The likes of Newcastle, Leeds United and Aston Villa have all been active in the transfer market so far as they look to build on last season’s finishes.
With the transfer window still open until September 1st, some sides still have the chance to become significantly stronger, or weaker ahead of the new season.
A mid-season break for the World Cup provides an added twist to the campaign, and there’s no real way of knowing how it will all turn out come May.
Few would have predicted that a Newcastle side who had won just one of their opening 20 league matches last season would go on to win 12 of their final 18 games to finish 11th in the table.
But data experts at FiveThirtyEight have done the calculations in an attempt to provide a supercomputer prediction of the final Premier League standings before a ball has even been kicked.
9. Leicester City - 51 points, -2 GD
After a slow transfer window so far, Leicester are predicted to drop one place and one point compared to last season’s finish.
10. West Ham United - 50 points, -4 GD
The Hammers are predicted to drop off slightly compared to recent seasons and finish 10th. They have still been given a 9% chance of finishing in the top four. Photo: Julian Finney
11. Crystal Palace - 50 points, -4 GD
An 11th placed finish for Palace would represent progress on last season. | Getty Images
12. Brentford - 48 points, -8 GD
The supercomputer is predicting no second-season syndrome for Brentford in the Premier League in 2022-23. Photo: Catherine Ivill