Merson's Premier League season preview: Who wins the title and who stays up?

In his latest column, Paul Merson predicts the 2026/27 Premier League season at both ends of the table.

The new season kicks off on Friday as champions Arsenal host promoted Coventry City, with six games live on Sky Sports over the course of the opening weekend.

Merson has picked his top six, assessed the contenders for relegation and selected one team to overachieve and upset the big boys this season...

I just can't see anybody stopping Arsenal. They'll win it quite comfortably. I don't see a single weakness in them regarding the Premier League.

They do have a few weaknesses in the Champions League but for the Premier League, they remind me of when Manchester City first started dominating the league: two players in every position.

William Saliba and Gabriel are unbelievable but then Cristhian Mosquera comes in and you wouldn't even think Saliba was missing. Jurrien Timber is out but Ben White comes in and keeps Jeremy Doku quiet.