Here comes the supercomputer’s definitive prediction for the 2025-26 Premier League champion, with Liverpool dropping out of the top three while Manchester United will finish sixth.
On 30 Dec 2025 GMT+7, the supercomputer from Opta, the world-renowned football statistics authority, analyzed the 2025-26 English Premier League after the first 18 matches, projecting the title to go to the "Gunners" Arsenal under Spanish coach Mikel Arteta.
The runner-up is predicted to be the "Sky Blues" Manchester City, followed by third place going to the "Villans" Aston Villa. Fourth place will be the "Reds" Liverpool, fifth the "Blues" Chelsea, and sixth the "Red Devils" Manchester United.
Regarding relegation, the "Hammers" West Ham United, the "Clarets" Burnley, and the "Wolves" Wolverhampton Wanderers are expected to be the three teams dropping down to the Championship next season.
1. Arsenal – 83 points
2. Manchester City – 78 points
3. Aston Villa – 74 points
4. Liverpool – 66 points
5. Chelsea – 61 points
6. Manchester United – 57 points
7. Brentford – 54 points
8. Crystal Palace – 54 points
9. Newcastle United – 53 points
10. Brighton & Hove Albion – 53 points
11. Tottenham Hotspur – 53 points
12. Fulham – 51 points
13. Everton – 50 points
14. Sunderland – 50 points
15. Bournemouth – 47 points
16. Leeds United – 42 points
17. Nottingham Forest – 41 points
18. West Ham – 34 points
19. Burnley – 30 points
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers – 19 points