Did that results predictor thing on kicker
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Spurs
4. Man United
5. Chelsea
6. Arsenal
7. Wolves
8. West Ham
9. Leicester
10. Watford
11. Palace
12. Newcastle
13. Everton
14. Bournemouth
15. Southampton
16. Burnley
17. Brighton
18. Cardiff
19. Huddersfield
20. Fulham
TWO things struck me about this table.
1) Palace in 11th. If anyone remembers the look of beaming pride that overspread Roy Hodgson's face when he led England to a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica at the 2014 World Cup, who can guess what heights of ecstasy might surge through him if he guides Palace top of the league's bottom half. Or what absurd praise certain sections of the English media might heap upon the man.
2) Everton in 13th. The knives that have so recently been sharpened for Marco Silva would surely be stuck in him should Everton fall that low. (The question 'what is the point of Everton?' seems to me increasingly worth asking. More than any other established club in the league, greater spending power appears to be their curse. So many £20 million plus signings, so little identity, and it seems unlikely any individual - whether a coach or director of football - will hang around long enough to forge one).
In both cases, I'd say a perusal of the fixture list suggests both outcomes are plausible.