Football Betting · July 21, 2026
The 2026-27 Premier League season kicks off this weekend and the pre-season betting markets are already well-formed. With the summer transfer window still open, odds will continue to shift — but the early price signals tell a clear enough story to identify where value exists right now.
Manchester City and Arsenal enter as co-favourites in most markets, priced in the 3.00–3.50 range at the major crypto sportsbooks. Liverpool are close behind after a quiet but effective summer rebuild. Chelsea have made significant investment but their odds reflect genuine uncertainty rather than genuine title credentials at this stage.
The value play for an outright title bet is Liverpool at the current price. They have a settled squad, a manager entering their second full season and a fixture list in the first eight gameweeks that draws favourably against the other top-four contenders. Backing them each-way or in a title double with a strong European market hedge makes sense before prices tighten once the season starts.
Top-four betting offers better liquidity than outright title markets and more entry points across the season. The clubs most likely to outperform their opening prices in this market are Tottenham, where a strong pre-season and settled attack make them worth backing at current 4.50 odds to finish top four, and Newcastle, whose squad depth is routinely underestimated by the market early in the campaign.
Three newly promoted sides enter alongside the usual suspects. Among the existing Premier League clubs, the sides most exposed to early-season pressure are those carrying heavy injury concerns from pre-season — watch the team news closely in the first three gameweeks as relegation odds for the weak sides tend to shorten sharply after an early run of defeats. Locking in relegation bets on the promoted clubs before gameweek 3 has historically offered good value.
For football betting alongside your hockey action, most of the platforms on our recommended sportsbook list carry competitive Premier League markets. Sportsbet.io and Roobet both run deep football offerings with live in-play on all Premier League fixtures. TonyBet is worth checking for European markets alongside the EPL — they carry some of the tightest lines on the continent.
Betting odds shift fast at the start of a new season. Always check live prices before placing — the figures quoted above are pre-season reference points, not live odds.