MESSAGE / PROFILE

The Premier League season is set to start on Saturday 6 August, although broadcasters may opt for a Friday night game to open the campaign, as was the case in 2021-22. Douglas Luiz has left Aston Villa after five year Keep up with breaking Premier League news, transfer headlines and follow the top football players today. Let’s just assume that LaLiga is settled. Barcelona will lift the title after beating their Clasico rivals, Real Madrid, in their most recent LaLiga game to move 12 points clear at the top of the league. The question now is whether Atlético Madrid can catch Real and finish second. Diego Simeone’s side have the easiest remaining fixtures according to our Opta Power Rankings. Without including the Europa League fixture in this tally, Arsenal have more than ten matches remaining till the end of the season. Of course, all these matches are important to them if they want to keep Guardiola’s side off the lead. However, there are some tough sides the Gunners must defeat to ensure they remain in position one at the end of the season. They include: