Premier League: Key talking points heading into the new 2026-27 season

The 2026/27 Premier League season is set to kick off on August 21 as champions Arsenal host newly promoted Coventry.It has been a busy preseason for many clubs, albeit truncated for some by the World Cup, and as always there are a number of tantalising questions as the new season begins in all its hope and anticipation.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4La Liga: The key talking points for Real Madrid before the 2026-27 seasonlist 2 of 4Can Barca do a ‘three-peat’ or will Real bounce back? La Liga returnslist 3 of 4La Liga: Five key talking points heading into Barcelona’s 2026-27 seasonlist 4 of 4Palestinian club football to restart in September after Gaza war suspensionend of listAl Jazeera outlines the five most compelling storylines ahead of the opening game.Arsenal defend Premier League title for first time since 2005The Gunners go into the campaign as Premier League champions for the first time since their Invincibles era, bringing a different kind of pressure for Mikel Arteta’s squad. The last time the Gunners retained a league title was in 1935.They will also be looking to go one better in Europe after reaching the Champions League final for the first time in 20 ye...