{"id":2198,"date":"2026-04-12T18:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:04:40","slug":"premier-league-supercomputer-predicts-arsenal-wont-win-title-after-latest-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2198","title":{"rendered":"Premier League supercomputer predicts Arsenal WON&#8217;T win title after latest loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b6bb55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Manchester City&#8217;s hopes of claiming the Premier League title were handed a huge boost after Arsenal were shocked by Bournemouth &#8211; leaving their season in danger of falling apart<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">22:30, 11 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 22:36, 11 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36999661\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arsenal's loss to Bournemouth has blown the title race wide open\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999661.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2270848593.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999661.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2270848593.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999661.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2270848593.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999661.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2270848593.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Arsenal's loss to Bournemouth has blown the title race wide open\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Arsenal&#8217;s loss to Bournemouth has blown the title race wide open<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A supercomputer has tipped Manchester City to claim the Premier League title by a solitary point &#8211; just hours after Arsenal lost to open the door for their rivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Gunners have been in control of the title race for much of the season and, even after their domestic cup wobble, held a nine point lead going into the weekend but missed the chance to extend that to 12. Instead they were stunned by Bournemouth, who dealt them a fifth loss of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">City will have been watching on as their hopes of winning a fifth title in six years were greatly enhanced. And the algorithms have now predicted that the title will end up in Manchester &#8211; not north London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That would be huge blow to Mikel Arteta, who has finished second in each of the last three years. In 2023 and 2024 they led up until the business end, only slip up and watch City overtake them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Guardiola&#8217;s side have been tipped to end up on 81 points &#8211; one ahead of Arsenal. Surprisingly the supercomputer doesn&#8217;t think City will beat the Gunners next weekend, but it does think Arsenal will draw four of their final six games.<\/p>\n<article class=\"Teaser_teaser__XImzE OpinionTeaser_teaser-opinion__u0ZfS\" data-testid=\"opinion-teaser\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37000051\">\n<div class=\"Teaser_cover-wrapper__VVV7O\" data-testid=\"opinion-teaser-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000061.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s540\/0_GettyImages-2270318437.jpg 540w\" media=\"undefined\" data-testid=\"source-element\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000061.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s650\/0_GettyImages-2270318437.jpg 650w\" media=\"undefined\" data-testid=\"source-element\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000061.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s948\/0_GettyImages-2270318437.jpg 948w\" media=\"undefined\" data-testid=\"source-element\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000061.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s650\/0_GettyImages-2270318437.jpg\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><label data-testid=\"label\" class=\"Label_label__pFaDj Label_secondary__nOPjT label--section-color\"><span data-testid=\"label-text\" class=\"Label_text__tRLWj\">OPINION<\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OpinionTeaser_content-wrapper__TVVPL OpinionTeaser_large__m6_Lk\">\n<div data-testid=\"teaser-author\" class=\"TeaserAuthor_author__h_bIR TeaserAuthor_large__QjYde\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34921601.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s338a\/1_WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-19-at-213352.jpg\" alt=\"Author avatar\"\/><span class=\"TeaserAuthor_author-name__YmKL2\">Jeremy Cross<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_020eaf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Paul Merson warns Arsenal stars are &#8216;smashed to pieces&#8217; after latest title blow<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That would see them drop eight points, whilst City have been backed to win six of their final eight games to land another title. It would be Guardiola&#8217;s seventh since taking charge in England a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Champions League spots and the battle for survival are other major subplots that still need to play out. Manchester United&#8217;s midseason revival has them in third, where they&#8217;re tipped to finish, with Aston Villa returning to the Champions League after a fourth placed finish, according to <a aria-label=\"FindSisterSitesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/findsistersites.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">FindSisterSites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37000206\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37000206\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.28\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man City will edge out Arsenal in the title race according to a supercomputer\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000206.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Screenshot-2026-04-11-at-211124.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000206.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Screenshot-2026-04-11-at-211124.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000206.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Screenshot-2026-04-11-at-211124.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37000206.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Screenshot-2026-04-11-at-211124.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Man City will edge out Arsenal in the title race according to a supercomputer\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Man City will edge out Arsenal in the title race according to a supercomputer<cite aria-label=\"Image: FindSisterSites\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: FindSisterSites)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool and Chelsea are battling for fifth with the Blues tipped to land the all important final Champions League spot. The Merseysiders end in sixth, a massive drop from last season&#8217;s champion year, and could leave Arne Slot fighting for his job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the other end of the table a Premier League ever present in Tottenham sees their top flight days come to an end. 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