As the season draws close, the endless swarm of Premier League table predictions begins, with Aston Villa being a name of interest.
Villa are coming off a brilliant first season with Unai Emery at the helm which saw them achieve a sixth place finish.
Despite taking over as they were in a dire place, Emery quickly turned the fortunes of the club around and now has Villa fans dreaming.
With Europa Conference League football to play this season, the Villains have strengthened significantly this summer.
Bringing in three star players who would look comfortable in a Champions League team.
This has given many predictors huge confidence in Villa having another top-class season.
Michael Owen predicts Villa’s season
One man who has been busy formulating his Premier League table predictions is a league legend Michael Owen.
The Ballon d’Or winner took to twitter, listing his entire table prediction from first through to 20th.
Villa fans would be quite pleased seeing this prediction as Owen predicts another good season for Emery and Villa.
He placed Villa sixth in his prediction which is a result Villa fans should be delighted with should it come off.
Finishing top six is a placement Villa fans probably wouldn’t expect but would happily take as it represents improvement on last year.
One huge factor which might impact the Premier League for Villa, is their involvement in Europe.
We saw how badly West Ham United were affected by having to play in Europe with a thin squad.
Villa will be hoping this doesn’t repeat itself with their squad next season.
With the talent in the team now though, there is definitely enough quality to challenge the bigger sides.
