Premier League: Half Term power rankings for all 20 teams (A-L)
By Adrian Addai
Crystal Palace (Premier League Position: 12th – Half Term Grade: C-)
Overall, Crystal Palace have had a bit of a subdued season, I think they are probably going to finish around the same position they are now. They struggle big time with scoring goals especially in open play. They do have creative young talent in Ebereche Eze and Michael Olise and obviously their talisman in Wilf Zaha, however their issue is not having a clinical number 9. Odsanne Eduard( 2 goal), Mateta(1 goal) and Ayew(1 goal) is just not going to cut the mustard, but they are too good to go down and think they will finish between 12th-14th with maybe a little cup run to look forward to.
(Predicted Final League Position: 15th)
Everton (Premier League Position: 19th – Half Term Grade: E)
Everton are in big trouble! They barely survived relegation at the end of last season and they lost their best player in Richarlison in the summer and have not been able to get Calvert Lewin fit enough for an extended period of time. This team looks in disseray and is no wonder that Frank Lampard has got the sack but there are bigger problems behind the scene with the fans scathing verbal attacks on the owners, things are just not right on the field and off it at the moment. The owners have a big decision to make on the new manager because it could be the difference between staying up or going down this season with Bielsa and Frank being touted at the moment, with the former apparently interested in the role. With Arsenal being the visitors next week it could be a very frosty atmosphere at Goodison Park if they go a goal down early.
(Predicted Final Position: 16th)
Fulham (Premier League Position: 7th – Half Term Grade: B)
Fulham have been one of surprise packages of the league this season, after awful showings in their previous two times coming up from the championship recently, they look a real good team and hard to beat under Marco Silva tutorage. Goals keep you in this division and in Mitrovic they have a striker who is scoring for fun with 11 goals already. Combined that with shrewd signings like Palhinha and Pereira they have the makings of a decent Premier League team. I think they are massively overachieving at this point and I feel they will regress especially if Mitrovic gets an injury. They were relegation candidates, so finishing in the top ten I think Marco Silva would bite your hand off for that right now.
(Predicted Final League Position: 9th)