Premier League Futures (2025/26 Season)

The English Premier League has started for the 2025/26 Season and about a quarter of the season has gone by. Every team in the league has played 9 matches this season and it is not the usual suspects crowding the top of the table, but there is still plenty of time left in the season. Each team still has 29 matches left in the season as well as the winter transfer window to make any changes they need so there is still plenty of opportunities for teams to make moves in the table. With a quarter of the season gone by already, it is time to see where the value is for a potential winner of the Premier League Title this season. 

Arsenal -225: Arsenal is currently listed as the team with the best chance at winning the Premier League Title this season according to the oddsmakers. They have had a very hot start to the season and are currently sitting at the top of the table with 22 points from a 7-1-1 record. They have the best defense in the league by far with only 3 goals allowed in their 9 matches and they also have the 2nd best attack in the league with 16 goals scored. They have a lot of quality in their squad and a lot of depth on the bench as well. They are the big favorites right now for a reason, but this is not a good price to lay with so many matches still left to play. Arsenal has been one of the better teams in the league over the last few seasons now and they may very well be the best team in the league this year, but they do have a history in recent seasons of leading the table late into the year and then choking it away. This is not the price to be laying with a team that has shown the tendency to let the Title slip away down the final stretch. Arsenal also made a very deep run in Champions League last season which is another competition that they are highly focused on winning so another deep Champions League run could have them taking their attention away from the league late in the season, and that will be trouble for them if they are in a tight title race. Arsenal certainly has one of the better squads in the league this year, but there is no real value in them at this price with so many matches still to be played. 

Manchester City +450: Man City is currently listed as the team with the next best chance at winning the Premier League Title this season according to the oddsmakers. They are currently sitting in 5th place of the table after 9 matches with 16 points from a 5-1-3 record. They have the 2nd best defense in the league right now with 7 goals allowed in their 9 matches and they have the best attack as well, scoring 17 goals in their 9 matches. They have been shedding a lot of quality over the last 2 seasons as this is no longer the same Man City team that was dominating the league for years. They are still a very good team this year with a lot of quality and depth in their squad, but they also have a lot of younger talent that they are trying to work into the lineup as well. They will still be a very good team this year, but this is not a team that is ready to compete for the Title as they are in the middle of a mini reset. They are also in Champions League which is the more important competition to them, considering their dominance in the Premier League over the years, and they have underperformed in UCL so there will be more of a focus on that competition which could take away their attention in a late season title race. There is some value in Man City at this price since they are only 6 points behind 1st place and could make some moves in the winter transfer window, but they are not a great option to win the Title this year as they are too inconsistent. 

Liverpool +700: Liverpool is currently listed as the team with the next best chance at winning the Premier League Title this season according to the oddsmakers. They were the hottest team to start the season with a 5-0-0 record after the first 5 matches and it was looking like the defending champions were going to repeat, but 4 straight losses now has them in 7th place in the table with 15 points from a 5-0-4 record. They have a very potent attack that is the 2nd best in the league, scoring 16 goals in their 9 matches, but they also have an awful defense that has allowed 14 goals in their 9 matches as well. This defense has been a big problem all season, even in their wins, and it could be what keeps them from winning the Title this year. They still have one of the better squads in the league with a lot of depth as well, but most of that quality and depth comes in the midfield and the attack. Their defense has been a glaring problem for years that is now starting to rear its ugly head. They could certainly make the moves needed to fix this problem in the winter transfer window, but another problem is that they already have 4 losses just 9 matches into the season. Liverpool only lost 4 matches all year when they won the Title last season and the Premier League Title winner has not had more than 4 losses in the last 2 seasons. The Premier League Title winner has not had more than 5 losses in the last 6 straight seasons as well so Liverpool is working with a very thin margin of error for the rest of the season. Normally this would be incredible value for the defending champions this early in the year, but 4 early losses in the season as well as an awful defense is going to prevent them from being a true threat to win the Title.

Manchester United +2500: Man Utd is currently listed as the team with the next best chance at winning the Premier League Title this season according to the oddsmakers. They had a very poor start to the season, but they are starting to turn things around now. They are currently sitting in 6th place in the table with 16 points from a 5-1-3 record. They have had one of the better attacks in the league this year with 15 goals scored in their 9 matches, but their defense has not been good with 14 goals allowed as well. Man Utd has been in a lot of turmoil over the last few years. They have seen multiple managers come and go as well as being a revolving door of talent. They picked up another flurry of players for this season to try and get a spark in the lineup and it did not work well at first, but they are starting to come around now. They have been in much better form than the way they started the season and they have picked up some nice wins in their 9 matches as well, but this is still a very inconsistent and volatile team that is going to go through cycles this year. They are in a good stretch right now, but they are not consistent enough to keep this up for the long haul. They should have a brighter future with this group of players, but they are still trying to find their way this season. They could finish in the top 4 if they keep this up, but they are not going to be able to catch Arsenal in a title race, especially with their defense still being a problem that needs to be addressed in the transfer window. There is no real value in Man Utd at this price to win the Premier League Title this year.

Chelsea +4000: Chelsea is currently listed as the team with the next best chance at winning the Premier League Title this season according to the oddsmakers. They are currently sitting in 9th place in the table with 14 points from a 4-2-3 record. They got off to a very hot start this season, but they have fallen out of form recently and could be feeling the tolls of last season. Chelsea has a lot of young quality and depth in their squad and they have been building a very good team after a few years of hardship in the league. They have rounded themselves into a very good team that is ready to compete in the league, but this still might not be their year. They are coming off of a very accomplished season where they were the Conference League Champions and then went on to win the Club World Cup in the summer as well, beating PSG the Champions League champions in the Final. They played a lot of extra matches last season that they had to focus on and they did not get a full summer rest due to the Club World Cup either. They are starting to feel the fatigue of those competitions now, and now they have Champions League to worry about this year as well. This Chelsea team has gone through a lot over the last year and even with their Conference League Title last season, they still struggled to get through the Premier League season. Chelsea still has a top 4 quality team in the league, but there is too much going on for them to focus on the title race this season. There is no real value in Chelsea at this price to win the Premier League Title. 

Tottenham +6600: Tottenham is currently listed as the team with the next best chance at winning the Premier League Title this season according to the oddsmakers. They are currently sitting in 3rd place in the table with 17 points from a 5-2-2 record. They have had the best attack in the league this season with 17 goals scored in their 9 matches, and they have had the 2nd best defense with 7 goals allowed in their 9 matches as well. Tottenham has had a lot of quality in their squad for the last few years, but they were starting to get stale as a team and needed to make changes. They brought in some new pieces this season along with a new manager to guide them, and he has them heading in the right direction. They are a very well rounded team with their attack and defense which is going to make them a threat in the title race. They are playing in Champions League this season which is always going to be a distraction, but Tottenham does not have the quality of some of the other teams in the competition so they will likely not go very far. An early exit from Champions League could be a blessing in disguise though. They are not a team that is going to give up a lot of goals this season so points are always going to be on the table for them, even if they come in draws. They only have 2 losses through 9 matches as well so they are in a great position to keep themselves in the title race at that pace. Tottenham is a real threat to win the Premier League Title this season so there is some great value in them at this price. 

Arsenal is the big favorite early on in the season and for good reason. They have not shown many weaknesses with their defense not allowing many goals and that is going to lead to very few losses as they find ways to rack up points in every match. Arsenal could very well run away with this league at the pace they are going at, but they do have other competitions to worry about and have shown that they tend to fold late in the season. There is still more than 3 quarters of the season left for Arsenal to fall, and Tottenham is the best team to catch them as they have the defense to keep collecting points to stay on their tail. Tottenham at +6600 has some great value for them to win the Premier League Title this season.