Certainly the EPL is the most interesting league in the world in any sport. Nowhere else is the single table system so dynamic, and certainly the fact that every match can drastically alter a team's fortune for the rest of the club's history (Leeds anyone) gives the EPL a dynamic that no sport or league can even compare to. This year could be one of the most drastic years ever in terms of the league table. Without further ado, my relatively educated predictions.

1. Chelsea – As much as it pains me to write this as I will have conceded to Chamo that his team is not only good, but almost certainly the best in the EPL, I do believe Chelsea will dethrone United behind the power of Lamps, Drogs, and Terry. Goalkeeping continues to be a question for them, but with one of the most stable backlines in the EPL, Chels walks home with a crown and a bunch more annoying bandwagon fans. If we all could be so lucky.

2. Arsenal – The biggest shock will be how Wenger's midfield suddenly congeals and becomes the most potent team in the league as Van Persie has that breakout year everyone has expected. Good thing, as they are going to need all the goals they can get for a collection of shaky center backs, but Alumunia holds strong and Arsenal leads the league until the last month, where Chelsea sneaks by. I will cry, as Arsenal is my first EPL love, ever since the days of FIFA 1999.

3. Man United – The loss of Christiano Ronaldo combined with the aging of the glue, that being Scholes, Giggs, and Van Der Sar catches up with United. The loss of the mercurial Tevez hurts United much more then they could have expected. Rooney has looked like a rich man's Chad Barrett at times, which does not bide well for any squad. United surges late, but their slow start will cost them dearly.

4. Man City – Sometimes money does solve problems. Man City, behind the 16 midfielders and 11 strikers they have acquired, play well enough to unseat the final champions league spot, then proceed to spend 500 million next summer, thinking the more they spend, the more they win. The potency of Robinho combined with Ireland, Tevez, Barry, and the ever dangerous Adebayor gives them the strength to sneak higher. It would not surprise me to see them go higher, team chemistry be damned.

5. Liverpool – Last year should have been the Reds year. This year will be one the fans would certainly forget as quickly as possible. Rafa's problems with management combined with the transfer of Xabi Alonso and the unhappiness of Javier Mascherano dooms a team that will struggle on offense as Stevie G is forced into more of a playmaker role and Aquilani does not come back from injury at full strength and struggles to make an impact. Liverpool drops out of the top four for the first time in years, and the American owners are blamed. Somewhat appropriately.

6. Aston Villa – Villa losing Gareth Barry derails the dream of the top four, however the youth movement is not only alive and well at Villa, but it powers them to challenge both Liverpool and Man City. Tragically they finish three back of Citayyy and one back of the Pool. Ashley Young and Gabby turn into bona fide stars and the ageless Brad Friedel locks it down in the back for the Villans. Villa's fans rue another opportunity missed.

7. Fulham – Team America is back and dangerous. Well, dangerous enough to scare both Chelsea and Arsenal on the road, but to give up valuable points that might have seen them go as high as fifth. Clint Dempsey returns to his usual Fulham form that we US natty team fans can only dream of seeing, and one of the league's most overlooked defenses plays it close to the vest as Fulham dominates Europe and the EPL. Or plays well in Europe, and hangs in the EPL. Same diff.

8. Everton – The Power of Howard is not enough to snatch a spot in Europe, as the injury to Jagielka hurts them desperately. This is the team that really is a wild card, I really could see them going as high as four, as the Yak and Arteta return from injury. Both are superb when they are on form, and if Jo can combine with those two, watch out world, here comes Everton. Lescott not leaving for City is a huge boost for their backline, and Howard has a season that solidifies him as the second best goalkeeper in the world next to Casillas.

9. West Ham – Zola leads the Hammers to another good finish, but cannot crack Europe seemingly no matter what they do. An impressive first half is stalled by a turn in form in January as the team struggles to compete with those above them.

10. Tottenham – So much offense, so little cohesion. An awkward collection of forwards (Keane, Pav, Crouch, and Defoe) leads to awkward allotments of playtime and a lack of consistency for a team with a ton of talent. They will get off to another slow start that scares their fans, but end up on the top half of the table to wonder what went wrong again.

11. Wigan – The next three are relatively unremarkable, really the entire bottom ten fights to stay clear of the dropzone, but Zaki and company snag a relatively unremarkable eleven spot that could have been higher without the loss of Valencia to United. The form that emerged at times last year is more consistent this year.

12. Sunderland – Darren Bent powers Sunderland to a spot that is quite safe, as he rapidly regains the form that puts him in position to make the World Cup squad. Defensively Anton Ferdinand comes into his own and Sunderland recovers from a bad year last year and stays up easily.

13. Bolton Wanderers – The Wanderers do just that to lucky thirteen, and another year in the Prem. A rather unremarkable team, but somehow they just cruise all season, stealing enough points on the road to end up clear of the drop zone.

14. Hull City – The form that had them at the top of the table last fall does not return, but behind promising acquisition Jozy Altidore, Hull scores enough goals to stay out of the drop zone that many others see them headed for this season.

15. Stoke City – After an impressive season last year, Stoke's experience comes through late in the season as they sneak out of the drop zone to safety. They will battle all season with the drop zone though, and could slip lower.

16. Wolverhampton Wanderers– The Wolves continue their torrid goal scoring behind Ebanks-Blake and Kevin Doyle that brough them through the Colaship. No, no they don't, but they score enough to keep them afloat and another American keeper holds down the fort impressively.

17. Birmingham City – After flip flopping the Prem for the Colaship last year and back again this year, Birmingham locks up the final spot in the EPL on the last day of the season, much to the demise of Blackburn, who goes down on goal differential.

18. Blackburn Rovers – So close, and yet no cigar. The loss of Santa Cruz is a hole that is not fillable, and even as their young players battle to get that last spot, the lack of experience hurts them desperately as the last day of the season costs them a spot.

19. Portsmouth – Pompey lost more critical players during the transfer window, primarily Crouch and Glen Johnson, and David James will have to hold down the fort in a major way for an already anemic Pompey offense to get points, which won't happen enough.

20. Burnley – The lack of signings cost Burnley, and their lack of experience and lack of budget condemn these boys to locking up the first drop spot in early March.

In a year that will redefine the top four, and see another two teams that came up stay up, and see a new champion, I think the biggest story will be Chelsea scooping both the champions league and the EPL. It will be painful for all, but at least Chamo will feel better when none of his teams qualify for the World Cup.