Premier League Winner Odds: Five Contenders for 2025-2026

Liverpool were convincing winners of the title in their first year under Arne Slot, finishing 10 and 13 points clear of Arsenal and Manchester City in second and third respectively. Slot is far from resting on his laurels, however, and has overseen a huge recruitment drive in a bid to strengthen the champions’ stronghold on the trophy. The Reds have spent more than €300m this summer already on top-class players Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Hugo Ekitike at the time of writing - and that’s even before their rumoured interest in €170m man Alexander Isak from Newcastle. 

To account for this, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez have headed through the exit door, plus the squad has been rocked by the tragic and untimely death of Diogo Jota. But there’s a feeling that Liverpool are even stronger than they were last term. The new arrivals ought to go some way to compensating for the loss of star man Mohamed Salah during the Africa Cup of Nations and there’s every reason to think that Liverpool will be in the argument once again. Slot’s men lost just four times all season, with two of those coming after they’d sealed the title, and they are firm 7/4 favourites to prevail again. 

Arsenal have finished second in each of the last three seasons and the Gunners will be itching to ensure that they get over the line at the fourth time of asking. 

There’s an element of ‘Andy Murray’ syndrome about Mikel Arteta’s men when you compare them to Liverpool and Manchester City, as beating one ultimately means little when you still have to defeat the other, but a key piece of the puzzle may have finally been solved. It feels as though Arsenal fans have been crying out for a new forward from the day that Thierry Henry left the Emirates, but in Viktor Gyokeres they might finally have found the top-class striker that pundits have long said they need. Drawing against the likes of Everton, Brentford, Crystal Palace and Fulham and losing home and away to Bournemouth is arguably what cost Arsenal last term and Arteta will hope that they now have the firepower to put away sides that set up to frustrate them. Another sustained run in the Champions League would complicate matters, but the Gunners look a fair price at 9/4 to end their 22-year title drought. 

It’s still slightly surprising just how quickly things went wrong for Manchester City last season, considering how well Pep Guardiola’s men started their pursuit for a fifth straight Premier League success. 

A winless November followed by a patchy Christmas period brought their title defence to an abrupt end and City would ultimately go on to record their first trophyless campaign (not counting the Community Shield) since 2016-17 - Guardiola’s first year at the club. There’s a feeling that time had simply run out for the old guard at the top level and a summer of change has followed for City, with Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne departing and wantaway midfielder Jack Grealish likely to be next out of the door. In their place is a younger player base, with Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, James Trafford and Rayan Ait-Nouri all coming in for significant fees. Despite a humbling exit from the Club World Cup at the hands of Saudi side Al-Hilal, it would be a surprise should Pep’s side not be back in the mix this term. With that in mind, the 7-2 currently on offer with BetVictor may feel like a big price by the end of the season. 

It’s proven to be a stunning summer for Chelsea, who became the first winners of the new-look Club World Cup when dismantling European champions Paris Saint-Germain in New Jersey last month. 

That moment was a marquee one for owner Todd Boehly and his controversial recruitment drive since buying the club three years ago. Chelsea have at times had enough players to fill a roster for the NFL, but their young squad is certainly making waves. After lifting the Europa Conference League and sealing a top-four finish last term, Enzo Maresca’s men will be hopeful of kicking on this year, particularly with the additions of two high-class young forwards in Joao Pedro and Liam Delap. The fact that the Blues are trading at a single figure price shows that they should be taken very seriously this season, though with a fairly short pre-season due to the Club World Cup and an average squad age of just 23.4 years, it may be that competing on four fronts proves a little too much this time around. 

While they are not strictly fifth on the list of the betting market, it might be worth keeping an eye on Aston Villa this season. It proved to be another excellent campaign last term for Unai Emery’s men, who pushed eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain all the way in the Champions League.

Villa will have to settle for the Europa League this time around, though there’s no hiding the fact that their European adventure rather affected their league form at times last year. With key players like Ollie Watkins, Emi Martinez, Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa all staying, Villa ought to once again be a force to be reckoned with, while new signing Evann Guessand adds much-needed depth up top. Villa Park has become a fortress under Emery, with Villa currently unbeaten at home in each of their last 21 competitive games in all competitions. They only missed out on Champions League football on goal difference and were just eight points behind the runners-up Arsenal, meaning there’s every reason to think they could have a say in proceedings - particularly if the title race proves to be open. Boylesports currently have Villa as 80/1 shots to win the title, but stranger things have happened!