This week we’re making our predictions ahead of the upcoming English Premier League Season! In part one, we discussed why only one trophy matters now for Manchester City (5:00), how Liverpool can improve on their best season ever in the Premier League era (15:20), and what it’s going to take for Chelsea to fill the void left by Hazard after one of their weirdest seasons ever (26:15). Next, we take a look at the north side of London where Spurs’ biggest hurdle to overcome this season may come from within (32:30) and Arsenal have decided to double down on their strengths from last season rather than addressing their apparent weaknesses (41:45), then we try to make sense of the dysfunction at Manchester United (51:24) and its detriment on the upcoming season (1:01:55). Finally, we make our end of season top 6 and award predictions, with Elyas making a bold prediction(1:11:40).

On the next episode of The Overlap, take a deep dive into VAR, it’s merits, downfalls, and how it’s affecting the future of the sport.

Expected goals and assists explanation: https://www.optasports.com/services/analytics/advanced-metrics/

Video explaining expected goals and expected points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCGtjXR4GAk

21st Club article: https://www.21stclub.com/2017/02/09/controlling-the-uncontrollable/