Arsenal and Spurs have gone sideways more than forwards, Chelsea improved but they did that the second they fired AVB, Utd/City/Chelsea improving doesn't really effect Newcastle. Liverpool... they've done more to drop numbers than improve. Will have to see how their squad does numbers wise, what injuries they get.
They've got basically one "striker" and another guy who can't hit a barn door, if either gets injured they have no goals. Allen sits deep and doesn't do an awful lot, Bellamy their best player last year has gone, Maxi/Kuyt have gone, Carroll gone. They've got two poor results so far, have a hugely inferior strike force, dodgy fullbacks, and are seemingly betting an entire season on a 17 year old kid. If they don't get Dempsey I can't see them overhauling Newcastle.