Premier League 2026-27: Table, Results, Fixtures and Transfers
After five matchdays of the 2026-27 Premier League, Manchester City are top with a perfect 15 points under new manager Enzo Maresca, three ahead of champions Arsenal, with Brighton third and Brentford fourth. Tottenham are bottom on two points. Erling Haaland leads the scorers with five goals. The season started on August 21 and ends on May 30, 2027. Promoted: Coventry, Ipswich and Hull. Sources: Premier League, Wikipedia, Opta Analyst, Sky Sports.
The context
Five matchdays in: City perfect, Arsenal chasing
Five rounds into the season, Manchester City are the only team with a perfect record, 15 points from 15, in Enzo Maresca’s first season after Pep Guardiola’s departure. Champions Arsenal are second on 12 after losing to Brighton, and Brighton and Brentford complete an unexpected top four. At the other end, Tottenham are bottom with two points. Erling Haaland leads the scoring charts with five goals, and City’s 5-3 win over Sunderland on September 20 is the highest-scoring game so far. The benches changed as much as the squads over the summer: Xabi Alonso at Chelsea, Andoni Iraola at Liverpool, Oliver Glasner at Nottingham Forest, Matthias Jaissle at Newcastle.
How the season started
The Premier League 2026-27 season kicked off on the weekend of August 21-23, 2026, a week later than a normal season, a deliberate concession to player recovery after the 2026 World Cup ended on July 19. The campaign runs through to a synchronized final day on May 30, 2027.
The fixture computer produced an instant headline: champions Arsenal open the season at home to Coventry City, back in the top flight after 25 years, in the Friday-night curtain-raiser on August 21. The opening round also serves up Newcastle vs Liverpool and two London derbies, Brentford vs Tottenham and Fulham vs Chelsea. Coventry are joined among the promoted clubs by Ipswich Town, who bounced straight back, and Hull City, ending a nine-year wait.
The transfer market has already delivered a record: Elliot Anderson’s move from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City for around 135 million euros is the biggest fee ever paid for a British player. Anthony Gordon swapped Newcastle for Barcelona, Liverpool raided Rennes for Jeremy Jacquet and beat Newcastle to Osasuna’s Victor Munoz. The window’s most recent major deal: Bruno Guimarães, Newcastle’s captain for four seasons, completed a £75 million move to Arsenal on August 8, signing through 2030. Lyon collect ~£7 million profit share from the sale. The window closed on September 1 at 23:00 BST.
With Arsenal defending a title, City reloading under a new manager and three promoted sides, the 2026-27 Premier League still has 33 rounds to settle anything. Sources: Premier League, Sky Sports, ESPN, Olympics.com, Wikipedia, Opta Analyst.
People also ask
True or false?
Yes, around 135 million euros to Nottingham Forest, a new record for a British player. (ESPN)
No, he joined Barcelona during the summer 2026 window. (Sky Sports)
The opposite: it starts about a week later than normal to give players recovery time after the 2026 World Cup. (Olympics.com)
The Osasuna winger was headed for Newcastle before Liverpool stepped in and completed the deal. (ESPN)
A PSG departure is widely expected, but no Premier League destination has been confirmed as of late July 2026. (DicoDuSport)