It’s still early days of course, but data experts FiveThirtyEight have already predicted how the top-flight table will shape up come the end of the campaign.
Scroll and click through the pages to see where Chris Wilder’s men are tipped to finish after 38 games.
1. 1st - Manchester City - 82 points
Current points total: 12 Photo: Laurence Griffiths
2. 2nd - Liverpool - 78 points
Current points total: 78 Photo: Pool
3. 3rd - Chelsea - 69 points
Current points total: 15 Photo: Mike Hewitt
4. 4th - Tottenham Hotspur - 66 points
Current points total: 17 Photo: OLI SCARFF