Premier League 2026-27 form guide: Title race, prediction, players to watch
With the World Cup done and dusted, football’s attention returns to the club game – and nowhere captures the eye more than the richest and most competitive league in the world: The English Premier League. Champions Arsenal overcame three successive runner-up finishes, and the Gunners are now the team to be shot down.
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- Fact 1: Barcelona seal deal for World Cup winner Rodri from Manchester City Arsenal defend title against revamped challengers as Premier League returns Arsenal preview: Five key questions heading into new Premier League season Premier League is back: All to know as the 2026-27 season kicks off Manchester City appear the main threat, but the post-Pep Guardiola era got off to the worst start with a 3-0 thumping by Arsenal in the Community Shield.
- Fact 2: Can Declan Rice help Arsenal win back-to-back Premier League trophies in the 2026-27 season?
- Fact 3: [File: Matthew Childs/Reuters]⚽ ARSENAL 2025-26 Premier League: Champions – 85 points Premier League titles: 4 Opening match: Coventry City (H), August 21 Key signings: Bruno Guimaraes, Christos Tzolis Key departures: Leandro Trossard Overview For years, the question was whether Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal could finally get over the line, and the answer was loud and clear last season.
- Fact 4: The Gunners conceded only 27 league goals, lost five matches and finished seven points clear of Manchester City to claim their first league trophy since 2003-04.
With the World Cup done and dusted, football’s attention returns to the club game – and nowhere captures the eye more than the richest and most competitive league in the world: The English Premier League. Champions Arsenal overcame three successive runner-up finishes, and the Gunners are now the team to be shot down.
Barcelona seal deal for World Cup winner Rodri from Manchester City Arsenal defend title against revamped challengers as Premier League returns Arsenal preview: Five key questions heading into new Premier League season Premier League is back: All to know as the 2026-27 season kicks off Manchester City appear the main threat, but the post-Pep Guardiola era got off to the worst start with a 3-0 thumping by Arsenal in the Community Shield. Manchester United are resurgent, and Liverpool start the season under a new coach after a disappointing title defence last term, while Chelsea have spent heavily under new coach Xabi Alonso. Here is Al Jazeera’s guide to the five clubs who could shape the title race.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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