Sky Sports are living the Premier League dream.
Very different to last season.
In the 2024/25 season we saw Liverpool guaranteed to win the Premier League title from a long way out. Indeed, by the time Newcastle United were defeating the scousers at Wembley on 16 March 2025, it was universally accepted that Arne Slot had the league already sealed.
It was made mathematically certain on 27 April 2025 when Liverpool won 5-1 against Tottenham, the now champions still with four games left to play. Not what Sky Sports wanted.
Even worse at the other end of the table with the bottom three relegated on 12 points (Southampton), 22 points (Ipswich) and 25 points (Leicester).
Put it this way, Tottenham only picked up five points from their last possible 36 and yet still finished 13 points ahead of third bottom Leicester.
This isn’t what Sky Sports pay for!
Last season they were only saved by the fight for the final Champions League qualifying places which went down to the very final day of the season, when Newcastle United, Manchester City and Chelsea made it over the line, whilst Forest and Villa didn’t.
The final ten days of this Premier League season will see the last 20 Premier League matches of the 2025/26 campaign played out and everything is still up for grabs, with ALL of the 20 remaining PL games to be shown live on Sky Sports. They are very definitely living the dream this time!
Recent results have ensured that both the Premier League title and relegation issues will only be decided in the final week of this season. As things currently stand, we also have the final two (or three, if Villa win the Europa League AND finish fifth in the Premier League) Champions League places up for grabs.
We had all the drama with West Ham, Arsenal and Tottenham on Sunday and Monday, then Man City’s 3-0 win last night over Palace ensures that the title race can’t be decided until Tuesday at the very earliest, almost certainly going to the final day of the season.
This is now how the Premier League table looks on Thursday 14 May 2026…
This is the order in which they now play the remaining title deciding matches:
Arsenal v Burnley (Monday 18 May 8pm)
Bournemouth v Man City (Tuesday 19 May 7.30pm)
Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
Man City v Aston Villa (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
The only way the title won’t be decided until the final day of the season is if Arsenal win against Burnley AND Manchester City lose at Bournemouth.
This is the order in which they now play the remaining relegation deciding matches:
Newcastle United v West Ham (Sunday 17 May 5.30pm)
Chelsea v Tottenham (Tuesday 19 May 8.15pm)
Tottenham v Everton (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
West Ham v Leeds (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
Whilst at the bottom, the third relegation spot will only not go to the final day if West Ham lose at Newcastle AND Spurs win at Chelsea. Although in reality it would be over all but mathematically if Spurs moved one more point ahead of the Hammers after the two games against NUFC and Chelsea, as Tottenham have an 11 goal advantage on GD.
The other 12 Premier League fixtures (on top of the eight PL games listed above) which will help decide everything else are:
Villa v Liverpool (Friday 15 May 8pm)
Man U v Forest (Sunday 17 May 12.30pm)
Brentford v Palace (Sunday 17 May 3pm)
Everton v Sunderland (Sunday 17 May 3pm)
Leeds v Brighton (Sunday 17 May 3pm)
Wolves v Fulham (Sunday 17 May 3pm)
Brighton v Man U (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
Burnley v Wolves (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
Fulham v Newcastle United (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
Liverpool v Brentford (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
Forest v Bournemouth (Sunday 24 May 4pm)
Sunderland v Chelsea (Sunday 24 May 4pm)