Premier League 2025-26: Early Predictions and Teams to Watch

Summer has arrived and attention has already turned to how next season is going to play out.

Pep’s Manchester City will be looking to steal the title back from Liverpool, while newly promoted sides Leeds, Burnley, and Sunderland have a huge job on their hands to stay in the league.

So, before August 16 arrives, we thought it’d be fun to do some early predictions for how the season will unfold, as well as take a look at some of the teams to keep an eye on.

Early Premier League 2025-26 Predictions

A CityPool Title Race — with Liverpool Winning the League Again

The upcoming Premier League campaign has a classic Man City and Liverpool title race written all over it, just like the days of Pep vs Klopp. New Liverpool manager Arne Slot has all the momentum in the world after winning the league in his debut season — boosted even further by the arrival of wing-back Jeremie Frimpong and expected signing of £100m+ wonderkid Florian Wirtz — so Pep Guardiola certainly has his work cut out for him. The legendary Spanish manager is a serial winner, though, and will be desperate to bounce back from the disastrous run that Man City went on last season. This could be an all-timer — and we can’t wait.

Newcastle Get Stronger and Finish Inside Top 4

Since joining Newcastle back in 2021, Eddie Howe has transformed the Magpies. He’s secured UCL qualification twice, won the League Cup last season, and got them playing some excellent football. With close to half a decade under his belt at the club, next season could be the one where Newcastle really start to take off, too, finishing in the top 4 or potentially even going for a title push. Plus, with rumours of a Jack Grealish transfer and a few other big signings coming through the door, Newcastle could quickly find themselves with one of the best squads in the league.

Pressure Grows on Arteta and Gooners Fans Divide

Mikel Arteta has now gone 5 trophyless seasons on the bounce. After splashing close to £650m on player transfers during that period, Gooners are quickly starting to lose patience. The 2025-26 campaign is make or break for Arteta, that’s for sure. And based on the warning signs from last season, you wouldn’t put it past Arsenal to completely collapse come August time. If they fail to mount a serious title race or go deep in any of the cup competitions, Arteta will be under extreme pressure — and we’ll likely see a divide amongst Gooners reminiscent of Arsène Wenger’s final days.

Everton to Keep Strengthening Under Moyes

David Moyes made a heroic return to Everton at the start of the year and wasted no time in securing Premier League safety. It was a vintage Moyes turnaround. And now the club is back in the safe hands of “Moyesy”, he’ll certainly be looking to kick on next season. Under his management, Everton should finish mid-table at the absolute minimum, but they might even be able to squeeze into the top half if results go their way. Plus, let’s not forget Everon are moving to their new stadium for the 2025-26 season — the Hill Dickinson Stadium — which will no doubt give them even more momentum. Interestingly, Goodison Park was said to have one of the worst Premier League atmospheres in this study from BettingTools.com, so a new stadium is exactly what Everton needed.

Burnley and Sunderland Go Down

Burnley and Sunderland are two of the newly promoted sides from the Championship. Unfortunately, they’re almost guaranteed to go straight back down. The “jump” to the Premier League keeps getting bigger every season, with these two sides in particular lacking the squad power or depth needed to survive. Leeds, on the other hand, look like they could potentially stay up under Daniel Farke, with a reported budget of £100m+ to spend on new players this summer. They’ll need to start signing them fast, though, which the board is eager to do.

Amorim Gets Sacked by Man Utd

Ruben Amorim’s stint at Manchester United has been a disaster. Since parachuting into the club following Ten Hag’s sacking last season, Amorim oversaw United’s worst league finish since 1990, somehow ending up 15th in the table. He tried to implement his favoured 3-4-2-1 formation — which never really stuck with his players — and even lost the Europa League final to Spurs, handing the club its first trophy for close to two decades. Surprisingly, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers have still opted to show Amorim some patience, so the Portuguese manager will get a full pre-season as well as the chance to sign some of his own players. However, Amorim is extremely unlikely to turn this ship around, which is why most bookies have him down as one of the favourites to be sacked before Christmas.

Crystal Palace Push Up the Table

Fresh off winning the FA cup last season — the club’s first ever major trophy — expectations have suddenly gone through the roof for Crystal Palace. If the squad can strengthen over the summer, which “100% committed” to the club manager Oliver Glasner is desperate to see happen, there’s no reason why Palace won’t push up the table. After finishing 12th the previous campaign, Palace’s attacking trio of Eberechi Eze, Ismaïla Sarr, and Jean-Philippe Mateta could easily push them into the top half of the table, especially if Glasner brings in a couple of new midfielders and defenders behind them.

Aston Villa Race for the Top 4

Aston Villa will be heading into the new season under manager Unai Emery hungrier than ever. After missing out on a Champions League spot the previous campaign, Emery will be desperate to get Villa back in the UCL, so don’t be surprised to see Villa finish 3rd or 4th in the table. The club will also be in contention for the League Cup, FA Cup, and Europa League, with Emery destined to be the manager who wins Villa’s first trophy since 1996.

Tottenham Struggle and Fans Revolt

The 2024-25 season was a crazy one for Spurs. They completely collapsed in the league under “Big Ange”, finishing just one spot above the relegation zone. Somehow, though, Ange dragged Spurs all the way to a Europa League final and won the whole thing — Spurs’ first trophy since 2008. It created a dilemma for club owner Daniel Levy, who ultimately decided to go and sack Ange anyway. Brentford manager Thomas Frank has come in to replace him, but the problem here is that Frank has no big club experience and has never gotten close to finishing inside the top 4. This is why we expect Spurs to struggle next season — and there’s likely a huge fan revolt against Daniel Levy coming along the way.

Where to Watch Premier League Games Next Season

With ticket prices ranging anywhere from £30 to £100 in the Premier League, a lot of fans won’t be attending games in-stadium next season. Instead, they’ll be watching at home. Sky Sports will be front-and-centre of it all, having recently signed a new deal to show 215 Premier League games a season starting from August. TNT will also be showing Premier League games next season, while Amazon Prime Video no longer has the rights.

Summary

The upcoming 2025-26 Premier League season has all the potential to be a classic.

We’re likely going to witness an epic title race between Liverpool and Manchester City, the race for the top 4 will be more intense than ever, and there’s potential for mid-table clubs like Crystal Palace and Everton to start pushing further up the table. Not to mention, they’ll likely be a huge relegation battle, too, but hopefully the Premier League can avoid the “three up, three down” curse that we’ve seen over back-to-back seasons.

No matter which team you support, strap tight. You won’t want to miss a second of the action.