AI predicts where Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest & Aston Villa will finish in 25/26 Champions League race

Newcastle sat third in the Premier League table following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Aston Villa but have since dropped to fourth after Nottingham Forest’s 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur.

They then dropped another place ahead of their return to action against Ipswich Town at St James’ Park on Saturday (3pm kick-off) after Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Matheus Nunes.

It was another twist in the battle for Champions League qualification as a win over Ipswich would take Newcastle back above Man City in the table and five points clear of Villa with better goal difference and just four games left to play.

After facing Ipswich, Newcastle travel to Brighton & Hove Albion, host Chelsea and then face Arsenal away before ending the season at home to Everton. The Magpies will be hoping to add to their Carabao Cup win by qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

Heading into the weekend’s matches, Manchester City sit third on 61 points, Forest are fourth on 60 points, Newcastle are fifth with 59, while Chelsea and Aston Villa are sixth and seventh respectively on 57 points, with only goal difference separating the sides. Arsenal are also five points clear of City in third and set to finish second behind leaders Liverpool.

Using all this information and the remaining matches of each side, we asked X’s Grok 3 AI to predict the remainder of the Premier League season and the battle for Champions League qualification.

Here are the results...

Premier League matchday 34 predictions

Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace

Chelsea 2-0 Everton

Newcastle United 3-0 Ipswich Town

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Brentford

Premier League matchday 35 predictions

Manchester City 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham

Arsenal 2-0 AFC Bournemouth

Brighton 1-1 Newcastle United

Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool

Crystal Palace 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Premier League matchday 36 predictions

Southampton 0-3 Manchester City

AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Aston Villa

Newcastle United 2-1 Chelsea

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leicester City

Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal

Premier League matchday 37 predictions

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United

West Ham 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle United

Manchester City 3-1 AFC Bournemouth

Premier League matchday 38 predictions

Fulham 2-1 Manchester City

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea

Manchester United 1-3 Aston Villa

Newcastle United 2-0 Everton

Southampton 0-3 Arsenal

Premier League final standings for Champions League race

Based on the aforementioned predictions, here are the final predicted standings in the battle for Champions League qualification...

1. Liverpool - 92 points
2. Arsenal - 79 points
3. Manchester City - 70 points
4. Newcastle United - 69 points (+22 GD)
5. Aston Villa - 69 points (+10 GD)
6. Nottingham Forest - 68 points
7. Chelsea - 64 points

Based on the predictions, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Aston Villa will qualify for next season’s Champions League while Nottingham Forest will qualify for the Europa League. Based on the prediction, Chelsea will qualify for the Europa League if Villa, Man City or Forest win the FA Cup otherwise they will be playing in the Conference League once again.

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