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Premier League 2026-27

39 matches played, 341 remaining · updated September 14, 2026
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Upcoming fixtures

1 matches across the next gameweek. The bar is the win / draw / win split, xG the expected goals per side, and the likely score the model's best guess at the result, with its probability.
Gameweek 4Sep 141 match
DateHomeAwayHome win · Draw · Away winxGLikely score

Projected final table

Title (1st) Champions League (top 5) Europa League (6th) Conference League (7th) Relegation
England confirmed a 5th Champions League slot for 2026-27 via UEFA's European Performance coefficient. Europa and Conference League slots shown reflect the standard league route; FA Cup and EFL Cup winners can cascade the 6th / 7th slots down one place.
Team E[Pts]5–95% TitleUCLUELUECLReleg
1Arsenal82.570–94
57.9%57.9%
99.6%99.6%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2Manchester City79.165–93
36.1%36.1%
97.5%97.5%
1.2%1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
3Chelsea63.246–80
3.2%3.2%
58.1%58.1%
8.8%8.8%
6.7%6.7%
0.7%0.7%
4Liverpool62.249–76
1.1%1.1%
55.3%55.3%
10.9%10.9%
8.4%8.4%
0.1%
5Manchester United59.647–72
0.4%
41.8%41.8%
12.6%12.6%
11.0%11.0%
0.2%
6Brighton and Hove Albion58.945–73
0.8%0.8%
39.9%39.9%
11.2%11.2%
9.9%9.9%
0.7%0.7%
7Newcastle United56.743–71
0.4%
29.2%29.2%
10.2%10.2%
10.4%10.4%
1.1%1.1%
8Brentford54.842–68
0.1%
20.5%20.5%
9.2%9.2%
10.4%10.4%
1.0%1.0%
9Everton52.540–65
0.1%
12.8%12.8%
7.2%7.2%
8.2%8.2%
2.1%2.1%
10Leeds United52.439–66
0.0%
12.7%12.7%
7.3%7.3%
8.1%8.1%
2.5%2.5%
11Nottingham Forest50.938–64
0.0%
9.4%9.4%
5.9%5.9%
6.9%6.9%
3.4%3.4%
12Tottenham Hotspur49.234–65
0.1%
9.5%9.5%
4.6%4.6%
5.9%5.9%
7.9%7.9%
13AFC Bournemouth48.336–61
0.0%
5.0%5.0%
3.6%3.6%
4.6%4.6%
6.3%6.3%
14Aston Villa45.931–61
0.0%
4.9%4.9%
3.3%3.3%
3.7%3.7%
14.5%14.5%
15Hull City42.829–57
0.0%
1.9%1.9%
1.5%1.5%
1.9%1.9%
23.5%23.5%
16Crystal Palace41.429–54
0.0%
0.9%0.9%
0.9%0.9%
1.1%1.1%
26.7%26.7%
17Sunderland41.029–53
0.0%
0.4%
0.6%0.6%
0.9%0.9%
27.5%27.5%
18Fulham38.326–51
0.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.7%0.7%
40.6%40.6%
19Ipswich Town36.524–51
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.5%
52.1%52.1%
20Coventry City26.714–40
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
89.4%89.4%

Race tracker

How each race has moved. Hover a line to follow one club; expand a card for the full field.

Title race

top 5 of 7 in the race
255075startGW1GW2GW3GW4Man United — 0%Brentford — 0%Arsenal — 58%Arsenal · 58%Man City — 36%Man City · 36%Chelsea — 3%Chelsea · 3%Liverpool — 1%Liverpool · 1%Brighton — 1%Brighton · 1%255075startGW1GW2GW3GW4Arsenal — 58%Arsenal · 58%Man City — 36%Man City · 36%Chelsea — 3%Chelsea · 3%Liverpool — 1%Liverpool · 1%Brighton — 1%Brighton · 1%Man United — 0%Man United · 0%Brentford — 0%Brentford · 0%

Champions League

top 5 of 13 in the race
255075100startGW1GW2GW3GW4Newcastle — 29%Brentford — 20%Everton — 13%Leeds — 13%Tottenham — 10%Forest — 9%Bournemouth — 5%Aston Villa — 5%Man City — 98%Man City · 98%Chelsea — 58%Chelsea · 58%Liverpool — 55%Liverpool · 55%Man United — 42%Man United · 42%Brighton — 40%Brighton · 40%255075100startGW1GW2GW3GW4Man City — 98%Man City · 98%Chelsea — 58%Chelsea · 58%Liverpool — 55%Liverpool · 55%Man United — 42%Man United · 42%Brighton — 40%Brighton · 40%Newcastle — 29%Newcastle · 29%Brentford — 20%Brentford · 20%Everton — 13%Everton · 13%Leeds — 13%Leeds · 13%Tottenham — 10%Tottenham · 10%Forest — 9%Forest · 9%Bournemouth — 5%Bournemouth · 5%Aston Villa — 5%Aston Villa · 5%

Relegation battle

top 5 of 14 in the race
255075100startGW1GW2GW3GW4Hull — 24%Aston Villa — 14%Tottenham — 8%Bournemouth — 6%Forest — 3%Leeds — 2%Everton — 2%Newcastle — 1%Brentford — 1%Coventry — 89%Coventry · 89%Ipswich — 52%Ipswich · 52%Fulham — 41%Fulham · 41%Sunderland — 27%Sunderland · 27%Palace — 27%Palace · 27%255075100startGW1GW2GW3GW4Coventry — 89%Coventry · 89%Ipswich — 52%Ipswich · 52%Fulham — 41%Fulham · 41%Sunderland — 27%Sunderland · 27%Palace — 27%Palace · 27%Hull — 24%Hull · 24%Aston Villa — 14%Aston Villa · 14%Tottenham — 8%Tottenham · 8%Bournemouth — 6%Bournemouth · 6%Forest — 3%Forest · 3%Leeds — 2%Leeds · 2%Everton — 2%Everton · 2%Newcastle — 1%Newcastle · 1%Brentford — 1%Brentford · 1%

Position probability heatmap

Chance of each final position, teams sorted by expected points. Cells are percentages; blanks are under 0.5%.

1234567891011121314151617181920
Arsenal5833721
Man City3642125210
Chelsea39201511976443222111
Liverpool1618171511875432211
Man United31114141311876432111
Brighton1311131211108765432111
Newcastle27910101098765432211
Brentford14799101010987643211
Everton24678101091087653211
Leeds355789109998654321
Forest234678810998865321
Tottenham234566778888776431
Bournemouth1234567891010987542
Aston Villa123344566899998762
Hull1112335567910111111103
Palace11233467911121313104
Sunderland11223457911121414113
Fulham111234589121417167
Ipswich011223457912162313
Coventry1112481665

Golden boot

Projected season-end goals for the tracked scorers, sorted by total. "+rem" is the goals still expected over the remaining fixtures; "Share" is the player's share of his club's goals. Bar length compares to the projected leader.
PlayerTeamGoals+remProj totalShareA
1HaalandManchester City4+25.7
29.7
39%0
2RogersChelsea3+13.4
16.4
22%1
3SakaArsenal3+13.0
16.0
19%0
4IsakLiverpool3+12.4
15.4
22%0
5B.FernandesManchester United3+12.1
15.1
20%1
6TavernierBournemouth3+10.6
13.6
22%0
7João PedroChelsea3+10.5
13.5
18%3
8SchadeBrentford3+10.3
13.3
20%0
9Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest1+12.2
13.2
27%2
10MbeumoManchester United2+11.1
13.1
19%1
11Calvert-LewinLeeds United1+11.7
12.7
25%0
12PalmerChelsea2+10.5
12.5
18%2
13HavertzArsenal2+9.6
11.6
14%0
14ØdegaardArsenal2+9.6
11.6
14%0
15CherkiManchester City2+9.6
11.6
14%2

Defence

Clean-sheet and goals-against leaderboard, sorted by projected season clean sheets. "So far" columns are the banked counts from matches already played; "+rem" is the expected addition from the remaining fixtures; "Proj" is the season-end total. Chips are coloured by the projected total.
TeamGPCS+remProj CSGA+remProj GACS rateGA/g
1Arsenal383+14.517.51+29.630.646%0.80
2Manchester City382+12.914.92+33.735.739%0.94
3Liverpool382+10.112.14+42.946.932%1.23
4Brighton382+9.411.45+45.350.330%1.32
5Everton382+9.411.43+45.348.330%1.27
6Tottenham382+9.111.15+46.451.429%1.35
7Newcastle United381+9.510.54+47.351.328%1.35
8Leeds United381+9.310.32+48.750.727%1.34
9Hull City383+7.210.22+54.956.927%1.50
10Nottingham Forest381+9.010.04+47.451.426%1.35
11Brentford381+8.99.94+47.451.426%1.35
12Aston Villa381+8.69.67+48.655.625%1.46
13Chelsea380+9.59.59+44.753.725%1.41
14Manchester United380+9.39.37+45.352.325%1.38
15Sunderland381+7.78.75+53.158.123%1.53
16Fulham381+7.38.37+54.461.422%1.62
17Bournemouth380+7.87.87+52.159.121%1.56
18Crystal Palace380+7.47.411+54.065.019%1.71
19Ipswich Town380+6.06.010+61.871.816%1.89
20Coventry City380+5.65.610+63.073.015%1.92