Why this Premier League season has been the most d...
Key takeaways
- It won't give us the most outstanding champions or one player setting a new impossibly high benchmark, but if you want drama and storylines, 2025-26 has been the best ever.
- Those are the things that could still happen this week, with every game on the final matchday on Sunday carrying some significance or jeopardy.
- But leaving aside what the final week has in store, this season has already veered off script with unlikely outcomes.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Almost everything is still to play for as the Premier League finale approaches. Getty Images Mark Ogden May 18, 2026, 05:58 AM ETClose Mark Ogden is a senior soccer writer for ESPN.com. Read his archive here and follow him on Twitter: @Mark Ogden_.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions The 2025-26 Premier League season has entered its final week, and it has been the most exciting and unpredictable since the competition began in 1992-93.
It won't give us the most outstanding champions or one player setting a new impossibly high benchmark, but if you want drama and storylines, 2025-26 has been the best ever.
With less than a week to go, Arsenal can win a first Premier League title since 2003-04, Tottenham Hotspur could still be relegated, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford could qualify for the Champions League and Chelsea might go from winning the FIFA Club World Cup to finishing in the bottom half of the table inside 12 months.