What a way to end a season. The final day of the 2025-26 Premier League delivered everything — a trophy lift, a heartbreaking relegation, a fairytale European qualification, and Manchester City’s farewell to Pep Guardiola. Here’s everything that happened.
Arsenal lift the Premier League trophy
Having secured the title when Manchester City dropped points in midweek, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal received the trophy at Selhurst Park following a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. Martin Odegaard lifted the Premier League trophy in front of thousands of travelling Gunners fans who had made the short trip to south London — a moment the club and its supporters have been waiting 22 years for.
Arteta said afterwards: “That was beautiful. Look at the joy of all of the people, they have been waiting for this for so long. We have had difficult moments along the way, but it is all worth it when you see that kind of reaction.” eurovision
Arsenal finished top on 85 points, seven clear of Manchester City in second, with Manchester United seven points further back in third.
All the final day results
Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal
Brighton 0-3 Manchester United
Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham 2-0 Newcastle United
Liverpool 1-1 Brentford
Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bournemouth
Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Everton
West Ham United 3-0 Leeds United
The final Premier League table — top to bottom
- Arsenal — 85 pts (Champions League)
- Manchester City — 78 pts (Champions League)
- Manchester United — 71 pts (Champions League)
- Aston Villa — 65 pts (Champions League — also Europa League winners)
- Liverpool — 60 pts (Europa League)
- Bournemouth — 57 pts (Europa League)
- Sunderland — 54 pts (Conference League)
- Brighton — 53 pts
- Brentford — 53 pts
- Chelsea — 52 pts
- Fulham — 52 pts
- Newcastle United — 49 pts
- Everton — 49 pts
- Leeds United — 47 pts
- Crystal Palace — 45 pts
- Nottingham Forest — 44 pts
- Tottenham Hotspur — 41 pts (Survived)
- West Ham United — 39 pts (Relegated)
- Burnley — 22 pts (Relegated)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers — 20 pts (Relegated)
European places confirmed
Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Aston Villa take the four Champions League spots. Liverpool and Bournemouth head to the Europa League, while Sunderland’s seventh-place finish earns them Conference League football.
Aston Villa’s place in the Champions League comes by virtue of their league position — they also won the Europa League, meaning their European place passes down the table automatically.
Sunderland make history
The story of the season away from Arsenal has to be Sunderland. The club beat Chelsea 2-1 on the final day to finish seventh and secure European football for the first time in more than half a century. Goalscorer Trai Hume told the BBC: “Coming up to the start of the season, I don’t think anyone gave us a chance to stay up, let alone Europe. We’ve worked our socks off and fully deserve that.” From League One to European football in the space of a few years — it is one of English football’s great recent stories.
West Ham relegated despite big win
There was despair in the east of the city as West Ham United were relegated on the final day of the season despite a 3-0 home win over Leeds United — results elsewhere simply didn’t go their way. It’s a brutal way to go down, winning your last game and still dropping into the Championship. West Ham join Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second tier next season
Tottenham survive
One of the biggest relief stories of the day. Tottenham beat Everton 1-0 at home to pull clear of the drop zone and secure another season of top-flight football — though at 41 points, it has been a thoroughly miserable campaign and there will be serious questions to answer in the summer.
Pep Guardiola’s last game
Aston Villa’s 2-1 win at the Etihad ensured that Guardiola’s final game in charge of Manchester City ended in defeat — a poetically bittersweet end to one of the most extraordinary managerial reigns English football has ever seen. City finished the season on 78 points, and with Champions League football secured, the foundations remain strong for whoever comes next.
What a season it’s been.