There’s never a bad time to start discussing the Premier League title race. At seven games into the 2025–26 season, a glimpse of the assault on top spot that will completely emerge at the end of the season is beginning to appear.
After defeating West Ham on Saturday, Arsenal surged to the top of the Premier League standings, and Liverpool’s defeat by Chelsea has given the Gunners a good chance of winning the league.
The ever-hardworking Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka scored goals to help Arsenal defeat West Ham United comfortably last time out. Before Liverpool’s dramatic defeat to Chelsea a few hours later, the Gunners’ 2-0 victory sent them to the top of the table.
Because of those outcomes, Opta’s supercomputer now projects Arsenal as the league’s favourite. In 2026, the Gunners are predicted to end their 22-year Premier League title drought. As it stands, they have a 41.6 percent chance of winning, compared to a close 35.7 percent chance for Liverpool.
Supercomputer says Arsenal more likely than Liverpool to win the title
Arsenal’s impressive start to the 2025–26 season is evidenced by their status as the season’s favourites in the Champions League.
Even if they are favoured, the season is still early, and as Liverpool’s recent slump in play shows, a lot will change during the campaign.
Arsenal deserve praise because they are now prepared to fight until the end. They are talented and deep enough to survive the barrage of injuries that ruined their last title runs.
For the next two weeks, the focus will be on the international matches before Arsenal plays again. Following the international break, the Gunners will travel to Fulham, continuing their winning run of games.
