Premier League 2025-26 season review: our predictions v reality

We picked Liverpool as champions, Chelsea as challengers and tipped Brentford and Sunderland to go down.

Oh dear What we predicted: Mikel Arteta vowed this would be a “big summer” after finishing as runners-up in the Premier League for a third season in succession and the new sporting director, Andrea Berta, has delivered on a number of signings in his first transfer window.

The question now for Arsenal supporters is whether Martín Zubimendi, Christian Nørgaard, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyökeres, Cr