The 2025-26 Premier League season ended with Arsenal as champions for the first time in 22 years. The final table tells a richer story than the title alone: a dominant defence, an unusually high number of draws, a promoted side in Europe and a club relegated with a points total that usually keeps teams up. Here is the season in numbers.
The top of the table
| Pos | Team | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 27 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 35 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 50 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 49 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 53 | 60 |
Arsenal confirmed the title with one match to spare, after Manchester City drew 1–1 at Bournemouth on 19 May 2026. It was the club's fourth Premier League title and its first since 2003-04.
Built on defence
Arsenal did not score the most goals: Manchester City scored six more. The difference was at the other end. Arsenal conceded 27 goals, 0.71 per match, eight fewer than City and the fewest in the division. David Raya kept 19 clean sheets, the most of any goalkeeper.
Key point: Title races are often described as a contest of attacks. This one was decided by the gap in goals conceded: City's goal difference (+42) was only two worse than Arsenal's (+44), but seven points separated them.
Players
- Top scorer: Erling Haaland, with 27 goals for Manchester City.
- Most clean sheets: David Raya, with 19 for Arsenal.
A season of draws
There were 104 draws in 380 matches, 27.4% of all games. Bournemouth drew 18 of their 38 matches, more than any other team, and finished sixth despite winning only 13. The season produced 1,045 goals, an average of 2.75 per match.
Promoted teams: two out of three survived
After two seasons in which all three promoted clubs went straight back down, 2025-26 broke the pattern:
| Promoted club | Finish | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 7th | 54 |
| Leeds United | 14th | 47 |
| Burnley | 19th, relegated | 22 |
Sunderland's 54 points were the most by a newly promoted side since Leeds collected 59 in 2020-21, and seventh place brought European qualification. We look at the longer history in Promoted Teams and Their Survival Rate.
The bottom of the table
| Pos | Team | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 11 | 17 | −9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 10 | 9 | 19 | −19 | 39 |
| 19 | Burnley | 4 | 10 | 24 | −37 | 22 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 11 | 24 | −41 | 20 |
Wolves were relegated on 20 April and Burnley two days later. West Ham went down on the final day with 39 points, the first time since 2010-11 that a team had been relegated with that many. Tottenham survived by two points.
Watch out: Points totals that "usually" mean safety depend on how weak the bottom teams are. With Burnley and Wolves far adrift, the fight to avoid the third relegation place needed more points than in many seasons.
What the numbers suggest
- Defence won the title: Arsenal had the fewest goals conceded by a clear margin.
- The middle was tight: only five points separated sixth from eleventh.
- Promoted teams can compete: Sunderland and Leeds showed the recent wipe-outs were not a law of nature.
To see how much luck goes into a single result, enter each shot's xG into the xG match calculator, and read How to Read Football Stats for the metrics behind the table.
- Arsenal won with 85 points and the league's best defence (27 conceded).
- 27.4% of matches were drawn; Bournemouth drew 18 times.
- Two of the three promoted clubs survived, and West Ham went down with 39 points.
Sources
- 2025–26 Premier League — Wikipedia: final table, records and statistics
- Premier League 2025-26 final table — NBC Sports
Premier League and Champions League by the numbers.