Arsenal don finally break dia 22-year league title drought. Dem finish on top of Premier League table for 2025-26 season, after three times wey dem come second.
Mikel Arteta side hold dia nerve under pressure since di 2-1 defeat at Manchester City. Dem eke out 1-0 wins over Newcastle United, West Ham United and Burnley. Set pieces na di defining feature, but dia defence get credit with 19 clean sheets.
New signings like Martin Zubimendi, Eberechi Eze, and Viktor Gyokeres all deliver at different stretches. Arsenal build core to continue competing at di top for years to come.
Liverpool just manage to hang onto di extra Champions League slot, even though many writers and Opta back dem to win league. Hugo Ekitike deliver 11 league goals before Achilles injury, but Florian Wirtz score only five times in 32 outings, and Alexander Isak strike three times in just 703 league minutes. Jeremie Frimpong show some spark but struggle with injuries. Milos Kerkez don become more consistent after tough start.
Pep Guardiola go leave City without adding seventh Premier League title in nine years. City remodel dia tactical identity to adjust to Premier League directness, playing faster vertical football while keeping long-passing sequences. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nico O’Reilly, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, and Matheus Nunes form defensive core with physicality.
Manchester United make unprecedented climb from bottom half to finish high. Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo all hit double figures and contribute to 31 of United’s 66 goals. Michael Carrick arrival galvanise di team, especially Bruno Fernandes wey unleash creative arsenal.
Tottenham suffer relegation battle. Thomas Frank last 26 league games, leave after eight-match winless run. Igor Tudor forgettable spell follow before Roberto De Zerbi task with staving off relegation. Di side need point on final day to survive.
Brentford finish mid-table despite losing key players like Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard. Igor Thiago deliver 22-goal season after missing nearly all of 2024-25 with injury. Caoimhin Kelleher get big moments in goal, and Dango Ouattara win five penalties.
Sunderland exceed expectations after we compare dem to 2018-19 Fulham. Virtually all transfers na hits. Omar Alderete and Nordi Mukiele excel at back, Granit Xhaka and Noah Sadiki shine in midfield, Brian Brobbey score seven vital goals.
Leeds secure safety with one game remaining. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anton Stach and Gabriel Gudmundsson excel. Daniel Farke shift from possession-based to direct style in December prompt crucial run of just two losses in 14 matches.
Bournemouth soar to sixth place despite losing Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi in summer and Antoine Semenyo in January. Eli Junior Kroupi score 13 league goals, Adrien Truffert and Rayan excel.
Brighton enter season-ender needing win to secure Europe. Danny Welbeck score career-high 13 goals, and Brighton get 19 different goal scorers, leading league.
Chelsea fall from expected top four to eighth. Enzo Maresca leave by mutual consent in January, and season spiral with six defeats in a row. Xabi Alonso task with reversing that.
Newcastle drop league-high 27 points after going ahead in games. Will Osula emergence to score seven times in just 745 league minutes na major positive. Malick Thiaw solid addition despite occasional error.
Crystal Palace struggle in league but reach Conference League final. Oliver Glasner frustrations lead to decision to leave at end of season.
Everton firmly in fight for Europe before six-match winless streak. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jack Grealish, and Thierno Barry add unpredictability and goals.
Fulham threaten to break into European places eventually fade. Harry Wilson take over from Raul Jimenez and Antonee Robinson.
West Ham face relegation despite win over Leeds. Torrid start see dem win just three of first 21 matches. Need final-day win and Spurs defeat to stay up.
Nottingham Forest survive after turmoil. Morgan Gibbs-White score 14 goals with Chris Wood sidelined. Elliot Anderson also impress.
Aston Villa secure Champions League football for 2026-27 after winning Europa League. Unai Emery extract more out of squad from Steven Gerrard era.
Burnley and Wolves already relegated. Scott Parker side struggle after torrid fixture list and 16-match winless run. Wolves summer signings barring Tolu Arokodare fail to deliver.
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