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Premier League 2025/26 so far
If you thought last season’s Premier League was chaotic, think again. The 2025/26 campaign has kicked off like someone poured Red Bull into the fixture list. Two games in, and it already feels less like football and more like a crossover episode of Fast & Furious x Love Island. Arsenal are on top, Spurs are out here body-slamming Pep, Liverpool are flexing their £300m summer spending like an overexcited lottery winner, and Chelsea have gone from mid-table soap opera to ‘is Enzo cooking or just burning the kitchen down?’
At the bottom, Wolves and West Ham are queuing for therapy sessions, Leeds are questioning their life choices, and Sunderland are oscillating between ‘giant killers’ and ‘Championship tourists cosplaying as Premier League players,’ Meanwhile, the Golden Boot chart is pure comedy: Jurrien Timber, a defender, is joint-top, i wish it to be true, with Erling Haaland. Defenders aren’t supposed to be here, mate. That’s like your accountant suddenly dropping a drill rap album, confusing, terrifying, and slightly iconic.
Into this carnival strolls Glenn Murray, ex-striker turned part-time prophet, announcing: ‘It’s a four-horse race.’ Liverpool. Arsenal. City. Chelsea. Boom. Sounds smart. Sounds safe. But is it actually genius or just Glenn swiping right on every top-six club until one matches? Let’s unpack this madness.
The £300m glow-up kings
Liverpool aren’t defending their Premier league title, they’re flexing on the entire Premier league like it’s a TikTok thirst trap. Imagine the guy who shows up at a house party in Dior sunglasses indoors, sipping sparkling water out of a champagne flute, and you’ve basically got Arne Slot’s Liverpool.
Two games, two wins. First, they smoked Bournemouth 4-2 in a game where their attack looked like it had been modded on FIFA with the sliders turned up to 100. Then, they pulled a classic Liverpool move , suffer, wobble, stress fans into early retirement, before pulling off a chaotic 3-2 win at St James’ Park against New Castle. The defense is a bit leaky, sure, but who cares when your attack looks like it’s running on Elon Musk rocket fuel?
New boy Hugo Ekitike is scoring like he’s been there since the Rafa Benítez era, and that £300m summer spending spree wasn’t retail therapy, it was a military operation. Glenn Murray’s pick for the Premier league title? Yeah, shocker. But to be fair, Liverpool look like they’re playing 4D chess while half the league still can’t beat Minesweeper.
Arteta’s emotionally damaging menace machine
Arsenal are not here to ‘compete’ in the Premier league They are here to terrorize. Two wins, two clean sheets, seven goals scored and a backline stingier than your uncle who ‘forgets’ his wallet at dinner.
They opened with a classic 1-0 win against Manchester United, not flashy, but it screamed ‘we’re mature now, babes.’ Then they unleashed a 5-0 evisceration of Leeds that felt less like a football match and more like an HR disciplinary hearing. Leeds weren’t just beaten, they were spiritually humbled.
Arteta has his players pressing like they’ve got rent due tomorrow and defending like their PlayStation privileges depend on it. Arsenal fans are walking around like they’ve already won the Premier league, but let’s be honest: heartbreak is probably hiding somewhere in April, sharpening its knife. Glenn Murray says they just need ‘composure in the big moments.’ Translation: try not to Arsenal it when it matters most.
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Schrödinger’s Football Club
Chelsea. My god. They are the human equivalent of an energy drink mixed with tequila: you don’t know whether it’ll make you party or put you in hospital.
Opening day, they drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace, dull, confusing, nothing to write home about. But then, like a toddler on too much sugar, they went away to West Ham and absolutely obliterated them 5-1. Suddenly, ‘Enzo-ball’ propaganda was trending, Chelsea fans were acting like 2021 never ended, and the vibes were immaculate.
Glenn Murray calls them the Premier league ‘wildcard.’ Facts. This is Schrödinger’s Chelsea: simultaneously title contenders and 10th-place memes until proven otherwise. They could genuinely win the Premier league or combust before Christmas. Either way, they’ll annoy everyone.
The bug in the simulation
City have started the season like a glitchy PlayStation career mode save. One week, they’re unstoppable. The next, Spurs rock up with Thomas Frank and bully them 2-0 at the Etihad. Spurs. THOMAS. FRANK. It’s giving timeline error.
Haaland’s already casually bagging goals like it’s cardio, but that Tottenham loss showed something terrifying for City fans: cracks. Pep’s probably already brainstorming 47 new tactical blueprints involving fullbacks playing as goalkeepers, but the aura isn’t the same.
Glenn Murray’s right: City are in the Premier League race. But they don’t feel like Thanos anymore. They feel like Thanos after the Avengers nicked all the Infinity Stones. Still terrifying, but suddenly… beatable.
Final whistle - Glenn Murray’s crystal ball or magic 8-ball?
Glenn Murray didn’t include them, but Spurs deserve their flowers just for breaking into the Etihad and mugging City 2-0. Thomas Frank has done what few men dare: out-Pep Pep. That alone should get them a mention in every pundit’s mouth.
Will Spurs win the Premier league? Absolutely not, this is Spurs we’re talking about. But could they ruin everyone else’s seasons out of sheer spite? Oh, absolutely. Spurs are football’s version of Uno reverse cards.
So, Glenn says Liverpool, Arsenal, City and Chelsea. Safe? Maybe. Boring? A little. Accurate? Probably. But one thing’s undeniable: this season is already unhinged.
Liverpool have money and swagger. Arsenal have structure and caffeine-fuelled chaos. Chelsea have vibes and propaganda. City have Pep and Haaland. And Spurs? Spurs have Tottenham DNA, which means they’ll probably beat Real Madrid in a friendly and then lose to Sunderland on a rainy Wednesday.
This isn’t a football league anymore. It’s Mario Kart with VAR, banana skins everywhere, chaos on every lap and Glenn Murray just trying to guess which kart makes it to the finish line without exploding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Glenn Murray believes it’s a four-horse race between Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea.
Despite Spurs shocking City with a 2-0 win at the Etihad, Murray sees them more as chaos-makers who can derail others’ campaigns rather than genuine title challengers.
Liverpool started the season with two wins, showing attacking firepower and squad depth that has them looking like serious contenders.
Arsenal look ruthless with clean sheets and goals galore, but the real test is whether they can hold composure in April when pressure peaks.
From defenders topping the Golden Boot race to Spurs beating City and Chelsea swinging between brilliance and chaos, the season already feels like pure football anarchy.
