Opening Day in the Premier League — it doesn’t get much better than this. Besides being the only time of the year Arsenal sits atop the table, before a ball is kicked in EPL play, every team has high hopes for a new campaign. The18’s Premier League predictions 2022-23 show there remains a strong consensus of the top two or three teams, but after that it’s wide open how the season goes.
Below are the responses of The18 staffers on how we think the 2022-23 Premier League season plays out. Let us know how you feel about our Premier League predictions 2022-23.
The18’s Premier League Predictions 2022-23
Brant Backlund (Video Editor)
- Champion: Chelsea
- Top Four: Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal!, Tottenham
- Top Scorer: Erling Haaland, Man City
- Best Signing: Raheem Sterling, Chelsea
- Best American: Tyler Adams, Leeds United
- Biggest Disappointment: Liverpool (finishing outside top 4)
- First Coach Fired: Frank Lampard, Everton, unfortunately
- Bottom 3: Everton, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth
Corey Basciano (Client Experience)
- Champion: Liverpool
- Top Four: Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Spurs
- Top Scorer: Mohamed Salah, Liverpool
- Best Signing: Darwin Núñez, Liverpool
- Best American: Brenden Aaronson, Leeds
- Biggest Disappointment: Erling Haaland, Man City
- First Coach Fired: Erik ten Hag, Manchester United
- Bottom 3: Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Everton, I don’t fucking know
Dan Boniface (Brand, Product, Platforms, Audience Growth)
- Champion: Liverpool
- Top Four: Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea
- Top Scorer: Mohamed Salah, because no World Cup to worry about
- Best Signing: Gabriel Jesus gets Arsenal back to UCL
- Best American: Brenden Aaronson scores double-digit goals
- Biggest Disappointment: Everton continues its freefall
- First Coach Fired: Frank Lampard, Everton
- Bottom 3: Everton, Nottingham Forest, Fulham
Bianca Coca (Video Producer)
- Champion: Liverpool
- Top Four: Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal
- Top Scorer: Salah
- Best Signing: Haaland
- Best American: Christian Pulisic, Chelsea
- Biggest Disappointment: Chelsea
- First Coach Fired: Ten Hag
- Bottom 3: Everton, Brentford, Man Utd
Colby Conetta (Sales Support)
- Champion: Manchester City
- Top Four: Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal
- Top Scorer: Haaland
- Best Signing: Haaland
- Best American: Adams
- Biggest Disappointment: Leicester
- First Coach Fired: Brendan Rodgers, Leicester
- Bottom 3: Southampton, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest
Giancarlo Cornejo (Writing Intern)
- Champion: Manchester City
- Top Four: Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United/Chelsea (no specific order after Man City)
- Top Scorer: Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal
- Best Signing: Christian Eriksen, Manchester United
- Best American: Adams
- Biggest Disappointment: Richarlison, Everton
- First Coach Fired: Ralph Hasenhüttl, Southampton
- Bottom 3: Bournemouth, Southampton and Everton
Connor Fleming (Writer)
- Champion: Spurs (please give me something different)
- Top Four: Spurs, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal
- Top Scorer: Haaland
- Best Signing: Haaland
- Best American: Pulisic
- Biggest Disappointment: Philippe Coutinho after his permanent move to Villa.
- First Coach Fired: Hasenhüttl
- Bottom 3: Brentford, Southampton, Bournemouth
Liam Hanley (Writing Intern)
- Champion: Manchester City
- Top Four: Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United
- Top Scorer: Haaland
- Best Signing: Gabriel Jesus
- Best American: Pulisic
- Biggest Disappointment: Leeds United
- First Coach Fired: Marco Silva, Fulham
- Bottom 3: Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Southampton
Mariel McCown (Video Producer)
- Champion: Chelsea
- Top Four: Chelsea, Man City, Man United, Liverpool
- Top Scorer: Haaland
- Best Signing: Haaland
- Best American: Aaronson
- Biggest Disappointment: Player: Harry Kane; Club: Everton
- First Coach Fired: Frank Lampard, Everton
- Bottom 3: Bournemouth, Fulham, Southampton
David Moore (Writer)
- Champion: Manchester City
- Top Four: City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal
- Top Scorer: Son Heung-min, Tottenham
- Best Signing: Aaronson
- Best American: Aaronson
- Biggest Disappointment: Nottingham Forest does awful and gets last
- First Coach Fired: Thomas Frank, Brentford
- Bottom 3: 18. Brentford, 19. Fulham, 20. Nottingham Forest
Thiago Najman Nejm (Social Media)
- Champion: Liverpool
- Top Four: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal
- Top Scorer: Darwin Núñez
- Best Signing: Haaland
- Best American: Aaronson
- Biggest Disappointment: Everton
- First Coach Fired: Lampard
- Bottom 3: Everton, Newcastle, Southampton
Daylon Schiffel (Video Editor)
- Champion: Tottenham
- Top Four: Tottenham, Man City, Liverpool, United
- Top Scorer: Salah
- Best Signing: Haaland (most dangerous); J Lingz to Notts (best deal)
- Best American: Aaronson
- Biggest Disappointment: Chelsea
- First Coach Fired: Lampard
- Bottom 3: Bournemouth, Everton, Southampton
Adam Snow (Writing Intern)
- Champion: Manchester City
- Top Four: Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal
- Top Scorer: Haaland
- Best Signing: Haaland will score more, but Gabriel Jesus will exceed expectations the most
- Best American: Jesse Marsch keeping Leeds up
- Biggest Disappointment: Player: Darwin Núñez, Team: Chelsea, Manager: Erik ten Hag
- First Coach Fired: Lampard
- Bottom 3: Everton, Fulham, Bournemouth
Luis Vidal (Writer)
- Champion: Manchester City
- Top Four: Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham
- Top Scorer: Haaland
- Best Signing: Haaland
- Best American: Adams
- Biggest Disappointment: Arsenal
- First Coach Fired: Lampard
- Bottom 3: Southampton, Everton, Bournemouth
Travis Yoesting (Writer)
- Champion: Manchester City
- Top Four: Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal
- Top Scorer: Erling Haaland
- Best Signing: Erling Haaland
- Best American: Brenden Aaronson
- Biggest Disappointment: Chelsea
- First Coach Fired: Lampard
- Bottom 3: Bournemouth, Southampton, Brighton
Feel free to bookmark our Premier League predictions 2022-23 and check back with us at the end of the season to see how we fared.