Premier League final table posted

Arsenal ended the 2025-26 Premier League season with 85 points after the final round of matches on Sunday, May 24, according to published final standings from major sports outlets. Manchester City finished second on 78 points, Manchester United were third on 71 and Aston Villa took fourth on 65. (usatoday.com) The numbers circulating across social media on Monday match the final table published by outlets including USA Today and worldfootball.net. The Premier League’s own table page showed the pre-final-day standings at 37 matches, with Arsenal already on 82 points and City on 78 before the last fixtures were played. (theguardian.com) (premierleague.com) ### Which final-day result locked in the top four? Aston Villa’s 2-1 win over Manchester City was the most consequential result for the top four positions named in the circulating table. Ollie Watkins scored both Villa goals after Antoine Semenyo had put City ahead, according to match reports from The Guardian and Manchester City’s official site. (usatoday.com) That result left City on 78 points and moved Villa to 65. On the same day, Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-1 and Manchester United beat Brighton 3-0, results listed in the final round scoreboard published by worldfootball.net. (premierleague.com) ### Did Arsenal win the title on the final day? Arsenal had already secured the title before the last round. The Premier League table on the league’s official site showed Arsenal on 82 points after 37 matches and Manchester City on 78, leaving City unable to overtake them. Squawka also reported before the final day that Arsenal had been mathematically confirmed as champions. (theguardian.com) The final-day win took Arsenal to 85 points and a goal difference of plus-44, according to USA Today’s final standings. City finished on plus-42, while Manchester United ended on plus-19 and Aston Villa on plus-7. (worldfootball.net) ### Why were people also talking about Manchester City? Manchester City’s defeat came in Pep Guardiola’s final match in charge, according to multiple reports published on May 24 and May 25. Manchester City said Guardiola, captain Bernardo Silva and defender John Stones all made their final appearances for the club in the 2-1 loss at the Etihad Stadium. (premierleague.com) The club said a crowd of 60,332 attended the match, where a late Phil Foden goal was ruled out by VAR. The Guardian’s report also described the game as Guardiola’s farewell. ### What did the rest of the final table look like? (usatoday.com) Liverpool finished fifth on 60 points and Bournemouth sixth on 57, according to the final standings. Sunderland were seventh on 54, followed by Brighton and Brentford on 53, while Chelsea ended 10th on 52. At the bottom, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated, and West Ham also finished in the bottom three on 36 points, according to the Premier League table and final standings pages. (mancity.com) ### Where can readers check the final standings themselves? The Premier League’s official table page now archives the 2025-26 standings, while USA Today and other sports sites published final-day tables and match-by-match results on May 24 and May 25. (mancity.com) Those pages show the full 38-match totals for Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa that were widely reposted on social platforms. The next formal update for English club football will come with the 2026-27 fixture release and European qualification lists tied to the final table. (worldfootball.net) For the completed season, the published standings show Arsenal first, City second, United third and Villa fourth. (msn.com) (premierleague.com)