The World Cup 2026 has now come to an end, meaning full focus has started to return to the new English Premier League season, with less than four weeks until Europe’s greatest domestic league kicks off for another long campaign.
Ahead of the return of the English Premier League for the 2026/27 season, Bet9ja look at the current outright odds for teams to win the title, finish in the top five and suffer the disappointment of relegation.
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Premier League Winner –
Arsenal lifted the English Premier League trophy in 2025/26 and after a largely dominant campaign it is no surprise to see the Gunners are the favourites to defend their title in 2026/27, with odds of 2.50 to retain their crown.
Manchester City are close behind with odds of 3.75 to win the league under Enzo Maresca, while Liverpool have odds of 6.00, Manchester United come in at 7.00 and Chelsea are narrowly behind with odds of 10.00.
Premier League Top Five –
According to the odds, there are five favourites to secure the top five positions in the English Premier League, with Arsenal (1.12), Manchester City (1.28), Liverpool (1.44), Manchester United (1.57) and Chelsea (1.90) all considerably ahead of their opposition.
However, the English Premier League often delivers surprise results, and you could get odds of Tottenham (4.00), Aston Villa (5.00), Newcastle United (11.00) or Brighton (13.00) to be the shock top-five finisher next term.
There are numerous other teams that may believe they are in contention for a chance to climb into the top five, including Everton (21.00), Bournemouth (23.00) and Brentford (26.00), while the remaining sides are all extremely unlikely.
Premier League Relegation –
As has become rather expected in recent seasons, the three newly-promoted teams are the favourites to suffer immediate relegations back to the Championship during the 2026/27 English Premier League season.
2025/26 Championship play-off victors Hull City are the clear favourites for demotion with odds of 1.25, while league winners Coventry City come in at 1.60 and Ipswich Town have odds of 1.65 to suffer relegation.
However, last season demonstrated that the newly-promoted teams can compete and stay in the league, with two of the three promoted sides securing their safety, and that means another established English Premier League team could suffer relegation this term.
Sunderland have odds of 3.75 to suffer the drop, with Crystal Palace (6.50), Leeds United (6.50), Fulham (6.50), Nottingham Forest (8.00) and Brentford (9.00) all following closely behind.
There is also the outside chance of Manchester City suffering relegation depending on the outcome of their ongoing 115-charges, and Bet9ja are offering odds of 13.00 for the Citizens to be relegated in 2026/27.
