Premier League 2026/27 season previews

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Arsenal, who ended a 22-year wait to be Premier League champions last season, are the clear favourite to defend the title in the 2026-27 previews published by BBC Sport. BBC Sport asked 26 TV and radio pundits to pick their top four and included an AI prediction generated with Microsoft Copilot Chat and Opta's 'supercomputer' output. Opta model simulated all 380 league matches 10,000 times and arrived at the same top-four conclusion as the AI and three of the pundits. The pundits made their forecasts using squads as they stood on Thursday 20 August, with the transfer window still open until 23:00 BST on Tuesday 1 September. This year seven different clubs were named across pundits' top-four picks in 15 different combinations, and 89% of the predictors cited in the article, 25 of 28, expect Arsenal to successfully defend their crown with no predictor placing them lower than second. Contributors who backed Arsenal cited continuity under Mikel Arteta, an 85-point title-winning campaign last season and summer reinforcements such as Bruno Guimaraes joining a midfield that already features Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi. Pundits including Theo Walcott, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Danny Murphy emphasized Arsenal's momentum, consistency and strengthened squad as reasons they are the team to beat.

Football Ramble

@footballramble.bsky.social

"It's been an exciting summer for Newcastle, but if it also made you give up on football, I'd understand." Get your 2026/27 Premier League Preview here 👉 lnk.to/Ramble

3417h ago

michael-chandler.bsky.social1

Except for the chosen few who got in before the rules changes, its simply a race to mediocrity and a brief shining moment on the periphery. Or simply put - making up the numbers to keep the money machine flowing.

Michael Smith1

PSR/SCR doing exactly what it's meant to do

Quoting this

My Point of Toon (Tom Power)6

Couldn't have put it better myself if I tried #NUFC

John Milton3

It's an excellent summary of the state of football (for the almost-haves, anyway).

Tim Stillman ⭐️⭐️

@tim-stillman.bsky.social

For this week's column I broke down big seasons ahead for 🔴Martin Odegaard ⚪️Riccardo Calafiori 🔴Martin Zubimendi 👇 arseblog.com/2026/08/its-...

4221h ago

Tim Payton

@timpayton.bsky.social

400 AST members getting ready for the new season and celebrating being Champions last night with the Premier League trophy, Jens Lehmann, Rich Garlick and Bruno

112h ago

SpiderKnife クモ

@spiderknife.bsky.social

The Premier League starts this week & after the buzz I've had all summer for my team's win, I made the League's logo again but this time customized the colours to compliment their success! To an exciting 2026-27 season!!! ❤️ #Football #PixelArt #Art

717h ago

Adam Hurrey

@footballcliches.bsky.social

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST 🔊 Do we really need near-real-time referee audio? 🔊 Three incredible utterings of John Stones’ name 🔊 The meaning of being "Premier League-proven" 🔊 Keys & Gray: Unleashed...in 120 seconds 🔊 AND MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

33h ago

Men in Blazers Media Network

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The Men in Blazers Newsletter has FLOWN 🦅 In today's edition: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MiB's Premier League season preview 🏈 2026-27 NFL x EPL comparisons 🇪🇸 Rodri's blockbuster Barca move 🎽 The top 10 away kits across Europe READ IT HERE 📫: mibcourage.co/3S2L6NI

920h ago

Oliver Kay

@oliverkay.bsky.social

For years, under the ownership of a despised hedge fund — exiled from their own city twice — the Coventry City story was tragedy and travesty. Now, back in the Premier League after 25 yrs, they’re a remarkable success story. The fall and rise of the Sky Blues #PUSB www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...

62h ago

Emily✨

@emilyoram.bsky.social

Who wants a Premier League Hotlist for 26/27? (For the uninitiated I do a thread detailing the hottest player in each team across the whole Prem)

81h ago

Arsenal

@thegunnerss.bsky.social

📋 Rule changes 👋 Promoted sides 🧳 New faces in the dugout Read about changes to the Premier League in 26/27 👇 www.arsenal.com/feature/what...

820h ago

Krewe of Arsenal

@nolagooners.bsky.social

WE ARE BACK! The season is upon us, and it all starts on Friday! We welcome the reigning, defending Premier League Champions back to the carpet as this season kicks off versus last year's Championship winners, Coventry! Start your weekend off! Be a part of the Krewe! #COYG #ARSCOV #PremierLeague

Krewe of Arsenal watch party announcement

619h ago

Charles Boehm ⚽️

@cboehm.bsky.social

New from me - with 2 weeks left to go in MLS's summer window, rounding up some of the most notable outgoing transfers to date: www.mlssoccer.com/news/gozo-he...

711h ago

The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast

@footballweekly.bsky.social

Who is @barryglendenning.bsky.social relegating this season? Find out by watching part two of our Premier League previews: youtu.be/J9BqoSsBH8Q?... @maxrushden.bsky.social @jordanjarrettbryan.bsky.social @nickybandini.bsky.social

51h ago

Barry Glendenning

@barryglendenning.bsky.social

Guardian Football Weekly Premier League preview part two: Hull City to Spurs (via Ipswich Town) www.theguardian.com/football/aud...

51h ago

Stephen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@stephent1649.wsocial.eu

The #premierleague are lagging in the streaming world. No Premier League channel. Still relying on expensive commercial channels over their own service. Then there is the 3pm #blackout It’s too expensive to watch the Premier League in the UK. Much more expensive than anywhere else.

315h ago

Lewis

@lgambrose.bsky.social

From August 2021-May 2026, we fielded 16 outfield players aged 28+ in the Premier League. This season we will field 10 (barring serious injury or a Zubimendi sale). I don't think that's wrong or a bad thing, but it does make me wonder what the +4/5-year stage of the existing plan looks like.

42h ago

Flâneur2

expect we will also field more teenagers this year than we did from, say, 21-24 too though.

Cartoon Steve Bould.1

You're talking to someone who's quite obsessed with the age profile in the squad btw. I think it's a really vital question. My guess would be a decent amount of HGs, 2 or 3 Rice-level acquisitions, survivors from the existing team, and a sprinkling of Trossards and Nonis.

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