Sunday\u2019s fixtures bring closure to a season of sharp contrasts. Manchester City\u2019s midweek slip meant Arsenal have been crowned champions for the first time in 22 years. Their celebrations began on Tuesday night and will continue across the capital on Sunday, starting in south London and stretching back north.<\/p>\n
The European places remain tangled with multiple permutations, but the real pressure sits at the bottom. The relegation battle has reached the final day and Tottenham Hotspur still aren\u2019t safe. With the season on the line, form and nerves will matter more than headlines.<\/p>\n
Manchester United have confirmed Michael Carrick as their new manager on a two-year deal after he guided a stagnating Red Devils to third. His side travel to Brighton, where the Seagulls may regret their defeat at Elland Road last weekend. That loss was costly: an underhit Jan Paul van Hecke back pass allowed a late goal. Brighton sit seventh and could finish as high as sixth or as low as ninth, with European qualification still possible.<\/p>\n
At Turf Moor the bottom two meet in what the author admits is almost too cheap to label \u2019El Cr\u00e1pico,\u2019 because that\u2019s what everybody else is doing. Wolves have shown some signs of improvement in 2026 but will still finish below Burnley on the final day, the Clarets two points better off after Wolves earned a point at home to Fulham.<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace will prioritise next Wednesday\u2019s Conference League final, so Oliver Glasner can rotate freely while Arsenal lift their trophy at Selhurst Park. Fulham host Newcastle in a game with little at stake, and Liverpool should hand Mohamed Salah a fitting farewell: “Hand him a start and let the Liverpool supporters embrace him one last time.” A point would likely be enough for the Reds to secure Champions League football.<\/p>\n
Manchester City say goodbye to Pep Guardiola on Sunday, with Enzo tasked with succeeding him. City still earned a domestic cup double in his final season and will bid farewell to John Stones and Bernardo Silva.<\/p>\n
Below are the match-by-match predictions for Gameweek 38.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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