Top EPL clubs that have surprised this season

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There is no stronger club football league in the world than the English one. Any team from the EPL could compete for the top spots in other countries’ tournaments. Even outsiders can afford to sign a player for $20+ million. Therefore, the league is very competitive, and every year some teams can surprise both on the pleasant and not-so-pleasant side. The analysts of xGscore.io have prepared the top clubs that managed to surprise already this season. Let’s analyze this topic together.

Nottingham Forrest

For many years analyzing football prediction for today on the matches of this team, you could safely put it in the outsiders. It was regularly near the relegation zone in the Championship and often departed. Last season they were saved only in the last rounds and beat Luton.

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But this season Nottingham surprised everyone. The team from the first rounds shows mature football. Nuno Espiritu Santo was able to defeat the psychology of losers and the team played with new colors. Today Nottingham:

  • in 3rd place in EPL;
  • scored 49 goals (the same number they scored last season);
  • have taken points away from all the tops (Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal).

Of course, there are some bad matches (the game with Bournemouth). But more often Nottingham shows the game that Leicester showed in the championship season. And even though that same sensation is unlikely to come true again, they are capable of fighting for a place in the Champions League.

Manchester City

A team that can be rather marked with a minus sign. For many years, fans could safely make football over 2.5 prediction on their matches. But fans were cautiously waiting for Guardiola’s football to fail. That seems to have happened this season.

Of course, the team is still fighting for a place in the Champions League. But losses to Nottingham, Liverpool, and Arsenal only leave hopes for 4th place. The worst thing is that the team is moping and can both win and lose unexpectedly. But Pep has another 10 rounds to rectify the situation.

Manchester United

What can help the Red Devils is still unclear. The team has regular changes on the coaching bridge. It seems that a star specialist is coming and everything should improve. But each of them became at the helm of United as if dissolved.

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Ruben Amorim showed himself perfectly as a specialist at Sporting. But in Manchester, things did not work out well and the chair under him is shaky.

United fans are not used to a place closer to relegation than to the title. But what can be changed to drastically improve results is still hard to say. The Portuguese specialist has time to correct mistakes, but not as much as he would like.

Bournemouth

Andoni Iraola has managed to gather very strong players. Many of them came to the team as newcomers but opened up under his leadership. Today the whole of England is talking about the pair of Huijsen Zabarniy in defence.

The episodically stable mid-table side has reached the Eurocup zone this season. And they haven’t lost their chances yet. The presence of a goalkeeper like Kepa has only improved the team’s defense. Tavernier, Semenyo, and Kluivert are excellent in attack. And these players are capable of leading the Cherries to higher positions.

Conclusion

Of course, this list is incomplete. Everton, who performed not in the best way after the change of coach, began to show a great game. Tottenham can drop closer to the relegation zone, etc. But the mentioned teams have shown the most progress or regression for the fans. We should expect changes in their game already after the pause for national team matches.

Last Updated on March 31, 2025