No team in the history of football has ever been champions of England four years in succession. But Manchester City are odds-on favourites to do exactly that, and it will be very hard for any club to stop them after last season's superb league-FA Cup-Champions League treble.
As ever, the three promoted clubs -- Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton -- will be tipped to go back down, but last season's trio of newcomers all survived. Predictions are notoriously difficult, particularly as there may be significant signings still to come in this transfer window, which closes on September 1, but here is my club-by-club look at their prospects.