Former England star David James makes Premier League top four prediction with Chelsea and Man Utd long way off the pace

DAVID JAMES has fixed his predictions for which teams volition marque the apical 4 of the Premier League.

James, 54, played the champion portion of 600 games successful the Premier League betwixt 1992 and 2010, starring for Liverpool, West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth.

And the erstwhile England planetary reckons 2 of his erstwhile teams volition beryllium shoe-ins for a rubric race.

Speaking to SafestCasinoSites, James said: "Manchester City volition expect to triumph the league, oregon astatine slightest that is my anticipation from them. That is simply what City do.

"Arsenal volition beryllium up there. I expect Arsenal to equine different rubric challenge, and I deliberation Liverpool volition bash the aforesaid thing."

In presumption of the apical four, James has named Newcastle and Aston Villa arsenic the teams helium believes are astir apt to marque the apical four, snubbing Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United.

James continued: "The last presumption is simply a small spot trickier to predict.

"I deliberation Villa volition beryllium there, but sadly for them to bash that, past they volition apt person to sacrifice the home cupful competitions, which is simply a shame, but that’s the world of the modular successful the Premier League these days.

"I deliberation Newcastle could beryllium determination oregon thereabouts. I similar the club’s commencement to the season, which has been achieved successful little than harmonious circumstances.

"We’ve seen Eddie Howe bash it before, truthful we cognize helium has that successful his locker.

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"Chelsea, they person immoderate fantastic players, but consistency volition beryllium the main contented for them.

"I can’t spot them being accordant capable to situation for a spot successful the apical 4 implicit a thirty-eight-game season.

"If I’m looking astatine the array arsenic things stand, past I’m beauteous definite the apical 4 volition travel from the clubs that are presently sat successful those positions, perchance adjacent successful the aforesaid order.

"It’s betwixt Villa and Newcastle for the fourth-placed position."

The existent apical 5 are the clubs James already mentioned, with Villa successful 5th with third-place Newcastle and fourth-place Liverpool.

Man City and Arsenal marque up the apical 2 and look disconnected astatine the Etihad this weekend.