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2026-27 season · Matchweek 9 of the season

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The 2026-27 Premier League season is currently in its ninth matchweek, with Manchester City and Arsenal locked in a tight battle at the top of the table.

Last Champion

2025-26 season

🏆 Arsenal · 89 points

Runner-up: Manchester City

Arsenal secured the title on the final day of the season after a consistent campaign that saw them edge out Manchester City by a narrow margin.

Current season

2026-27 · Matchweek 9 of the season

Top of the table: Manchester City

Manchester City and Arsenal are currently level on points at the summit, setting the stage for a highly competitive title race.

Latest results

  • Chelsea v Manchester United

    FT

    Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

    Sat 31 Oct London, England

  • Aston Villa v Fulham

    FT

    Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham

    Sat 31 Oct Birmingham, England

Next fixtures

  • Liverpool v Arsenal

    Upcoming

    v

    Sun 1 Nov, 16:30 UTC Liverpool, England

  • Newcastle United v Everton

    Upcoming

    v

    Mon 2 Nov, 20:00 UTC Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

Premier League ladder Live

1Manchester City8 P+11 GD21
2Arsenal8 P+8 GD21
3Brighton & Hove Albion8 P+16 GD16
4Liverpool8 P+3 GD15
5Chelsea8 P+2 GD13
6Brentford8 P+5 GD11
7Leeds United8 P+3 GD11
8Newcastle United8 P-2 GD11
9Aston Villa8 P-3 GD11
10Hull City8 P+1 GD10
11Everton8 P-1 GD10
12Ipswich Town8 P-4 GD10
13AFC Bournemouth8 P-1 GD9
14Tottenham Hotspur8 P-2 GD9
15Fulham8 P-2 GD8
16Manchester United8 P-3 GD7
17Crystal Palace8 P-10 GD7
18Nottingham Forest8 P-4 GD6
19Coventry City8 P-9 GD6
20Sunderland8 P-8 GD5

Top 4: Champions League places · Bottom 3: relegation zone. Updated with every round.

Recent champions, 2014-15 – 2025-26

Season2025-26
Champion🏆Arsenal
Runner-upManchester City
Points85
Season2024-25
Champion🏆Liverpool
Runner-upArsenal
Points84
Season2023-24
Champion🏆Manchester City
Runner-upArsenal
Points91
Season2022-23
Champion🏆Manchester City
Runner-upArsenal
Points89
Season2021-22
Champion🏆Manchester City
Runner-upLiverpool
Points93
Season2020-21
Champion🏆Manchester City
Runner-upManchester United
Points86
Season2019-20
Champion🏆Liverpool
Runner-upManchester City
Points99
Season2018-19
Champion🏆Manchester City
Runner-upLiverpool
Points98
Season2017-18
Champion🏆Manchester City
Runner-upManchester United
Points100
Season2016-17
Champion🏆Chelsea
Runner-upTottenham Hotspur
Points93
Season2015-16
Champion🏆Leicester City
Runner-upArsenal
Points81
Season2014-15
Champion🏆Chelsea
Runner-upManchester City
Points87

How it's played

Two teams of 11 use any part of the body except hands and arms to move the ball and score in the opponent's goal across two 45-minute halves. The team with more goals wins; a draw earns each side a point. Over 38 rounds, three points for a win and one for a draw settle the champion at the top of the table.

A brief history of the English championship

1888The world's first football league

Aston Villa director William McGregor founds the Football League with 12 clubs. Preston North End wins the first two titles unbeaten — 'The Invincibles' — and the idea is copied by leagues across the world.

1888–1992The First Division century

The First Division becomes English football's crown, with Aston Villa, Sunderland and Newcastle dominant early, Huddersfield Town the first to win three in a row (1924–26), and Liverpool collecting title after title in the 70s and 80s.

1992The Premier League breakaway

The First Division clubs resign from the Football League to form the FA Premier League, backed by a landmark Sky television deal. Manchester United wins the inaugural 1992-93 title.

1995Blackburn's big-money shock

Jack Walker-funded Blackburn Rovers pip Manchester United by one point — the first title bought on new money, and a sign of the era to come.

1999United's historic treble

Manchester United seals the league, FA Cup and Champions League in ten dramatic days, with the Premier League trophy the first leg of the treble.

2004The Invincibles

Arsenal wins the 2003-04 title without losing a single league match — the only unbeaten 38-game Premier League season ever completed.

2012 & 2016Drama at the death and a miracle

Sergio Agüero's 94th-minute winner hands Manchester City their first title on goal difference in 2012; four years later 5,000-1 outsiders Leicester City complete the greatest upset in English football.

2018 – todayThe City era

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola sets a record 100 points (2017-18), wins four consecutive titles (2020-21 to 2023-24) and a treble in 2023, while Liverpool ends its 30-year wait in 2020 and matches United's 20 titles in 2025.

World top scorers

Raphinha leads the scoring charts across Europe's top five leagues as Barcelona dominates the early La Liga season.

1

Raphinha

Barcelona · Goals

13

The Brazilian forward has been in prolific form, recently scoring in the Clasico against Real Madrid.

2

Kylian Mbappé

Real Madrid · Goals

11

Mbappé continues to be a primary attacking threat for Real Madrid in his debut season with the club.

3

Erling Haaland

Manchester City · Goals

9

Haaland remains the top scorer in the Premier League, maintaining his high output for Manchester City.

4

Niclas Füllkrug

SV Werder Bremen · Goals

9

Füllkrug currently leads the Bundesliga scoring charts as of early November 2026.

5

Lamine Yamal

Barcelona · Goals

8

The young winger has been instrumental in Barcelona's high-scoring attack this season.

6

Yassir Zabiri

Racing Santander · Goals

8

Zabiri has emerged as a surprise top contender in the La Liga scoring race.

7

Alexander Isak

Liverpool · Goals

6

Isak has made a strong start to his campaign at Liverpool, sitting second in the Premier League scoring list.

8

João Pedro

Chelsea · Goals

5

Pedro is currently tied among the top scorers for Chelsea in the Premier League.

Premier League Legends box sets

The all-time Top 100 and the 2026 Season set — each with its 52-card playing deck and games.

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All-time English titles, 1888 – 2026

Manchester United 20

1907–08 · 1910–11 · 1951–52 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1964–65 · 1966–67 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2002–03 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2010–11 · 2012–13

13 Premier League titles — the most of any club.

Liverpool 20

1900–01 · 1905–06 · 1921–22 · 1922–23 · 1946–47 · 1963–64 · 1965–66 · 1972–73 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1985–86 · 1987–88 · 1989–90 · 2019–20 · 2024–25

Level with Manchester United on 20 after lifting the 2024-25 title.

Arsenal 14

1930–31 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1937–38 · 1947–48 · 1952–53 · 1970–71 · 1988–89 · 1990–91 · 1997–98 · 2001–02 · 2003–04 · 2025–26

The 2003-04 'Invincibles' went the entire league season unbeaten; the 2025-26 title was their first in 22 years.

Manchester City 10

1936–37 · 1967–68 · 2011–12 · 2013–14 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24

A record 100 points in 2017-18 and four straight titles from 2020-21 to 2023-24.

Everton 9

1890–91 · 1914–15 · 1927–28 · 1931–32 · 1938–39 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1969–70 · 1984–85

A founding Football League club and one of only two ever-present top-flight teams (with Villa, pre-2025).

Aston Villa 7

1893–94 · 1895–96 · 1896–97 · 1898–99 · 1899–1900 · 1909–10 · 1980–81

Five titles in the league's first 12 seasons; European Cup winners in 1982.

Sunderland 6

1891–92 · 1892–93 · 1894–95 · 1901–02 · 1912–13 · 1935–36

Chelsea 6

1954–55 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2009–10 · 2014–15 · 2016–17

Newcastle United 4

1904–05 · 1906–07 · 1908–09 · 1926–27

Sheffield Wednesday 4

1902–03 · 1903–04 · 1928–29 · 1929–30

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3

1953–54 · 1957–58 · 1958–59

Leeds United 3

1968–69 · 1973–74 · 1991–92

Won the last First Division title before the Premier League breakaway.

Blackburn Rovers 3

1911–12 · 1913–14 · 1994–95

Huddersfield Town 3

1923–24 · 1924–25 · 1925–26

The first club to win three consecutive English titles.

Preston North End 2

1888–89 · 1889–90

The 'Invincibles' — won the first two league titles without losing a match.

Tottenham Hotspur 2

1950–51 · 1960–61

Burnley 2

1920–21 · 1959–60

Portsmouth 2

1948–49 · 1949–50

Derby County 2

1971–72 · 1974–75

Leicester City 1

2015–16

5,000-1 outsiders — the greatest title upset in English football.

Ipswich Town 1

1961–62

Nottingham Forest 1

1977–78

Sheffield United 1

1897–98

West Bromwich Albion 1

1919–20

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