2025–26 in English football
The 2025–26 season is the 146th competitive association football season in England.
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2025–26 in English football
The 2025–26 season is the 146th competitive association football season in England.
National teams
Group K
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> England</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>22</td><td>0</td><td>+22</td><td>24</td><td>Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup</td><td></td><td>—</td><td>2–0</td><td>2–0</td><td>3–0</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Albania</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>+2</td><td>14</td><td>Advance to play-offs</td><td></td><td>0–2</td><td>—</td><td>0–0</td><td>1–0</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Serbia</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>−1</td><td>13</td><td></td><td></td><td>0–5</td><td>0–1</td><td>—</td><td>2–1</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Latvia</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>−10</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>0–5</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–1</td><td>—</td><td>2–2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Andorra</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>16</td><td>−13</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>0–1</td><td>0–1</td><td>1–3</td><td>0–1</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>
2026 FIFA World Cup Group L
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> England</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Advance to knockout stage</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Croatia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Ghana</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Possible knockout stage based on ranking</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Panama</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Group D
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> France</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>+7</td><td>9</td><td>Advance to knockout stage</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> England</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>+8</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>−4</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Wales</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>−11</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League A Group A3
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> England</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>+7</td><td>6</td><td>Qualification to 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Spain</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>+5</td><td>6</td><td>Advance to play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Iceland</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>−5</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>−7</td><td>0</td><td>Advance to play-offs and relegation to League B</td></tr></tbody></table>
UEFA competitions
Arsenal
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>23</td><td>4</td><td>+19</td><td>24</td><td>Advance to round of 16 (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>+14</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>+12</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>+10</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>22</td><td>14</td><td>+8</td><td>16</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Athletic Bilbao </td><td>0–2</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>2–0</td><td> Olympiacos</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>4–0</td><td> Atlético Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>Slavia Prague </td><td>0–3</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>3–1</td><td> Bayern Munich</td></tr><tr><td>Club Brugge </td><td>0–3</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Inter Milan </td><td>1–3</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>3–2</td><td> Kairat</td></tr></tbody></table>
Chelsea
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>4</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>+10</td><td>17</td><td>Advance to round of 16 (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>22</td><td>14</td><td>+8</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>+7</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Sporting CP</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>+6</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>9</td><td>+6</td><td>16</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bayern Munich </td><td>3–1</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>1–0</td><td> Benfica</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>5–1</td><td> Ajax</td></tr><tr><td>Qarabağ </td><td>2–2</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>3–0</td><td> Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Atalanta </td><td>2–1</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>1–0</td><td> Pafos</td></tr><tr><td>Napoli </td><td>2–3</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr></tbody></table>
Liverpool
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>23</td><td>4</td><td>+19</td><td>24</td><td>Advance to round of 16 (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>+14</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>+12</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>+10</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>22</td><td>14</td><td>+8</td><td>16</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Liverpool </td><td>3–2</td><td> Atlético Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>Galatasaray </td><td>1–0</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td>Eintracht Frankfurt </td><td>1–5</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool </td><td>1–0</td><td> Real Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool </td><td>1–4</td><td> PSV Eindhoven</td></tr><tr><td>Inter Milan </td><td>0–1</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td>Marseille </td><td>0–3</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool </td><td>6–0</td><td> Qarabağ</td></tr></tbody></table>
Manchester City
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>6</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>+7</td><td>16</td><td>Advance to round of 16 (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Sporting CP</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>+6</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>9</td><td>+6</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>21</td><td>12</td><td>+9</td><td>15</td><td>Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>+8</td><td>15</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>2–0</td><td> Napoli</td></tr><tr><td>Monaco </td><td>2–2</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Villarreal </td><td>0–2</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>4–1</td><td> Borussia Dortmund</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>0–2</td><td> Bayer Leverkusen</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid </td><td>1–2</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Bodø/Glimt </td><td>3–1</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>2–0</td><td> Galatasaray</td></tr></tbody></table>
Newcastle United
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>10</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>+8</td><td>15</td><td>Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>+10</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>+10</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Juventus</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>10</td><td>+4</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>17</td><td>15</td><td>+2</td><td>13</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>1–2</td><td> Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Union Saint-Gilloise </td><td>0–4</td><td> Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>3–0</td><td> Benfica</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>2–0</td><td> Athletic Bilbao</td></tr><tr><td>Marseille </td><td>2–1</td><td> Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>Bayer Leverkusen </td><td>2–2</td><td> Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>3–0</td><td> PSV Eindhoven</td></tr><tr><td>Paris Saint-Germain </td><td>1–1</td><td> Newcastle United</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tottenham Hotspur
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>+14</td><td>21</td><td>Advance to round of 16 (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>+12</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>+10</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>22</td><td>14</td><td>+8</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>+7</td><td>16</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur </td><td>1–0</td><td> Villarreal</td></tr><tr><td>Bodø/Glimt </td><td>2–2</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Monaco </td><td>0–0</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur </td><td>4–0</td><td> Copenhagen</td></tr><tr><td>Paris Saint-Germain </td><td>5–3</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur </td><td>3–0</td><td> Slavia Prague</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur </td><td>2–0</td><td> Borussia Dortmund</td></tr><tr><td>Eintracht Frankfurt </td><td>0–2</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr></tbody></table>
Knockout phase play-offs
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Qarabağ </td><td>3–9</td><td> Newcastle United</td><td>1–6</td><td>2–3</td></tr></tbody></table>
Round of 16
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Paris Saint-Germain </td><td>8–2</td><td> Chelsea</td><td>5–2</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>Galatasaray </td><td>1–4</td><td> Liverpool</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid </td><td>5–1</td><td> Manchester City</td><td>3–0</td><td>2–1</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>3–8</td><td> Barcelona</td><td>1–1</td><td>2–7</td></tr><tr><td>Atlético Madrid </td><td>7–5</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>5–2</td><td>2–3</td></tr><tr><td>Bayer Leverkusen </td><td>1–3</td><td> Arsenal</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Quarter-finals
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Paris Saint-Germain </td><td></td><td> Liverpool</td><td>8 Apr</td><td>14 Apr</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP </td><td></td><td> Arsenal</td><td>7 Apr</td><td>15 Apr</td></tr></tbody></table>
Aston Villa
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lyon</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>+13</td><td>21</td><td>Advance to round of 16 (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>6</td><td>+8</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Midtjylland</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>+10</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>+6</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Porto</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>+6</td><td>17</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Aston Villa </td><td>1–0</td><td> Bologna</td></tr><tr><td>Feyenoord </td><td>0–2</td><td> Aston Villa</td></tr><tr><td>Go Ahead Eagles </td><td>2–1</td><td> Aston Villa</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa </td><td>2–0</td><td> Maccabi Tel Aviv</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa </td><td>2–1</td><td> Young Boys</td></tr><tr><td>Basel </td><td>1–2</td><td> Aston Villa</td></tr><tr><td>Fenerbahçe </td><td>0–1</td><td> Aston Villa</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa </td><td>3–2</td><td> Red Bull Salzburg</td></tr></tbody></table>
Nottingham Forest
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>11</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>9</td><td>+6</td><td>15</td><td>Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Ferencváros</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>11</td><td>+1</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>+8</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Viktoria Plzeň</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>+5</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>+1</td><td>14</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Real Betis </td><td>2–2</td><td> Nottingham Forest</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest </td><td>2–3</td><td> Midtjylland</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest </td><td>2–0</td><td> Porto</td></tr><tr><td>Sturm Graz </td><td>0–0</td><td> Nottingham Forest</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest </td><td>3–0</td><td> Malmö FF</td></tr><tr><td>Utrecht </td><td>1–2</td><td> Nottingham Forest</td></tr><tr><td>Braga </td><td>1–0</td><td> Nottingham Forest</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest </td><td>4–0</td><td> Ferencváros</td></tr></tbody></table>
Knockout phase play-offs
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fenerbahçe </td><td>2–4</td><td> Nottingham Forest</td><td>0–3</td><td>2–1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Round of 16
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nottingham Forest </td><td>2–2 (3–0 p)</td><td> Midtjylland</td><td>0–1</td><td>2–1 (a.e.t.)</td></tr><tr><td>Lille </td><td>0–3</td><td> Aston Villa</td><td>0–1</td><td>0–2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Quarter-finals
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Porto </td><td></td><td> Nottingham Forest</td><td>9 Apr</td><td>16 Apr</td></tr><tr><td>Bologna </td><td></td><td> Aston Villa</td><td>9 Apr</td><td>16 Apr</td></tr></tbody></table>
Play-off round
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Crystal Palace </td><td>1–0</td><td> Fredrikstad</td><td>1–0</td><td>0–0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Crystal Palace
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>8</td><td>AEK Larnaca</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>+6</td><td>12</td><td>Advance to round of 16 (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Lausanne-Sport</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>+3</td><td>11</td><td>Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>+5</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Lech Poznań</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>+4</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Samsunspor</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>+4</td><td>10</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dynamo Kyiv </td><td>0–2</td><td> Crystal Palace</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace </td><td>0–1</td><td> AEK Larnaca</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace </td><td>3–1</td><td> AZ</td></tr><tr><td>Strasbourg </td><td>2–1</td><td> Crystal Palace</td></tr><tr><td>Shelbourne </td><td>0–3</td><td> Crystal Palace</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace </td><td>2–2</td><td> KuPS</td></tr></tbody></table>
Knockout phase play-offs
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Zrinjski Mostar </td><td>1–3</td><td> Crystal Palace</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Round of 16
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Crystal Palace </td><td>2–1</td><td> AEK Larnaca</td><td>0–0</td><td>2–1 (a.e.t.)</td></tr></tbody></table>
Quarter-finals
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Crystal Palace </td><td></td><td> Fiorentina</td><td>9 Apr</td><td>16 Apr</td></tr></tbody></table>
Semi-finals
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Score</th><th>Team 2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manchester United </td><td>4–0</td><td> PSV Eindhoven</td></tr></tbody></table>
Final
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Score</th><th>Team 2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manchester United </td><td>1–0</td><td> Hammarby</td></tr></tbody></table>
Third qualifying round
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Brann </td><td>1–3</td><td> Manchester United</td><td>1–0</td><td>0–3</td></tr></tbody></table>
Arsenal
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>3</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>+17</td><td>14</td><td>Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>+1</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>+5</td><td>12</td><td>Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>−2</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>+6</td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>1–2</td><td> Lyon</td></tr><tr><td>Benfica </td><td>0–2</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Bayern Munich </td><td>3–2</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>2–1</td><td> Real Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>1–0</td><td> Twente</td></tr><tr><td>OH Leuven </td><td>0–3</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr></tbody></table>
Chelsea
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>+17</td><td>16</td><td>Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Lyon</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>+13</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>+17</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>+1</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>+5</td><td>12</td><td>Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Twente </td><td>1–1</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>4–0</td><td> Paris FC</td></tr><tr><td>St. Pölten </td><td>0–6</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>1–1</td><td> Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>6–0</td><td> Roma</td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg </td><td>1–2</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr></tbody></table>
Manchester United
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>4</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>+1</td><td>13</td><td>Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>+5</td><td>12</td><td>Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>−2</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>+6</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Juventus</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>+5</td><td>10</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manchester United </td><td>1–0</td><td> Vålerenga</td></tr><tr><td>Atlético Madrid </td><td>0–1</td><td> Manchester United</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United </td><td>2–1</td><td> Paris Saint-Germain</td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg </td><td>5–2</td><td> Manchester United</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United </td><td>0–3</td><td> Lyon</td></tr><tr><td>Juventus </td><td>0–1</td><td> Manchester United</td></tr></tbody></table>
Knockout phase play-offs
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Atlético Madrid </td><td>0–5</td><td> Manchester United</td><td>0–3</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>OH Leuven </td><td>1–7</td><td> Arsenal</td><td>0–4</td><td>1–3</td></tr></tbody></table>
Quarter-finals
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manchester United </td><td></td><td> Bayern Munich</td><td>2–3</td><td>1 Apr</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td></td><td> Chelsea</td><td>3–1</td><td>1 Apr</td></tr></tbody></table>
Semi-finals
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td>25–26 Apr</td><td>2–3 May</td></tr></tbody></table>
Arsenal
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>31</td><td>Union Saint-Gilloise</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>−11</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Galatasaray</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>−15</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>−7</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td>−11</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Bodø/Glimt</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>31</td><td>−27</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Athletic Bilbao </td><td>3–1</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>1–2</td><td> Olympiacos</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>3–4</td><td> Atlético Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>Slavia Prague </td><td>5–1</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal </td><td>4–2</td><td> Bayern Munich</td></tr><tr><td>Club Brugge </td><td>2–1</td><td> Arsenal</td></tr></tbody></table>
Chelsea
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>23</td><td>9</td><td>+14</td><td>16</td><td>Advance to knockout phase (Pairing 1 to 6 seeded)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Benfica</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>26</td><td>7</td><td>+19</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Club Brugge</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>+8</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>7</td><td>+7</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>+5</td><td>15</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bayern Munich </td><td>2–3</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>5–2</td><td> Benfica</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>6–3</td><td> Ajax</td></tr><tr><td>Qarabağ </td><td>0–5</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>1–1</td><td> Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Atalanta </td><td>1–3</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr></tbody></table>
Liverpool
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>14</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>+6</td><td>11</td><td>Advance to knockout phase (Pairing 7 to 16 unseeded)</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Ajax</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>24</td><td>16</td><td>+8</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>−5</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>−7</td><td>10</td><td>Advance to knockout phase (Pairing 1 to 6 unseeded)</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Monaco</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>+10</td><td>9</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Liverpool </td><td>0–0</td><td> Atlético Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>Galatasaray </td><td>0–2</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td>Eintracht Frankfurt </td><td>4–5</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool </td><td>0–4</td><td> Real Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool </td><td>1–0</td><td> PSV Eindhoven</td></tr><tr><td>Inter Milan </td><td>5–0</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr></tbody></table>
Manchester City
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>8</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>+4</td><td>13</td><td>Advance to knockout phase (Pairing 7 to 16 unseeded)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>28</td><td>14</td><td>+14</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>+10</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>+5</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Sporting CP</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>+3</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>2–0</td><td> Napoli</td></tr><tr><td>Monaco </td><td>3–5</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Villarreal </td><td>2–1</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>0–3</td><td> Borussia Dortmund</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City </td><td>6–0</td><td> Bayer Leverkusen</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid </td><td>0–4</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr></tbody></table>
Newcastle United
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>32</td><td>Galatasaray</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>−15</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>−7</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td>−11</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Bodø/Glimt</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>31</td><td>−27</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Qarabağ</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>30</td><td>−29</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>2–3</td><td> Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Union Saint-Gilloise </td><td>2–0</td><td> Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>1–5</td><td> Benfica</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United </td><td>2–3</td><td> Athletic Bilbao</td></tr><tr><td>Marseille </td><td>2–0</td><td> Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>Bayer Leverkusen </td><td>2–1</td><td> Newcastle United</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tottenham Hotspur
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>+8</td><td>13</td><td>Advance to knockout phase (Pairing 7 to 16 unseeded)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>+4</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>28</td><td>14</td><td>+14</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>+10</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>+5</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur </td><td>5–3</td><td> Villarreal</td></tr><tr><td>Bodø/Glimt </td><td>0–6</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Monaco </td><td>2–4</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur </td><td>2–3</td><td> Copenhagen</td></tr><tr><td>Paris Saint-Germain </td><td>5–2</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur </td><td>9–1</td><td> Slavia Prague</td></tr></tbody></table>
Second round
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Skënderbeu </td><td>1–7</td><td> Aston Villa</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–6</td></tr></tbody></table>
Third round
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Aston Villa </td><td>3–4</td><td> AZ</td><td>2–2</td><td>1–2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Round of 32
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Chelsea </td><td>1–1 (7–6 p)</td><td> PSV Eindhoven</td></tr><tr><td>Real Betis </td><td>5–1</td><td> Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>HJK </td><td>3–3 (5–4 p)</td><td> Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Žilina </td><td>2–1</td><td> Liverpool</td></tr></tbody></table>
Round of 16
<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Real Madrid </td><td>1–0</td><td> Chelsea</td></tr></tbody></table>
League competitions (Men's)
2025–26 in English football
<table><thead><tr><th>League Division</th><th>Promoted to league</th><th>Relegated from league</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Premier League</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Championship</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>League One</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>League Two</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>National League</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Premier League
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Arsenal (X)</td><td>31</td><td>21</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>61</td><td>22</td><td>+39</td><td>70</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Manchester City (Y)</td><td>30</td><td>18</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>60</td><td>28</td><td>+32</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>31</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>56</td><td>43</td><td>+13</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>31</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>42</td><td>37</td><td>+5</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>31</td><td>14</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>50</td><td>42</td><td>+8</td><td>49</td><td>Qualification for the Europa League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>31</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>53</td><td>38</td><td>+15</td><td>48</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League play-off round</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Brentford</td><td>31</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>46</td><td>42</td><td>+4</td><td>46</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Everton</td><td>31</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>37</td><td>35</td><td>+2</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Fulham</td><td>31</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>43</td><td>44</td><td>−1</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>31</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>41</td><td>37</td><td>+4</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Sunderland</td><td>31</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>−4</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>31</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>44</td><td>45</td><td>−1</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Bournemouth</td><td>31</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>46</td><td>48</td><td>−2</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>30</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>33</td><td>35</td><td>−2</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Leeds United</td><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>37</td><td>48</td><td>−11</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>31</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>31</td><td>43</td><td>−12</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>40</td><td>50</td><td>−10</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>West Ham United</td><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>36</td><td>57</td><td>−21</td><td>29</td><td>Relegation to EFL Championship</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Burnley</td><td>31</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>19</td><td>33</td><td>61</td><td>−28</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Wolverhampton Wanderers</td><td>31</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>54</td><td>−30</td><td>17</td></tr></tbody></table>
Championship
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Coventry City</td><td>39</td><td>24</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>81</td><td>40</td><td>+41</td><td>80</td><td>Promotion to the Premier League</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>39</td><td>20</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>59</td><td>37</td><td>+22</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Ipswich Town</td><td>38</td><td>19</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>67</td><td>39</td><td>+28</td><td>69</td><td>Qualification for the Championship play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Millwall</td><td>39</td><td>20</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>53</td><td>44</td><td>+9</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Hull City</td><td>39</td><td>20</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>62</td><td>57</td><td>+5</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Southampton</td><td>39</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>63</td><td>48</td><td>+15</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Wrexham</td><td>39</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>60</td><td>51</td><td>+9</td><td>63</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Derby County</td><td>39</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>56</td><td>48</td><td>+8</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Watford</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>50</td><td>46</td><td>+4</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Norwich City</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td>52</td><td>46</td><td>+6</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Birmingham City</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>14</td><td>48</td><td>49</td><td>−1</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Queens Park Rangers</td><td>39</td><td>15</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>55</td><td>61</td><td>−6</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Preston North End</td><td>39</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>45</td><td>49</td><td>−4</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Swansea City</td><td>39</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>17</td><td>44</td><td>49</td><td>−5</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Stoke City</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>46</td><td>43</td><td>+3</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Bristol City</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>49</td><td>50</td><td>−1</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Sheffield United</td><td>39</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>19</td><td>54</td><td>54</td><td>0</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Charlton Athletic</td><td>39</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>15</td><td>36</td><td>46</td><td>−10</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Blackburn Rovers</td><td>39</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>36</td><td>49</td><td>−13</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>39</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>40</td><td>54</td><td>−14</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Portsmouth</td><td>38</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>37</td><td>54</td><td>−17</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Leicester City</td><td>39</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>51</td><td>60</td><td>−9</td><td>39</td><td>Relegation to EFL League One</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Oxford United</td><td>39</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>18</td><td>36</td><td>51</td><td>−15</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Sheffield Wednesday (R)</td><td>39</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>29</td><td>24</td><td>79</td><td>−55</td><td>−6</td></tr></tbody></table>
League One
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lincoln City (X)</td><td>39</td><td>25</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>74</td><td>34</td><td>+40</td><td>84</td><td>Promotion to EFL Championship</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Cardiff City</td><td>39</td><td>23</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>73</td><td>41</td><td>+32</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Bolton Wanderers</td><td>39</td><td>17</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>55</td><td>39</td><td>+16</td><td>66</td><td>Qualification for League One play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Bradford City</td><td>39</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>49</td><td>44</td><td>+5</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Stockport County</td><td>38</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>54</td><td>48</td><td>+6</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Reading</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>11</td><td>60</td><td>51</td><td>+9</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Stevenage</td><td>38</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>41</td><td>38</td><td>+3</td><td>60</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Wycombe Wanderers</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>59</td><td>43</td><td>+16</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Plymouth Argyle</td><td>39</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>16</td><td>60</td><td>54</td><td>+6</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>59</td><td>51</td><td>+8</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Luton Town</td><td>39</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>52</td><td>49</td><td>+3</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Peterborough United</td><td>38</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>57</td><td>52</td><td>+5</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Barnsley</td><td>37</td><td>13</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>59</td><td>60</td><td>−1</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>AFC Wimbledon</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>49</td><td>58</td><td>−9</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Doncaster Rovers</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>42</td><td>59</td><td>−17</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Mansfield Town</td><td>37</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>47</td><td>41</td><td>+6</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Leyton Orient</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>55</td><td>62</td><td>−7</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Burton Albion</td><td>40</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>44</td><td>55</td><td>−11</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Wigan Athletic</td><td>39</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>41</td><td>54</td><td>−13</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Blackpool</td><td>40</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>19</td><td>47</td><td>63</td><td>−16</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Exeter City</td><td>40</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>19</td><td>42</td><td>52</td><td>−10</td><td>43</td><td>Relegation to EFL League Two</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Rotherham United</td><td>38</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>20</td><td>35</td><td>58</td><td>−23</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Northampton Town</td><td>39</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>22</td><td>33</td><td>56</td><td>−23</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Port Vale</td><td>38</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>21</td><td>29</td><td>54</td><td>−25</td><td>31</td></tr></tbody></table>
League Two
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Bromley</td><td>40</td><td>22</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>63</td><td>38</td><td>+25</td><td>79</td><td>Promotion to EFL League One</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Milton Keynes Dons</td><td>40</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>76</td><td>41</td><td>+35</td><td>74</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Notts County</td><td>40</td><td>22</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>67</td><td>42</td><td>+25</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Cambridge United</td><td>39</td><td>20</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>56</td><td>29</td><td>+27</td><td>72</td><td>Qualification for League Two play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Swindon Town</td><td>40</td><td>21</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>64</td><td>46</td><td>+18</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Salford City</td><td>40</td><td>22</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>55</td><td>48</td><td>+7</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Crewe Alexandra</td><td>40</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>60</td><td>48</td><td>+12</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Grimsby Town</td><td>38</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>56</td><td>40</td><td>+16</td><td>62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Chesterfield</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>61</td><td>52</td><td>+9</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>48</td><td>33</td><td>+15</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Walsall</td><td>40</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>49</td><td>42</td><td>+7</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Barnet</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>50</td><td>43</td><td>+7</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Fleetwood Town</td><td>40</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>49</td><td>47</td><td>+2</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Colchester United</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>51</td><td>42</td><td>+9</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Accrington Stanley</td><td>39</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>17</td><td>38</td><td>44</td><td>−6</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>40</td><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>22</td><td>42</td><td>60</td><td>−18</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Gillingham</td><td>39</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>44</td><td>58</td><td>−14</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Cheltenham Town</td><td>38</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>18</td><td>43</td><td>65</td><td>−22</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>40</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>21</td><td>37</td><td>64</td><td>−27</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Tranmere Rovers</td><td>39</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>21</td><td>48</td><td>69</td><td>−21</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Crawley Town</td><td>40</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>20</td><td>38</td><td>60</td><td>−22</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Newport County</td><td>40</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>40</td><td>67</td><td>−27</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Barrow</td><td>39</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>23</td><td>38</td><td>64</td><td>−26</td><td>32</td><td>Relegation to National League</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Harrogate Town</td><td>40</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>24</td><td>29</td><td>60</td><td>−31</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table>
National League
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Rochdale (T)</td><td>41</td><td>31</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>81</td><td>34</td><td>+47</td><td>98</td><td>Promotion to EFL League Two</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>York City (T)</td><td>41</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>106</td><td>39</td><td>+67</td><td>95</td><td>Qualification for National League play-off semi-finals</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Carlisle United (T)</td><td>41</td><td>26</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>78</td><td>49</td><td>+29</td><td>84</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Boreham Wood</td><td>41</td><td>23</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>82</td><td>53</td><td>+29</td><td>78</td><td>Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Scunthorpe United</td><td>41</td><td>22</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>75</td><td>58</td><td>+17</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Forest Green Rovers</td><td>41</td><td>20</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>68</td><td>48</td><td>+20</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Southend United</td><td>39</td><td>18</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>64</td><td>38</td><td>+26</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>FC Halifax Town</td><td>41</td><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>63</td><td>58</td><td>+5</td><td>62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Hartlepool United</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>47</td><td>49</td><td>−2</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Woking</td><td>40</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>58</td><td>49</td><td>+9</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Tamworth</td><td>41</td><td>15</td><td>9</td><td>17</td><td>54</td><td>66</td><td>−12</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Wealdstone</td><td>40</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>17</td><td>59</td><td>63</td><td>−4</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Solihull Moors</td><td>40</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>63</td><td>66</td><td>−3</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Boston United</td><td>40</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>54</td><td>63</td><td>−9</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Altrincham</td><td>41</td><td>14</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>48</td><td>60</td><td>−12</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Yeovil Town</td><td>41</td><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>22</td><td>45</td><td>59</td><td>−14</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Sutton United</td><td>41</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>17</td><td>56</td><td>68</td><td>−12</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Aldershot Town</td><td>40</td><td>13</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>66</td><td>75</td><td>−9</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Gateshead</td><td>41</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>22</td><td>50</td><td>84</td><td>−34</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Eastleigh</td><td>41</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>21</td><td>50</td><td>74</td><td>−24</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Brackley Town</td><td>41</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>21</td><td>37</td><td>65</td><td>−28</td><td>38</td><td>Relegation to National League North/National League South</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Braintree Town</td><td>41</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>22</td><td>33</td><td>63</td><td>−30</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Morecambe</td><td>41</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>23</td><td>59</td><td>86</td><td>−27</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Truro City</td><td>41</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>25</td><td>39</td><td>68</td><td>−29</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table>
North
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>AFC Fylde (T)</td><td>41</td><td>29</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>100</td><td>43</td><td>+57</td><td>91</td><td>Promotion to National League</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>South Shields (T)</td><td>40</td><td>26</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>88</td><td>36</td><td>+52</td><td>87</td><td>Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Macclesfield</td><td>39</td><td>21</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>72</td><td>55</td><td>+17</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Kidderminster Harriers</td><td>40</td><td>19</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>59</td><td>45</td><td>+14</td><td>69</td><td>Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Merthyr Town</td><td>40</td><td>21</td><td>3</td><td>16</td><td>87</td><td>73</td><td>+14</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Darlington</td><td>41</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>72</td><td>59</td><td>+13</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Scarborough Athletic</td><td>41</td><td>16</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>55</td><td>47</td><td>+8</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Spennymoor Town</td><td>41</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>58</td><td>65</td><td>−7</td><td>63</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>AFC Telford United</td><td>41</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>79</td><td>56</td><td>+23</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Buxton</td><td>40</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>16</td><td>67</td><td>53</td><td>+14</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Chester</td><td>41</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>59</td><td>62</td><td>−3</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Radcliffe</td><td>40</td><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>65</td><td>65</td><td>0</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Marine</td><td>38</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>51</td><td>57</td><td>−6</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Southport</td><td>40</td><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>15</td><td>55</td><td>61</td><td>−6</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Chorley</td><td>41</td><td>13</td><td>11</td><td>17</td><td>60</td><td>60</td><td>0</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Worksop Town</td><td>41</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>19</td><td>54</td><td>69</td><td>−15</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>King's Lynn Town</td><td>41</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>16</td><td>52</td><td>56</td><td>−4</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Curzon Ashton</td><td>41</td><td>12</td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>59</td><td>75</td><td>−16</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Oxford City</td><td>40</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>19</td><td>52</td><td>61</td><td>−9</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Bedford Town</td><td>41</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>19</td><td>58</td><td>72</td><td>−14</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Alfreton Town</td><td>40</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>37</td><td>72</td><td>−35</td><td>40</td><td>Relegation to the Northern Premier League/Southern Football League</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Hereford</td><td>38</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>49</td><td>69</td><td>−20</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Peterborough Sports</td><td>41</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>45</td><td>79</td><td>−34</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Leamington (R)</td><td>41</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>27</td><td>34</td><td>77</td><td>−43</td><td>26</td></tr></tbody></table>
South
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Dorking Wanderers</td><td>41</td><td>23</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>74</td><td>50</td><td>+24</td><td>78</td><td>Promotion to National League</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Worthing</td><td>41</td><td>21</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>85</td><td>46</td><td>+39</td><td>72</td><td>Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Hemel Hempstead Town</td><td>41</td><td>21</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>49</td><td>42</td><td>+7</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hornchurch</td><td>40</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>67</td><td>55</td><td>+12</td><td>70</td><td>Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Maidenhead United</td><td>41</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>60</td><td>37</td><td>+23</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Torquay United</td><td>41</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>72</td><td>57</td><td>+15</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Ebbsfleet United</td><td>41</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>63</td><td>50</td><td>+13</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Weston-super-Mare</td><td>40</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>56</td><td>43</td><td>+13</td><td>67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Chesham United</td><td>41</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>57</td><td>46</td><td>+11</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Maidstone United</td><td>41</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>60</td><td>43</td><td>+17</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Chelmsford City</td><td>40</td><td>19</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>60</td><td>52</td><td>+8</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Dagenham & Redbridge</td><td>41</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>54</td><td>46</td><td>+8</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>AFC Totton</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>50</td><td>66</td><td>−16</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Tonbridge Angels</td><td>41</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>16</td><td>54</td><td>57</td><td>−3</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Horsham</td><td>40</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>46</td><td>47</td><td>−1</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Slough Town</td><td>41</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>19</td><td>60</td><td>69</td><td>−9</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Dover Athletic</td><td>41</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>57</td><td>63</td><td>−6</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Salisbury</td><td>41</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>43</td><td>56</td><td>−13</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Hampton & Richmond Borough</td><td>41</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>19</td><td>50</td><td>64</td><td>−14</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Farnborough</td><td>41</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>19</td><td>59</td><td>81</td><td>−22</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Chippenham Town</td><td>41</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>23</td><td>47</td><td>72</td><td>−25</td><td>38</td><td>Relegation to the Isthmian League/Southern Football League</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Enfield Town</td><td>41</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>21</td><td>50</td><td>75</td><td>−25</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Bath City</td><td>40</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>20</td><td>38</td><td>65</td><td>−27</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Eastbourne Borough</td><td>41</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>25</td><td>51</td><td>80</td><td>−29</td><td>32</td></tr></tbody></table>
League competitions (Women's)
2025–26 in English football
<table><thead><tr><th>League</th><th>Promoted to league</th><th>Relegated from league</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Super League</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Championship</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>National League Premier Division</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Women's Super League
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Manchester City (T)</td><td>19</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>55</td><td>15</td><td>+40</td><td>49</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>19</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>36</td><td>18</td><td>+18</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>38</td><td>12</td><td>+26</td><td>38</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League third round</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>37</td><td>20</td><td>+17</td><td>38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>31</td><td>36</td><td>−5</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>21</td><td>22</td><td>−1</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>London City Lionesses</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>31</td><td>−11</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Everton</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>23</td><td>32</td><td>−9</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>19</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>27</td><td>41</td><td>−14</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>19</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>29</td><td>−9</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>West Ham United</td><td>19</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>41</td><td>−25</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Leicester City</td><td>18</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>36</td><td>−27</td><td>9</td><td>Qualification for WSL2 relegation play-off</td></tr></tbody></table>
Women's Championship
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Charlton Athletic</td><td>20</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>29</td><td>17</td><td>+12</td><td>41</td><td>Promotion to the WSL</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Birmingham City</td><td>19</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>43</td><td>21</td><td>+22</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>19</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>35</td><td>24</td><td>+11</td><td>35</td><td>Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>30</td><td>21</td><td>+9</td><td>32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Bristol City</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>39</td><td>28</td><td>+11</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Southampton</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>34</td><td>22</td><td>+12</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>25</td><td>31</td><td>−6</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sunderland</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>30</td><td>−4</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Sheffield United</td><td>18</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>28</td><td>−11</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Durham</td><td>19</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>22</td><td>32</td><td>−10</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Ipswich Town</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>17</td><td>39</td><td>−22</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Portsmouth</td><td>20</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>22</td><td>46</td><td>−24</td><td>14</td><td>Relegation to the Women's National League North or South</td></tr></tbody></table>
Managerial changes
2025–26 in English football
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of departure</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Norwich City</td><td>Jack Wilshere</td><td>End of interim spell</td><td>3 May 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Liam Manning</td><td>3 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>James Morrison</td><td>Ryan Mason</td><td>2 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Cardiff City</td><td>Aaron Ramsey</td><td>Brian Barry-Murphy</td><td>16 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>Jon Worthington</td><td>Lee Grant</td><td>28 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Newport County</td><td>Dafydd Williams</td><td>David Hughes</td><td>23 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Iñigo Calderón</td><td>Sacked</td><td>4 May 2025</td><td>Darrell Clarke</td><td>6 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Tom Cleverley</td><td>6 May 2025</td><td>Paulo Pezzolano</td><td>13 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Hull City</td><td>Rubén Sellés</td><td>15 May 2025</td><td>Sergej Jakirović</td><td>11 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Notts County</td><td>Stuart Maynard</td><td>22 May 2025</td><td>Martin Paterson</td><td>22 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Southampton</td><td>Simon Rusk</td><td>End of interim spell</td><td>25 May 2025</td><td>Will Still</td><td>25 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Plymouth Argyle</td><td>Miron Muslić</td><td>Signed by FC Schalke 04</td><td>31 May 2025</td><td>Tom Cleverley</td><td>13 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol City</td><td>Liam Manning</td><td>Signed by Norwich City</td><td>3 June 2025</td><td>Gerhard Struber</td><td>19 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>Michael Carrick</td><td>Sacked</td><td>4 June 2025</td><td>Rob Edwards</td><td>24 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>Ange Postecoglou</td><td>6 June 2025</td><td>Thomas Frank</td><td>12 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Brentford</td><td>Thomas Frank</td><td>Signed by Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>12 June 2025</td><td>Keith Andrews</td><td>27 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield United</td><td>Chris Wilder</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>18 June 2025</td><td>Rubén Sellés</td><td>18 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Queens Park Rangers</td><td>Martí Cifuentes</td><td>24 June 2025</td><td>Julien Stéphan</td><td>25 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>Ruud van Nistelrooy</td><td>27 June 2025</td><td>Martí Cifuentes</td><td>15 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield Wednesday</td><td>Danny Röhl</td><td>29 July 2025</td><td>Henrik Pedersen</td><td>31 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>Nuno Espírito Santo</td><td>Sacked</td><td>8 September 2025</td><td>10th</td><td>Ange Postecoglou</td><td>9 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield United</td><td>Rubén Sellés</td><td>14 September 2025</td><td>24th</td><td>Chris Wilder</td><td>15 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Wycombe Wanderers</td><td>Mike Dodds</td><td>18 September 2025</td><td>19th</td><td>Michael Duff</td><td>18 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Cheltenham Town</td><td>Michael Flynn</td><td>20 September 2025</td><td>24th</td><td>Steve Cotterill</td><td>30 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>West Ham United</td><td>Graham Potter</td><td>27 September 2025</td><td>19th</td><td>Nuno Espírito Santo</td><td>27 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Blackpool</td><td>Steve Bruce</td><td>4 October 2025</td><td>23rd</td><td>Ian Evatt</td><td>21 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Luton Town</td><td>Matt Bloomfield</td><td>6 October 2025</td><td>11th</td><td>Jack Wilshere</td><td>13 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Paulo Pezzolano</td><td>8 October 2025</td><td>11th</td><td>Javi Gracia</td><td>8 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>Ange Postecoglou</td><td>18 October 2025</td><td>17th</td><td>Sean Dyche</td><td>21 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Peterborough United</td><td>Darren Ferguson</td><td>25 October 2025</td><td>24th</td><td>Luke Williams</td><td>29 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Reading</td><td>Noel Hunt</td><td>26 October 2025</td><td>19th</td><td>Leam Richardson</td><td>28 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Wolverhampton Wanderers</td><td>Vítor Pereira</td><td>2 November 2025</td><td>20th</td><td>Rob Edwards</td><td>12 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Southampton</td><td>Will Still</td><td>21st</td><td>Tonda Eckert</td><td>12 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Norwich City</td><td>Liam Manning</td><td>8 November 2025</td><td>23rd</td><td>Philippe Clement</td><td>18 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Swansea City</td><td>Alan Sheehan</td><td>11 November 2025</td><td>18th</td><td>Vítor Matos</td><td>24 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>Rob Edwards</td><td>Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers</td><td>12 November 2025</td><td>2nd</td><td>Kim Hellberg</td></tr><tr><td>Newport County</td><td>David Hughes</td><td>Sacked</td><td>15 November 2025</td><td>24th</td><td>Christian Fuchs</td><td>20 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Barrow</td><td>Andy Whing</td><td>10 December 2025</td><td>18th</td><td>Paul Gallagher</td><td>2 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Darrell Clarke</td><td>13 December 2025</td><td>23rd</td><td>Steve Evans</td><td>16 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Oxford United</td><td>Gary Rowett</td><td>23 December 2025</td><td>22nd</td><td>Matt Bloomfield</td><td>9 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Port Vale</td><td>Darren Moore</td><td>28 December 2025</td><td>24th</td><td>Jon Brady</td><td>6 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea</td><td>Enzo Maresca</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>1 January 2026</td><td>5th</td><td>Liam Rosenior</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United</td><td>Ruben Amorim</td><td>Sacked</td><td>5 January 2026</td><td>6th</td><td>Michael Carrick</td><td>13 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>Ryan Mason</td><td>6 January 2026</td><td>18th</td><td>Eric Ramsay</td><td>11 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>Lee Grant</td><td>17 January 2026</td><td>6th</td><td>Liam Manning</td><td>20 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Fleetwood Town</td><td>Pete Wild</td><td>25 January 2026</td><td>15th</td><td>Matt Lawlor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>Martí Cifuentes</td><td>14th</td><td>Gary Rowett</td><td>18 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>Michael Appleton</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>28 January 2026</td><td>21st</td><td>Gavin Cowan</td><td>29 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Javi Gracia</td><td>Resigned</td><td>1 February 2026</td><td>10th</td><td>Edward Still</td><td>9 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Blackburn Rovers</td><td>Valérien Ismaël</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>2 February 2026</td><td>22nd</td><td>Michael O'Neill</td><td>13 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Wigan Athletic</td><td>Ryan Lowe</td><td>Sacked</td><td>7 February 2026</td><td>22nd</td><td>Gary Caldwell</td><td>16 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>Thomas Frank</td><td>11 February 2026</td><td>16th</td><td>Igor Tudor</td><td>14 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Barrow</td><td>Paul Gallagher</td><td>22nd</td><td>Dino Maamria</td><td>11 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>Sean Dyche</td><td>12 February 2026</td><td>17th</td><td>Vítor Pereira</td><td>15 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Exeter City</td><td>Gary Caldwell</td><td>Signed by Wigan Athletic</td><td>16 February 2026</td><td>14th</td><td>Matt Taylor</td><td>3 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>Eric Ramsay</td><td>Sacked</td><td>25 February 2026</td><td>21st</td><td>James Morrison (interim)</td><td>25 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Tranmere Rovers</td><td>Andy Crosby</td><td>4 March 2026</td><td>19th</td><td>Pete Wild (interim)</td><td>10 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Northampton Town</td><td>Kevin Nolan</td><td>9 March 2026</td><td>23rd</td><td>Colin Calderwood (interim)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Walsall</td><td>Mat Sadler</td><td>11 March 2026</td><td>11th</td><td>Darren Byfield (interim)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barrow</td><td>Dino Maamria</td><td>22nd</td><td>Sam Foley (interim)</td><td>11 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Rotherham United</td><td>Matt Hamshaw</td><td>18 March 2026</td><td>Lee Clark</td><td>18 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Crawley Town</td><td>Scott Lindsey</td><td>22 March 2026</td><td>21st</td><td>Colin Kazim-Richards</td><td>24 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol City</td><td>Gerhard Struber</td><td>27 March 2026</td><td>16th</td><td>Roy Hodgson (interim)</td><td>27 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>Igor Tudor</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>29 March 2026</td><td>17th</td><td>Roberto De Zerbi</td><td>31 March 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Deaths
2025–26 in English football
• 5 June 2025: Eddie Loyden, 79, Blackpool, Chester, Shrewsbury Town, Barnsley and Tranmere Rovers forward. • 7 June 2025: Uriah Rennie, 65, referee. • 10 June 2025: Bill McKinney, 88, Newcastle United, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Mansfield Town defender. • 13 June 2025: Barney Daniels, 74, Manchester City, Chester and Stockport County forward. • 16 June 2025: Dick Edwards, 82, Aston Villa, Mansfield Town, Torquay United and Notts County defender. • c.16 June 2025: Mike Kear, 82, Newport County, Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Barnsley defender. • 21 June 2025: Dudley Lewis, 62, Wales, Swansea City, Huddersfield Town, Wrexham, Halifax Town and Torquay United defender. • 27 June 2025: Graham Cunliffe, 89, Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale wing half. • 27 June 2025: Terry Miles, 88, Port Vale midfielder. • 29 June 2025: Alan Peacock, 87, England, Middlesbrough, Leeds United and Plymouth Argyle forward. • 3 July 2025: Diogo Jota, 28, Portugal, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool forward. • 4 July 2025: Gordon Jago , 92, Charlton Athletic defender, who also managed Queens Park Rangers and Millwall. • 6 July 2025: Graham Ricketts, 85, Bristol Rovers, Stockport County, Doncaster Rovers and Peterborough United wing half. • 11 July 2025: Billy Wilson, 88, Burnley wing half. • 17 July 2025: Wyn Davies, 83, Wales, Wrexham, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Manchester United, Blackpool, Stockport County and Crewe Alexandra forward. • 21 July 2025: Kirk Corbin, 70, Cambridge United defender. • 22 July 2025: Joey Jones, 70, Wales, Wrexham, Liverpool, Chelsea and Huddersfield Town defender. • c. 23 July 2025: Brian Owen, 80, Watford, Colchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder. • 26 July 2025: Willie Irvine, 82, Northern Ireland, Burnley, Preston North End, Brighton & Hove Albion and Halifax Town forward. • 29 July 2025: Mark Lazarus, 86, Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brentford and Crystal Palace midfielder. • 30 July 2025: Alan Finney, 91, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers midfielder. • 1 August 2025: Rod Thornhill, 83, Reading defender. • 5 August 2025: Jorge Costa, 53, Portugal and Charlton Athletic defender. • 8 August 2025: Terry Hennessey, 82, Wales, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County defender. • 9 August 2025: Bunny Larkin, 89, Birmingham City, Norwich City, Doncaster Rovers, Watford and Lincoln City inside forward/wing half. • 13 August 2025: Kevin Dawtry, 67, Southampton and AFC Bournemouth midfielder. • c. 25 August 2025: Ron Harbertson, 95, Bradford City, Grimsby Town, Darlington, Lincoln City and Wrexham forward. • c. 25 August 2025: Paul Johnson, 69, Stoke City and Chester midfielder. • 29 August 2025: Steve Thompson, 70, Lincoln City, Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United defender, who also managed Lincoln City, Southend United, Sheffield United, Cambridge United and Notts County. • 30 August 2025: Bud Brocken, 67, Netherlands and Birmingham City midfielder. • 31 August 2025: Johnny Vilstrup, 58, Luton Town midfielder. • 1 September 2025: Jimmy Bone, 75, Scotland, Norwich City and Sheffield United forward. • 3 September 2025: Bobby Graham, 80, Liverpool and Coventry City forward. • 3 September 2025: Barrie Thomas, 88, Leicester City, Mansfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Newcastle United and Barnsley forward. • 10 September 2025: Mark Hine, 61, Grimsby Town, Darlington, Peterborough United, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers midfielder. • 10 September 2025: Roy Parnell, 81, Everton, Tranmere Rovers and Bury defender. • 13 September 2025: George Sievwright, 88, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale wing half. • 20 September 2025: Matt Beard, 47, Liverpool Women's manager • 25 September 2025: Billy Vigar, 21, non-league forward for Chichester City, who died after injuries sustained whilst playing for the club a few days earlier. • 26 September 2025: Ken Houghton, 85, Rotherham United, Hull City and Scunthorpe United forward, who also managed Hull City. • 4 October 2025: Willie McFaul, 82, Northern Ireland and Newcastle United goalkeeper, who also managed Newcastle United. • 7 October 2025: Alan Hawley, 79, Brentford defender. • 9 October 2025: Jimmy Nicholson, 82, Northern Ireland, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Bury midfielder. • c. 23 October 2025: Mick McNeil, 85, England, Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town defender. • c. 24 October 2025: Colin Longden, 92, Rotherham United and York City midfielder. • 24 October 2025: Bob Wilson, 91, Norwich City, Gillingham and Chester City wing half. • 27 October 2025: Marvin Brown, 42, Bristol City and Yeovil Town forward. • c. 31 October 2025: Colin Addison, 85, York City, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Sheffield United and Hereford United forward, who also managed Hereford United, Newport County, Derby County and Swansea City. • 31 October 2025: Willie Young, 73, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Darlington defender. • 4 November 2025: Stuart Boam, 77, Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Hartlepool United defender, who also managed Mansfield Town. • 5 November 2025: Bernard Hall, 83, Bristol Rovers goalkeeper. • 17 November 2025: Rod Thomas, 78, Wales, Swindon Town, Derby County, Cardiff City and Newport County defender. • 20 November 2025: Colin Nelson, 87, Sunderland and Mansfield Town defender. • 25 November 2025: Colin Brookes, 83, Barnsley and Southport midfielder. • c. 25 November 2025: Johnny Newman, 91, Birmingham City, Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City defender, who also managed Exeter City, Grimsby Town, Derby County and Hereford United. • 26 November 2025: Tommy Murray, 82, Carlisle United midfielder/forward. • 26 November 2025: Les O'Neill, 81, Newcastle United, Darlington, Bradford City and Carlisle United midfielder. • 28 November 2025: Ken Price, 71, Southend United, Gillingham and Reading forward. • 30 November 2025: Billy Bonds , 79, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United defender/midfielder, who also managed West Ham United and Millwall. Current record holder for most appearances at West Ham. • 2 December 2025: Marvin Hinton, 85, Charlton Athletic and Chelsea defender. • 9 December 2025: David Best, 82, AFC Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic, Ipswich Town and Portsmouth goalkeeper. • 9 December 2025: Dixie Deans, 79, Scotland and Luton Town forward. • 11 December 2025: Stan Brookes, 72, Doncaster Rovers defender. • 13 December 2025: Gary Rowell, 68, Sunderland, Norwich City, Middlesbrough, Brighton & Hove Albion, Carlisle United and Burnley forward/midfielder. • c. 18 December 2025: Chris Ogden, 72, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town and Rotherham United goalkeeper. • 18 December 2025: Åge Hareide, 72, Norway, Manchester City and Norwich City defender. • 20 December 2025: Steve Ford, 66, Stoke City forward. • 20 December 2025: Keith Mottershead, 81, Doncaster Rovers midfielder. • 22 December 2025: Robin Turner, 70, Ipswich Town, Swansea City and Colchester United forward. • 23 December 2025: Allan Gilliver, 81, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Rotherham United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Lincoln City, Bradford City and Stockport County forward. • 25 December 2025: John Robertson, 72, Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County midfielder. • 29 December 2025: Gordon Jones, 82, Middlesbrough and Darlington defender. • 31 December 2025: Eric Redrobe, 81, Bolton Wanderers, Southport and Hereford United forward. • 1 January 2026: Alan Baker, 81, Aston Villa and Walsall forward. • 1 January 2026: Colin McDonald, 95, England and Burnley goalkeeper. • 3 January 2026: John Meredith, 85, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Gillingham and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic midfielder. • 3 January 2026: Terry Wharton, 83, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace and Walsall midfielder. • 7 January 2026: Martin Chivers, 80, England, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion forward. • 7 January 2026: Tony Field, 79, Halifax Town, Barrow, Southport, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United forward. • 8 January 2026: Howard Riley, 87, Leicester City, Walsall and Barrow midfielder. • 8 January 2026: Terry Yorath, 75, Wales, Leeds United, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford City and Swansea City midfielder, who also managed Swansea City, Wales, Bradford City, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday. • 11 January 2026: Robert Hopkins, 64, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United midfielder. • 12 January 2026: Eddie McCreadie, 85, Scotland and Chelsea defender, who also managed Chelsea. • 18 January 2026: David Young, 80, Newcastle United, Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and Southend United defender. • 20 January 2026: Ian Macowat, 60, Gillingham and Crewe Alexandra defender. • 20 January 2026: Tommy Wright, 81, England and Everton defender. • c. 22 January 2026: Joe Gadston, 80, Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Aldershot forward. • c. 2 February 2026: Gerry Carver, 90, Notts County midfielder. • 13 February 2026: Brian Westlake, 82, Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town, Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United forward. • c. 17 February 2026: Roy Ellam, 83, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United defender. • 26 February 2026: Lynda Hale, 72, England Lionesses and Southampton midfielder, credited as an early pioneer of women's football in the UK. • 26 February 2026: Stuart Pilling, 74, Scunthorpe United defender/midfielder. • 27 February 2026: Arthur Barnard, 93, Bolton Wanderers, Southport and Stockport County goalkeeper. • 27 February 2026: John Markie, 81, Newcastle United defender. • c. 9 March 2026: Graham Sissons, 91, Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall defender. • 9 March 2026: Phil Summerill, 78, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Millwall and Wimbledon forward. • c. 13 March 2026: Billy Campbell, 81, Sunderland midfielder. • 13 March 2026: Amy Carr, 34, Reading Women goalkeeper. • 13 March 2026: Billy McCullough, 90, Northern Ireland, Arsenal and Millwall defender. • 13 March 2026: Ron Roberts, 83, Wrexham and Tranmere Rovers midfielder. • 15 March 2026: Jim Fleeting, 70, Norwich City defender. • 16 March 2026: Derek Bellotti, 79, Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Southend United and Swansea City goalkeeper. • 25 March 2026: Geoff Vowden, 84, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Aston Villa forward. • 27 March 2026: Alex Cropley, 75, Scotland, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Portsmouth midfielder. • 30 March 2026: Tony Godden, 70, West Bromwich Albion, Chelsea and Birmingham City goalkeeper. • 31 March 2026: Borislav Mihaylov, 63, Bulgaria and Reading goalkeeper.
Retirements
2025–26 in English football
• 4 June 2025: Jefferson Louis, 46, former Dominica, Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Mansfield Town forward. • 17 June 2025: Alex Kenyon, 32, former Morecambe and Scunthorpe United midfielder. • 18 June 2025: Mike Jones, 37, former Tranmere Rovers, Bury, Sheffield Wednesday, Crawley Town, Oldham Athletic, Carlisle United and Barrow midfielder. • 19 June 2025: Danny Hylton, 36, former Aldershot Town, Rotherham United, Bury, AFC Wimbledon, Oxford United, Luton Town, Northampton Town and Charlton Athletic forward. • 25 June 2025: Adam Lallana, 37, former England, Southampton, Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder. • 30 June 2025: Charly Musonda, 28, former Chelsea midfielder. • 3 July 2025: Darren Pratley, 40, former Fulham, Swansea City, Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient midfielder. • 3 July 2025: Sam Wedgbury, 36, former Macclesfield Town and Stevenage midfielder. • 4 July 2025: Robert Hall, 31, former West Ham United, Oxford United, Milton Keynes Dons, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers and Forest Green Rovers midfielder. • 16 July 2025: Colin Doyle, 40, former Republic of Ireland, Birmingham City, Blackpool and Bradford City goalkeeper. • 16 July 2025: Wayne Hennessey, 38, former Wales, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Nottingham Forest goalkeeper. • 8 August 2025: Kyle Bartley, 34, former Sheffield United, Swansea City, Birmingham City, Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion defender. • 12 August 2025: Dedryck Boyata, 34, former Belgium, Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers defender. • 14 August 2025: Erik Lamela, 33, former Argentina and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder. • 20 August 2025: Andy Lonergan, 41, Preston North End, Leeds United, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Middlesbrough and Stoke City goalkeeper. • 21 August 2025: Gary Madine, 34, former Carlisle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Bolton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Blackpool forward. • 28 August 2025: Corry Evans, 35, former Northern Ireland, Hull City, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and Bradford City midfielder. • 3 September 2025: Jordan Rhodes, 35, former Scotland, Ipswich Town, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday and Blackpool forward. • 9 September 2025: Greg Halford, 40, former Colchester United, Reading, Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Cardiff City and Southend United defender. • 12 September 2025: Lee Gregory, 37, former Millwall, Stoke City, Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield Town forward. • 23 September 2025: Tim Krul, 37, former Netherlands, Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City and Luton Town goalkeeper. • 29 September 2025: Steven Fletcher, 38, former Scotland, Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City and Wrexham forward. • 4 October 2025: Andy Boyle, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Preston North End and Doncaster Rovers defender. • 10 October 2025: Martin Kelly, 35, former England, Liverpool, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion defender. • 18 October 2025: Brad Guzan, 41, former United States, Aston Villa, Hull City and Middlesbrough goalkeeper. • 20 October 2025: Joe Morrell, 28, former Wales, Bristol City, Luton Town and Portsmouth midfielder. • 23 October 2025: Scott Carson, 40, former England, Leeds United, Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic, Derby County and Manchester City goalkeeper. • 28 October 2025: Jed Steer, 33, former Norwich City, Aston Villa and Peterborough United goalkeeper. • 30 October 2025: Conrad Logan, 39, former Leicester City, Boston United, Stockport County, Luton Town, Bristol Rovers, Rotherham United, Rochdale, Mansfield Town and Forest Green Rovers goalkeeper. • 30 October 2025: Alfie Whiteman, 27, former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper. • 3 November 2025: Alan Judge, 36, former Republic of Ireland, Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, Brentford, Ipswich Town and Colchester United midfielder. • 4 November 2025: Mark Cousins, 38, former Colchester United and Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper. • 7 November 2025: Paul Huntington, 38, former Newcastle United, Leeds United, Stockport County, Yeovil Town, Preston North End, Carlisle United and Bradford City defender. • 19 November 2025: Dior Angus, 31, former Port Vale, Barrow and Harrogate Town forward. • 20 November 2025: Fernandinho, 40, former Brazil and Manchester City midfielder. • 5 December 2025: Paul Dummett, 34, Wales, Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic and Carlisle United defender. • 15 December 2025: Oscar Wallin, 24, former Peterborough United defender. • 19 December 2025: Steven Caulker, 33, former Sierra Leone, England, Great Britain Olympic, Tottenham Hotspur, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers and Wigan Athletic defender. • 12 January 2026: Mamadou Sakho, 35, former France, Liverpool and Crystal Palace defender. • 22 January 2026: James Clarke, 36, former Bristol Rovers, Walsall and Newport County defender. • 22 January 2026: David Worrall, 35, former Bury, Accrington Stanley, Shrewsbury Town, Rotherham United, Oldham Athletic, Southend United, Millwall, Port Vale and Barrow midfielder. • 26 January 2026: Harry Pell, 34, former Bristol Rovers, Hereford United, AFC Wimbledon, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United and Accrington Stanley midfielder. • 28 January 2026: Greg Cunningham, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Manchester City, Bristol City, Preston North End and Cardiff City defender. • 31 January 2026: Ronnie Henry, 42, former Southend United and Stevenage defender. • 5 February 2026: Marco van Ginkel, 33, former Netherlands, Chelsea and Stoke City midfielder. • 7 February 2026: Ben Richards-Everton, 34, former Accrington Stanley and Bradford City defender. • 25 February 2026: Ash Taylor, 35, former Tranmere Rovers, Northampton Town, Walsall and Bradford City defender. • 27 February 2026: Mark Little, 37, former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Peterborough United, Bristol City, Bolton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers defender. • 28 February 2026: Florian Jozefzoon, 35, former Suriname, Brentford and Derby County midfielder. • 9 March 2026: Jack Colback, 36, former Sunderland, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers midfielder. • 12 March 2026: Tyrone Williams, 31, former Chesterfield defender. • 16 March 2026: Sergio Romero, 39, former Argentina and Manchester United goalkeeper. • 22 March 2026: Dimitri Payet, 38, former France and West Ham United midfielder. • 23 March 2026: Callum Johnson, 29, former Accrington Stanley, Portsmouth, Mansfield Town and Bradford City defender.
Diary of the season
2025–26 in English football
• 31 August 2025: August ends and the international break begins with reigning champions Liverpool top of the league as the only team in the Premier League with a 100% record. Chelsea are 2 points behind in second, while Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Sunderland, and Bournemouth are tied with 2 wins and 1 loss from the opening 3 matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers are bottom of the league as the only team with no points so far, joined in the relegation zone by Fulham and Aston Villa; Newcastle United are above Fulham on goal difference. Similar to the Premier League, the Championship is led by Middlesbrough as the only team with a perfect record, 2 points ahead of West Bromwich Albion. Stoke City, Leicester City, Coventry City and Bristol City take the playoff spots. Sheffield United, the beaten playoff finalists from the previous season, are bottom of the table with no points, and are joined in the bottom 3 by neighbours Sheffield Wednesday and by Oxford United, both of whom are 1 point ahead of them. • 30 September 2025: September draws the curtain with Liverpool still top of the Premier League title despite suffering their first defeat. Arsenal follow in 2nd place while Crystal Palace, the only side unbeaten in the league so far, follow 1 point behind in 3rd. Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Bournemouth and Manchester City round out the top 7. Wolverhampton Wanderers have picked up their first point but remain rock bottom, joined in the relegation zone by West Ham and Burnley, whereas Nottingham Forest, without a win since the first matchday, are just 1 point out of the bottom 3. In the Championship, Middlesbrough remain at the summit, now boasting a 4-point cushion ahead of 2nd-placed Stoke City while remaining undefeated, the only club alongside Coventry City to do so in the second tier. The Sky Blues are in 3rd, joined in the play-off zone by Bristol City, Leicester City and Preston North End, in what is turning out into a heavily congested table so far as just 6 points separate 2nd from 19th place. Sheffield United have ended their losing streak, having picked up their 1st win after losing their first 6 games but remain rock bottom, joined in the bottom 3 by Oxford United and rivals Sheffield Wednesday, while Blackburn Rovers end the month outside the relegation zone by virtue of goal difference alone. • 24 October 2025: Sheffield Wednesday enters administration and gets a 12-point deduction due to unpaid wages for over 5 weeks. This has sent them to the bottom of the EFL Championship. • 31 October 2025: October draws to the finish line with Arsenal having gained top spot, boasting a 4-point lead on 2nd place after finishing the month with 6 wins out of 6 across all competitions, and without a single goal conceded. Bournemouth amazingly sit in 2nd, vastly defying the odds that wanted them to struggle following the several high-profile departures of last summer. Tottenham follow in 3rd place, tied with another underdog in Sunderland who are enjoying what is turning out to be the best start to the season by a newly promoted club in 17 years - also defying the odds that wanted them to struggle like Bournemouth. Manchester City follow in 5th, while the top 7 is rounded out by Manchester United, who have won successive games for only the first time since Ruben Amorim took over, and Liverpool, who have embarked on a freefall, having lost 6 of their last 7 games across all competitions. Wolves and West Ham continue to prop up the table - the former still searching for their first win of the campaign - now joined in the bottom 3 by Nottingham Forest, whose terrible form continues as they are already in their 3rd different manager of the season so far. In the Championship, Coventry City, statistically the best attacking side in the Football League remain top despite having just lost their first game of the campaign. Middlesbrough follow in 2nd, while a rather unusual top 6 is rounded out by Millwall, Bristol City, Stoke City and Charlton Athletic - none of the four afformentioned sides having looked like mounting a serious promotion push before the season began. Sheffield Wednesday's entry to administration has seen them drop to -6 points, and 16 points off safety, with relegation looking a certainty already from now. Struggling Norwich City and Wednesday rivals Sheffield United join the Owls in the bottom 3, with Blackburn Rovers closely outside, whereas struggling Southampton are also hovering near the bottom 3 as they sit in 20th. • 30 November 2025: November concludes with Arsenal remaining top, now 5 points ahead of 2nd-placed Manchester City. Chelsea follow 1 point behind in 3rd, joined in the top 4 by surging Aston Villa who have well and truly put behind their poor start to the season having won 7 of their last 8 games. Brighton have climbed to 5th, joined in the top 7 by impressive Sunderland and Manchester United - with Liverpool just outside the top 7, in what is turning out to be a very congested table as just 5 points separate 5th from 15th place. Wolverhampton Wanderers remain rock bottom with just 2 points so far, their relegation looking almost a certainty even from now on, Burnley and Leeds joining the Old Gold in the bottom 3, and West Ham outside just on goals scored, and Nottingham Forest being 1 point ahead amid a surge following the hiring of Sean Dyche, in a month that included a spectacular 3–0 victory at Anfield against freefalling Liverpool. Coventry City's march towards their return to the Premier League after 25 years continues, the Sky Blues having won all of their games in November to boast a massive 10-point lead over 2nd-placed Middlesbrough, and holding a 12-point cushion over 3rd-placed Millwall - numbers unprecedented for this time of the year in the Championship. Stoke, Preston North End and Bristol City round out the top 6, in another congested table as just 6 points separate 6th from 17th place. Sheffield Wednesday remain bottom at -4 points and looking set to break negative records for the fewest points amassed in the 2nd tier, joined in the bottom 3 by Norwich City and Portsmouth - with Swansea outside the bottom 3 by virtue of goal difference. • 1 December 2025: Sheffield Wednesday are hit by another points deduction, 6 this time, for breaching financial regulations, meaning they drop to -10 points, a whooping 27 points off safety. Former owner Dejphon Chansiri has also received a three-year ban from owning or being a director at any EFL club. • 31 December 2025: With a few matches to be played on New Year's Day, 2025 winds down with Arsenal still in the lead, 5 points ahead of 2nd-placed Manchester City who are yet to play. Aston Villa are now in 3rd, 6 points behind Arsenal, the top 4 rounded out by Liverpool who now are unbeaten in 6 matches and having seemingly left behind their poor run of form. Chelsea, Manchester United and Sunderland round out the top 7. Wolverhampton Wanderers have just picked up their 3rd point of the season, at Old Trafford, with relegation already seeming secured, with Burnley and West Ham deep in relegation troubles once again. Despite suffering 3 defeats in a row, Nottingham Forest remain 4 points off the bottom 3, with Leeds another 2 points ahead. In the Championship, Coventry's march has somewhat stalled during December but the Sky Blues remain 1st and with a 10-point cushion over 3rd place. Middlesbrough follow in 2nd, while Ipswich, Hull, Millwall and Watford round out the play-offs. Sheffield Wednesday have moved to -7 points, after being hit by another points deduction earlier in the month, joined in the bottom 3 by Norwich and Oxford United. • 10 January 2026: Macclesfield FC, the re-incarnation of Macclesfield Town (who folded in 2020) now playing in the 6th tier, produce what is possibly the biggest shock in FA Cup history as they defeat holders Crystal Palace 2–1, knocking them out of the competition. It is the first time the FA Cup holders have been knocked out of the competition by a non-league side since 1909, when Crystal Palace themselves had upset Wolverhampton Wanderers. • 1 February 2026: The first month of action in 2026 concludes with Arsenal still top of the table, 6 points ahead of 2nd-placed Manchester City who have started 2026 with a terrible run of just 1 win in 6 games. Aston Villa follow 1 point behind the Citizens, with a resurgent Manchester United, on a 3-game winning streak since Michael Carrick took over from the sacked Ruben Amorim as interim until the end of the season, rounding out the top 4. Chelsea, Liverpool and quite surprisingly Brentford round out the rest of the top 7. Wolverhampton Wanderers have picked up their first victory of the season this month, but their relegation still seems a certainty, together with Burnley, the two clubs being 18 and 11 points off safety respectively. West Ham have picked up some pace but are still 6 points off Leeds United and Nottingham Forest, tied at 17th place. The Championship has taken a quite dramatic turn as Coventry's lead at the top has been completely extinguished, the club now level on points with 2nd-placed Middlesbrough as their wobbles from December continue, contrary to the Riversiders who are on a 5-match winning streak. Hull City, Ipswich Town, Millwall and resurgent Wrexham - eyeing an unprecedented 4th promotion in a row - round out the play-offs. Sheffield Wednesday's hopeless form has seen them lose all of their games this month as their relegation draws even closer, joined in the bottom 3 by Oxford United and Blackburn Rovers. • 22 February 2026: Sheffield Wednesday are relegated following a 2–1 Steel City derby loss to rivals Sheffield United, setting a new record for the earliest relegation in the history of the top four divisions of the football pyramid. • 1 March 2026: February ends with Arsenal 5 points ahead of 2nd-placed Manchester City, the Citizens having a game in hand. Manchester United have overtaken crumbling Aston Villa into 3rd, the two sides separated by goal difference alone, while Liverpool, Chelsea, and Brentford round out the top 7. Wolverhampton Wanderers have just picked up their 2nd victory of the campaign but remain rock-bottom and will almost certainly be joined in the drop by Burnley; West Ham have moved to within 2 points of 17th-placed Nottingham, whereas Tottenham, the only top flight side without a win so far in 2026, have fallen to 16th, just 4 points off the Hammers. In the Championship, Coventry have restored their lead at the top following a 4-match winning streak that started by a 3–1 dismantling of 2nd-placed Middlesbrough, who are 8 points behind the Sky Blues and are playing tomorrow. Millwall, Ipswich Town - who have 2 games in hand - Hull City and Wrexham round out the play-offs, with resurgent Southampton just 4 points off the Red Dragons. Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford remain bottom and 2nd from bottom respectively, whereas Leicester City have slipped to 22nd following a collapse in form in 2026 as well as a 6-point deduction suffered earlier in the month, with West Brom, another side faltering in form, being just 1 point ahead of the Foxes in 21st. • 5 March 2026: The EFL confirms that the Championship play-offs will expand from next year to include all teams from 3rd to 8th, utilising the format presently used in the National League. Later that day, Tottenham Hotspur suffer a chastening 3–1 home defeat to Crystal Palace, dragging them well and truly into the relegation mire as they stand just 1 point ahead of 18th place, their 48-year presence in the top flight in serious peril as they remain without a win in 2026, their last victory coming on 28 December. • 31 March 2026: Just as the last international break of the season comes to an end, Arsenal have increased their lead at the top of the table to 9 points ahead of Manchester City, the Citizens still with a game in hand. Manchester United and Aston Villa hold on to the rest of the Champions League places, with Liverpool and Chelsea not far behind, while Brentford - tied on points with Everton - round out the top 7. Wolverhampton Wanderers remain bottom but a good run of form in late February and March has assured them of avoiding to become the worst side in Premier League history. Burnley follow 3 points ahead whereas West Ham still remain in the bottom 3, 1 point behind collapsing Tottenham Hotspur who are yet to pick up a league victory in 2026 and are into their 3rd manager of the season in Italian Roberto de Zerbi who has just been announced as Igor Tudor's replacement. Leeds United and Nottingham Forest are still in the battle to avoid the drop, standing at 4 and 3 points, respectively, ahead of West Ham. In the Championship, Coventry have moved to 9 points ahead of 2nd-placed Middlesbrough and 11 points ahead of 3rd place and are closing in on their Premier League return after a quarter of a century away. Ipswich and Millwall are tied at 3rd place, 2 points off Middlesbrough, whereas the top 6 is rounded out by Hull City and Southampton, ahead of Wrexham on goal difference. Sheffield Wednesday have picked up their first point since 29 December to move on to -6 points, joined in the bottom 3 by Oxford and Leicester, with Portsmouth, 1 point ahead of the 2 sides, and Blackburn and West Brom, both 4 points ahead, still in the mix to avoid relegation.