Last season was one of the most exciting in years, with some incredibly close battles at the top, and some nail biting matches at the bottom, with two teams being relegated on the last game of the season, with Manchester United topping the table by just two points. In terms of changes of teams, last season Derby County, Birmingham City and Reading all dropped in to the Championship, with Hull City, West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City all being promoted.

So, who is going to win the Premier League in the 2008-09 season? Well, that’s a good question, and it is probably going to be extremely close. Manchester United are the favourites to win the title again, with Sir Alex Ferguson still in charge, but Tottenham Hotspur are being marked as underdogs who may succeed, and they will certainly be pushing for a Champions League spot at the very least, following a disappointing season in the last campaign. Spurs rivals Arsenal are also looking menacing, with the possibility of striker Eduardo coming back to football after that horrific injury last season. Liverpool will also be keen to impress, after a rather uninspiring season last time round.

The teams that look most likely to face the drop are actually the teams who have just come up. West Brom are the most likely to stay in the Premier League out of the three teams, having recent top flight football experience, and having an impressive season in which they won the Championship. Hull City will probably be the team who fails, after never being in the Premier League before, with Stoke City’s last taste of top flight football being twenty four years ago in the old Division One.

We should all, as usual, expect the unexpected though, as this is football, and anything can happen.