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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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13. Manchester City - Title challenge
Lineker - ‘Obviously had a disappointment last season, didn’t happen for them. They lost Rodri and looks like he has sustained another serious injury, which is such a shame. But they have brought a few in. Can City and Pep challenge again? It seems ridiculous we are all so confident Liverpool are going to do it but they have to find a way to get back to the side they were’ | Getty Images Photo: Alex Broadway/Getty Images
14. Manchester United - Mid-table
Lineker - ‘It’s going to be a really interesting season for them. Obviously a horror season last year. They’ve brought three players in, we don’t know how good Sesko will be in the Premier League. Mid-table, I see mid-table’ | Getty Images
15. Newcastle United - Mid-table
Lineker - ‘I’m going to go mid-table. Sorry Al. If they bring in a decent striker, I think a European spot but otherwise I think they’ll struggle’ | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
16. Nottingham Forest - Mid-table
Lineker - ‘Brilliant season last season and it’s going to be really hard to do that again. They’ve got to play European football, Chris Wood had the season of his life. Personally, I think it will be very difficult to do as well as they did. They could challenge again for a European spot but I suspect it will be mid-table’ | Getty Images
17. Sunderland - Relegation battle
Lineker - ‘They came up via the play-offs with Regis Le Bris, they’ve had a real go in the transfer market. They’ve had a real go, I suppose the real question is will they finish above Newcastle? Got a little nibble (from Shearer) there. It’s going to be tough for them.’ | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
18. Tottenham Hotspur - European battle
Lineker - ‘Thomas Frank has got that role and I’d imagine he’s quite confident he can finish above where they were last season, which was seventeenth. I sense an improvement will happen this season, I think they’ll be well organised and play slightly differently to how they did under big Ange. Big improvement incoming’ | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images