- Manchester City leads my preseason power rankings as title favorites.
- Newcastle are a top-four team in spite of their seventh-place finish last year.
- Despite finishing 16th last year, Brentford are higher in my rankings.
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Premier League Power Rankings
Tier 1: Title Contenders
- Manchester City
- Arsenal
Nothing has changed my opinion about this order through four matches. However, there could be a change in the rankings if Arsenal win against City this weekend.
The good news for Arsenal? Their defense remains outstanding. Through four matches, they’ve allowed only 2.1 post-shot expected goals, 1.3 fewer than Manchester City.
Tier 2: European Threats
3. Liverpool
4. Newcastle United
5. Chelsea
6. Aston Villa
7. Tottenham
I’m not ready to downgrade Tottenham just yet. However, the next month could impact their standing.
Here are the next six for Spurs: Brentford, Manchester United, Brighton, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.
Depending on their results over that span, Spurs could see some movement in the rankings.
Tier 3: Solidly Mid-Table Squads
8. Brighton & Hove Albion
9. Manchester United
10. Brentford
11. Bournemouth (+5 from season start)
12. Nottingham Forest (+2 from season start)
Bournemouth have come out of the gates strong, particularly at home.
They’ve stood toe-to-toe with Newcastle United and Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium. Although they’re 0-1-1 (W-D-L) in those contests, they won the xG battle in both games.
I also want to call out Forest, who faced their first true test at Anfield on Matchday 4 and won 1-0.
The schedule was easy up until that point — home to Bournemouth and Wolves, at Southampton — but this could be a buy team in the future.
Tier 4: Solidly Bottom-Half Sides
13. West Ham United (-2 from season start)
14. Crystal Palace (-2 from season start)
15. Everton
16. Fulham
17. Wolves
Let’s talk about Everton, who have yet to earn points this season. However, it comes without central defender Jarrad Branthewaite.
When Branthwaite returns, he’s going to make Everton better immediately.
Plus, they’ve faced a brutal schedule to open the season, with three of their first four coming against teams vying for European spots.
Tier 5: The Newcomers
18. Leicester City (+2)
19. Ipswich Town
20. Southampton (-2)
Southampton have taken the mantle of the worst Premier League team.
In three matches at 11v11, Southampton have yet to keep an opponent under two expected goals.
While Ipswich ran super lucky at Brighton on Matchday 4, their home performance against Fulham gives at least a glimmer of hope for the Tractor Boys.
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