Sheffield United were unable to get off the mark in their opening Premier League match as Crystal Palace edged their way to the three points, thanks to a lone goal Odsonne Édouard.
There’s still a long way to go in the 2023/24 season but already we can expect there to be plenty of twists and turns before the final standings are locked in. But do we have any sort of inkling how that might look?
Data experts at Opta have crunched the numbers to predict the most likely finishing position for every team from the opening round of games, and here’s where they expect the Blades to finish come May.