Premier League Betting in Ireland 2024

How To Get Started

The first thing you will need to do is open an online account with a bookmaker of your choice. At the top of this page, you will find a list of the best sportsbooks offering Premier League betting. Our experts at Irishluck have taken a number of factors into account before selecting these particular sportsbooks, so you can rest assured they are the top operators around. Most bookmakers will have introductory offers and that can be claimed upon signing up. These might include money back specials, free bets or a casino bonus. With some bookies, you will be able to take advantage of streaming services to watch certain matches live.

There are no Premier League-specific sportsbooks, so you will also be able to bet on other football tournaments with the same company, as well as other major sports such as tennis, horse racing and the NFL. Do not forget to take a look at the terms and conditions and the privacy policy before you commit to a particular bookie. Once you have signed up, simply deposit some money into your account and you are good to go! 

Tips and Tricks

One of the key things to bear in mind as a bettor is that you are always looking for value in the market. If you want to make a profit on a consistent basis, there are a number of steps you can follow that will increase your chances of success. Thankfully, you are not alone - here at Irishluck our experts are always searching for an edge so that they can provide the best betting tips for the Premier League. Even so, following the points below will give you an edge over more casual punters.

Premier League Top Teams

History of the Premier League

The Premier League was launched in 1992 as the successor to the First Division, which dates back all the way to 1888. This can cause confusion at times. Very little changed on the pitch when the First Division became the Premier League, but achievements pre-1992 are often overlooked and overshadowed.

Most Successful Sides

Manchester United are the most successful team in Premier League history, having won the title 13 times. The Red Devils have won 20 titles overall, while Liverpool have won 19 - only one of which came in the Premier League era. Arsenal have got their hands on the prize 13 times, including three triumphs post-1992. Everton have never won the Premier League, but they did finish on top of the First Division on nine occasions. Aston Villa and Manchester City are joint-fifth in the all-time rankings with seven successes apiece. Five of Man City's victories have come in the Premier League era. 

The Big Six

Anyone who follows the Premier League will have heard of the 'big six': Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United. These clubs are the biggest in the division and the most likely to challenge for prizes at the top of the table.

As you can see, only four of those teams are among the sixth most successful ever. Chelsea have won six league titles but only really became a force from 2004 onwards. Tottenham are two-time champions and have not won the league since 1961. The title winner has come from the big six in all but two Premier League seasons: Blackburn Rovers triumphed in 1995 and Leicester City sprung a major surprise in 2016. 

Premier League Best Players

Best Current Players

The Premier League is widely considered the best league in world football, but many of the planet's top players ply their trade elsewhere: Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are in Ligue 1, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland are in the Bundesliga, Karim Benzema is in La Liga, and other top players are in Serie A.

Nevertheless, several world-class players grace the Premier League. The most famous, of course, is Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the foremost players in the history of the sport. He returned to Man Utd in the summer of 2021, having previously played at Old Trafford between 2003 and 2009. Ronaldo plays alongside stars such as Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho for United.

Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Sadio Mane are all brilliant, but Liverpool's key man is Mohamed Salah, who has been superb ever since he arrived at Anfield in 2017. Salah used to play for Chelsea without much success - as did Kevin De Bruyne, now the beating heart of the Manchester City team managed by Pep Guardiola. Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias are other notable figures in that side.

The current Chelsea team includes talents such as Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Antonio Rudiger, but Romelu Lukaku has struggled to make an impression since returning to the club in 2021.

Tottenham's main man is Harry Kane, who is ably supported by the South Korea international Son Heung-min. Arsenal's young team features Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Odegaard among others.

Best Historical Players

No list of the best historical players would be complete without Alan Shearer, who scored 260 goals playing for Blackburn and Newcastle United. He is the top goalscorer in Premier League history.

The man widely regarded as the best the Premier League has ever seen also knew where the goal is: Thierry Henry, who scored 175 times and won two titles with Arsenal alongside the likes of Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira in north London.

Eric Cantona was perhaps the division's first great. He was the final piece in the jigsaw of Alex Ferguson's first top Manchester United team. Given they won 13 Premier League titles, it is not a surprise that a large number of the best historical players turned out for United: Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Peter Schmeichel and Roy Keane, to name just five multiple title-winners.

Chelsea's first period of success is most associated with Petr Cech, Frank Lampard, John Terry and Didier Drogba. Over at Liverpool, Steven Gerrard at times carried his boyhood club on his back.

The quality of Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure, Vincent Kompany and David Silva was essential to Manchester City's rise in the early to mid-2010s.

Betting on Premier League Players

Match Betting

Most betting markets are team-focused, but there are several options for betting on players. The first way is match betting. This refers to in-game events related to individual players rather than teams.

The most obvious example is the goalscorer market, which is typically divided into 'first goalscorer', 'anytime goalscorer' and 'last goalscorer'. Bettors can essentially put money on a player finding the back of the net in any given match.

Some bookmakers offer the opportunity to bet on player assists, player hat-tricks, player shots and player cards - a lot of choices, in short. And there is also the chance to place combination wagers, such as Sergi Canos to score and Brentford to win. 

Player Outrights

We had a look at team outright markets above. It is also possible to place similarly long-term bets on individual footballers.

One of the most popular choices revolves around the Golden Boot, the award which is given to the Premier League's top scorer at the end of the season. 

Customers can also look for returns in the battle to be crowned PFA Player of the Year or to end the campaign with the most assists in the division.