Club-by-club guide for the upcoming 2023-24 Premier League season

Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Position last season: 2nd

Nickname: The Gunners

Ground: Emirates Stadium

Capacity: 60,700

Key man: Martin Odegaard

Ins: Declan Rice (West Ham, £105m), Kai Havertz (Chelsea, £65m), Jurrien Timber (Ajax, £38.5m)

Outs: Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen, undisclosed), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (released), Pablo Mari (Monza, undisclosed), Matt Smith (Wigan, free), Mazeed Ogungbo (Barrow, undisclosed), Mauro Bandeira (Colchester, loan), Tom Smith (Colchester, free)

Chances: Arsenal spent 248 days at the top of the Premier League table last year and led by eight points as late as January in their best campaign for many years, which is why second place felt like disappointment. Mikel Arteta did not have the depth he needed to rotate his squad and that caught up with Arsenal as relentless Manchester City turned up the heat in the title run-in. But with Declan Rice among a number of quality reinforcements, they will look to challenge again.

Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Position last season: 7th

Nickname: The Villans

Ground: Villa Park

Capacity: 42,640

Key man: Ollie Watkins

Ins: Youri Tielemans (Leicester, free), Pau Torres (Villarreal, undisclosed), Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen, £51.9m)

Outs: Ashley Young (Everton, free), Marvelous Nakamba (Luton, undisclosed), Jed Steer (released), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth, loan), Viljami Sinisalo (Exeter, loan), Louie Barry (Stockport, loan), Wesley (Stoke, undisclosed)

Chances: To say Unai Emery revitalised Villa after replacing Steven Gerrard last October would be a sizable understatement. They went from a relegation battle to booking a European adventure via the Europa Conference League. That will bring additional challenges with the extra fixtures and the Thursday-Sunday grind, but Emery is well versed in how to manage that as shown by the four Europa League titles he has to his name. The experience of their new additions should help.

Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Position last season: 15th

Nickname: The Cherries

Ground: Vitality Stadium

Capacity: 11,379

Key man: Philip Billing

Ins: Justin Kluivert (Roma, £10m), Hamed Traore (Sassuolo, undisclosed), Romain Faivre (Lyon, undisclosed), Milos Kerkez (Az Alkmaar, undisclosed), Andrei Radu (Inter Milan, loan)

Outs: Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace, free), Junior Stanislas (released), Jack Stacey (Norwich, free), Jordan Zemura (released), Ben Pearson (Stoke, undisclosed), Christian Saydee (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Will Dennis (Kilmarnock, loan), Siriki Dembele (Birmingham, undisclosed), Romain Faivre (Lorient, loan), Mark Travers (Stoke, loan)

Chances: It is increasingly difficult to be shocked by managerial exits in modern football but Gary O'Neil's sacking in June, weeks after he had defied the odds to keep Bournemouth up, was up there. Former Rayo Vallecano boss Andoni Iraola must now prove the wisdom of that move. He had his unfancied side within four points of Europe last season but must adapt to the Premier League and deal with the considerable loss of Jefferson Lerma.

Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Position last season: 9th

Nickname: The Bees

Ground: Gtech Community Stadium

Capacity: 17,250

Key man: Mathias Jensen

Ins: Mark Flekken (Freiburg, £11m), Kevin Schade (Freiburg, undisclosed), Kim Ji-soo (Seongnam, undisclosed), Ethan Brierley (Rochdale, undisclosed), Nathan Collins (Wolves, £23m)

Outs: Pontus Jansson (Malmo, free), Saman Ghoddos (released), Tariqe Fosu (released), Paris Maghoma (Bolton, loan), Joel Valencia (released), Fin Stevens (Oxford, loan), Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford, loan), Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough, undisclosed), Ryan Trevitt (Exeter, loan), Matthew Cox (Bristol Rovers, loan), Tristan Crama (Bristol Rovers, loan)

Chances: Brentford have been a breath of fresh air since arriving in the Premier League and last season's top-half finish was a remarkable achievement. But the challenge is to replicate that in the absence of star striker Ivan Toney, banned until January for betting offences. Goalkeeper David Raya is also expected to leave, so Thomas Frank will have to find replacements for two of his most reliable performers.

Brighton

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Position last season: 6th

Nickname: The Seagulls

Ground: Amex Stadium

Capacity: 30,666

Key man: Lewis Dunk

Ins: Joao Pedro (Watford, £30m), James Milner (Liverpool, free), Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund, free), Bart Verbruggen (Anderlecht, undisclosed), Igor Julio (Fiorentina, £14.5m)

Outs: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool, £35m), Carl Rushworth (Swansea, loan), Marc Leonard (Northampton, loan), Taylor Richards (QPR, undisclosed), Antef Tsoungui (Feyenoord, undisclosed), Haydon Roberts (Bristol City, free), James Beadle (Oxford, loan), Teddy Jenks (Forest Green, free), Abdallah Sima (Rangers, loan), Kjell Scherpen (Sturm Graz, loan), Kacper Kozlowski (Vitesse Arnhem, loan), Reda Khadra (Reims, undisclosed), Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom, loan), Fynn Talley (Peterborough, free), Ed Turns (Leyton Orient, loan)

Chances: Brighton fans will have spent the summer applying for passports ahead of the club's first European campaign. Few knew what to expect when Roberto De Zerbi replaced Graham Potter early last season but the Italian allowed the Seagulls to dream like never before as they forced their way into the top six. But the loss of Alexis Mac Allister, and the anticipated departure of Moises Caicedo, will test Brighton's ability to keep replacing their best players.

Burnley

Manager: Vincent Kompany

Position last season: Promoted (1st in Championship)

Nickname: The Clarets

Ground: Turf Moor

Capacity: 21,944

Key man: Josh Cullen

Ins: Jordan Beyer (Borussia Monchengladbach, undisclosed), Dara O'Shea (West Brom, £7m), Lawrence Vigouroux (Leyton Orient, free), Zeki Amdouni (Basel, undisclosed), Nathan Redmond (Besiktas, free), James Trafford (Manchester City, £19m), Luca Koleosho (Espanyol, £2.6m), Jacob Bruun Larsen (Hoffenheim, loan)

Outs: Ashley Barnes (Norwich, free), Will Norris (Portsmouth, free), Lewis Thomas (Harrogate, free), Lukas Jensen (Lincoln, free), Michael Mellon (Morecambe, loan), Deji Sotona (Doncaster, free), Bobby Thomas (Coventry, undisclosed), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Aarhus, loan)

Chances: Vincent Kompany ensured Burnley's spell in the Championship was a short one as the Clarets stormed to the title. And the former Manchester City captain managed it while engineering a major overhaul of the club from top to bottom. Burnley played with style and swagger last season. But the challenge of replicating that in the Premier League will be a considerable one.

Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Position last season: 12th

Nickname: The Blues

Ground: Stamford Bridge

Capacity: 40,343

Key man: Thiago Silva

Ins: Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig, £63m), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal, £32m), Diego Moreira (Benfica, free), Dujuan Richards (Phoenix All Stars Academy, undisclosed), Alex Matos (Norwich, undisclosed), Ishe Samuels-Smith (Everton, undisclosed), Angelo Gabriel (Santos, undisclosed)

Outs: Mason Mount (Manchester United, £55m), Kai Havertz (Arsenal, £65m), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan, undisclosed), N'Golo Kante (Al-Ittihad, free), Cesar Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid, free), Mateo Kovacic (Man City, £30m), Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal, undisclosed), Edouard Mendy (Al-Ahli, undisclosed), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan, £15m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille, free), Tiemoue Bakayoko (released), Nathan Baxter (Bolton, free), Sam McClelland (released), Dujon Sterling (Rangers, free), Charlie Webster (Heerenveen, loan), David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin, loan), Dion Rankine (Exeter, loan), Ethan Ampadu (Leeds, £7m), Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich, loan)

Chances: Chelsea's 2022-23 campaign was a lesson in how not to run a football club, as managers and players came and went at dizzying speed, eyewatering transfer fees piled up, and Todd Boehly and company looked thoroughly out of their depth. Mauricio Pochettino has the credentials to make sense of the chaos he has inherited but it may take the Argentinian time to oversee the sort of complete rebuild Chelsea need.

Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Position last season: 11th

Nickname: The Eagles

Ground: Selhurst Park

Key man: Michael Olise

Ins: Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth, free)

Outs: Wilfried Zaha (Galatasaray, free), Luka Milivojevic (released), James McArthur (released), Jack Butland (Rangers, free), Rob Street (Cheltenham, free), Kofi Balmer (Port Vale, loan), Owen Goodman (Colchester, loan), Laurie Shala (Wycombe, free), Luke Plange (Carlisle, loan)

Chances: Palace's bold decision to turn to Roy Hodgson when things went south under Patrick Vieira last season paid off handsomely as the former England boss oversaw some stylish, attacking football good enough to get the Eagles up to 11th. Talisman Wilfried Zaha is gone, but Palace have plenty of talent left in Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze and new signing Jefferson Lerma, so they can still approach the campaign with optimism.

Everton

Manager: Sean Dyche

Position last season: 17th

Nickname: The Toffees

Ground: Goodison Park

Capacity: 39,572

Key man: Dwight McNeil

Ins: Ashley Young (Aston Villa, free), Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal, loan)

Outs: Ellis Simms (Coventry, undisclosed), Yerry Mina (released), Andros Townsend (released), Tom Davies (released), Asmir Begovic (QPR, free), Ishe Samuels-Smith (Chelsea, undisclosed), Einar Iversen (released), Isaac Price (released), Harry Tyrer (Chesterfield, loan), Niels Nkounkou (St Etienne, undisclosed), Lewis Gibson (Plymouth, free), Lewis Warrington (Plymouth, loan), Stanley Mills (Oxford, loan)

Chances: Last season Everton endured another exhausting relegation fight that went to the final day amid a backdrop of fan protests against the board and fears over club finances. Sean Dyche did the job asked of him when he replaced Frank Lampard and kept the club up, even if only barely, and there is hope the experienced campaigner is the man to get every last drop out of the squad. But he will have to, as it has been another summer of underinvestment and frustration in the market. Everton's problems are not over.

Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Position last season: 10th

Nickname: The Cottagers

Ground: Craven Cottage

Capacity: 25,700

Ins: Raul Jimenez (Wolves, £5.5m), Calvin Bassey (Ajax, undisclosed)

Outs: Shane Duffy (Norwich, free), Joe Bryan (Millwall, free), Neeskens Kebano (released), Paulo Gazzaniga (released), Steven Sessegnon (released), Sonny Hilton (released), Taye Ashby-Hammond (Stevenage, undisclosed), Ziyad Larkeche (QPR, free), Luca Ashby-Hammond (Crawley, loan)

Chances: Fulham enjoyed a superb campaign last term to claim a top-10 finish, proving tough opposition for everyone in the league. Yet there are concerns going into the new season and a relegation fight cannot be ruled out. Aleksandar Mitrovic, whose 14 Premier League goals were instrumental to their success, continues to be linked with a move to Saudi Arabia and their outlook for the season may depend on the outcome of this ongoing transfer saga.

Liverpool

Manager: Jurgen Klopp

Position last season: 5th

Nickname: The Reds

Ground: Anfield

Capacity: 54,000

Key man: Mohamed Salah

Ins: Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton, £35m), Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig, £60m)

Outs: Jordan Henderson (Al-Ettifaq, £12m), Roberto Firmino (Al-Ahli, free), Naby Keita (Werder Bremen, free), James Milner (Brighton, free), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (released), Fabinho (Al-Ittihad, £40m), Fabio Carvalho (RB Leipzig, loan), Calvin Ramsay (Preston, loan), Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen, undisclosed), Harvey Davies (Crewe, loan), Rhys Williams (Aberdeen, loan), Sepp van den Berg (Mainz, loan), Anderson Arroyo (FC Andorra, loan), James Balagizi (Wigan, loan), Dominic Corness (Yverdon Sport, loan), Layton Stewart (Preston, undisclosed)

Chances: Liverpool's first target must be a return to the top four after several seasons of challenging for the title came to a sudden halt last term. A midfield rebuild was always on the cards, which is why Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai were first through the door, but Jurgen Klopp must now go deeper after the unexpected exits of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho as part of the Saudi Arabian exodus. Liverpool got themselves on to the back foot early last term and must start strongly this time to make sure there is no repeat.

Luton

Manager: Rob Edwards

Position last season: Promoted (3rd in the Championship)

Nickname: The Hatters

Ground: Kenilworth Road

Capacity: 10,356

Key man: Carlton Morris

Ins: Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham, free), Mads Andersen (Barnsley, undisclosed), Tahith Chong (Birmingham, £4m), Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Issa Kabore (Manchester City, loan), Ryan Giles (Wolves, undisclosed)

Outs: Henri Lansbury (released), Sonny Bradley (released), Harry Isted (Charlton, free), Josh Neufville (AFC Wimbledon, free), Elliot Thorpe (Shrewsbury, loan), Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham, loan)

Chances: Luton's journey from non-league football to the Premier League in 10 years is a remarkable one but the fairytale seems certain to end as soon as the season starts and the very real task of fighting for survival begins. They have got this far with a direct, fearless approach and will need that same attitude if they are to defy odds firmly against them. But Luton are still in dreamland. With no expectations on them, they do not need to fear pressure.

Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Position last season: 1st

Nickname: The Citizens

Ground: Etihad Stadium

Capacity: 53,400

Key man: Kevin De Bruyne

Ins: Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea, £30m), Spike Brits (AFC Wimbledon, undisclosed)

Outs: Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona, free), Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli, £30m), Benjamin Mendy (Lorient, free), Liam Delap (Hull, loan), Terrell Agyemang (Middlesbrough, free), Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough, undisclosed), Kian Breckin (Wycombe, loan), Cieran Slicker (Ipswich, undisclosed), Shea Charles (Southampton, undisclosed), Callum Doyle (Leicester, loan), Issa Kabore (Luton, loan), James Trafford (Burnley, £19m), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Reims, loan)

Chances: Having won the title in five of the past six seasons and coming off a historic treble, City start the season as the overwhelming favourites to lift the trophy again. Replacing Ilkay Gundogan will not be easy and Pep Guardiola did not plan on Riyad Mahrez also leaving, but City have the resources to cope just fine while Erling Haaland returns looking to better his remarkable 52-goal debut campaign. Catch them if you can.

Manchester United

Manager: Erik ten Hag

Position last season: 3rd

Nickname: The Red Devils

Ground: Old Trafford

Capacity: 74,310

Key man: Bruno Fernandes

Ins: Mason Mount (Chelsea, £55m), Andre Onana (Inter Milan, £43.8m)

Outs: David De Gea (released), Phil Jones (released), Alex Telles (Al-Nassr, undisclosed), Zidane Iqbal (FC Utrecht, £850k), Axel Tuanzebe (released), Ethan Galbraith (Leyton Orient, free), Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday, free), Charlie Wellens (released), Ethan Laird (Birmingham, undisclosed), Charlie Savage (Reading, undisclosed), Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed), Will Fish (Hibernian, loan)

Chances: Erik ten Hag brought the feel-good factor back to United last season as they lifted the Carabao Cup, returned to the top four and generally gave the impression of having a plan on and off the pitch following Ralf Rangnick's cameo the previous season. With the arrival of Mason Mount and the push to bring in striking talent Rasmus Hojlund United are looking to take the next step on their path back to the top.

Newcastle

Manager: Eddie Howe

Position last season: 4th

Nickname: The Magpies

Ground: St James' Park

Capacity: 52,000

Key man: Bruno Guimaraes

Ins: Sandro Tonali (AC Milan, undisclosed), Harvey Barnes (Leicester, undisclosed), Yankuba Minteh (Odense Boldklub, undisclosed)

Outs: Allan Saint-Maximin (Al-Ahli, undisclosed), Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed), Karl Darlow (Leeds, £400k), Ciaran Clark (released), Matty Longstaff (released), Jamal Lewis (Watford, loan), Matty Bondswell (Newport, loan), Kell Watts (Wigan, loan)

Chances: Hopes have been high on Tyneside ever since the Saudi-backed takeover of 2021, but even so last season felt ahead of schedule as Eddie Howe guided them to a top-four finish and Champions League football. With that comes the need to accelerate the development of the squad, but Financial Fair Play rules make that more complicated than it might seem for a club of Newcastle's resources and the approach remains one of careful development. There is also the matter of ending a 55-year wait for a major trophy.

Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Position last season: 16th

Nickname: Forest

Ground: City Ground

Capacity: 30,445

Key man: Morgan Gibbs-White

Ins: Chris Wood (Newcastle, undisclosed), Ola Aina (Torino, free), Anthony Elanga (Manchester United, undisclosed)

Outs: Jesse Lingard (released), Andre Ayew (released), Cafu (Rotherham, free), Jack Colback (released), Jordan Smith (released), Lyle Taylor (released), Will Swan (Mansfield, undisclosed), Dale Taylor (Wycombe, loan), Fin Back (Carlisle, loan), Sam Surridge (Nashville SC, undisclosed), Oliver Hammond (Cheltenham, loan)

Chances: Forest made chaos work for them last term. There were 30 new signings and countless occasions when it seemed like Steve Cooper's time was up, but they achieved their goal of top-flight survival. Now the challenge is to do it again with something approaching consolidation, a more settled squad, and a sense of putting one brick on top of another rather than just not dropping them all. Whether or not that happens might come down the whims of owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Position last season: Promoted (2nd in the Championship)

Nickname: The Blades

Ground: Bramall Lane

Capacity: 32,050

Key man: Sander Berge

Ins: Anis Slimane (Brondby, £1.2million), Yasser Larouci (Troyes, loan), Benie Traore (Hacken, undisclosed)

Outs: Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille, £20m) Billy Sharp (released), Jack O'Connell (released), Enda Stevens (Stoke, free), Kyron Gordon (released), George Broadbent (Doncaster, undisclosed), Jake Eastwood (Grimsby, undisclosed), Harry Boyes (Wycombe, loan), Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale, loan)

Chances: After much of their last spell in the top flight coincided with the pandemic, United fans will simply relish the opportunity to see their side in the Premier League this time around. However, the viewing might not always be pretty. The Blades were facing all manner of financial woes in the Championship, and much of the loot that comes with promotion is already accounted for. Paul Heckingbottom must also cope with the departure of star striker Iliman Ndiaye to Marseille and 17th might be the limit of his side's ambitions.

Tottenham

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Position last season: 8th

Nickname: Spurs

Ground: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Capacity: 62,850

Key man: Son Heung-min

Ins: James Maddison (Leicester, £45m), Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus, undisclosed), Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli, £16.4m), Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk, free)

Outs: Lucas Moura (released), Harry Winks (Leicester, £10m), Romaine Mundle (released)

Chances: Tottenham have made one big splash in the transfer market this summer with the capture of England midfielder James Maddison, but until we know if he will be delivering assists for Harry Kane or not, there are more questions than answers for new boss Ange Postecoglou. Spurs finished outside the European places in a poor campaign last term, but how the former Celtic boss goes about fixing that depends on whether he can call upon the England captain, or has adequate time to replace him.

West Ham

Manager: David Moyes

Position last season: 14th

Nickname: The Hammers

Ground: London Stadium

Capacity: 62,500

Key man: Lucas Paqueta

Ins: Sean Moore (Cliftonville, undisclosed)

Outs: Declan Rice (Arsenal, £105m), Manuel Lanzini (released), Arthur Masuaku (Besiktas, undisclosed), Krisztian Hegyi (Stevenage, loan), Freddie Potts (Wycombe, loan), Kamarai Swyer (Crawley, loan)

Chances: Success in the Europa Conference League papered over all sorts of cracks from a tough Premier League campaign last term, but the challenges will only grow for David Moyes as West Ham step up to the Europa League and work out how to cope with the loss of Declan Rice. They have so far failed to reinvest any of the cash that arrived from Arsenal but doing so smartly will be vital if the Hammers are to avoid looking over their shoulders for much of the term again.

Wolves

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Position last season: 13th

Nickname: Wolves

Capacity: 32,050

Key man: Max Kilman

Ins: Matt Doherty (Atletico Madrid, free), Tom King (Northampton, free)

Outs: Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal, £47m), Conor Coady (Leicester, £8.5m), Nathan Collins (Brentford, £23m), Joao Moutinho (released), Diego Costa (released), Raul Jimenez (Fulham, £5.5m), Ryan Giles (Luton, undisclosed), Tyler Roberts (Doncaster, loan), Dion Sanderson (Birmingham, £2m), Chiquinho (Stoke, loan), Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke, loan), Jackson Smith (Walsall, undisclosed), Taylor Perry (Shrewsbury, free), Ollie Tipton (Notts County, loan)

Chances: Julen Lopetegui steered Wolves away from trouble last term but it was hardly swashbuckling stuff - they scored only 31 goals in 38 games. Now, with Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho and Raul Jimenez all gone, Lopetegui must find a fresh approach but do so on the cheap - the Spanish boss almost left the club in the close season amid concerns over their financial position. Improving on last season's 13th place looks a tall order.