AFTER seven matches of the new Premier League season, a supercomputer has predicted how the ensuing relegation battle will go.

Saints have picked up seven points from their opening fixtures with wins over Leicester City and Leeds United propping the record up.

However, following a series of simulations predicting the outcome of the season through the remaining 31 games, Ralph Hasenhuttl should have nothing to worry about.

Using their ratings for each team, data experts at FiveThirtyEight simulate seasons thousands of times to produce their prediction for each side’s final points tally and league position.

Here is who is predicted to win the title, finish in the top four and get relegated after 38 games…

Predicted Premier League table

Team - Predicted points - Probability of relegation.

Man City - 87 - <1%

Liverpool - 75 - <1%

Arsenal - 71 - <1%

Tottenham - 69 - <1%

Chelsea - 64 - <1%

Man United - 61 - 1%

Brighton - 60 - 1%

Newcastle - 51 - 6%

Crystal Palace - 48 - 10%

Brentford - 48 - 10%

Aston Villa - 48 - 11%

West Ham - 45 - 15%

Leeds United - 45 - 16%

Fulham - 44 - 16%

Southampton - 42 - 23%

Wolves - 42 - 25%

Everton - 41 - 25%

Leicester City - 41 - 27%

AFC Bournemouth - 35 - 49%

Nottingham Forest - 30 - 68%

The prediction sees Saints finish 15th for a third consecutive season in the Premier League, with only a 23 per cent chance of relegation tipped.

The data suggests newly promoted Nottingham Forest – despite over 20 summer signings – will finish bottom, joined by AFC Bournemouth.

Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester are the only non-promoted team to go down after this series of simulations, while Everton have a higher probability than Saints.

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