THE LOWDOWN — THE FULL HISTORY
THE FILM
THE COUNTDOWN in full: all 20 club films in one 52-minute film, from 20 down to 1, ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season.
20 TO 11
The promoted three open it: Coventry, Hull and Ipswich. Then Tottenham, who won a European trophy and finished 17th; Forest, with more European Cups than league titles; Palace, three trophies in 375 days; Leeds, the last champions of the old First Division; Everton, leaving Goodison; Newcastle, after Dan Burn ended 70 years; and Fulham, 147 years without a major trophy.
10 TO 2
Chelsea, world champions then tenth; Brentford, ninth after losing their manager, strikers and captain; Brighton, eighth and above Chelsea; Sunderland, promoted and into Europe; Bournemouth, sixth before Liverpool took their manager; Liverpool, champions to fifth; Aston Villa, a European trophy after 30 years; Manchester United, third under Michael Carrick; Manchester City, second as Pep Guardiola left.
NUMBER 1
Arsenal, champions for the first time in 22 years.
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