully embrace Hasenhuttl's style of play -- he was once described as the "anti Guardiola" for his preference of pressing, counterattacking football -- and if Ings and Adams don't mesh well up front, they will be a relegation contender again in 2019-20.