Who can stop them? Renowned football analyst Paul Merson confidently predicts Arsenal as the clear favorites to win the Premier League 2025-26.
On 31 Dec 2025 GMT+7, famous football pundit Paul Merson declared that Arsenal will comfortably win the Premier League 2025-26 after their 4-1 home demolition of Aston Villa, who had been on an 11-game winning streak. This victory earned Arsenal 3 points, putting them 5 points ahead of Manchester City before the New Year.
Merson said, "This is a hugely important result for Arsenal. They had a couple of disappointing results against Wolves and Brighton. Those were tight games, but against the most in-form team in the country—if not Europe—Arsenal completely outplayed them."
"After leading by 2 points and then drawing with Villa, if Manchester City had won on New Year's Day, Pep Guardiola’s team would have moved to the top. But now Arsenal lead by 5 points and have a 3-goal better difference, which will be very important because the race is tight."
"Looking at their away fixtures already played and this result against Villa, I honestly don’t know who can stop them."
"They have faced all the big teams except for a home draw against Manchester City. Playing like this makes them very hard to beat. I think they will win the Premier League quite comfortably."