Burnley's new predicted final Premier League finish and points tally after Fulham defeat
Burnley’s already slim survival hopes took another major blow at the weekend with their defeat to Fulham.
Hopes were briefly raised when Zian Flemming fired Scott Parker’s side into the lead at Craven Cottage, but Fulham soon fired back.
In fact, the hosts were 2-1 up within 13 minutes of Flemming’s strike, while the final scoreline ended 3-1 as a result of Raul Jimenez’s late penalty.
With Nottingham Forest claiming a crucial 3-0 win at fellow strugglers Tottenham, it leaves the Clarets 10 points adrift of safety with only seven games left to play.
Elsewhere in the fight for survival, Leeds United played out another draw – this time at home to Brentford – while West Ham were beaten 2-0 at Aston Villa.
Bottom side Wolves, meanwhile, weren’t in action, but look sure to join Burnley in the Championship next season.
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But what are the early predictions following the 31st round of fixtures?
We’ve taken to football statistics website Opta, who have used their analytics to predict how the final Premier League table will look following this weekend’s results.
Here’s where Burnley are currently expected to finish in May:
Final predicted table
- Arsenal – 84.77pts
- Man City – 74.45
- Man Utd – 66.06
- Aston Villa – 65.04
- Liverpool – 60.37
- Chelsea – 58.35
- Brentford – 55.63
- Everton – 55.31
- Brighton – 53.78
- Newcastle – 52.03
- Fulham – 51.92
- Sunderland – 51.15
- Bournemouth – 50.88
- Crystal Palace – 47.92
- Leeds United – 41.93
- Nottingham Forest – 40.61
- Tottenham – 38.87
- West Ham – 36.99
- Burnley – 26.21
- Wolves – 24.95
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