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There are just days to go until Leeds United officially end their absence from the Premier League when Everton are the visitors to Elland Road.
The Whites’ famous old home is sure to be rocking once again as the two sides meet in the final fixture of the opening weekend of the campaign - and Leeds will be hopeful they can kickstart their return to the Premier League with a win against David Moyes’ men.
Daniel Farke could hand debuts to the likes of Lucas Perri, Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff after they joined the club during a productive summer transfer window - although further new additions are expected to arrive before deadline day on the first day of September.
But where are the Whites predicted to finish in this season’s Premier League table? Former Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona and England striker Gary Lineker has had his say on the latest episode of The Rest Is Football podcast.
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7. Chelsea - Possible title push
Lineker - ‘I definitely think Champions League places and they could be the team that maybe goes close for the title. They’ll finish higher than they did last season’ | Getty Images
8. Crystal Palace - Top half
Lineker - ‘Brilliant season for them last year, finishing just below halfway in twelfth, Mateta the top scorer. At the moment, they haven’t lost any of the big name players. They haven’t really bought anyone in either. I think if they keep those players, I suspect one or two will be poached, but if they don’t they could finish in the top half’ | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
9. Everton - Mid-table
Lineker - ‘A miraculous job done by David Moyes when he took over last season, they eventually finished thirteenth. I think mid-table again’ | AFP via Getty Images
10. Fulham - Mid-table
Lineker - ‘Very little action in the transfer window, whether that’s for PSR reasons or not, I don’t know. A quiet window, the same sort of squad as last season, a similar position?’ | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
11. Leeds United - Relegation battle
Lineker - ‘I think they’ll probably go back down and Micah will lose his lease (after he revealed Daniel Farke rents his flat’ | Getty Images
12. Liverpool - Champions
Lineker - ‘What a window they’ve had. It’s hard to go against them. They won the league so comfortably last season and they look a stronger squad now. I think they are going to win it again’ | AFP via Getty Images