Premier League table predicted after Leeds United & Hull City boosts and Sunderland & Aston Villa blows

Opta have forecasted Premier League finishes for Leeds United, Hull City, Sunderland, Fulham and more

Premier League football is back - and the opening weekend served up plenty of excitement.

Hull City made a dream start to life back in the promised land, defeating Manchester United 2-0 courtesy of goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy.

Leeds United also got off to a winning start, securing three points away at Nottingham Forest after a late Anton Stach free-kick.

Away from Yorkshire, Arsenal breezed to a 3-0 win over Coventry City and Everton defeated Crystal Palace with the same scoreline. Ipswich Town were 2-1 victors over Sunderland, Brentford swept Tottenham Hotspur aside and AFC Bournemouth were beaten 2-1 by Manchester City.

There was a shock at the Amex, where Brighton & Hove Albion were comfortable 4-0 winners over Aston Villa. Newcastle United drew 2-2 with Liverpool and Chelsea rounded the weekend off with a 3-2 win away at Fulham.

Following the first round of Premier League fixtures, Opta have deployed their supercomputer to predict how the final table will look.

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