Premier League 2025/26 - early betting tips and predictions

Written by Bradley Gibbs

It’s now well over two months since the curtain came down on the last Premier League season, and although the UEFA Nations League and FIFA Club World Cup has made it seem like the football hasn’t paused, we’re already gearing up for the new domestic season on English shores.

Ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, it’s time to see if we can uncover a few viable betting angles from the pre-season markets. If you fancy the look of any of these, go-ahead and check out the best Premier League odds and tips to start betting.

Liverpool to Win the League @ 2/1

Last season, Liverpool cantered to a title win that never looked in doubt, which for my money, means they should be getting a little more respect in the early pre-season outright market.

At the time of writing, the Reds are marginal favourites to secure the title over Arsenal and Manchester City, both of whom are clearly expected to lay down stronger challenges this time around, but I’m really not sure that’ll be the case. OK, sure, it would be slightly surprising if Guardiola’s men were quite as inconsistent this time around, but they’ll still have to find another couple of gears to seriously challenge Arne Slot’s men, who if anything, could get stronger now that the Dutchman has had a year to lay strong foundations.

When it comes down to it, will the Gunners really go to the next level and sustain a serious title challenge? I can’t see it. All round, they lacked the same punch that the Reds had last season and I’m not sure that the arrival of Martin Zubimendi, or the potential arrivals of Christian Norgaard, will change that.

Let’s be honest, it’s not as if the men from Anfield are going to get considerably weaker over the off-season. If anything, they’re probably getting stronger, bringing in both Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, as well as Milos Kerkez, who was a standout performer for Bournemouth last season.

At the end of the day, there’s not enough glaringly obvious evidence to suggest that those who got nearest to Liverpool last season can bridge the gap entirely this time around, and I think the early market is failing to reflect accurately enough, leaving me to conclude that early odds of 2/1 on Slot and his men retaining their title are a little too juicy to ignore.

Brighton to Finish Top Six @ 7/1

Ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, the top-six market is interesting. Naturally, the top dogs are very short in the betting, while the likes of Newcastle, Chelsea and Manchester United are also odds-on to finish in the top six. The likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa can be bet somewhere between 11/8 and 6/4, but do either of those prices offer any real value? Probably not.

At 7/1, though, the Seagulls may be the value-hunter’s pick. Last season, Brighton finished eighth, and they were only five points shy of sixth place. Fabian Hurzeler’s men were criticised for being too open at times, but they certainly got better as the season went on, while they were far from an easy team to beat, losing fewer games than everyone except for the top four teams. They also scored more goals than three of the seven teams that finished ahead of them.

It doesn’t look like any key players will be exiting, while we know know how shrewd the south coast club has been from a recruitment point of view in recent years, so don’t be too surprised if summer signings of Charalampos Kostoulas, Maxim De Cuyper and Diego Coppola beef up what is already a strong side. At 7/1, the Seagulls are my kind of top-six bet.

Liam Delap to be Top Scorer @ 40/1 (each way, 4 places)

Lastly, I’m going to take a stab on Chelsea newbie Liam Delap to be the Premier League top scorer. Last season, despite leading the line for a struggling Ipswich team, the 22-year-old impressed with his no-nonsense, direct approach, giving defenders plenty to think about, netting 12 top-flight goals.

With a first full season of Premier League football now under his belt, the battering-ram-like forward, who averaged 0.42 goals per 90 minutes for the relegated Tractor Boys, could very easily improve on that tally.

Frankly, in the right set up, Delap has everything required to score no shortage of goals in my book, and with someone like Cole Palmer providing the ammunition, and at 40/1, I’ve got an each-way bet that says the young English forward can enjoy a fine campaign in front of goal.