[Football] Who will be the Premier League's biggest underachievers 2018-2019 season

[Normal Rob]

Who do you think will fall the furthest from the clubs/fans expectations this year. It's a tough call. West Ham, Wolves all have a strong case, but then again if Man City fail to win the league would that top the list? Or how about big spending Liverpool? Or Arsenal?

I'm not sure how Cardiff could underachive when held up against expectation, but you never know...

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Genuinely, I think Leicester will be in a relegation battle.

Sadly the 12/1 isn't really as good as I was hoping.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

This thread is USELESS without a poll.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Manchester United. Second last season....this year Citeh, Arsenal, Liverpoo, Chelsea and Spuds are all likely to finsh above them.

And sometime in November Maureen's head will explode.

 

[Normal Rob]

This thread is USELESS without a poll.

erm. There is a poll, isn't there?

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Everton again. Wasting money

 

[DenzBoor]

Well seeing how its Mourhinos third year. It will be United.

 

[Nixonator]

Wolves, go take a look at what their fans are expecting this season

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Newcastle could have a poor season this year.

 

[pasty]

Another Wolves vote here. There seems to be an awful lot of hype around them, simply because they've spent a lot of money, but can't see it myself.

 

[Betfair Bozo]

Anticipated points hauls via Sporting Index:

Manchester City Points
- 86.5 88
Liverpool Points
- 79.5 81
Manchester United Points
- 76 77.5
Tottenham Hotspur Points
- 74 75.5
Chelsea Points
- 73.5 75
Arsenal Points
- 70 71.5
Everton Points
- 52 53.5
West Ham United Points
- 47.5 49
Leicester City Points
- 46.5 48
Wolves Points
- 46.5 48
Crystal Palace Points
- 43 44.5
Southampton Points
- 43 44.5
Newcastle United Points
- 41.5 43
Bournemouth Points
- 41 42.5
Burnley Points
- 41 42.5
Fulham Points
- 39 40.5
Watford Points
- 38.5 40
Brighton Points
- 38 39.5
Huddersfield Town Points
- 34.5 36
Cardiff City
- 33 34.5

 

[Two Professors]

Think Klippety-Klopp will fall flat on his face,despite spending £170 mill so far.

 

[Betfair Bozo]

On the spreads, I will go WHU, Leicester and Palace to fall short of those expectations.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

erm. There is a poll, isn't there?

There is NOW.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I only got 5/1 on The Albion finishing in the Top 10

 

[shaolinpunk]

Burnley. If they reach the Europa League group stage I can see it messing up their domestic campaign.

 

[MattBackHome]

My predictions which will look utterly ridiculous come September:

To overacheive:
Fulham & Wolves - both to stay up with ease
Us - mid table boredom
City - win the league again
Liverpool - solid title challenge
Arsenal - return to Europe

To roughly hit target:
Cardiff - finish 20th
Watford, West Ham, Hudds,
Chelsea - top 4
Everton - more points and goals than last year

To underacheive:
Man Utd - terrible football. The end of Jose
Palace
Newcastle
Spurs
Burnley - return to the morass with the rest of us plebs
Bournemouth, Saints & Leicester - relegation battle

 

[studio150]

Palace based on points to wages will fall well short

 

[Goldstone1976]

Genuinely, I think Leicester will be in a relegation battle.

Sadly the 12/1 isn't really as good as I was hoping.

Just got 17s

 

[Pavilionaire]

There's one clear frontrunner in this category for me - Burnley.

With the Transfer Window shutting in just 2 weeks time and a Europa League campaign about to start it is criminal that they haven't signed a single player yet. The Thursday / Sunday routine is exhausting for players and fans alike and with the Europa League meaning their season starts before the rest there's a real risk they'll run out of gas before the end of the season.

Clubs will up their game against Burnley after last season's 7th place finish - there won't be so much complacency with the opposition. Dyche has done an excellent job and the team spirit is superb, but they should have capitalised on a great season by doing some business early. I think their scouting has let them down - they've been linked with the likes of Jay Rodriguez and Craig Dawson from West Brom who I regard as ordinary but expensive pickings.