The Premier League standings rank the 20 top-flight clubs by points over a 38-match season. A win earns three points, a draw one and a defeat none. Positions change after every match, so the table below carries a date, and the rest of this guide explains how to read it, how ties are settled and what each position is worth.
Premier League Standings Right Now
This snapshot is from 24 October 2026. Clubs have played seven or eight matches each. Because the standings change every matchweek, check the official Premier League site or a live-score service for the latest table.
| Pos | Club | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Brentford | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Everton | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Hull City | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | Fulham | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Manchester City and Arsenal share the top spot on 21 points, each with seven wins and one defeat. The bottom half is tightly packed: only two points separate 13th from 20th, and clubs level on every tiebreaker measure share a position until the data separates them.
How to Read the EPL Table
Each row is a summary of one club’s season so far:
- P (played): matches completed
- W, D, L: wins, draws and defeats
- GF and GA: goals scored and goals conceded
- GD (goal difference): GF minus GA
- Pts: points, calculated as (3 × wins) + draws
You can check any row yourself. Manchester City’s seven wins and no draws give 21 points. Hull City’s two wins and three draws give (3 × 2) + 3 = 9.
Home, Away and Form Tables
Live-score services usually offer three views beyond the main table:
- Home table: ranks clubs on home results only.
- Away table: ranks clubs on road results only.
- Form table: ranks clubs on recent matches, which shows momentum rather than season-long quality.
These views expose patterns the main table hides. A club in mid-table may be strong at home and poor away, or climbing quickly on recent results. The official Premier League site also publishes separate under-21 and under-18 tables.
How the Premier League Ranks Teams on Equal Points
The league’s handbook sets a fixed order. Within a season, positions are decided by:
- Points
- Goal difference (goals scored minus goals conceded across the season)
- Goals scored
Hypothetical example: two clubs both have 40 points. Club A has scored 38 and conceded 20 (+18). Club B has scored 35 and conceded 20 (+15). Club A ranks higher. If both were on +18, the club with more goals scored would go above.
What happens when clubs are level on everything
The handbook treats mid-season and end-of-season ties differently.
- During the season: clubs level on points, goal difference and goals scored are deemed to share a position. The table lists them alphabetically, which is why Arsenal appears above Chelsea when their records are identical. The league explained exactly this in December 2024.
- At the end of the season, if the title, relegation or qualification for another competition depends on it, alphabetical order no longer applies. The league then uses head-to-head points between the clubs involved, then away goals scored in those head-to-head matches, and finally a play-off on a neutral ground. The league has never had to stage such a play-off.
So head-to-head results are not an early tiebreaker, but they do matter in a true dead heat at the end of the season.
Champions League, Europa League and Relegation Places
The colour bands on a standings table show what each position earns. Relegation is fixed. European places are not.
Relegation zone
The clubs in 18th, 19th and 20th go down to the EFL Championship, and the top three Championship clubs come up. In the snapshot above, the bottom three are Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland, with Forest and Tottenham level on points.
European places
- Champions League: four places go to the top four, and England has often received a fifth. For the 2025-26 season, five English clubs qualified through league position. The extra place comes from UEFA’s coefficient system, which rewards the countries whose clubs perform best in European competition, so it is earned each season rather than guaranteed.
- Europa League and Conference League: these go to the next-best league finishers and to cup winners who have not already qualified elsewhere.
- Reshuffles: if a club qualifies twice, for example by winning a European trophy and finishing high in the league, places can pass down the table.
Some live-score pages show a fixed “top four” legend. I could not verify how many Champions League places this season’s table will earn for 2027-28, so check the official Premier League site before relying on a specific number.
The 2026-27 Season in Context
The defending champions
Arsenal won the 2025-26 title with 85 points, seven ahead of Manchester City, ending a 22-year wait that went back to 2003-04. That makes City’s and Arsenal’s early level position at the top of this season’s table worth watching.
Promoted clubs
- Coventry City: won the Championship and went up automatically.
- Ipswich Town: finished second and also went up automatically. They were in the Premier League in 2024-25 and went straight back down.
- Hull City: won the play-offs after finishing sixth, returning to the top flight for the first time since 2016-17.
Relegated clubs
West Ham United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers dropped to the Championship after 2025-26. The table was reset in alphabetical order for the new campaign, and the opening matches began on Saturday 22 August 2026.
Following the Premier League Matches and Table
You will typically follow the standings in one of two places:
- The official Premier League website, which carries the authoritative table, form guides and a season archive.
- Live-score services, which update the table as goals go in, so a club can move up or down during a match.
Because standings are the result of fixtures, it helps to read the table alongside the matches that produced it. Use a source that shows fixtures, results and the table together.
Past Seasons and the English Championship Table
Many readers search for the 2023/24 table. That season is part of the archive on the official Premier League site, where you can browse past seasons by year. This guide does not reproduce that table, because rosters, points totals and European places differ from season to season.
Others arrive looking for the English Championship soccer table. That is a separate competition one level down. It has 24 clubs rather than 20, the top two earn automatic promotion, four more clubs contest the play-offs for the last place, and the bottom three drop to League One.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many points do you get for a win or a draw in the Premier League?
Three for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.
What decides the table when clubs have the same points?
Goal difference first, then goals scored.
What if clubs are still level after that?
During the season they share a position and appear alphabetically. At the end of the season, if the title, relegation or a European place depends on it, head-to-head points are used, then away goals in those matches, then a neutral-ground play-off.
How many teams are relegated?
Three: the clubs in 18th, 19th and 20th.
How many teams qualify for the Champions League?
Four through league position are standard. England can earn a fifth through UEFA’s coefficient rankings, as it did for 2025-26. Check the official site for the current season’s allocation.
Who won the Premier League last season?
Arsenal, with 85 points.
Which clubs were promoted for 2026-27?
Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City.
What is the difference between the home table and the form table?
The home table counts only matches at a club’s own ground. The form table counts only recent matches wherever they were played.
Is the EFL Championship table the same as the Premier League table?
No. It is a separate division with 24 clubs, and it supplies the Premier League’s promoted clubs.
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