ALL 20 PREM CLUBS RATED! PREMIER LEAGUE KICK-OFF! 2021-22 SEASON GUIDE
STAR PLAYERS!
EXPERT PREDICTIONS!
NEW SIGNINGS!
ARSENAL
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NICKNAME The Gunners FOUNDED 1886 TITLE WINS 13 LAST SEASON’S FINISH 8th RECORD TRANSFER Nicolas Pepe, £72m CAPTAIN Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
MANAGER
MIKEL ARTETA
The Gunners boss has rebuilt the squad this summer – time for him to implement his style and start well to avoid pressure from the fans!
WONDERKID
BUKAYO SAKA
He was England’s star boy at the Euros and Arsenal’s Player of the Year last season. If he adds more goals, he’ll be one of the league’s best!
NEW SIGNING
BEN WHITE
At £50m, the England centre-back has a big price tag to live up to, but his composure and ability to play out will be key to Arteta's gameplan!
AIM FOR THE SEASON
TOP-FOUR FINISH
The dream is for Arsenal to get back into the Champions League and, with no European football at the Emirates this season, full focus will be on the league to make that happen!
Arsenal will be much improved on last season, but it’ll take something special to make the top four, as other teams in the league are just too strong. They’ll secure a Europa League spot!
ASTONVILLA
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NICKNAME The Villans FOUNDED 1874 TITLE WINS 7 LAST SEASON’S FINISH 11th RECORD TRANSFER Emiliano Buendia, £38m CAPTAIN TBC
MANAGER
DEAN SMITH
The lifelong Villa fan led them to their best finish for ten years last season. He's full of passion and makes his squad graft for the badge!
WONDERKID
JACOB RAMSEY
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder has been at the club since he was just six years old and made his Prem debut last season against Wolves!
NEW SIGNING
EMILIANO BUENDIA
This Argentinian creative force arrives with strong stats – he got a total of 31 goals and assists for Norwich in the Championship last season!
AIM FOR THE SEASON
GET INTO EUROPE
Villa have a squad that’s way better than just mid-table, so they'll be pushing for a spot in the Europa League this campaign. They’ll need Ollie Watkins’ goals, though!
A few smart signings have given the Villans a chance of doing better than they did last season. If the players they brought in to replace
