Premier League

Premier League 2025/26 is into the closing weeks. Arsenal lead with 79 points, 2 points clear of Manchester City after 37 of 38 rounds. Manchester City sit on 77.

Arsenal top the table on 79 points with a goal difference of +42. Their last five reads WWWLL (3W 0D 2L). Manchester City are 2 points back on 77 (GD +43, form WWDWW). Manchester United sit third on 68, 11 points off the lead, with form WDWWW.

E. Haaland leads the scoring chart with 26 goals for Manchester City. That is 35% of Manchester City's 75 league goals this season. Recent goals: 1 against Arsenal, 1 against Burnley.

Round 37 produced its biggest scoreline in Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2. V. van Dijk hit 2 for Liverpool on the day. Leeds beat Brighton 1, 0 in the round's main upset.

Round 38 brings 10 matches. The pick is Manchester City (rank 2) at home to Aston Villa (rank 4) on Sunday 24 May.

The drop zone is led by Wolves on 19 points. The full bottom four reads: Tottenham on 38 (form DWWDL), West Ham on 36 (form LLLWD), Burnley on 21 (form DLLLL), Wolves on 19 (form DLDLL). Safety, held by Nottingham Forest on 43, is 24 points above the cut.