At the same time, though, one thing seems clear: This is going to be a season in which all of the top six accrue a higher-than-normal points total. The average for fourth place over the past five seasons has been 71.4 points; far more are likely to be needed in the current campaign to secure Champions League football.
With that in mind, here are predictions for the remaining 18 rounds.
1. Chelsea (87 points)
Currently: First, 49 points
Wins: Hull (h), Arsenal (h), Burnley (a), Swansea (h), Watford (h), Crystal Palace (h), Man City (h), Southampton (h), Everton (h), West Brom (a), Sunderland (h)
Draws: Leicester (a), Liverpool (a), West Ham (a), Bournemouth (a), Middlesbrough (h)
Losses: Stoke (a), Man United (a)
2. Manchester City (84)
Currently: Fourth, 43 points
Wins: Swansea (h), Bournemouth (a), Sunderland (h), Stoke (h), Liverpool (h), Arsenal (a), Hull (h), West Brom (h), Middlesbrough (a), Crystal Palace (h), Leicester (h), Watford (a)
Draws: Everton (h), West Ham (a), Tottenham (h), Man United (h), Southampton (a)
Losses: Chelsea (a)
3. Liverpool (82)
Currently: Second, 44 points
Wins: Swansea (h), Hull (a), Leicester (a), Burnley (h), Everton (h), Bournemouth (h), Crystal Palace (h), Watford (a), Southampton (h), West Ham (a), Middlesbrough (h)
Draws: Man United (a), Chelsea (h), Arsenal (h), Tottenham (h), Stoke (a)
Losses: Man City (a), West Brom (a)
4. Tottenham (77)
Currently: Third, 42 points
Wins: West Brom (h), Sunderland (a), Middlesbrough (h), Stoke (h), Southampton (h), Swansea (a), Watford (h), Bournemouth (h), Hull (a)
Draws: Man City (a), Liverpool (a), Everton (h), Burnley (a), Leicester (a), Arsenal (h), West Ham (a), Man United (h)
Losses: Crystal Palace (a)
Too many draws with put paid to Tottenham's Premier League title hopes.
5. Manchester United (77)
Currently: Sixth, 39 points
Wins: Hull (h), Watford (h), Bournemouth (h), Southampton (a), Leicester (a), West Brom (h), Everton (h), Sunderland (a), Chelsea (h), Swansea (h), Crystal Palace (h),
Draws: Liverpool (h), Stoke (a), Man City (a), Arsenal (a), Tottenham (a)
Losses: Middlesbrough (a), Burnley (a)
6. Arsenal (76)
Currently: Fifth, 41 points
Wins: Swansea (a), Burnley (h), Watford (h), Hull (h), Leicester (h), West Ham (h), Crystal Palace (a), Middlesbrough (a), Sunderland (h), Stoke (a)
Draws: West Brom (a), Tottenham (a), Man United (h), Liverpool (a), Everton (h)
Losses: Chelsea (a), Southampton (a), Man City (h)
7. Everton (54)
Currently: Seventh, 30 points
Wins: Bournemouth (h), Sunderland (h), West Brom (h), Hull (h), Burnley (h), Watford (h)
Draws: Man City (h), Stoke (a), Middlesbrough (a), Tottenham (a), Swansea (a), Arsenal (a)
Losses: Crystal Palace (a), Liverpool (a), Man United (a), Leicester (h), West Ham (a), Chelsea (a),
8. West Brom (47)
Currently: Eighth, 29 points
Wins: Sunderland (h), Bournemouth (h), Crystal Palace (h), Liverpool (h)
Draws: Stoke (h), Arsenal (h), Watford (a), Southampton (h), Leicester (h), Swansea (a)
Losses: Tottenham (a), Middlesbrough (a), West Ham (a), Everton (a), Man United (a), Man City (a), Burnley (a), Chelsea (h)
9. Leicester (45)
Currently: 15th, 21 points
Wins: Swansea (a), Hull (h), Stoke (h), Sunderland (h), Everton (a), Watford (h), Bournemouth (h)
Draws: Chelsea (h), Burnley (a), Tottenham (h), West Brom (a)
Losses: Southampton (a), Liverpool (h), Crystal Palace (a), Arsenal (a), Man United (h), West Ham (a), Man City (a)
There will be no repeat of last season's celebrations, but Leicester will be good enough for a top-10 finish.
10. Bournemouth (44)
Currently: Ninth, 25 points
Wins: Watford (h), West Ham (h), Swansea (h), Middlesbrough (h), Stoke (h)
Draws: Hull (a), Crystal Palace (h), Chelsea (h), Burnley (h)
Losses: Everton (a), Man City (h), West Brom (a), Man United (a), Southampton (a), Liverpool (a), Tottenham (a), Sunderland (a), Leicester (a)
11. Stoke (44)
Currently: 11th, 24 points
Wins: Sunderland (a), Middlesbrough (h), Chelsea (h), West Ham (h), Hull (h)
Draws: Man United (h), Everton (h), West Brom (a), Liverpool (h), Southampton (a)
Losses: Crystal Palace (h), Tottenham (a), Man City (a), Leicester (a), Burnley (a), Swansea (a), Bournemouth (a), Arsenal (h)
12. Southampton (42)
Currently: 10th, 24 points
Wins: Leicester (h), Arsenal (h), Bournemouth (h), Crystal Palace (h)
Draws: Burnley (a), West Ham (h), West Brom (a), Man City (h), Middlesbrough (a), Stoke (h)
Losses: Swansea (a), Sunderland (a), Watford (a), Man United (h), Tottenham (a), Chelsea (a), Hull (h), Liverpool (a)
13. West Ham (41)
Currently: 13th, 22 points
Wins: West Brom (h), Leicester City (h), Swansea (h), Everton (h)
Draws: Crystal Palace (h), Man City (h), Middlesbrough (a), Southampton (a), Chelsea (h), Hull (a), Tottenham (h)
Losses: Watford (a), Bournemouth (a), Arsenal (a), Sunderland (a), Stoke (a), Liverpool (h), Burnley (a)
14. Burnley (40)
Currently: 12th, 23 points
Wins: Stoke (h), Man United (h), West Brom (h), West Ham (h)
Draws: Southampton (h), Leicester (h), Sunderland (a), Tottenham (h), Bournemouth (a)
Losses: Arsenal (a), Watford (a), Chelsea (h), Hull (a), Swansea (a), Liverpool (a), Middlesbrough (a), Everton (a), Crystal Palace (a)
Burnley's strong home form will be enough to save them from relegation.
15. Crystal Palace (39)
Currently: 17th, 16 points
Wins: Everton (h), Stoke (a), Tottenham (h), Burnley (h), Hull (h), Leicester (h)
Draws: West Ham (a), Bournemouth (a), Sunderland (h), Middlesbrough (h), Watford (h),
Losses: West Brom (a), Chelsea (a), Southampton (a), Arsenal (h), Liverpool (a), Man City (a), Man United (a)
16. Watford (38)
Currently: 14th, 22 points
Wins: Burnley (h), West Ham (h), Southampton (h), Sunderland (h)
Draws: Middlesbrough (h), Crystal Palace (a), West Brom (h), Hull (a)
Losses: Bournemouth (a), Arsenal (a), Man United (a), Chelsea (a), Tottenham (a), Swansea (h), Liverpool (h), Leicester (a), Everton (a), Man City (h)
17. Middlesbrough (36)
Currently: 16th, 19 points
Wins: West Brom (h), Man United (h), Burnley (h)
Draws: Watford (a), West Ham (h), Everton (h), Crystal Palace (a), Sunderland (h), Swansea (a), Chelsea (a), Southampton (h)
Losses: Tottenham (a), Stoke (a), Hull (a), Arsenal (h), Bournemouth (a), Man City (h), Liverpool (a)
18. Swansea (32)
Currently: 19th, 15 points
Wins: Southampton (h), Burnley (h), Watford (h), Stoke (h)
Draws: Hull (a), Middlesbrough (h), Everton (h), Sunderland (a), West Brom (h)
Losses: Arsenal (h), Liverpool (a), Man City (a), Leicester (h), Chelsea (a), Bournemouth (a), West Ham (a), Man United (a), Tottenham (h)
19. Sunderland (31)
Currently: 18th, 15 points
Wins: Southampton (h), West Ham (h), Bournemouth (h), Hull (a)
Draws: Crystal Palace (a), Middlesbrough (a), Burnley (h), Swansea (h)
Losses: Stoke (h), West Brom (a), Tottenham (h), Everton (a), Man City (h), Watford (a), Leicester (a), Man United (h), Arsenal (a), Chelsea (a)
20. Hull (26)
Currently: 20th, 13 points
Wins: Burnley (h), Middlesbrough (h), Southampton (a)
Draws: Bournemouth (h), Swansea (h), West Ham (h), Watford (h)
Losses: Chelsea (a), Man United (a), Liverpool (h), Arsenal (a), Leicester (a), Everton (a), Stoke (a), Man City (a), Sunderland (h), Crystal Palace (a), Tottenham (h)
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