Premier League title odds 2024-25: Liverpool in charge of race ahead of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest
The 2024-25 Premier League title race is starting to look like a procession.
Manchester City went into the season as defending champions for a record fourth time. They once again edged the title race last season by just two points ahead of back-to-back runners-up Arsenal.
Many expected that to be the title battle once again this season, but Liverpool have forced themselves between the pair. And in fact, the Reds lead the table after 21 rounds, looking very comfortable.
The question is, can Liverpool build on their league to claim a second Premier League title in five years? Or will someone else take the lead in 2025?
Who are the favourites to win the Premier League in 2024-25?
Liverpool
No one put much stock in Liverpool at the start of the season. The Jurgen Klopp era ended in the summer, with the German leaving Liverpool after nine years in charge. He bowed out with Liverpool finishing third in the Premier League and winning the EFL Cup. Arne Slot was the man brought in to replace Klopp, and no one really knew what to truly expect. The gap between Liverpool and the top two wasn’t big last season, but with a new manager, it was hard to call.
The Reds have taken 50 points from their opening 21 games of the season, losing just once and scoring 50 goals — at least eight more than any other team. Slot’s side are six points clear of Arsenal and have a game in hand over their rivals. Their position is formidable.
Arsenal
Last season, Arsenal were the nearly-men for the second season running. They took Man City all the way to the final day, and just missed out on the title, unable to keep up with Pep Guardiola’s machine. But it was proof that Mikel Arteta had the Gunners here to stay. The main thing lacking for Arsenal has been a lack of striker, and a more crucial finisher might have got them over the line in recent campaigns.
This season, the Gunners are part of a busy chasing pack. Arsenal are currently second, six points behind Liverpool. The one thing working against Arsenal is their number of draws, with eight in total — only three sides have had more in the Premier League this season.
Chelsea
There’s a bit of a jump in the odds to Chelsea, who ended 2024 on a low point after seemingly dragging themselves into a title race they didn’t claim to be in. The Blues underwhelmed last season but rallied late to finish sixth. They’re in the Uefa Conference League as a result, which has allowed them to rotate their team.
At one point, Chelsea were second, four points behind Liverpool having played a game more. But now they’re 10 points behind the Reds and have dropped down to fourth. Enzo Maresca’s men are winless in their past five, taking just three points from matches against Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
Man City
Man City are history-makers. Never before in the history of English men’s football had a team won four consecutive top-flight titles. But Man City now have. And this is a record that even transcends the Premier League — we’re talking about since the creation of the Football League.
The Citizens were the early favourites to take the title again, given the air of inevitability surrounding the club. Even when things were close at the start of the season, Man City were still favourites. But now they’ve fallen due to a terrible run of just three wins from 11 games, losing six times. They’ve rallied to take eight points from their last four games, but have still thrown away leads against Everton and Brentford to draw during that time. City are now 12 points behind Liverpool, after running out 6-0 winners at Ipswich, but the damage has already been done.
Nottingham Forest
Yes, you read that correctly. Nottingham Forest are in the title race.
The Tricky Trees took the lead after just eight minutes against Liverpool recently and at that very moment, were just three points behind the league leaders. Unfortunately, Diogo Jota pulled Liverpool level to earn a 1-1 draw, so Forest are still six points behind.
However, with just four defeats and 22 goals conceded in 22 games, you still cannot rule Forest out. At the very least, Nuno Espirito Santo looks to be leading them back into Europe for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
Best players of the Premier League 2024-25 title race
There are some elite goalkeepers in the Premier League right now, including the likes of Alisson, David Raya and Jordan Pickford. However, it’s Matz Sels who is top of the pile right now at 68% on the Squawka Score. Considering the Belgian is top for clean sheets (9) and fourth for saves (63) this season, that’s hardly a surprise.
It’s not just Sels keeping Forest air-tight in this surprise title challenge, though, with ex-Liverpool full-back Neco Williams coming in at 71%. He’s joined in this title-chasing backline by Trent Alexander-Arnold (77%) on the other flank, with Virgil van Dijk (76%) and Gabriel (73%) in the middle — the latter just edging out another Forest star in Nikola Milenkovic by a fraction of a percentage.
Nobody will be surprised to see Ryan Gravenberch (70%) running this midfield, sneaking in 3% ahead of his Liverpool teammate Alexis Mac Allister. Equally, Arsenal maestro Martin Odegaard (67%) is the creative genius, complimented by the dynamism of Elliot Anderson (68%).
Mohamed Salah has the highest Squawka Score of any player in this time at a ridiculous 84%, fuelled by league-highs for goals (18) and assists (13). He’s joined in the forward line by Bukayo Saka (82%), who is the only other player to reach double-figure assists alongside scoring five goals of his own, and Chris Wood (70%), who extended his tally to 13 goals in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool — only four players in the league have more.
Premier League outright odds: Other markets
You can bet on many more outright markets than just the Premier League winner. As well as backing a team to lift the famous trophy, many bookmakers offer markets such as To Finish Top Four, To Be Relegated, To Finish In The Top Half, Without the Big Six and even more player-specific markets such as the Top Scorer and the PFA Player of the Year winner.
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