The 2025-26 Premier League season delivered everything a football fan could ask for: drama, comebacks, late goals, and genuine suspense right down to the final weeks. There were moments of brilliance, shocking results, and plenty of controversy.
But through all of it, the story that dominated every back page and every debate was Arsenal’s. Their season had incredible highs and genuinely nerve-shredding lows, including the period of Arsenal under pressure as City go top, which threatened to derail everything Mikel Arteta had built.
Yet they held their nerve, and at the final whistle on the last day of the season, Arsenal were Premier League champions for the first time since 2004. Now, attention shifts entirely to what comes next, and with the 2026-27 campaign approaching, there are some major talking points worth unpacking. With consecutive wins to start the season, supporters are abuzz and pundits are backing them.
Defending the Title: The Weight Arsenal Now Carry
Winning the league ends a drought. Defending it is an entirely different challenge. Since the 2009-10 season, only Manchester City have successfully retained the Premier League title, doing so multiple times during nearly a decade of dominance. Arsenal now enter that conversation as champions, but history is not on their side.
What gives Arteta’s side genuine reason for optimism is continuity. The squad that won the title is largely intact, and the manager has shown over several seasons that he knows how to build on a foundation rather than tear it apart.
The Gunners led the league in set-piece goals last season, scoring 29 and conceding just eight from those situations. That kind of statistical edge doesn’t happen by accident; it reflects serious coaching work and player buy-in. If Arsenal can replicate that output while adding quality in key areas, they remain the team to beat. The question is whether the rest of the league has been watching closely enough to close that gap.
The Manager Merry-Go-Round Changes Everything
Few offseasons have seen this level of managerial upheaval. Pep Guardiola’s departure from Manchester City after a decade is arguably the…
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