Premier League 2026/27 Predicted Table: Full 20-Team Breakdown

Arsenal go into the new season as champions for the first time in 22 years and they're one of only 11 of the 20 top-flight clubs to start the campaign with the same manager as last time out. Manchester City are trying to replace both a legendary head coach and their Ballon d'Or winning midfielder in the same summer, Liverpool are rebuilding around Andoni Iraola after a shock sacking and Nottingham Forest have pulled off one of the coups of the window by luring Oliver Glasner away from Crystal Palace. Add a World Cup summer that's disrupted almost every club's pre-season to some degree and this looks about as unpredictable campaign as any. Below is a full breakdown of where we think each of the 20 clubs will finish this season. Odds and squad news move fast at this level, so check the latest prices before backing anything and gamble responsibly.

1. Arsenal

Arsenal missed out on a marquee move for Vinicius Junior, who extended his stay at Real Madrid, but that's about as close as the summer has come to a setback. Signing Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle adds one of the best all-round midfielders in the division to a squad that's otherwise stayed almost entirely intact, with Leandro Trossard's exit the only real departure of note. Mikel Arteta now has the added experience of a title winning campaign behind him and with continuity running through the whole squad while most direct rivals tear things up, Arsenal look the clear pick to defend their crown.

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2. Liverpool

Liverpool's fifth place finish last season, a full 25 points behind Arsenal despite a record breaking £446m outlay was a shock and Arne Slot paid for it with his job. Andoni Iraola arrives from Bournemouth to try to bridge the gap, with Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz both expected to have far bigger second seasons now they're settled and reported interest in a double raid on Paris Saint-Germain for Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye shows the ambition. Losing Mohamed Salah to Trabzonspor on a free transfer closes a chapter, but there's more than enough talent here, if the squad is topped up before deadline day, to push Arsenal all the way.

3. Manchester City

Life after Pep Guardiola was always going to be a huge adjustment, but City's summer has gone further than just a change in the dugout. Bernardo Silva, John Stones and Nathan Ake have all departed, stripping out a huge amount of leadership and experience and the expected sale of Ballon d'Or winner Rodri to Barcelona or Real Madrid would be the single biggest loss of the summer for any club in the division. Elliot Anderson's £116m arrival shows the scale of the rebuild already underway and with Erling Haaland still leading the line, City remain firmly in the title conversation, even if this looks like it'll be a season of transition under Enzo Maresca.

4. Chelsea

Chelsea missed out on Europe entirely last season, but the scale of investment under Xabi Alonso points to a club with far bigger ambitions than simply correcting that. Morgan Rogers arrives in a British transfer record deal from Aston Villa, joined by Maxence Lacroix for £52m, while the experienced additions of Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck echo the way Alonso leaned on senior heads like Granit Xhaka during his title winning spell at Bayer Leverkusen. Losing World Cup winner Marc Cucurella is a blow, but this looks like a squad built to challenge for Champions League football at minimum.

5. Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs have endured back to back 17th place finishes, but this summer suggests the club is finally serious about ending that run. Breaking their transfer record twice, for Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali, on the back of nearly £250m in total spending shows real intent and Roberto De Zerbi has already shown enough in his short time in charge to suggest his ideas can work at spurs. Without the extra burden of European football this season, there's a real opportunity here. The one lingering concern is a lack of an elite goalscorer, with Richarlison's 12 goals topping the chart last season.

6. Manchester United

Michael Carrick's transformation of United from 15th to third last season, securing Champions League football in the process, was one of the stories of the year but this summer has been far quieter than that leap might have warranted. United were unwilling to enter bidding wars for Fernandes or Tonali and were also beaten by City to Elliot Anderson, leaving a midfield still light after Casemiro's exit despite the additions of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans. With Manuel Ugarte a long-term injury absentee and Mason Mount's fitness record a persistent worry, with the added games this year from champions league football could stretch this squad thin as the season progresses.

7. Aston Villa

Villa's business this summer has mostly gone in one direction. Losing Morgan Rogers to Chelsea in a British record deal and Youri Tielemans to Manchester United strips out two of last season's most important performers and further exits, including set piece coach Austin MacPhee and reported interest in Ezri Konsa, add to the sense of a squad being picked apart. The arrival of Alejandro Garnacho has done little to change that mood among supporters. Unai Emery has overperformed before, but replicating last season's fourth place finish looks a considerably tougher task this time.

8. Nottingham Forest

Forest's chaotic campaign, four managerial changes, a relegation battle and a run to the Europa League semi-finals, somehow ended with one of the biggest coups of the season: prising Oliver Glasner away from Crystal Palace. Losing Elliot Anderson to Manchester City is a blow, but the squad assembled under Evangelos Marinakis was always closer in quality to the group that finished seventh in 2024/25 than the one that stumbled to 16th last season. With Morgan Gibbs-White contributing 18 goals in all competitions and a settled manager finally in place, Forest look well placed for a big improvement.

9. Leeds United

Leeds consolidated their return to the top flight with a 14th place finish last season, and the ambition on show this summer suggests Daniel Farke's side won't be satisfied with simply surviving again. Landing Harry Wilson, who scored 10 and assisted 7 last season, alongside Tarik Muharemovic and record signing James Trafford in goal, shows a club building with purpose. Farke has taken Leeds to a top-half finish before, and matching that this season looks a realistic and achievable target.

10. Newcastle United

Newcastle's summer has been defined by departures rather than arrivals, and it's hard to overstate how damaging the exodus has been. Bruno Guimaraes has left for Arsenal in a £75m deal, following Sandro Tonali to Tottenham and Anthony Gordon to Barcelona out the door, stripping the spine out of a squad that had reportedly grown stale under Eddie Howe anyway. Matthias Jaissle now takes on the rebuild, with hopes resting heavily on Yoanne Wissa carrying his World Cup form into a big second season. Without European football to juggle this time, a top-half finish and a cup run both look realistic, if unspectacular, targets.

11. Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton qualified for Europe again last season off the back of one of the best home records in the division, but their history of struggling to balance two competitions is a big concern under Fabian Hurzeler. Landing Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham, in a swap deal that saw Jan Paul van Hecke move the other way, is a smart bit of business, but losing Danny Welbeck after his best goalscoring season, along with long serving names Adam Webster and Solly March on frees along side James Milner's retirement, strips out a lot of know how. A finish just outside the top half looks the fair prediction.

12. Sunderland

Sunderland stunned the division by qualifying for the Europa League in their first season back and doing so with a squad that's stayed largely settled going into the second campaign is a solid platform to build from. Keeping hold of Granit Xhaka despite reported interest from Chelsea is arguably Sunderlands best piece of business this summer, and the addition of Thomas Meunier adds further experience. The demands of Thursday and Sunday football across a full season will take a toll though, and a comfortable finish clear of relegation, rather than a repeat of last year's heroics, looks the more realistic target.

13. Everton

Everton had a pretty uneventiful and somewhat dissapointing season last year finishing 13th but just 10 points of relegation and so far this summer their hasn't been much reason to think this season will go much different. David Moyes is putting his faith in youngsters Tyrique George and Hayden Hackney to step up, while the goalscoring burden again falls on Beto and Thierno Barry, neither of whom has ever reached double figures in the league. Losing Iliman Ndiaye to Al Hilal if that move goes through, would be a further blow. A nervy season in the bottom half looks likely.

14. Bournemouth

Bournemouth will play European football for the first time in their history after an outstanding late-season surge under Andoni Iraola, but losing the manager responsible for that run to Liverpool is a huge blow to absorb. Marco Rose, taking over with Europa League commitments to juggle from day one, is an intriguing but unproven appointment in English football. The club deserve credit for resisting the usual summer exodus of their better players, but Eli Junior Kroupi's lengthy injury layoff and the extra fixture list make a difficult season more likely than another surprise European push.

15. Crystal Palace

Palace enjoyed the best two seasons in their history, but losing both star defender Maxence Lacroix and the manager who got them there, Oliver Glasner, in the same summer is about as bad as it gets. New head coach Pierre Sage, who was sacked by Lyon partway through his only previous season combining league and European commitments, now faces the same juggling act with Europa League football added to the mix. Free transfer additions Oscar Mingueza and Takehiro Tomiyasu are sensible enough, but replacing this much lost quality in one window seems a challenge and a step back from last season. 15th looks more likely than an improvement.

16. Fulham

Appointing Alvaro Arbeloa, a manager with barely five months of senior experience, as Marco Silva's successor is one of the boldest gambles of the summer and it's already attracted plenty of scepticism, with some pundits tipping Fulham for an immediate relegation battle. Spending the bulk of the transfer budget on two untested Real Madrid academy graduates in Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios adds to the risk, especially after losing both of last season's leading scorers, Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez, as free agents. This looks a season of real jeopardy at Craven Cottage.

17. Brentford

Brentford's push for Europe under Keith Andrews fell agonisingly short, but a horror end to the season, one win in their last ten games and the shock departure of Jordan Henderson to Chelsea have taken the shine off what was a fine campaign. Igor Thiago's goals accounted for over 40 per cent of the team's total output last season, an extraordinary reliance on one player and Brentford have never had a player hit 20 league goals in consecutive seasons. If that supply dries up even slightly, results could unravel quickly.

18. Ipswich Town

Ipswich have been here before and the memory of their 19th place finish two seasons ago might actually be an asset this time around compared to the other two promoted clubs. Kieran McKenna's departure hands the rebuild to Gary O'Neil and the signings of Abdul Fatawu, Daizen Maeda and Issa Diop all catch the eye on paper. Even so, the overall quality of the squad still looks a level below what's needed to compete regularly at this level and another relegation battle looks the likely story.

19. Coventry City

Frank Lampard ended Coventry's 25 year wait to return to the top flight, and there's genuine goodwill behind him after that achievement, but his managerial record at this level makes for uncomfortable reading, including a win rate of just over a quarter at Everton. History is against promoted clubs too, with all three relegation spots going to newly promoted sides in all but four of the last 31 Premier League seasons. A quiet transfer window and an unproven front line at this level of Haji Wright, Brandon Thomas-Asante and Ellis Simms adds to the concern heading into a very difficult first season back.

20. Hull City

Hull's only significant summer business has been strengthening the goalkeeping department with Jack Butland and Konstantinos Tzolakis, which says plenty about the scale of the task facing a squad and manager, Sergej Jakirovic, both new to this level. Sunderland showed last season that big, smart recruitment can transform a promoted club's chances, but Hull haven't come close to matching that kind of investment. Owner Acun Ilicali remains publicly confident, but on the evidence of the transfer window alone, Hull look the most likely of the 20 clubs to finish bottom.