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Premier League 2024/25 Betting Preview

Yes, that’s right, it’s time for the Premier League. A matter of weeks after football once again failed to come home, it’s time to put your England shirts away – domestic football is back.

The 2023/24 season saw Manchester City win their fourth title in a row, Aston Villa return to the top tier of European football and, for the first time since 1997/98, all three promoted sides relegated back to the Championship.

This coming season brings a new beginning at Anfield with Jurgen Klopp making way for Arne Slot, a new face in the dugout at Brighton and a new era for Manchester United getting underway with a show of faith in Eric ten Hag.

Here, we set out our best bets ahead of the season by looking at the frontrunners and the dark horses, the top goalscorers and the top assisters, the golden glove candidates, the relegation fodder and much more besides.

League Winners

After four titles in a row, can anyone stop Pep Guardiola’s men from a historic five on the bounce?

Last season was far from a procession for the Citizens, with Arsenal’s title challenge meaning a win was required on the final day albeit ultimately no one could stop a relentless City side once again.

At 11/10 favourites, it is quite tricky to look past City but could this finally be the year they are dethroned? There are no shortage of sides looking to stop them – and none more so than Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta led the Gunners to second place last season, coming closer than ever to ending the club’s 20-year wait for a league title. The permanent signing of goalkeeper David Raya and the addition of Riccardo Calafiori have bolstered an already solid defence that conceded just 29 goals last time round. They are 15/8 to win the league but could the lack of an out-and-out striker derail the men from North London?

Across the capital, Chelsea have yet another new boss at the helm – this time it’s Enzo Maresca tasked with bringing success back to Stamford Bridge after a summer arrival from Leicester. The Blues finished sixth last year and Maresca will have to deal with a potentially tiring Europa Conference League tilt alongside the Premier League. In the latter they are 20/1 to claim what would be their fifth title.

On Merseyside, the Klopp reign is over at Anfield, with Slot the new boss looking to pick up where the German left off. It won’t be easy and, notably, the Reds are yet to make any moves in the transfer market. Their 7/1 title odds have them as third favourites in what could be a season of transition for Liverpool.

Elsewhere, ten Hag will expect a major improvement in league form following a disappointing eighth-place finish while Tottenham will be hoping to mount a serious challenge this season after a fantastic start to the last campaign faded away. Newcastle United, meanwhile, don’t have the distraction of European football this season and it will be interesting to see if Eddie Howe’s Magpies can mount a challenge at the top.

Top Goalscorer

As is becoming customary since his arrival in England, Erling Haaland topped the scoring charts again in 2023/24 with his 27 goals following up the staggering 36 he notched in his debut season.

His odds reflect his past form. A remarkably short 13/20 indicates there is little expectation for his goalscoring exploits to stop. The Norwegian did struggle a little with injuries last campaign – not enough to stop him, of course, but they did show he was human after all. If he goes through the full campaign unscathed this time, 7/2 for Haaland to outscore Ipswich in the league could be appealing.

Better value, then, may come elsewhere and one of the standout picks is Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins. His price of 16/1 seems tasty when you take into account his 19 goals last season and 15 the season before. The main man in Unai Emery’s attack, Watkins will be looking to fire Villa to Europe once more.

Other strong shouts include Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, who notched 21 times in 2023/24 and has 31 goals in 52 Premier League games for the club overall. He is priced at 16/1 but, for an even bigger shout in the same market, how about last season’s second-top scorer Cole Palmer? Odds of**20/1** for a man who scored 22 goals last season is tempting.

Elsewhere, Manchester United’s new number nine Rasmus Hojlund is 40/1 if you fancy him to build on a solid debut season at Old Trafford.

Most Assists

Despite injury restricting him to just 18 appearances, Kevin De Bruyne still managed an impressive 10 assists last season. The 2022/23 leading provider is favourite to top the charts again at 9/4 but a lot will depend on whether the Belgian magician can stay fit and how affected he is by Pep Guardiola’s famous tinkering.

Watkins was the leading assist maker with 13 and is an appealing 10/1 to do so again. Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard also made it to double figures for assists last term with 10 and is the same price as Watkins to be the out-and-out leading assist maker this time around, as is Manchester City’s Phil Foden.

Other interesting picks include Chelsea new boy Pedro Neto at 25/1 after registering nine in 2023/24 while James Maddison, who started last season strongly before injury hampered his form, can be taken at 33/1. Even longer odds are available for Arsenal’s Kai Havertz, with the Gunners forward an intriguing 66/1.

To be Relegated

When it comes to those at risk of dropping out of the top flight next season, it may once again be a tricky season for the promoted sides. 2023/24 saw all three promoted sides relegated for the first time since 1997/98, and Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton have some work to do to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

It is the Foxes that lead the betting for relegation. Their 2/5 odds do not make happy reading for the King Power faithful and suggest the 2015/16 Premier League winners may be making a swift return to the Championship.

The loss of key man Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea, as well as manager Maresca, is a big blow and while the arrivals of Abdul Fatawu, Caleb Okoli and Bobby Decordova-Reid are encouraging, new boss Steve Cooper would surely benefit from further reinforcements.

Joining Leicester in the Premier League are Ipswich, here in the division for the first time since the 2001/02 season. The Tractor Boys have been busy in the summer transfer window, having made some shrewd additions including Burnley goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, Ben Johnson from West Ham United and central defender Jacob Greaves from Hull City.

Ipswich have also made last season’s 10-goal midfielder Omari Hutchinson’s loan spell from Chelsea permanent in an eye-catching £20 million deal. Last season’s joint top scorers Nathan Broadhead and Conor Chaplin are unproven at this level, however, and their relegation odds of 7/10 align with the lack of Premier League experience Kieran McKenna’s men have.

Third favourites for the drop are the final promoted side in Southampton but it is to west London we head for the final relegation spot. Thomas Frank’s Brentford side endured a difficult 2023/24 and at one point appeared to be sleepwalking into relegation danger. A run of just three wins in 21 games between November and April saw the Bees stuck in a rut and, while they ended the term comfortably clear of the bottom three, it was not an enjoyable campaign for the club.

Additions this summer have been scant but do include the impressive signing of Igor Thiago from Club Brugge, who scored 18 goals in last season’s Belgian Pro League. Ivan Toney will of course be available for the full campaign in what will be a big boost – providing he remains at the club amid lingering transfer speculation. They may have enough to continue their Premier League stay but odds of 5/1 are tempting for a side who lost half of their league games last season.

Notably, if you reckon all three newly-promoted sides have what it takes to stay in the top tier, you can get 8/1 for that to happen with BetMGM Specials.

Dark Horses

The Premier League has a habit of throwing up surprises – just think Leicester winning it in 2016.

New boys Ipswich Town famously finished fifth as a newly promoted side in 2001 and only three points off a Champions League spot. Their UEFA Cup qualification though was a mighty achievement – the brave of you can get a pretty meaty 66/1 for this Ipswich side to emulate the heroics of 2000/01.

A campaign of chaos for Chelsea last season ended ultimately with a sixth-place finish and a Europa Conference League spot. It is never quiet at Stamford Bridge, though their mammoth squad is packed with young talent. Maresca has a job on his hands but it isn’t one without potential.

The squad showed what they were capable of towards the end of last season and, while the strong run of just one defeat in 15 games couldn’t keep Mauricio Pochettino in a job, if they can sustain that sort of form across a full season then the 11/1 for a top-two finish doesn’t seem bad at all, while they are 6/1 to finish top London club.

BetMGM also offers up a range of specials on the Premier League, combining the league winner with markets such as top goalscorer.

Arsenal came close to ending the Manchester City dominance last season, playing some excellent football while finally shoring up a problematic defence, making it the best in the league.

A total of 91 goals scored represented a fine season in the attacking sense too. Losing only five games, it was the timing of the defeats that would harm the Gunners with back-to-back losses to West Ham and Fulham ultimately proving costly.

Arteta’s men will be looking to learn and build from last season; the title will be their aim. The 50/1 for Arsenal to win the league and Newcastle’s Isak to be top goalscorer seems like a long price. Isak scored 21 goals last season – only Palmer and Haaland bagged more. It is, perhaps, a long shot but a good run of form for both could make this a very nice punt indeed.

Remember: BetMGM has a range of outright markets and specials available throughout the 2024/25 Premier League season. Keep an eye out for the latest bets as the season takes shape. It’s showtime!

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Odds correct at time of publication but subject to change

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