Premier League review: The biggest surprises so far

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The Athletic

Premier League, Sports, Champions League, World Cup, Soccer,

4.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We’re eleven games into the 2025/26 Premier League season. Arsenal are top, Man City are clinging to their coat tails, Sunderland are in the Champions League places and just four points separate 2nd from 9th.

Meanwhile Newcastle are languishing in 14th, Fulham’s top scorer is own goals, West Ham and Nottingham Forest are in the relegation zone and Wolves sit rock bottom, still yet to win a game.

So, is this the most unpredictable the Premier League has been in recent years?

Host: Matt Davies-Adams

With: Tim Spiers & Megan Feringa

Executive Producer: Abi Paterson

Producer: Jay Beale

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0:00.0	The Athletic FC.
0:05.6	We're 11 games into the 2025-26 Premier League season.
0:09.8	Arsenal are top.
0:10.8	Man City are clinging to their coattails.
0:12.9	Sunderland.
0:13.5	Sunderland are in the Champions League places.
0:16.5	And just four points separate.
0:18.1	Second from ninth.
0:19.5	Meanwhile, Newcastle languishing in 14th,
0:21.8	Fulham's top scorer is his own goals,
0:23.8	West Ham and Forrester in the relegation zone,
0:26.1	and wolves are rock bottom still waiting for their first win.
0:29.8	So, is this the most unpredictable the Premier League has been in recent years?
0:38.6	Joining me to discuss all that and more, we have the man who's weekly briefings make
0:43.1	Mondays Matter.
0:44.2	Hello, Tim Spears.
0:45.0	Hey, Matt.
0:46.0	And also an award-nominated MFFer.
0:49.1	It's Megan Ferringa.
0:50.5	Welcome back and congrats on the nod, Megan.
0:53.2	Up for Writer of the Year at the FSAs.
0:55.6	Oh, thank you.
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