Supercomputer predicts Everton’s new Premier League final position after Brighton win - gallery

The Premier League saw some key results in recent days, but how does that affect the Merseyside clubs’ potential final league positions?

Only a few games remain in the Premier League season and there’s still fortunes to be decided at both ends of the table.

Everton and Liverpool have found form at the right time with Jurgen Klopp’s side boasting six wins in a row and Sean Dyche’s side fresh off an incredible 5-1 win over Brighton.

For Liverpool, they sit in fifth place, still chasing Manchester United in fourth who have a game in hand and are still the favourites to qualify for the Champions League.

At the other end of the table, Everton moved away from the bottom three with that away victory and were boosted by losses for Leicester City and Southampton.

The Toffees sit two points clear of Leicester and Leeds United on 32 points and Nottingham Forest sit just a point ahead of Everton in 16th place.

Following those result, we’ve decided to see how the latest fixtures have affected Everton and Liverpool’s final predicted league positions - thanks to FiveThirtyEight.

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