England

Premier League

England's top division, and the most watched football league in the world. Its clubs are unusually wealthy, which is why so many of the game's best players end up here.

How it works

Clubs: 20
Matches each: 38, playing every other club home and away
Winner decided by: Most points after 38 matches. No playoffs.

The bottom three clubs are relegated to the division below, and three come up to replace them. There is no draft and no salary cap: finishing last costs you your place in the league, not just the season.

The top five or so qualify for the Champions League, which is worth more money and prestige to most clubs than any domestic cup. The next few qualify for the Europa League and Conference League.

2025-26 final table

Three points for a win, one for a draw. Goal difference separates clubs level on points. This is how 2025-26 finished. The 2026-27 season has only just started.

#	Club	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	Points
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71	27	85
2	Man City	38	23	9	6	77	35	78
3	Man United	38	20	11	7	69	50	71
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56	49	65
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63	53	60
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58	54	57
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42	48	54
8	Brighton Hove	38	14	11	13	52	46	53
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55	52	53
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58	52	52
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47	51	52
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53	55	49
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47	50	49
14	Leeds United	38	11	14	13	49	56	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41	51	45
16	Nottingham	38	11	11	16	48	51	44
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48	57	41
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46	65	39
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38	75	22
20	Wolverhampton	38	3	11	24	27	68	20

Every club

20 clubs. We have written primers for some of them, and those are the ones the club matcher can recommend.

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