Ahead of fixture release day we have previewed the market leaders for the 25/26 Premier League season.
The 24/25 season was a dream start to Arne Slot’s tenure at Liverpool with them romping home to a Premier League title and finishing 10 points clear of Arsenal. Can Slot work his magic again? Can Arteta’s Arsenal take the next step? Will Man City return to the summit, or will a surprise contender emerge from the chasing pack?
Below is our preview of the favourites for the 25/26 season.
Premier League 2025/26 Outright Odds
Team | Odds | Chance |
---|---|---|
Liverpool | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Manchester City | 9/4 | 30.8% |
Arsenal | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Newcastle | 14/1 | 6.7% |
Chelsea | 16/1 | 5.9% |
Manchester United | 28/1 | 3.4% |
Bar | 50/1 | 2% |
Premier League 2025/26 Betting Favourites
Liverpool - 15/8
Arne Slot’s Liverpool side are currently priced as the favourites to retain their Premier League title in the 25/26 season.
Ahead of last season, there were major question marks about how Liverpool would perform in the post-Klopp era, but supporters need not have been worried. Slot slotted in seamlessly and the FSG Pre-Season strategy of the continuity proved to be the correct one with Chiesa the only addition. Liverpool still ended up romping home to a Premier League title finishing 10 clear of Arsenal as well as finishing EFL Cup runners-up.
Toward the end of last season, FSG and Slot sealed New Contracts for key men Salah, and van Dijk as well as highly rated squad member Northern Irishman Bradley. However, Trent made his longly anticipated move to Real Madrid and Top-Class backup Kelleher has now left for Brentford.
Liverpool have acted fast with Frimpong from Leverkusen and Mamardashvili from Valencia coming in to replace the aforementioned duo. Despite that, I think they need to add more to their squad if they’re to retain their title though the rumoured £100 million signing of Wirtz from Leverkusen could go a long way into putting them into the right place.
At 15/8 I think they’re too short though.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Manchester City - 9/4
Following a rare trophyless season, Guardiola’s City side are expected to return to another title race in the 25/26 season.
City struggled in the 24/25 season with their only silverware of any description coming in their start of the season Community Shield victory over Manchester United. However, they did end their Premier League campaign strategy with 7 wins and 3 draws to secure a crucial Champions League spot.
You get the sense though that their recruitment for the 25/26 season started already back in January with over £135 million of investment put into their playing squad. If that wasn’t enough they’ve continued to make huge refreshments into their squad with Ait-Nouri, Bettinelli, Cherki and Reijnders for a combined fee of £112 million with more additions likely on the way.
The one thing going against City will be their time at the current FIFA Club World Cup and if they go far in the tournament that could have implications for the start of the 25/26 though I think their squad depth is strong enough to manage it.
I expect them to be back to their best, 9/4 is a great price.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Arsenal - 9/2
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have finished runners-up in three consecutive Premier League seasons and arguably missed their biggest opportunity of ending their trophy drought after an inconsistent end to their season picking up only 21/36 points in their final 15 league games.
The Gunners are built off a strong defensive foundation with the likes of Saliba Gabriel and White martialing a defence which conceded only 34 goals in the entire season which is 7 less than the next best defence Liverpool. However, where they failed to hit the right notes was upfront with injury issues to Saka and no out-and-out striker to lead the line they scored 69 goals 17 less than Liverpool.
With the top two in the market bolstering considerably in the opening month of the transfer window (and counting) Arsenal will need to do the same if they’re to compete at the top again with additions up top of prime focus with Gyokeres, Rodrygo and Sesko all rumoured to be targets.
Arsenal had their opportunity last season, and I see little value in them at 9/2.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Newcastle United - 14/1
What a season it was for Newcastle United and Eddie Howe in 24/25! Their EFL Cup Final win over Liverpool secured the club’s first major trophy since 1969 and first domestic trophy in 70 years and their 5th finish in the Premier League secured Champions League Football for the second time in 3 years.
The hierarchy at Newcastle Football Club have assembled a well-rounded squad with quality from back to front doing so relatively inexpensively when compared with those around them at the top of the Premier League table. However, more additions of a similar vein will be needed in the summer so they can balance both European and Domestic Football next season.
Make no mistake though, Newcastle are a rising force in football with players like Tonali, Guimarães and Isak at their disposal. If they can add players the calibre of rumoured targets Pedro, Grealish and Gittens, time at Teenside are exciting.
Newcastle will win a Premier League in the near future, but I think this season will be beyond them and I see now value in odds of 14/1.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Chelsea – 16/1
The Blues are a very volatile club but are also one where success is never too far away, especially with the considerable amount of money which is constantly invested into the club. Last season went positively too with a 4th finish meaning they return to the Champions League next season where they will look to add to their Europa Conference League title from 24/25
Enzo Maresca has a never-ending depth in his Chelsea squad but the biggest challenge for him is to find the correct balance as well as keeping their bloated squad happy with their respective playing times. With Chelsea in the Club World Cup, it’ll be interesting to see how he approaches squad selection and rotation with one eye on next season.
Chelsea have continued to splurge this summer with England U21 International Delap, Brazilian teenage sensation Estavao and young Portuguese talent Essugo coming in from Sporting. It doesn’t look like it’s stopping there with Maignan, Pedro, Hato and even Ronaldo rumoured as targets.
If Enzo can find a balance in his squad odds of 16/1 each way is a good value market play.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Manchester United - 28/1
Ruben Amorim has his work cut out if he’s to transform the fortunes of this sleeping giant in World Football following the club's worst-ever Premier League finish last season when they came 15th.
This will be a summer of great change at the club, with Eriksen, Evans and Lindelof already out the door, Rashford, Sancho, Garnancho and more likely to follow. Considerable investment will be required to strengthen this squad, but with no European Football it remains to be seen if they can finance it at a sufficient level to compete where they want to be and more will be needed than just Cunha and Leon.
The only thing in the club's favour is they should be able to operate off a shorter squad with no European Football as well as not competing at the Club World Cup. A few weeks ago they were a bigger price but at 28/1 it would be madness backing them.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Others
Elsewhere, Aston Villa, who have become one of the most consistent sides around under Unai Emery can be gotten at 50/1 which is the same price as Tottenham who will now be managed by Thomas Frank.
Nottingham Forrest fell off last season and can be gotten at a giant 150/1
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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