The 2025–26 Premier League was the 34th season of the Premier League and the 127th season of English football. The fixtures were released on 18 June 2025. The season consisted of 33 weekend and five midweek rounds of matches.
Liverpool were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title, with Arsenal winning their fourth Premier League title and 14th English title with one match to spare, ending their 22-year Premier League drought since they last won in 2004, following Manchester City's 1–1 draw away against Bournemouth on 19 May 2026, combined with their 1–0 win at home against Burnley the previous day.
This was the first season to feature the Tyne–Wear derby in the Premier League since the 2015–16 season, following Sunderland's promotion via the Championship play-offs.
The summer transfer window opened on 16 June 2025 and closed at 19:00 BST on 1 September 2025. The winter window opened on 1 January 2026 and closed at 19:00 GMT on 2 February 2026.
Summary Title race The early pace-setters were Liverpool, who won their first five games and spent nearly all of August and September combined on top of the Premier League table. However, Arsenal went top of the table on 4 October after a 2–0 win over West Ham United was followed on the same day by a 2–1 defeat for Liverpool against Chelsea; they would remain virtually top for the rest of the season, leading the table for a total of 238 days. Their lead from Manchester City fluctuated and at one point on 22 April, City were ahead of Arsenal on goals scored. However, Arsenal won their next four games and with City's draws at Everton on 4 May and Bournemouth on 19 May, they were confirmed champions with a game to spare.
On 24 May, Arsenal were crowned champions after being presented with the Premier League trophy after a 2–1 away win against Crystal Palace on the final day of the season.
European places Nine clubs will play in European competitions next season. The Premier League will have their usual four UEFA Champions League places plus a fifth place due to the European Performance Spot (EPS), awarded to the two best performing associations from the previous season; Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa all confirmed their places with games to spare, and the fifth place went to Liverpool on the last day of the season. Since the FA Cup and EFL Cup winners Manchester City qualified for the Champions League and with the sixth place team qualifying for the UEFA Europa League through the league route, their Europa League place went to the seventh place team and their UEFA Conference League place was given to the eighth place team. Aston Villa won the Europa League final on 20 May, but as they finished fourth on the final day, instead of a sixth place in the Champions League being awarded to the Premier League, the access list was rebalanced and Sporting Lisbon were given the spot in the league phase instead. Sixth-placed Bournemouth alongside seventh-placed Sunderland qualified for the Europa League while Brighton finished eighth and qualified for the UEFA Conference League play-off round. Crystal Palace also gained a Europa League place as the winners of the Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano on 27 May.
Relegation Wolverhampton Wanderers became the first team to be relegated to the EFL Championship on 20 April 2026, after a goalless draw between West Ham United and Crystal Palace combined with their 3–0 loss away to Leeds United two days previously. This ended an eight-year stay in the Premier League, and also meant that this would be the first time since the 2022–23 season where at least one promoted club avoided immediate relegation, after all three of the promoted teams went straight back down in 2023–24 and 2024–25.
Burnley became the second team to be relegated to the EFL Championship on 22 April 2026 following their 1–0 loss at home to Manchester City.
The last relegation spot was decided on the final day of the season between London rivals West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, with Spurs having a two point advantage. West Ham defeated Leeds United 3–0 in their last match, but due to Tottenham also beating Everton, West Ham became the third team to be relegated. This was the first season since 2010–11 that a club was relegated with as many as 39 points.
Promoted clubs Following a 1–1 draw against already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 May, Sunderland became mathematically safe from relegation. Leeds United's safety was secured following a 1–0 win for Arsenal against West Ham United on 10 May. Sunderland and Leeds were the first promoted clubs to avoid relegation since the 2022–23 season. Sunderland finished the season in seventh, a joint best for a newly promoted side alongside Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2018–19 season, and with 54 points, the most since Leeds United's 59 in the 2020–21 season. This is also the third time Sunderland finished the season in seventh with over 50 points, following the 1999–2000 season and the 2000–01 season finishing with 58 and 57 points respectively.
Developments This was the first full season with semi-automated offside technology in use, following its introduction during the previous season on 12 April 2025.
Puma also replaced Nike as the official match ball supplier, ending a 25-year partnership between the Premier League and Nike, from the 2000–01 season to the 2024–25 season. Ref-cam technology also appeared in selected matches during its opening round with a view to making the new technology a permanent feature of live TV games for the rest of the season.
Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Leeds United, Burnley, and Sunderland, returning to the top flight after absences of two, one, and eight years, respectively. They replaced Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton, who were all relegated to the Championship after one year in the top flight. This marked the second consecutive season, and only the third time in Premier League history, in which all three promoted teams were relegated after just one season.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Data source: TeamLocationStadiumCapacityArsenalLondon Emirates StadiumAston VillaBirminghamVilla ParkBournemouthBournemouthDean CourtBrentfordLondon Brentford Community StadiumBrighton & Hove AlbionFalmerFalmer StadiumBurnleyBurnleyTurf MoorChelseaLondon Stamford BridgeCrystal PalaceLondon Selhurst ParkEvertonLiverpool Hill Dickinson StadiumFulhamLondon Craven CottageLeeds UnitedLeedsElland RoadLiverpoolLiverpool AnfieldManchester CityManchester City of Manchester StadiumManchester UnitedManchester Old TraffordNewcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' ParkNottingham ForestWest BridgfordCity GroundSunderlandSunderland Stadium of LightTottenham HotspurLondon Tottenham Hotspur StadiumWest Ham UnitedLondon London StadiumWolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux Stadium
For the 2025–26 season, the combined stadium capacity of the 20 Premier League clubs was 846,049, with an average of 42,302. This was the first season Everton played at their new stadium, the Hill Dickinson Stadium, following their move from Goodison Park.
Personnel and kits
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Arsenal Mikel Arteta Martin Ødegaard Adidas Emirates Visit RwandaAston Villa Unai Emery John McGinn Adidas Betano Trade NationBournemouth Andoni Iraola Adam Smith Umbro bj88 LEOS InternationalBrentford Keith Andrews Nathan Collins Joma Hollywoodbets CazooBrighton & Hove Albion Fabian Hürzeler Lewis Dunk Nike American Express Experience KissimmeeBurnley Mike Jackson (interim) Josh Cullen Castore 96.com SureChelsea Calum McFarlane (interim) Reece James Nike IFS FPTCrystal Palace Oliver Glasner Dean Henderson Macron NET88 Kaiyun SportsEverton David Moyes Séamus Coleman Castore Stake.com Christopher WardFulham Marco Silva Tom Cairney Adidas SBOTOP HiBobLeeds United Daniel Farke Ethan Ampadu Adidas Red Bull ParimatchLiverpool Arne Slot Virgil van Dijk Adidas Standard Chartered ExpediaManchester City Pep Guardiola Bernardo Silva Puma Etihad Airways OKXManchester United Michael Carrick Bruno Fernandes Adidas Qualcomm Snapdragon DXC TechnologyNewcastle United Eddie Howe Bruno Guimarães Adidas Sela NoonNottingham Forest Vítor Pereira Ryan Yates Adidas Bally's IdeagenSunderland Régis Le Bris Granit Xhaka Hummel W88 LiveScore BetTottenham Hotspur Roberto De Zerbi Cristian Romero Nike AIA KrakenWest Ham United Nuno Espírito Santo Jarrod Bowen Umbro BoyleSports QuickBooksWolverhampton Wanderers Rob Edwards Toti Gomes Sudu DEBET JD Sports
Chelsea ran sponsorless until 20 February 2026.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTottenham Hotspur Ange PostecoglouSacked6 June 2025Pre-season Thomas Frank12 June 2025Brentford Thomas FrankSigned by Tottenham Hotspur12 June 2025 Keith Andrews27 June 2025Nottingham Forest Nuno Espírito SantoSacked8 September 202510th Ange Postecoglou9 September 2025West Ham United Graham Potter27 September 202519th Nuno Espírito Santo27 September 2025Nottingham Forest Ange Postecoglou18 October 202518th Sean Dyche21 October 2025Wolverhampton Wanderers Vítor Pereira2 November 202520th Rob Edwards12 November 2025Chelsea Enzo MarescaResigned1 January 20265th8 January 2026Manchester United Ruben AmorimSacked5 January 20266th Michael Carrick 13 January 2026Tottenham Hotspur Thomas Frank11 February 202616th 14 February 2026Nottingham Forest Sean Dyche12 February 202617th Vítor Pereira15 February 2026Tottenham Hotspur Igor TudorMutual consent29 March 202631 March 2026Chelsea Liam RoseniorSacked22 April 20267th Calum McFarlane (interim)22 April 2026Burnley Scott ParkerMutual consent 30 April 202619th Mike Jackson (interim)30 April 2026
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Erling HaalandManchester City272 Igor ThiagoBrentford223 Antoine SemenyoBournemouth / Manchester City174 Ollie WatkinsAston Villa165 Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest15 João PedroChelsea7 Dominic Calvert-LewinLeeds United14 Viktor GyökeresArsenal9 Eli Junior KroupiBournemouth13 Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Jean-Philippe MatetaCrystal PalaceBournemouth3–3 (H)18 October 2025 Eberechi EzeArsenalTottenham Hotspur4–1 (H)23 November 2025 Kevin SchadeBrentfordBournemouth4–1 (H)27 December 2025 Igor ThiagoEverton4–2 (A)4 January 2026 Cole PalmerChelseaWolverhampton Wanderers3–1 (A)7 February 2026 João PedroAston Villa4–1 (A)4 March 2026 Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham ForestBurnley4–1 (H)19 April 2026
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 David RayaArsenal192 Gianluigi DonnarummaManchester City153 Dean HendersonCrystal Palace11 Đorđe PetrovićBournemouth Jordan PickfordEverton6 Caoimhín KelleherBrentford10 Robin RoefsSunderland Bart VerbruggenBrighton & Hove Albion9 Bernd LenoFulham9 Robert SánchezChelsea
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 12 André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) James Garner (Everton)
Most red cards: 2 Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Club Most yellow cards: 99 Tottenham Hotspur
Fewest yellow cards: 51 Arsenal
Most red cards: 8 Chelsea
Fewest red cards: 0 Arsenal Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester City
Awards Monthly awards