Gameweek 11 of the 2025/26 Premier League season exploded with shock results and major table movement. Title momentum shifted.
Relegation panic escalated. And we saw a newly promoted side continue to behave
like a European contender.
Here are the three biggest winners — and the three biggest losers — from GW11.
Sunderland are top-four contenders
No more “fairytale” talk — Sunderland are now a legitimate top-four force. The newly promoted club remained 4th on the table, with only two losses all season.
Their 2–2 draw against Arsenal in GW11 was more than a result — it had an impact, it protected their unbeaten home run, stole two critical points off the league leaders, and kept them in the Champions League qualifying range.
Their defensive structure and transition threat continue to shock established PL sides. Sunderland are not a surprise anymore. They’re a problem.
Nottingham Forest are finding their rhythm
Sean Dyche has arrived and Forest are maybe starting to look like a club with an identity.
Forest secured their first win under Dyche and it couldn’t have come against a more decisive opponent, another relegation rival: Leeds United.
Three points in that kind of fixture is worth more than the table shows — because it flips the narrative and pressure. Leeds could also drop points next vs Aston Villa — making Forest’s win even more valuable. Dyche ball is back.
Manchester City put pressure on Arsenal
City sent a message loud, clear and violent.
They didn’t just beat Liverpool. They dismantled them.
Manchester City 3–0 Liverpool.
It could have been worse; Haaland even missed a penalty.
That victory pushed City to 2nd place, cutting the gap to the top to just four points. The sluggish start to the season looks gone, City look balanced again, and the press-to-kill shape is back.
Guardiola’s machine is clicking again and in November, that means danger for everyone around them.
Now let’s look at the three biggest losers…
Liverpool’s slump continues
The defending champions got embarrassed yet again with a 3–0 defeat to their biggest modern rival.
Liverpool is approaching crisis territory. Their defeat against Manchester City was heavy not just in score line, but in meaning. They did not merely lose. They were convincingly uncompetitive.
With four losses in their last five league matches and defensive instability becoming chronic, confidence has eroded to a concerning degree.
This is a champion currently playing like a mid-table side. Unless something changes immediately, the title defense has already slipped beyond recovery.
Wolverhampton Wanderers struggle continues
Right now, Wolves are statistically the worst side in the Premier League.
2 points from a possible 33, league-low 7 goals scored, league-high 25 goals conceded.
This is a relegation profile.
The upcoming fixtures do not provide relief either, with Palace and Aston Villa both in stronger form. Wolves are not only in danger, but they are in danger early. The situation is now critical.
Newcastle United edges closer to relegation scrap
Newcastle are in free fall relative to their expectations and resources. Failing to win against Brighton, West Ham and Brentford back-to-back is a harsh indictment of their current rhythm.
With only three wins in the entire season and five league defeats already, they are now only two points above the relegation zone. The international break will not be a rest period; it will be a reset requirement.
Newcastle need clarity, confidence and direction. Without it, the slide will continue.
