Early prediction for Premier League 2025/26 as Leeds United look to break worrying top flight trend

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Leeds United are heading back to the Premier League but it remains to be seen how Daniel Farke’s side will cope in the top flight.

Daniel Farke’s position at Leeds United immediately came into question in the wake of promotion, with some doubting whether the manager is cut out for the Premier League.

Farke was relegated and sacked after 11 games in his two top-flight campaigns with Norwich City, though he wasn’t given much to spend in preparation for either of them.

Despite doubts, the 49ers have backed Farke to lead the Whites into the Premier League and are set to back him heavily in the transfer window, which soon opens.

Leeds are expected to spend heavily as Farke improves his squad in several key areas, such as goalkeeper, creative midfield and defence.

The opening day on August 16 is a long way away yet and so much will change before then but here’s an early prediction on how Leeds will fare in the Premier League.

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Leeds United can achieve Premier League survival

It’s going to be difficult but Leeds can certainly break the worrying trend of promoted teams going straight back down next season.

The last two seasons have seen all three Championship sides sent immediately packing to the second tier, with fears growing over the gap in quality between the two divisions.

Leicester City, Southampton and Ipswich Town all spent heavily last summer, too, but it still wasn’t enough.

There is obviously a fear Leeds might suffer the same fate but the club does appear alert to the possibility and doing all they can to prevent it.

A big transfer window is expected at Leeds this summer, with a lot of money spent on new arrivals. There also hasn’t been much discussion of any of their key players being stolen away, which would be crucial as well.

A host of quality transfer targets have already been linked and a lot of them with Premier League experience, something last year’s promoted trio largely neglected.

Question marks also remain over whether Farke is cut out for the top flight but, the fact that the club seemingly considered sacking him before the season even began suggests they will not hesitate to quickly make a change if things aren’t going well next year.

The abysmal performances of Manchester United, Tottenham and West Ham this past season show that Leeds just need to get their act together to have a strong chance of staying up.

Leeds have the funds to improve an already quality squad and should be able to survive, as long as their summer business is smart.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
15	Manchester UnitedManchester United	38	11	9	18	44	54	-10	42
16	WolvesWolves	38	12	6	20	54	69	-15	42
17	TottenhamTottenham	38	11	5	22	64	65	-1	38
18	LeicesterLeicester	38	6	7	25	33	80	-47	25
19	IpswichIpswich	38	4	10	24	36	82	-46	22
20	SouthamptonSouthampton	38	2	6	30	26	86	-60	12

What is the long-term future for Leeds United?

49ers clearly have a lot of ambition and plan on keeping Leeds in the Premier League for a long time.

The plans to expand and develop Elland Road are going to take a lot of money, so the extra income from the Premier League will be crucial to maintain.

Farke has called for his bosses to make ‘top-class’ decisions this summer, and will no doubt believe that started with backing him as manager.

The pressure will be on the German from the outset but, if Leeds manage to survive, they’ll then look to consolidate their position and move up the table like Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth have all done in recent years.