Arsenal on top? Sky Sports' 'supercomputer' says so. Liverpool's looking up.

So, what's the magic formula? Ten thousand digital flips of a coin, apparently. All factoring in past glories, summer spending sprees, and, naturally, what the bookies reckon. This digital soothsayer? It's got the Gunners pegged for another trophy. 85.2 points. Exactly what they 'won' it with last season. How tidy.

Manchester City, now without Pep Guardiola pacing the touchline, supposedly land in second. 81.2 points. Even with their main man gone, the gap to Arsenal shrinks. Last season it was seven points. Now, it's tighter. Strange, that.

Liverpool, with Andoni Iraola at the helm, are tipped to jump two spots to third. They'll bag 76.8 points, the oracle claims, a decent bump from their fifth-place finish under Arne Slot. Just above them, Manchester United. They slide one place to fourth, despite a strong finish last time out. Go figure.

Xabi Alonso's Chelsea? They’re climbing five places to fifth. Massive jump. Tottenham, not to be outdone, gets a massive 11-place boost to sixth. All thanks to their summer shopping spree, apparently. Money talks, even to algorithms.

Aston Villa. Champions League regulars. This thing says they tumble to seventh. Ouch. Down at the bottom, no surprises. Coventry, Ipswich, Hull. All three promoted clubs. All three going straight back down. Coventry puts up the best fight, sure. But still down they go.

Newcastle? Another rough ride. 13th, it whispers. Selling off Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon will do that. Sunderland, meanwhile, after a respectable seventh last season, are taking a dive. 15th. The mighty fall.