Arsenal stay focused

 

Week 11 – Tottenham turned the match around with 2 late goals in front of their home crowd but were pegged back to 2-2 by Manchester United late in stoppage time and Sunderland also scored in added-on time to draw 2-2 at home to Arsenal while Burnley’s stoppage-time goal could only reduce the deficit to 3-2 at West Ham. Fulham lost 2-0 at Everton and Wolves were breached 3 times after the break at Chelsea while on Sunday Bournemouth were beaten 4-0 at Aston Villa and Liverpool suffered a 3-0 loss at Manchester City. Igor Thiago scored twice at home as Brentford defeated 10-man Newcastle 3-1 while Leeds who opened the scoring lost by the same scoreline at Nottingham Forest and there were no goals between Crystal Palace and Brighton.

Week 12 – Chelsea scored twice at Burnley and Crystal Palace enjoyed the same outcome at Wolverhampton while Liverpool were humiliated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest. Callum Wilson scored both goals for West Ham at Bournemouth who hit back to draw 2-2 while Brentford took the lead but lost 2-1 at Brighton and Manchester City lost 2-1 to a Harvey Barnes brace at Newcastle. Fulham scored late to send Sunderland home empty handed while on Sunday Eberechi Eze scored a hat-trick as Arsenal humbled Tottenham 4-1 at the Emirates and Aston Villa hit back with a double from Morgan Rogers to win 2-1 at Leeds United. On Monday evening 10-man Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.

Week 13 – Leeds United fought back from 2 down to level the score at Manchester City but lost when Phil Foden added to his first-minute goal in stoppage time while Bournemouth, who ended the match with 10 players, scored 2 early goals but lost 3-2 at Sunderland and Malick Thiaw scored a double for Newcastle as Everton came unstuck 4-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Tottenham lost 2-1 at home to Fulham after conceding twice in the first minutes and Igor Thiago scored twice as Brentford beat Burnley 3-1 at home with all the goals coming in the last 10 minutes while on Sunday Manchester United came from behind to win 2-1 at Crystal Palace and Liverpool were 2-0 winners at 10-man West Ham. Arsenal drew 1-1 at 10-man Chelsea while Brighton put 2 past their hosts Nottingham Forest and Wolves fell to a single goal at Aston Villa.

Week 14 – In midweek matches Samuel Chukwueze and Phil Foden scored 2 apiece for Fulham and Manchester City respectively as Fulham fought from 5-1 down to close the gap to 5-4 at Craven Cottage while Cristian Romero completed his double in stoppage time to give Tottenham a 2-2 draw at Newcastle and one goal was enough to give Everton all 3 points at Bournemouth. Jan van Hecke and Ollie Watkins netted a brace each for Brighton and Aston Vill respectively as Villa won 4-3 at Brighton while Leeds United triumphed 3-1 at home to Chelsea and Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0 at the Emirates. There were 1-0 away wins for Nottingham Forest against Wolves and for Crystal Palace at Burnley while Sunderland drew 1-1 at Liverpool. On Thursday West Ham earned a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.

Week 15 – League leaders Arsenal lost 2-1 at Aston Villa with the last kick of the match while Manchester City put 3 past Sunderland who finished the match with 10 players and Everton achieved the same result at home to Nottingham Forest. Ten-man Burnley lost 2-1 at Newcastle and Tottenham netted twice at home to Brentford while after a goalless half at home, Leeds United came from 2 Hugo Ekitike goals down draw level and scored deep into stoppage time to earn a 3-3 draw against Liverpool. Chelsea drew blanks at Bournemouth while on Sunday Brighton scored in time added on to salvage a 1-1 home draw against West Ham and Crystal Palace enjoyed a 2-1 victory at Fulham. On Monday evening Manchester United eased past Wolves 4-1 on their travels with a double from Bruno Fernandes.

 Week 16 – Arsenal scraped past bottom-of-the-table Wolves 2-1 with the help of 2 own-goals at the Emirates while Hugo Ekitike scored both goals in Liverpool’s home win over Brighton and Chelsea achieved the same result against Everton. Fulham were 3-2 winners at Burnley while on Sunday Aston Villa won 3-2 at West Ham with a double from Morgan Rogers and Erling Haaland scored another 2 goals as Manchester City registered a flattering 3-0 win at Crystal Palace. Callum Hudson-Adoi netted a brace as Nottingham Forest sent Tottenham away 3-0 losers while Sunderland won the bragging rights 1-0 at home to Newcastle and Leeds United drew 1-1 at Brentford. In an exhilarating match on Monday evening, Bournemouth drew 4-4 at Manchester United.

Week 17 – Chelsea cancelled out Nick Woltemade’s first-half brace to earn a 2-2 draw at Newcastle and 2 more goals from Erling Haaland helped Manchester City to a 3-0 win at home to West Ham while one goal at Everton was enough to keep Arsenal at the top of the table for Christmas. Liverpool were 2-1 winners at Tottenham who finished the match with 9 players and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice for Leeds United who pummelled Crystal Palace 4-1 at Elland Road while Burnley scored a last-minute goal to salvage a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth and Sunderland played a goalless match at Brighton. Keane Lewis-Potter scored both goals for Brentford at Wolves while on Sunday Morgan Rogers did the same for Aston Villa who defeated Manchester United 2-1 at Villa Park and on Monday evening Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 at Fulham.

 Week 18 – On Friday evening one goal gave Manchester United a home victory over Newcastle United while on Saturday there were 2-1 wins for Manchester City at Nottingham Forest and for Arsenal who were hosting Brighton. Ollie Watkins scored both goals for Aston Villa who came from behind to win at Chelsea and Bournemouth were battered 4-1 at Brentford for whom Kevin Schade netted a hat-trick while Everton drew blanks at Burnley and a late goal gave Fulham a win at West Ham. Liverpool defeated Wolves 2-1 while on Sunday Leeds drew 1-1 at Sunderland and Crystal Palace lost 1-0 at home to Tottenham.

Week 19 – In midweek matches at the end of the year, Arsenal blew Aston Villa away 4-1 at the Emirates with all the goals coming in the second half while Manchester United drew 1-1 at home to bottom of the table Wolves and Chelsea shared the points in a 4-goal match with their visitors from Bournemouth. Newcastle won 3-1 at Burnley and Everton scored twice at Nottingham Forest while West Ham drew 2-2 at home to Brighton. On the first day of 2026, there were 0-0 draws between Sunderland and Manchester City, Liverpool and Leeds and also Brentford and Tottenham while Fulham drew 1-1 at Crystal Palace.

Week 20 – Bournemouth scored the first and last goals of the match but lost 3-2 to Arsenal with Declan Rice scoring twice for the visitors while a double from John McGinn helped Aston Villa to a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest and Wolves celebrated a 3-0 win over West Ham United. Brighton beat Burnley 2-0 while on Sunday Igor Thiago bagged a hat-trick as Brentford belittled Everton 4-2 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium while Liverpool drew 2-2 at Fulham and Chelsea scored in stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw at Manchester City.  Leeds United and Manchester United drew 1-1 and there was also a 1-1 draw when Sunderland visited Tottenham while Newcastle sent Crystal Palace back 2-0 losers.

Gunners show intent

 

Arsenal are leading the way after 10 weeks with Manchester City ruing dropped points, followed by Liverpool and surprise packages Sunderland and Bournemouth on goal difference.

Week 1 – The 2025-26 season began on Friday evening at Anfield where champions Liverpool took a 2-goal lead against Bournemouth but were pegged back to 2-2 with a double from Antoine Semenyo before bouncing back to win with 2 very late goals. On Saturday Newcastle drew blanks at 10-man Aston Villa while Erling Haaland netted a double as Manchester City return from Wolves with a 4-0 win and there were 3-0 home wins for Tottenham, for whom Richarlison scored twice against Burnley, and for Sunderland who were entertaining West Ham. Fulham earned a 1-1 draw with a last-gasp goal at Brighton and on Sunday, Chris Wood scored a brace as Nottingham Forest sent Brentford home 3-1 losers while Crystal Palace drew 0-0 at Chelsea and Arsenal were 1-0 winners at Manchester United. On Monday evening A single goal gave Leeds United a victory at home to Everton.

Week 2 – On Friday evening West Ham scored an early goal in front of their home fans but were hammered 5-1 by Chelsea while on Saturday Tottenham won 2-0 at Manchester City and there were doubles from Jurrien Timber and Viktor Gyokeres as Arsenal battered Leeds United 5-0 at the Emirates. Sunderland lost 2-0 at Burnley while 10-man Wolves lost to an early goal at Bournemouth and Aston Villa were defeated by the same score at Brentford. On Sunday Everton beat Brighton 2-0 while there were 1-1 draws between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest and also Fulham and Manchester United. On Monday 10-man Newcastle fought back from 2 down at home to Liverpool to level the score before losing 3-2 with the last kick of the match.

Week 3 – The week began with a 2-0 win for Chelsea over Fulham while Everton won 3-2 at Wolves and Tottenham lost to an early goal 1-0 at home to Bournemouth. Manchester United beat Burnley 3-2 at Ol Trafford with a goal deep into stoppage time and Sunderland needed a goal late in added time as they came from behind to defeat their visitors from Brentford 2-1 and Newcastle played a goalless match at Leeds. On Sunday Manchester City took the lead but lost 2-1 at Brighton and Liverpool defeated Arsenal 1-0 at Anfield while West Ham scored 3 late goals to win at Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace enjoyed the same scoreline at Aston Villa.

Week 4 – Martin Zubimendi scored twice as Arsenal defeated Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Emirates while Tottenham enjoyed the same result at 10-man West Ham and there were 1-0 home wins for Newcastle against Wolves and for Fulham against Leeds with the goal coming in stoppage time. Crystal Palace played a goalless match against Sunderland as did Everton against Aston Villa while Bournemouth beat Brighton 2-1 and Brentford, who had taken the lead, needed a stoppage-time goal to draw 2-2 at home to Chelsea.

Week 5 – Liverpool continued their winning streak with a 2-1 win over Everton at Anfield in the Merseyside derby while Tottenham came from 2 down to draw 2-2 at Brighton and playing with 10 players for most of the match, Chelsea lost 2-1 at Manchester United who also saw red just before the break. Leeds came from behind to win 3-1 at Wolves and Fulham did the same at home to Brentford while West Ham lost 2-1 on their home pitch to Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest took at early lead but drew 1-1 at Burnley. On Sunday Arsenal salvaged a 1-1 draw in stoppage time at home to Manchester City while Aston Villa scored their first goal of the season to draw 1-1 at 10-man Sunderland and there was a goalless match between Bournemouth and Newcastle.

Week 6 – Brentford beat Manchester United 3-1 with Igor Thiago delighting his home crowd with a brace while Brighton came from behind to defeat 10-man Chelsea at the Bridge with a double from Danny Welbeck and Liverpool lost 2-1 to a goal in stoppage time at Crystal Palace. Bournemouth earned a 2-2 draw with a goal in added-on time at Leeds United while 2 own goals and a 2 Erling Haaland goals at the end of the match saw Burnley fall apart 5-1 at Manchester City and a single goal gave Sunderland 3 points at Nottingham Forest. Tottenham needed a last-gasp goal to draw 1-1 at home to Wolves while on Sunday Fulham fell 3-1 at Aston Villa after taking an early lead and Arsenal came from behind to celebrate a 2-1 win at Newcastle with a goal right at the death. Om Monday evening West Ham drew 1-1 at Everton.

Week 7 – On Friday Fulham scored first but hosts Bournemouth hit back with 3 late goals to claim a 3-1 victory while on Saturday Tottenham were 2-1 winners at Leeds and West Ham lost 2-0 at Arsenal. Manchester United put 2 past their visitors from Sunderland and Liverpool suffered a 2-1 loss at Chelsea who secured their win deep into stoppage time while on Sunday there were 2-1 home wins for Everton who came from behind to end Crystal Palace’s 19-match unbeaten streak and for Aston Villa for whom Donyell Malen scored both goals against Burnley. Newcastle put 2 past Nottingham Forest and Brighton struck late to cancel out an own goal at Wolverhampton while an early goal was all Manchester City needed to win at Brentford.

Week 8 – Chelsea scored 3 times at Nottingham Forest but ended the match with 10 players while Newcastle returned from Brighton defeated 2-1 by a Danny Welbeck double and Crystal Palace came from 2 down to draw 3-3 at home to Bournemouth with Jean-Philippe Mateta completing his hat-trick from the spot deep into stoppage time. There were 2-0 home wins for Burnley against Leeds, Sunderland against Wolves and for Manchester City against Everton with Erling Haaland scoring both goals while one goal at Fulham was enough to give Arsenal 3 points. On Sunday Tottenham scored an early goal at home but lost 2-1 to Aston Villa while Manchester United triumphed 2-1 at Liverpool and on Monday evening West Ham lost 2-0 at home to Brentford.

 Week 9 – On Friday evening West Ham pulled a goal back late on in the match but lost 2-1 at Leeds while on Saturday, after conceding an early goal at Chelsea, Sunderland bounced back to win 2-1 with the winning goal coming in stoppage time and Newcastle also scored late to achieve the same result at home to Fulham. Bryan Mbuemo netted a double as Manchester United beat Brighton 4-2 at Old Trafford while Liverpool lost 3-2 at Brentford and on Sunday it was one nil to the Arsenal at home to Crystal Palace while Tottenham won 3-0 at Everton with Micky van de Ven scoring a double. Wolverhampton Wonderers levelled after going 2 down to a Zian Flemming double but lost 3-2 to a goal in stoppage time at home to Burnley while Manchester City fell to a single goal at Aston Villa.

Week 10 – Arsenal remain at the top after scoring twice at Burnley while Liverpool won 2-0 at home to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace achieved the same result against Brentford. Leeds lost 3-0 at Brighton with Diego Gomez netting twice and 10-man Wolves suffered the same outcome at Fulham while Manchester United drew 2-2 at Nottingham Forest and Tottenham lost 1-0 in front of their home crowd to Chelsea. On Sunday Erling Haaland added 2 more goals to his tally as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 3-1 and West Ham hit back after an early setback to enjoy the same result against their visitors from Newcastle while on Monday Everton drew 1-1 at Sunderland.

Streets ahead

Liverpool secured the Premier League title several weeks before the end of the season with Arsenal in not so hot pursuit followed by a bunch of teams vying for places in Europe.

Week 31 – Ten-man Brighton lost 2-1 at nine-man Crystal Palace while tittle chasers Arsenal dropped further points in a 1-1 draw at Everton and 2 early goals gave Aston Villa a 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest. Evanilson scored both goals in Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw at West Ham while Ipswich lost 2-1 at home to Wolves, and on Sunday league leaders Liverpool were beaten 3-2 at Fulham. Southampton were relegated after losing 3-1 at Tottenham for whom Brennan Johnson netted a double and there were goalless draws for Chelsea at Brentford and in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. On Monday evening Leicester lost 3-0 to Newcastle with Jacob Murphy scoring 2 early goals for the visitors.

Week 32 – Crystal Palace got off to a good start with 2 goals at Manchester City who stormed back to win 5-2 and Aston Villa scored 3 times at relegated Southampton while Arsenal could only draw 1-1 at home to Brentford. Everton upset host Nottingham Forest with a goal in stoppage time and Leicester City finally scored to earn a point as they cancelled out João Pedro’s 2 penalty goals at Brighton while on Sunday Liverpool took a step closer to the league title with a last-minute 2-1 winner at home to West Ham. Tottenham were ripped apart 4-2 at Wolves while Ipswich drew 2-2 at Chelsea, having taken a 2-goal lead, and Manchester United collapsed 4-1 at Newcastle for who Harvey Barnes scored twice. On Monday Fulham fell to a first-minute goal at Bournemouth and on Wednesday Crystal Palace were demolished 5-0 at Newcastle.

Week 33 – Ten-man Brighton were beaten 4-2 at Brentford for whom Bryan Mbeumo netted a brace while Aston Villa celebrated a 4-1 victory over their visitors from Newcastle and Manchester City scored 2 late goals to win at Everton. Relegated Southampton earned a 1-1 draw with a stoppage-time goal at West Ham and Bournemouth drew 0-0 at 10-man Crystal Palace while on Sunday Leandro Trossard scored twice as Arsenal eased to a 4-0 win at Ipswich. Chelsea came from behind with 2 late goals to win at Fulham while Wolves upset Manchester United with a single goal at Old Trafford and Liverpool picked up another 3 points with a goal at Leicester. On Monday evening, Tottenham lost 2-1 at home to Nottingham Forest.

Week 34 – Due to FA Cup semi-final matches scheduled for the weekend, the fixtures began in midweek. On Tuesday, Aston Villa fell 2-1 to a stoppage-time goal at Manchester City while on Wednesday Crystal Palace twice levelled to draw 2-2 at Arsenal. On Saturday Brighton got the better of visitors West Ham with 2 last-gasp goals while Everton lost 1-0 at Chelsea and Fulham came from behind to win 2-1 with a stoppage-time goal at Southampton. There were 3-0 home wins for Wolves against Leicester and for Newcastle over 10-man Ipswich Town while on Sunday Manchester United made it 1-1 deep into added-on time at 10-man Bournemouth and Liverpool came from behind to thrash Tottenham 5-1 and claim the Premier League title at Anfield. On Thursday Nottingham Forest suffered a 2-0 loss at home to Brentford.    

Week 35 – One goal on Friday evening gave Manchester City a home win over Wolves and on Saturday Aston Villa achieved the same against Fulham while Ipswich came from 2 down to draw at Everton and Bournemouth came from behind to embarrass Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates. Leicester City scored a rare double in front of their home crowd to defeat Southampton while on Sunday a brace from Kevin Schade condemned Manchester United to a 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth and new champions Liverpool lost 3-1 at Chelsea. Newcastle scored late to draw 1-1 at Brighton while Tottenham drew 1-1 at West Ham and there was a 1-1 draw for Nottingham Forest at Crystal Palace on Monday evening.

Week 36 – Brighton scored twice to win at Wolves and a single goal for Brentford at Ipswich gave the Bees a buzz while Manchester City drew blanks at Southampton and Everton came from behind to win 3-1 at Fulham. Aston Villa held on with 10 players to win 1-0 at Bournemouth while on Sunday Arsenal came from 2 down to draw 2-2 at champions Liverpool and 10-man Chelsea lost 2-0 at Newcastle. Manchester United suffered a 2-0 loss at home to West Ham and Eberechi Eze scored both goals as Crystal Palace bewildered Tottenham on their home patch and Nottingham Forest dropped points in their 2-2 home draw against Leicester.

Week 37 – With Crystal Palace winning the FA Cup against Manchester City on Saturday, there were two matches on Friday evening in which Aston Villa put 2 past Tottenham and Manchester United lost 1-0 at Chelsea. On Sunday Iliman Ndiaye scored both goals against Southampton in the last ever match at Goodison Park while Leicester City were 2-0 winners at home to Ipswich and Nottingham Forest won 2-1 at West Ham. Arsenal all but secured second spot with a 1-0 win over their rivals from Newcastle while Fulham enjoyed a 3-2 victory at Brentford and on Monday Brighton beat champions Liverpool 3-2 at home while on Tuesday an Eddie Nketiah double helped Crystal Palace to a 4-2 win over Wolves and with both teams reduced to 10 players, Manchester City moved into third place with a 3-1 home victory over Bournemouth.

Week 38 – On the last day of the season, FA Cup winners Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at champions Liverpool while Arsenal needed a late goal to win 2-1 at Southampton and Manchester City put 2 past their host Fulham to finish third. Chelsea triumphed 1-0 at Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United also qualified for the Champions League despite losing 1-0 at home to Everton while in a controversial match 10-man Aston Villa failed to qualify after a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United. Jack Hinshelwood bagged a brace as Brighton cruised to a 4-1 victory at Tottenham who had qualified for the Champions League by winning the Europa League and Antoine Semenyo scored both goals for Bournemouth against their visitors from Leicester while Ipswich lost 3-1 at home to West Ham and Brentford drew 1-1 at Wolves. Sunderland will join Leeds United and Burnley in the Premier League next season after their play-off win against Sheffield United at Wembley.

 

The final Premier League table for 2024-2025

 

Pos	Club	Pts	GD
1	Liverpool	84	45
2	Arsenal	74	35
3	Man City	71	28
4	Chelsea	69	21
5	Newcastle	66	21
6	Aston Villa	66	7
7	Nott'm Forest	65	12
8	Brighton	61	7
9	Bournemouth	56	12
10	Brentford	56	9
11	Fulham	54	0
12	Crystal Palace	53	0
13	Everton	48	-2
14	West Ham	43	-16
15	Man Utd	42	-10
16	Wolves	42	-15
17	Spurs	38	-1
18	Leicester	25	-47
19	Ipswich	22	-46
20	Southampton	12	-60