Manchester United are high of the Premier League desk from this calendar 12 months, having picked up extra factors than Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool in 2026 to this point.
It’s been a madcap begin to the 12 months, with Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest all making a change within the dugout.
Ruben Amorim departed Previous Trafford after a string of iffy outcomes and a falling out with the board. His final sport in cost was a 1-1 draw away to previous rivals Leeds United, whereas caretaker supervisor Darren Fletcher subsequently oversaw an FA Cup elimination and a 2-2 draw with relegation-bound Burnley.
It’s been a critical uptick in outcomes since then, although, with interim boss Michael Carrick masterminding 4 successive league wins – one thing Amorim by no means managed – and a draw with West Ham.
In actual fact, the Purple Devils are the one facet within the Premier League which are nonetheless unbeaten to this point this calendar 12 months. That lad may nonetheless be ready for his haircut, however the path of journey seems promising.
It’s been an identical story for Chelsea below Liam Rosenior, who additionally received his first 4 Premier League matches, having changed Enzo Maresca in January. The Blues have taken only one fewer level than Manchester United because the flip of the 12 months.
Surprisingly sufficient it’s Bournemouth and Brentford who sit third and fourth respectively within the calendar 12 months desk, having every accrued 14 factors.
Andoni Iraola’s Cherries completed 2025 in stuttering kind however they’ve picked issues up since, regardless of shedding talisman Antoine Semenyo, guaranteeing the Spanish coach will certainly be among the many high candidates for larger jobs this summer time.
Brentford, in the meantime, have maintained their stunning kind and stay darkish horses for Champions League qualification.
League leaders Arsenal sit fifth, having received simply three of eight league outings in 2026 to this point.
Their title tilt is struggling a main wobble, however they will take solace in chasers Manchester Metropolis enduring the very same kind over the identical interval (with marginally worse purpose distinction). Aston Villa, too, sit seventh within the calendar 12 months desk – two factors behind the stuttering Gunners.
Additional down in the direction of midtable, West Ham and Leeds are exhibiting indicators of life to make the relegation battle further attention-grabbing, whereas Liverpool and Newcastle proceed to falter. They’ve received simply two and three Premier League matches, respectively, in 2026 to this point.
On the decrease finish of the combo, Sunderland’s kind has begun to peter out – fifteenth since New Yr’s Day – whereas Championship-bound Wolves are surprisingly sixteenth.
Brighton and Crystal Palace are seventeenth and 18th respectively, their kind elevating the query of whether or not they may get dragged into the relegation image.
Tottenham sit all-time low of the 2026 desk. They’re the one facet within the Premier League but to win a sport this calendar 12 months. Igor Tudor has some job to show that ship round.
Right here’s how the desk stacks up because the flip of the 12 months.
Notice: to create this desk, we’ve used our sister website Football365 and their sensible Premier League Tables useful resource – a goldmine for creating and exploring customized tables.
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