Arsenal, Man City or Man Utd to win the title? Premier League 2026/27 final table predicted by SunSport reporters

THE Premier League is back, but who will come out on top this time around? Title talk has already swept across the nation as football fever seeps back into the national psyche after an emotional England World Cup journey. Arsenal and Declan Rice are the overwhelming favourite pick to win the Premier League by SunSport reporters Credit: Getty Erling Haaland and Manchester City are predicted to finish as low as fifth Credit: AFP There are the defending champions Arsenal who are the team to beat this year, while Manchester City‘s new gaffer Enzo Maresca will be hoping to inherit Pep Guardiola‘s DNA by reclaiming the title. Then there are the old titans Manchester United and Liverpool, each with their own claim to fame with major summers of change for them. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! Dream Team is back, free, and there’s £100,000 up for grabs! And we can’t forget about the fallen giants of Chelsea and Tottenham, who, now without Europe to worry about, could get a nice boost of freshness week to week to push for potential charges up the table. SunSport has asked our reporters to predict the final league table of the season, and it’s safe to say there are some bold predictions. Martin Lipton IT’S hard to look past the course and distance winners and Arsenal offer more stability than any of their rivals. Saying that, only three managers have retained the Prem crown – Fergie, Jose Mourinho and Pep. This is Mikel Arteta’s chance to earn his place in the pantheon. At the bottom, Hull need a miracle but Coventry and Ipswich will look at the likes of Fulham, Palace, Newcastle, Sunderland and Everton and think they could survive. Arsenal Liverpool Man Utd Chelsea Man City Tottenham Aston Villa Brighton Bournemouth Leeds Brentford Nottingham Forest Sunderland Everton Fulham Ipswich Crystal Palace Newcastle Coventry Hull Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Charlie Wyett ARSENAL look certain to win the title as they have got better in terms of their new signings. And everyone else, certainly the challengers, appear to be in transition. Manchester United could enjoy a decent season but Michael Carrick must prioritise the Premier League and not the Champions League. Arsenal Man Utd Man City Chelsea Liverpool Spurs Aston Villa Everton Brighton Leeds Brentford Bournemouth Nottingham Forest Newcastle Crystal Palace Coventry Ipswich Fulham Sunderland Hull Dan King ALL Arsenal’s main rivals are under new management and none looks capable of challenging them for the title, barring an injury crisis at the Emirates. But after last season’s minor excitement in the European places, the top six are highly likely to be the Big Six, as they continue hoovering up everyone else’s best players. It could be in almost any order, though. Hull and Coventry just look too lightweight to stay up. But Ipswich’s big spending could well pay off, for a season at least, leaving a Palace side without Oliver Glasner to slip through the trapdoor. Arsenal Liverpool Chelsea Man City Tottenham Man Utd Brighton Aston Villa Everton Leeds Bournemouth Nottingham Forest Brentford Ipswich Newcastle Fulham Sunderland Crystal Palace Hull Coventry Top football travel deals Arsenal ticket and hospitality deals GET tickets to see Arsenal home games with these official deals. The packages include optional upgrades to VIP hospitality. 21 Aug v Coventry City — BOOK HERE 6 Sep v Chelsea — BOOK HERE 10 Oct v Leeds United — BOOK HERE 24 Oct v Everton — BOOK HERE 7 Nov v Hull City — BOOK HERE More games available here. *If you click on a link in this article, we will earn affiliate revenue. Simon Collings ARSENAL are the clear favourites to retain their title – and it is hard to look past them. Chelsea could gatecrash the top four with no European football this season, and Leeds feel like a good shout for a top-half finish. At the other end of the table, I fear for all three promoted sides – but perhaps Coventry can prove me wrong. Arsenal Man City Chelsea Liverpool Man Utd Tottenham Aston Villa Leeds Brentford Nottingham Forest Everton Brighton Bournemouth Newcastle Sunderland Fulham Crystal Palace Coventry Ipswich Hull Lloyd Canfield ARSENAL will be the popular pick for the champions. But but let me throw a curveball at you in the form of Xabi Alonso‘s Chelsea – they went from 10th to 1st 10 years ago, why can’t they do it again? The Blues have no European football, a better manager, and a better squad than last season, with plenty of other teams looking weaker than last term – Spurs similarly, but they lack some attacking threat. Back to regularly scheduled programming for the bottom three, to all go back down, with Brentford getting into Europe and Villa and Newcastle falling off after both losing most of their good players. Chelsea Arsenal Man City Spurs Man Utd Liverpool Brentford Aston Villa Brighton Bournemouth Leeds Nottingham Forest Sunderland Everton Crystal Palace Newcastle Fulham Ipswich Coventry Hull Man Utd’s efforts won’t see them get better than second Credit: Alamy Cole Palmer and Chelsea are an outside shout for the title but one game a week could prove a winning recipe Credit: PA Katherine Walsh MIKEL ARTETA’S Arsenal look set to defend their Premier League title in style and have strengthened over the summer. And rivals City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, and United all face transition under new permanent head coaches. Free of European distractions and backed by a £348m spending spree under Xabi Alonso, Chelsea are primed for a top-three finish. At the bottom, all three promoted sides face a grim scrap – though Sunderland’s European commitments might just give Coventry a lifeline to escape the drop. Arsenal Chelsea Man City Man Utd Liverpool Tottenham Nottingham Forest Aston Villa Brentford Brighton Leeds Everton Bournemouth Newcastle Crystal Palace Fulham Sunderland Coventry Ipswich Hull Jack Rosser ARSENAL have what appears on paper to be one of the most straightforward title defences in Premier League history. They have cleared the hurdle and almost all of their rivals have hit the reset button in recent months. It should be Mikel Arteta‘s to lose this term and a strong start will likely see them clear. Tottenham look well set for a very strong run under Roberto De Zerbi while a lack of European football suits Chelsea. Oliver Glasner could be the hire of the summer for Nottingham Forest, while I worry for his old club and Brentford. Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham Man City Liverpool Aston Villa Man Utd Nottingham Forest Everton Bournemouth Brighton Leeds Newcastle Fulham Sunderland Crystal Palace Brentford Ipswich Coventry Hull Comment now