BURNLEY are preparing for life back in the Championship after failing to beat the drop last season.

The Clarets were relegated from the top-flight following a 2-1 defeat against Newcastle on the final day, with Leeds winning at Brentford to climb out of the bottom three.

The Turf Moor club was predicted to finish 16th at the start of the season, according to football statistics website FiveThirtyEight.

Their final total of 35 points was six fewer than the ‘data experts’ forecast before a ball had been kicked.

The biggest “over-performers” were the likes of Crystal Palace and Brentford, who were tipped to struggle but finished 12th and 13th respectively.

Meanwhile, Leeds and Everton were both predicted to achieve comfortable mid-table finishes but ended up narrowly beating the drop.

Here is the full predicted Premier League table from the start of the season

1. Man City (81 pts)

2. Liverpool (74 pts)

3. Chelsea (73 pts)

4. Man United (68 pts)

5. Arsenal (60 pts)

6. Tottenham (60 pts)

7. Leicester (57 pts)

8. West Ham (52 pts)

9. Brighton (51 pts)

10. Aston Villa (50 pts)

11. Leeds (50 pts)

12. Everton (50 pts)

13. Wolves (46 pts)

14. Newcastle (44 pts)

15. Southampton (43 pts)

16. Burnley (41 pts)

17. Brentford (38 pts)

18. Crystal Palace (38 pts)

19. Norwich (37 pts)

20. Watford (36 pts)

And here is how the table actually looked

1. Man City (93 pts)

2. Liverpool (92 pts)

3. Chelsea (74 pts)

4. Tottenham (71 pts)

5. Arsenal (69 pts)

6. Man United (58 pts)

7. West Ham (56 pts)

8. Leicester (52 pts)

9. Brighton (51 pts)

10. Wolves (51 pts)

11. Newcastle (49 pts)

12. Crystal Palace (48 pts)

13. Brentford (46 pts)

14. Aston Villa (45 pts)

15. Southampton (40 pts)

16. Everton (39 pts)

17. Leeds (38 pts)

18. Burnley (35 pts)

19. Watford (23 pts)

20. Norwich (22 pts)

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