PITA's 2025/26 Premier League predictions: Title winners, top four & relegation

Top four

Lennie Teague: Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea - I think we could be in for an entertaining three-horse race for title with Arteta, Slot and Guardiola all going head-to-head. Chelsea will remain in the Champions League spots and could be in the title race, but will slip out ahead of the run-in.

Paul Blake: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea - The top seven or eight teams are much closer than in recent years so expect the Premier League to be much tighter at the top. Manchester United have recruited well so they could have an impact on the top six.

Adam Schultz: Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea - Seems relatively straight forward, with the top three of Arsenal, Liverpool and City, behind them you could raffle off two or three teams, but I'll go with Chelsea to claim fourth.

James Dudko: Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa - Liverpool will be just short without some reinforcements at the heart of defence, as well as the need to rebalance a changing forward line. Arsenal slip to third because of continued and disproportionate faith in the promise of Mikel Arteta, who still hasn't addressed a fatal shortage of creativity -- although any deal for Eze would change this. Villa sneak in because Tielemans, Rogers and Donyell Malen takes their games up a level on Emery's watch.

Kenneth Daly: Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea - Boring, I know. The Reds will not be far off again this year and could easily win it, while a Pep Guardiola team is never one to discount in a title/European conversation. I would love to bash Chelsea but surely a club that spends so much has to make it work at some point and unfortunately, given the excellent signings they have made in recent months, I fear that time could be now.

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