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The English Football Belt · season

The 2025–26 season

37 belt games · 14 title changes

Manchester United carried the belt into the 2025–26 season. It changed hands 14 times among 11 franchises, and AFC Bournemouth finished the season with it. Most defenses: AFC Bournemouth, 6.

Who held it, in order

ArsenalLiverpoolCrystal PalaceEvertonMan CityAston VillaLiverpoolMan CityNewcastleSunderlandBrentfordChelseaArsenalBournemouth

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
4,876Aug 17, 2025Arsenal beat Manchester United 1–0Title change
4,877Aug 23, 2025Arsenal beat Leeds United 5–0Defense
4,878Aug 31, 2025Liverpool beat Arsenal 1–0Title change
4,879Sep 14, 2025Liverpool beat Burnley 1–0Defense
4,880Sep 20, 2025Liverpool beat Everton 2–1Defense
4,881Sep 27, 2025Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 2–1Title change
4,882Oct 5, 2025Everton beat Crystal Palace 2–1Title change
4,883Oct 18, 2025Manchester City beat Everton 2–0Title change
4,884Oct 26, 2025Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1–0Title change
4,885Nov 1, 2025Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2–0Title change
4,886Nov 9, 2025Manchester City beat Liverpool 3–0Title change
4,887Nov 22, 2025Newcastle United beat Manchester City 2–1Title change
4,888Nov 29, 2025Newcastle United beat Everton 4–1Defense
4,889Dec 2, 2025Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,890Dec 6, 2025Newcastle United beat Burnley 2–1Defense
4,891Dec 14, 2025Sunderland beat Newcastle United 1–0Title change
4,892Dec 20, 2025Sunderland and Brighton & Hove Albion tied 0–0Tie · defense
4,893Dec 28, 2025Sunderland and Leeds United tied 1–1Tie · defense
4,894Jan 1, 2026Sunderland and Manchester City tied 0–0Tie · defense
4,895Jan 4, 2026Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur tied 1–1Tie · defense
4,896Jan 7, 2026Brentford beat Sunderland 3–0Title change
4,897Jan 17, 2026Chelsea beat Brentford 2–0Title change
4,898Jan 25, 2026Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3–1Defense
4,899Jan 31, 2026Chelsea beat West Ham United 3–2Defense
4,900Feb 7, 2026Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1Defense
4,901Feb 10, 2026Chelsea and Leeds United tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,902Feb 21, 2026Chelsea and Burnley tied 1–1Tie · defense
4,903Mar 1, 2026Arsenal beat Chelsea 2–1Title change
4,904Mar 4, 2026Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0Defense
4,905Mar 14, 2026Arsenal beat Everton 2–0Defense
4,906Apr 11, 2026AFC Bournemouth beat Arsenal 2–1Title change
4,907Apr 18, 2026AFC Bournemouth beat Newcastle United 2–1Defense
4,908Apr 22, 2026AFC Bournemouth and Leeds United tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,909May 3, 2026AFC Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace 3–0Defense
4,910May 9, 2026AFC Bournemouth beat Fulham 1–0Defense
4,911May 19, 2026AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City tied 1–1Tie · defense
4,912May 24, 2026AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1Tie · defense

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