Liverpool will clinch the Premier League title this season.
Liverpool currently lead the league with 35 points from 14 matches and have a game in hand over Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester City.
Chelsea, with 31 points, hold the second spot in what has been an impressive season under head coach Enzo Maresca.
Arsenal, having narrowly missed out on the top-flight title in the last two seasons, are in third place with 29 points.
Meanwhile, Manchester City, winners of six out of the last seven Premier League titles, sit in fourth with 27 points, experiencing a slight decline under Pep Guardiola this season.
Johnson anticipates the standings will remain largely the same by season’s end but expects Arsenal to switch places with Chelsea.
‘I don’t think you can write [Chelsea] off at the moment,’ Johnson told Betfred.
Johnson’s Premier League top four prediction
Liverpool (champions)
Arsenal (runners-up)
Chesea
Manchester City
‘They’re certainly taking the right steps forward and the manager’s doing the right thing by trying to take the pressure off the team and allow them to perform without it.
‘They’re very consistent, they’re winning games, the hard way sometimes, but whether they can sustain it for an entire season is something we don’t know yet. At the moment, they’re right in the race.
‘I think Arsenal will come good because they’ve been so consistent for the last couple of years, so I guess that Chelsea will finish third.
‘Arsenal to finish second, Liverpool to finish first and Manchester City to finish fourth, which sounds mad to say, but that’s the way I think it’ll finish at the moment.
‘City are very close to being out of the title race. As we know, Manchester City are world class, but at this moment it doesn’t look like they could sustain a title challenge.
‘The next few weeks are going to be huge and if they don’t go on a big run now then Liverpool could go even further ahead with their game in hand. If they can add to their lead, then you believe it’ll have to be over for Manchester City.’
