Aston Villa secured back-to-back major upsets to both Manchester City and Arsenal in their last two games. Thanks to goals from Leon Bailey and John McGinn in both respective 1-0 wins, the Villans have forced both the title race and the top four challenge wide open.
Villa are currently third in the Premier League table on 35 points, two ahead of reigning champions City. They have four games left before the end of 2023, and Bettingexpert have predicted how their new year form will impact their final standing.
Using a supercomputer algorithm, the Premier League table has been predicted and Villa's place compared their closest rivals has been projected. Take a look at the table below
1. 20th — Sheffield United
Projected points: 21.9
2. 19th — Luton Town
Projected points: 26.2
3. 18th — Burnley
Projected points: 28.0
4. 17th — Nottingham Forest
Projected points: 38.2