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EPL – Gameweek 2
Champions Arsenal got the 2026/27 Premier League season underway with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates.
Manchester City started life without Pep Guardiola with a last-minute winner in a 2-1 home victory over Bournemouth. Meanwhile, Manchester United suffered a surprise defeat away to Hull City.
Andoni Iraola started his Premier League tenure as Liverpool manager with a 2-2 draw away to Newcastle, with the Reds’ equaliser coming courtesy of a 99th-minute penalty. Gameweek 1 ended with Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea side scraping past a defiant Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage.
Premier League – Gameweek 2
These are the matches for the second round of the 2026/27 Premier League season. Click on each game to discover the latest prices.
Friday 28/08/2026
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Correct score prediction: Crystal Palace 1:2 Manchester City
Last season: Manchester City 3:0 Crystal Palace; Crystal Palace 0:3 Manchester City.
Saturday 29/08/2026
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest
Correct score prediction: Liverpool 2:0 Nottingham Forest
Last season: Nottm Forest 0:1 Liverpool; Liverpool 0:3 Nottm Forest.
Bournemouth vs Everton
Correct score prediction: Bournemouth 1:0 Everton
Last season: Everton 1:2 Bournemouth; Bournemouth 0:1 Everton.
Coventry City vs Hull City
Correct score prediction: Coventry City 2:0 Hull City
Last season (Championship): Hull 0:0 Coventry; Coventry 0:0 Hull.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United
Correct score prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2:2 Newcastle United
Last season: Tottenham 1:2 Newcastle; Newcastle 2:2 Tottenham.
Sunday 30/08/2026
Chelsea vs Brighton
Correct score prediction: Chelsea 2:1 Brighton
Last season: Brighton 3:0 Chelsea; Chelsea 1:3 Brighton.
Leeds United vs Brentford
Correct score prediction: Leeds United 1:1 Brentford
Last season: Leeds 0:0 Brentford; Brentford 1:1 Leeds.
Sunderland vs Fulham
Correct score prediction: Sunderland 1:2 Fulham
Last season: Sunderland 1:3 Fulham; Fulham 1:0 Sunderland.
Manchester United vs Ipswich Town
Correct score prediction: Manchester United 2:0 Ipswich Town
Last season: N/A.
Monday 31/08/2026
Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Correct score prediction: Aston Villa 1:3 Arsenal
Last season: Arsenal 4:1 Aston Villa; Aston Villa 2:1 Arsenal.
Managerial changes for the 2026/27 season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Reason for departure | Date | New manager | Date appointed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | Andoni Iraola | End of contract | 24/05/2026 | Marco Rose | 01/06/2026 |
| Chelsea | Calum McFarlane | End of interim spell | 24/05/2026 | Xabi Alonso | 01/07/2026 |
| Manchester City | Pep Guardiola | Resigned | 24/05/2026 | Enzo Maresca | 29/06/2026 |
| Crystal Palace | Oliver Glasner | End of contract | 27/05/2026 | Pierre Sage | 15/06/2026 |
| Liverpool | Arne Slot | Dismissed | 30/05/2026 | Andoni Iraola | 04/06/2026 |
| Fulham | Marco Silva | End of contract | 02/06/2026 | Álvaro Arbeloa | 07/07/2026 |
| Ipswich Town | Kieran McKenna | Resigned | 10/06/2026 | Gary O’Neil | 23/06/2026 |
| Nottingham Forest | Vítor Pereira | Dismissed | 02/07/2026 | Oliver Glasner | 06/07/2026 |
| Newcastle United | Eddie Howe | Resigned | 30/07/2026 | Matthias Jaissle | 05/08/2026 |
EPL 2026/27 – Key dates
- Summer transfer window opens: 15th June.
- Community Shield: 16th August.
- Season starts: 22nd August.
- Summer transfer window closes: 31st August.
- International break (Nations League): 21st September – 6th October.
- International break (Nations League): 9th – 17th November.
- Winter transfer window opens: 1st January.
- Winter transfer window closes: 1st February.
- International break (Nations League/Euro 2028 qualifiers): 22nd – 30th March.
- Final round of matches: 30th May.
Premier League 2026/27 betting odds
Arsenal are the early favourites to retain their EPL title in 2026/27. The price on the Gunners shortened after they coasted to a 3-0 success over Coventry City in their opening match. In what promises to be a fascinating season, three of the top five teams in the betting started their campaigns with new managers.
| Team | EPL winner odds |
|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1.89 |
| Manchester City | 5.10 |
| Chelsea | 7.20 |
| Liverpool | 10.25 |
| Manchester United | 15.25 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 46.00 |
| Aston Villa | 69.00 |
| Brighton | 83.00 |
| Brentford | 165.00 |
| Newcastle United | 215.00 |
| Bournemouth | 215.00 |
| Everton | 215.00 |
| Leeds United | 365.00 |
| Nottingham Forest | 525.00 |
| Crystal Palace | 801.00 |
| Fulham | 801.00 |
| Sunderland | 1151.00 |
| Ipswich Town | 1151.00 |
| Coventry City | 1251.00 |
| Hull City | 1351.00 |
Summer Transfer Window
Here are some of the significant player transfers in and out following the end of the 2025/26 season and through the summer transfer window.
Arsenal
- In: Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen), Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Illan Meslier (Leeds United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- Out: Leandro Trossard (Beşiktaş), Jakub Kiwior (Porto), Christian Nørgaard (Everton).
Aston Villa
- In: Modou Kéba Cissé (LASK), Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg), João Gomes (Wolves), Matteo Ruggeri (Atlético Madrid), Zion Suzuki (Parma).
- Loans in: Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), Aaron Wan‑Bissaka (West Ham).
- Out: Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica), Youri Tielemans (Manchester United), Donyell Malen (Roma), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), Lucas Digne (PSG), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal).
- Loans out: Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), Andrés García (Getafe).
Bournemouth
- In: Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche), António Silva (Benfica), Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla)
- Loans in: Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus).
- Out: Marcos Senesi (Tottenham), Luis Sinisterra (Cruzeiro)
- Loans out: Álex Jiménez (Fiorentina).
Brentford
- In: Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), Jannik Schuster (Red Bull Salzburg), Callum Wilson (West Ham), Mamadou Sangaré (Lens).
- Out: Frank Onyeka (Coventry City), Jordan Henderson (Chelsea).
Brighton
- In: Zadok Yohanna (AIK Stockholm), Pascal Struijk (Leeds United), Costinha (Olympiacos), Luka Vušković (Tottenham), Michael Svoboda (Venezia), Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys).
- Loans in: Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- Out: Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham), Diego Coppola (Paris FC), Danny Welbeck (Chelsea), Carl Rushworth (Coventry City), Carlos Baleba (Manchester United).
- Loans out: Facundo Buonanotte (Elche), Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig).
Chelsea
- In: Marco Palestra (Atalanta), Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisboa), Emmanuel Emegha (Strasbourg), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), Danny Welbeck (Brighton), Valentín Barco (Strasbourg), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Pep Chavarria (Rayo Vallecano).
- Out: Tyrique George (Everton), Andrey Santos (Manchester United), Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid), Trevoh Chalobah (Como).
- Loans out: Alejandro Garnacho (Aston Villa), Filip Jorgensen (Strasbourg).
Coventry City
- In: Frank Onyeka (Brentford), Loum Tchaouna (Burnley), Aurèle Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt), Carl Rushworth (Brighton), Caleb Yirenkyi (Nordsjælland), Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest), Sidiki Cherif (Fenerbahçe).
Crystal Palace
- In: Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax), Dwight McNeil (Everton), Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake).
- Loans in: Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
- Out: Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea), Brennan Johnson (Everton).
Everton
- In: Tyrique George (Chelsea), Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg), Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal), Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace).
- Out: Dwight McNeil (Crystal Palace).
Fulham
- In: Jonah Kusi-Asare (Bayern Munich), César Palacios (Real Madrid), Gonzalo García (Real Madrid), Shea Charles (Southampton).
- Out: Harry Wilson (Leeds), Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), Saša Lukić (Ipswich Town), Issa Diop (Ipswich Town), Steven Benda (Nottingham Forest).
Hull City
- In: Jack Butland (Rangers), Óscar Zambrano (Maribor), Matt Targett (Newcastle), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisboa), Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiacos), Jens Hjertø-Dahl (Tromsø), Elliot Stroud (Mjällby), Lucas Herrington (Colorado Rapids), Lucas Gourna-Douath (Red Bull Salzburg), Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United).
- Out: Ivor Pandur (Rangers).
Ipswich Town
- In: Chuba Akpom (Ajax), Cédric Kipré (Reims), Emersonn (Toulouse), Kayne van Oevelen (Volendam), Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City), Issa Diop (Fulham), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise), Florentino Luís (Burnley), Saša Lukić (Fulham), Julio Enciso (Strasbourg).
Leeds United
- In: Harry Wilson (Fulham), Tarik Muharemović (Sassuolo), James Trafford (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- Out: Illan Meslier (Arsenal), Pascal Struijk (Brighton), Karl Darlow (Manchester United), Jack Harrison (New England Revolution), Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
Liverpool
- In: Víctor Muñoz (Osasuna), Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes).
- Loans in: Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- Out: Ibrahima Konaté (Real Madrid), Andy Robertson (Tottenham), Mohamed Salah (Trabzonspor).
Manchester City
- In: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
- Out: Nathan Aké (Fenerbahçe), Bernardo Silva (Real Madrid), James Trafford (Leeds United), Rodri (Barcelona), Tijjani Reijnders (Al-Qadsiah), Savinho (Tottenham Hotspur).
Manchester United
- In: Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Andrey Santos (Chelsea), Carlos Baleba (Brighton).
- Out: Rasmus Højlund (Napoli), Casemiro (Inter Miami).
- Loans out: Altay Bayındır (Celta Vigo), André Onana (Trabzonspor).
Newcastle United
- In: Sean Steur (Ajax), Ewen Jaouen (Reims), Bazoumana Touré (Hoffenheim), Aladji Bamba (Monaco), Lukáš Horníček (Sporting Braga), Amar Dedić (Benfica).
- Out: Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Sandro Tonali (Tottenham), Kieran Trippier (Wolves), Matt Targett (Hull City), Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal).
Nottingham Forest
- In: Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisboa), Steven Benda (Fulham).
- Out: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City).
Sunderland
- In: Thomas Meunier (Lille), Dayann Methalie (Toulouse), Jules Ahoka (Royal Antwerp).
- Out: Eliezer Mayenda (Rennes).
Tottenham Hotspur
- In: Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), Martin Dúbravka (Burnley), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), Mateus Fernandes (West Ham), Savinho (Manchester City).
- Out: Luka Vušković (Brighton), Manor Solomon (West Ham), Djed Spence (Inter), Cristian Romero (Atlético Madrid).
- Loans out: Radu Drăgușin (Fiorentina).
Who qualified for the 2026/27 Champions League?
In total, England will have five teams playing in next season’s Champions League.
The top five teams in the final EPL table, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Liverpool, have all qualified for next season’s Champions League based on their league position.
In the 2025/26 season, there were six English teams in the UCL. Arsenal performed the best, losing to PSG on penalties in the final. Liverpool were eliminated in the quarter-finals, while Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur all exited at the Round of 16 stage.
Who qualified for the 2026/27 Europa League?
Bournemouth and Sunderland qualified for the Europa League after sixth and seventh-place finishes in the EPL, respectively. Crystal Palace also earned a place in the Europa League courtesy of winning the 2025/26 Conference League.
Who qualified for the 2026/27 Conference League?
The final European place based on Premier League positions was taken by Brighton, who, by virtue of their eighth-place finish, will contest the 2026/27 Conference League.
Which teams were relegated to the Championship?
Only one of the three promoted teams from the previous season made an instant return to the Championship, with Burnley the team unable to maintain their place in the Premier League.
They will be joined in the Championship by Wolverhampton Wanderers, who finished bottom place of the EPL, and West Ham United, who finished two points adrift of safety in 18th position.
Which teams were promoted from the Championship?
Coventry City finished eleven points clear at the top of the Championship under manager Frank Lampard and returned to the Premier League for the first time since the 2000/01 season. Ipswich Town finished in second place and regained their spot in the top division after being relegated the previous season.
The final promotion place was taken by Hull City, who won the play-offs despite finishing only sixth in the regular season. The Yorkshire side last played in the Premier League in the 2016/17 season.
Premier League table 2025/26
The final Premier League table for the 2025/26 season was:
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 27 | 44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 35 | 32 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 50 | 19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 53 | 10 | 60 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 52 |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 39 |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 75 | -37 | 22 |
| 20 | Wolves | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 68 | -41 | 20 |
Pld = Played
W = Won
D = Drawn
L = Lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
GD = Goal difference
Pts = Points
2025/26 Premier League stats
The top five players for goals, assists and clean sheets during last season were:
Goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 27 |
| 2 | Igor Thiago | Brentford | 22 |
| 3 | Antoine Semenyo | Bournemouth / Man City | 17 |
| 4 | Ollie Watkins | Aston VIlla | 16 |
| 5 | Morgan Gibbs-White | Nottingham Forest | 15 |
| 5 | João Pedro | Chelsea | 15 |
Assists
| Player | Club | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | 21 |
| 2 | Rayan Cherki | Manchester City | 12 |
| 3 | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham | 11 |
| 4 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 8 |
| 5 | Dominik Szoboszlai | Liverpool | 7 |
| 5 | James Garner | Everton | 7 |
| 5 | Harry Wilson | Fulham | 7 |
| 5 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 7 |
Clean sheets
| Player | Club | Clean sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya | Arsenal | 19 |
| 2 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Manchester City | 15 |
| 3 | Dean Henderson | Crystal Palace | 11 |
| 3 | Đorđe Petrović | Bournemouth | 11 |
| 3 | Jordan Pickford | Everton | 11 |
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