E245: “Committed to Tape” - Premier League 2026/27 Predictions, Arsenal’s Trophy Targets & Player Forecasts (Season Preview)

The NN Pod closes out its 2026/27 season preview series by committing its predictions to tape, starting with the wider Premier League picture before turning fully towards Arsenal.The hosts work through the relegation battle, potential surprise strugglers, the first managerial casualty and the race for European qualification, before mapping out how they expect the top of the table to take shape. There is also a look at the leading goalscorers and Player of the Season contenders as another Premier League campaign gets ready to begin.Attention then shifts to Arsenal, with predictions for the club’s leading scorer, most assists and Player of the Season. The discussion examines how Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyökeres could share the centre-forward role, what a healthier Bukayo Saka might produce, the influence of Bruno Guimarães and whether Declan Rice can maintain his importance at the heart of the side.The hosts also assess Arsenal’s prospects across the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup, including how seriously the domestic cups should be treated and where opportunities could emerge for the club’s younger players.Finally, the predictions get more specific with a full set of Arsenal over/unders covering individual goals and starts, Max Dowman’s potential breakthrough, set-piece output, clean sheets, goals scored, goals conceded and the points total required to defend the Premier League title.Continue the discussion with us.Follow The NN Pod for more Arsenal and football content.All our links: https://beacons.ai/thennpodChapters:(00:00) - Arteta’s Non-Negotiables & Intro(00:44) - Relegation Predictions(03:36) - Surprise Strugglers & First Manager Sacked(08:41) - European Places: Sixth & Seventh(11:56) - Champions League Places(15:21) - Premier League Champions(18:06) - Golden Boot Predictions(22:29) - Premier League Player of the Season(24:46) - Arsenal Top Scorer(30:35) - Arsenal Most Assists(34:03) - Arsenal Player of the Season(35:39) - Arsenal’s Champions League Prediction(39:36) - FA Cup & League Cup Predictions(43:23) - Arsenal Over/Unders(47:36) - Havertz vs Gyökeres & Arteta’s Rotation(51:52) - Max Dowman’s Breakthrough Season(54:14) - Arsenal’s Goals, Defence & Points Total(58:40) - Outro & Commit Your Predictions to Writing