Man City (£191.5M) and Liverpool (£191.1M) top 2026/27 estimated Premier League wage bills; promoted Coventry are lowest at £15.8M.
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| Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arsenal
|
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 22 |
| 3 |
Manchester City
|
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 21 |
| 4 |
Liverpool
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 |
Chelsea
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 |
| 6 |
Everton
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 |
AFC Bournemouth
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 15 |
| 8 |
Brentford
|
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 14 |
| 9 |
Leeds United
|
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 |
Aston Villa
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 |
Newcastle United
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 |
Hull City
|
10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 |
Ipswich Town
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 |
Fulham
|
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 |
Nottingham Forest
|
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 |
Coventry City
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 |
Manchester United
|
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 |
Sunderland
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 8 |
| 20 |
Crystal Palace
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 7 |
Man City (£191.5M) and Liverpool (£191.1M) top 2026/27 estimated Premier League wage bills; promoted Coventry are lowest at £15.8M.
Premier League 2024/25: champions Liverpool received £174.9m, 20th-placed Southampton £109.2m; every club got a £96.9m equal share.
Al-Hilal (-€873.3M) top CIES's 2022–2026 net spend ranking, ahead of Tottenham and Man Utd; seven of the ten are Premier League clubs.
Referee pay isn't published: La Liga refs are reported on ~€145,000 a year plus match fees; Premier League retainers reportedly £73k–£200k.
Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes' 2026 list with $300M in total earnings, ahead of Lionel Messi ($145M) and Kylian Mbappé ($100M).
Richest shirt deals 2026/27 (kit + front): Real Madrid €220m, Man City €195m, Man United €175m, Barcelona €173m.
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