The 2025-26 Premier League table is live, as 19 teams hope to be the one that denies Liverpool repeat status as champions of England's top tier.

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Crystal Palace takes on Aston Villa on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Selhurst Park, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. GMT. That makes it a 2:30 p.m. ET or 11:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 6:30 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia on Thursday morning.

With some cracking fixtures to be played, here are Sports Illustrated’s GW21 predictions in the Premier League. Date: Tuesday, Jan. 6 Time: 8 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT

Yet in Julian Alvarez, Atletico have a striker who, despite not having scored in La Liga since November 1, boasts an excellent record against Madrid. He has three goals across his last two appearances against Atleti’s bitter rivals, including a brace in the September win.

Watch video of every goal from Erling Haaland's Premier League seasons and see his stats from a glittering young career at Man City, Dortmund, Salzburg, Molde, and Norway's national team.

Two clubs in the English Premier League’s relegation conversation meet up on Tuesday, as West Ham United gets set to play host to Nottingham Forest. Both clubs are desperate for points in the early days of 2026, as neither side feels like getting demoted down to the EFL Championship.

James Milner's incredible career sees the 40-year-old — as of January 4 — closing in on the all-time Premier League appearances record held by Gareth Barry.

Fulham manager Marco Silva revealed that the Cottagers have contacted the Premier League’s governing body of referees to complain about Florian Wirtz’s goal which was controversially allowed to stand this weekend.