F365’s 2025/26 season predictions: Gyokeres or Mbeumo flop, title split, sack race, Isak Golden Boot

 

There is glee about a Proper Title Race, debate over whether Viktor Gyokeres will fly or flop, a tip for Nuno to be sacked and excitement over…Everton?!

We have to call these predictions but they’re spoilers really. Just look at how well we did last season.

As is traditional, tell me who will win the league.

Sarah Winterburn: Not Arsenal. Not having that. Also just can’t see Liverpool retaining it despite all that money spent; retaining it is something only Man City have done in recent times. So I am plumping for City, for whom I have a feeling Omar Marmoush could be brilliant. Get Rodrygo to add to the return of Rodri and they walk it.

Matt Stead: Manchester City. Rodri is back, the January signings they’ve bothered to keep have settled in, the summer additions have been excellent and Pep got a lot of silliness out of his system last winter.

John Nicholson: Chelsea. Liverpool are defensively fragile. City are cursed with Haaland’s presence. Arsenal have Arteta.

Dave Tickner: I said during last season that if Arsenal signed a proper striker they will win the league, so now I’m stuck even though I’m not actually anywhere near as convinced as I was. Sticking with them, though, and do think they could very easily win it by a huge margin in a year when everyone else (relatively) struggles to some extent or other for some reason or other. Either that or they crash and burn and are out of contention before November. Definitely one of those two. Probably.

Ian Watson: Manchester City. Pep probably hasn’t slept since last season and with Rodri back in addition to some quality new signings, I reckon they’ll edge an actual, proper title race.

Will Ford: After a proper title race, Liverpool.

Joe Williams: Liverpool.

Jason Soutar: Chelsea. I boldly predicted their CWC success and have another weird feeling about them this season.

Lewis Oldham: Liverpool. Will be very, very fun in attack (with or without Isak) and Guehi *should* ease their glaring weakness in defence. Will be tighter than last year, though.

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