Premier League top 4 odds and prediction: 9/4 outsiders remain genuine contenders

Current Premier League top 4 odds provide an indication of where teams are expected to end up come next May.

Will the league table look much as it did at the end of the previous campaign? Will we see some big changes at the top end of the Premier League table? Here’s our take on the current situation.

Best Premier League top 4 odds

Ignore the first three teams in the current long list if you want anything resembling a decent payout. Meanwhile, the 4/6 price against Man City reflects their status as something of a loose cannon, making them the first of our selections to watch.

Selections to watch

Man City

Manchester City's chances of securing a top-four spot should be watched carefully by punters, as their downward spiral in the past month ought not to be considered conclusive as to their capabilities this season.

Bookies are now giving the Citizens a high chance of reaching the top four, as they find themselves a point ahead of a waning Chelsea team that cannot seem to put together a strong run of form at present. City were able to grab a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in midweek, with a goal from the ever-impressive Erling Haaland enough to take all three points.

With the league's second-highest goal tally of 53, too, it is always tough to bet against Guardiola's men, and their chances of sneaking their way into next season's Champions League seem high.

Nottingham Forest

Sadly for the once-promising Nottingham Forest, their rich vein of form in the first half of the campaign has begun to elude them, having managed just one win in their previous five fixtures. A 0-0 draw with Arsenal, 4-3 loss to Newcastle and a 2-1 defeat to Fulham have been their three most recent results, alluding to a tricky finish to the season.

Teams have begun to give Forest more respect, realising the potency they have on the break and thus defending accordingly.

They are still two points within the top-four spots, but the club's results will need to improve quickly if they are to remain in with a chance of featuring in next season's Champions League.

Chelsea

Luckily for Chelsea, a guaranteed win against Southampton this week was exactly what they needed to lift their spirits in the wake of some terrible recent results. Defeats to Brighton and Aston Villa have severely hampered the Blue's progress, seeing them fall into fifth place behind Manchester City.

Cole Palmer has arguably been the most disappointing of the bunch in this stretch, having not contributed to a single Premier League goal since 14 January.

Maresca will need to rally his troops rapidly if he is to make good on their current 11/10 odds and see his team into the Champions League at the conclusion of his first season in charge.

Who will finish in the Premier League top 4? Here’s our prediction

We’re not raising any eyebrows here, but if City don’t lose any points as a result of their trial, they’ll surely have enough strength in depth to take up that fourth spot behind the expected top three.

Prediction (City not deducted points): Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City

If City does lose points, though, we feel that Villa’s prior experience of going the distance puts them in good stead, even with Midland rivals Forest currently laying waste to all in their path. They may be 9/1 in places, but the margins are still very fine going into 2025.

Prediction (City deducted points): Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa

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