Premier League 2019/20: Opinion - Predicted final standings

#17 Sheffield United

Sheffield United

Players In: Luke Freeman, Phil Jagielka, Callum Robinson, Ravel Morrison, Lys Mousset, Ben Osborn, Dean Henderson, Oli McBurnie, Michael Verrips, Mo Besic.

Players Out: Paul Coutts, Martin Cranie, Conor Washington, Daniel Lafferty, Caolan Lavery, Ched Evans.

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Sheffield United have had a relatively strong start to life back in the Premier League and find themselves in 8th place after a win and a draw. It's hard to say at this moment in time whether they're going to maintain this purple patch, though I predict that things will begin to sour by next month, as the harder fixtures come up.

The Blades have made some decent signings in Robinson, Henderson and McBurnie, but the rest are mediocre and probably not quite at the level required for Premier League football. Only time will tell, however.

I think Sheffield will stay up purely because of how bad the teams in the relegation zone are, but that's likely to be a blessing for the Blades, as it'll allow them to bolster their team next summer and increase their chances of survival.