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2026/27 Football Predictions

Athletico Charlton
Athletico Charlton Posts: 15,238
in Other Football and Sports

So, who do people think will do well (or badly) in the top 5 divisions this season coming?

my uneducated guesses..

Premier League I canI can't see past Arsenal again tbh. With managerial change at Liverpool and Man City they could take time to settle down. United and Spurs are still a way off. Sadly the 3 promoted teams will almost certainly all go down. The pessimist in me sees Palace over achieve again.

Championship I see Norwich as an outsider to do very well, Southampton should be up there with West Ham and Wolves. This is the year Burnley stop yo-yoing. If Sheffield United lose Wilder they could be the next Leicester.

League One Sheffield Weds walk it imo. Bradford, Luton, Plymouth will be there. Maybe MKDons as an outsider. No idea with Leicester. Bromley will find it too tough and head straight back down.

league Two Salford seem to have the money, Grimsby have the recruitment so both promoted for me. Both of York and Rochdale should do well given how much better they were in the division below. Crawleys mad owners take them down this season.

National League can't see beyond Carlisle. Would like to see Southend do well and regain their league status.

Thoughts from those who follow the other leagues more closely??

Comments

  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,885
    The Hull City 'No one saw that coming' Shield goes to Newport County who win promotion under interim manager Chris Todd.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 20,129
    Four Fout Two predict a 21st place finish for us with Portsmouth, Blackburn and Lincoln to be relegated. West Ham to win the Championship 

    Elsewhere they have Arsenal for the Premier League. Leicester for League One and Bristol Rovers for League Two 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 4,218
    I also like Norwich in the Championship at around 20-1. Southampton despite the issues with Eckert have a good squad and should be there or therabouts. Derby would be my other fancy at a decent price. I think that NJ can guide us to safety again, but anything above the bottom 6 would be a good finish. Difficult to see anyone dethroning Arsenal, but if United get off to a good start i think they could push them close.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 16,600
    Surely the rest of the prem can't be as bad this season and actually give Arsenal a run for their money, I actually don't think they'll retain it. Can see it being a much tighter race with more teams involved.

    Spurs to finish top 6, promoted sides to all struggle a bit more than last year, but they'll still be a surprise or 2 with regards to someone who's really shit and down there.

    Norwich/Middlesbro in the Champ to be good, can see the relegated sides struggling a bit albeit expect them all to be there or thereabouts around the play offs - Burnley tend to always be a very solid champ side and tough to beat, don't concede many goals at this level.

    Leicester probably in L1 if they get their act together.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 15,238
    shirty5 said:
    Four Fout Two predict a 21st place finish for us with Portsmouth, Blackburn and Lincoln to be relegated. West Ham to win the Championship 

    Elsewhere they have Arsenal for the Premier League. Leicester for League One and Bristol Rovers for League Two 

    Hadn't thought about Bristol Rovers.  Have they got new owners or something? 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,795
    Man City
    Wolves
    Plymouth 
    Rotherham
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 20,129
    Racing Post  predict a 21st place finish for us with Cardiff, Blackburn and Lincoln to be relegated. West Ham to win the Championship 

    Elsewhere they have Arsenal for the Premier League. Luton for League One and Port Vale for League Two 
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 2,086
    Arsenal
    West ham
    Leicester
    Salford
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,562
    Arsenal 
    West Ham 
    Luton 
    Salford 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 11,055
    Man City
    Wolves
    Sheffield Wednesday 
    Salford 

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  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 2,436
    Wasn’t sure where to put this but the NTT20 predictions are out and they have us 18th they didn’t have too much to say about us apart from the squad being fine but slightly better than last year and NJ is the reason they have us there. 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 14,424
    Palace
    Millwall
    Bromley 
    Gillingham 
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 2,086
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    Palace
    Millwall
    Bromley 
    Gillingham 
    Should be flagged for spelling palarse wrongly :-)
  • WHAddick
    WHAddick Posts: 1,393
    AberystwythAddick said:
    Wasn’t sure where to put this but the NTT20 predictions are out and they have us 18th they didn’t have too much to say about us apart from the squad being fine but slightly better than last year and NJ is the reason they have us there. 
    Second Tier podcast have us 21st. Watford, Lincoln and Bolton for the drop
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,264
    Man City 
    West Ham
    Sheffield Wednesday 
    Rotherham 
    Carlisle 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 15,238
    edited August 11
    Just had a pre season accy.

    I have gone:-

    League Winners - non league 
    - Real Bedford
    - Bury

    Top 7 Finishes National League
    - Carlisle
    - Forest Green
    - Boreham Wood

    Top 7 - League Two
    - Bristol Rovers
    - Salford

    Top 6 finishes League One
    - Sheffield Wednesday

    Top 8 finishes Chanoionship
    - West Ham
    - Wolves
    - Middlesbrough

    Relegation Premier League
    - Hull

    Got 128/1.  Would pay out £5K.  Bring it on.

  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,696
    Prem

    champions.      Arsenal
    relegated.         Hull

    Championship

    champions.        West Ham
    relegated.           Bolton



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