Premier League top 4 odds and prediction: 14/1 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 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.

A convincing performance against West Ham saw the Cityzens come away with a 4-1 victory, a result which will have piled on the pressure for underperforming Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui.

Erling Haaland showed a glimmer of his old self by securing a brace at the Etihad, but the win sadly did nothing for City's position in the Premier League table, as they still sit in sixth place, two points adrift of the coveted top four.

Yet, with Chelsea slipping up against Crystal Palace, the gap has tightened between the teams at the table's summit.

With games against Brentford and Ipswich on the horizon, most fans of Pep Guardiola's side will hope they can revert the terrible form which saw them slide down the table in December.

Bookies have them placed at 8/13 to secure Champions League football, but odds may alter drastically if City are found guilty of their 115 financial charges.

Nottingham Forest

Exactly 30 years ago, Forest were in the midst of a revolution under Frank Clark, with Stan Collymore being a reliable focal point as the Trees went on to finish third in 1995.

Today, Nuno Espirito Santo and Chris Wood are fulfilling those respective roles to a similarly effective degree, with the latter’s goal and assist in Forest’s 2-0 win at Everton last Sunday putting Forest second at the end of 2024’s final weekend.

But it’s not just the reliability of 50/1 top scorer market long shot Wood in the final third that is sustaining Forest’s unlikely Champions League charge.

Their defence is also a great asset, with the Reds being just one of three sides to have conceded fewer than 20 goals.

With 11 wins from 19 matches, a genuine excitement has begun to build around the team, with defensive stalwarts Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic gaining plaudits as a formidable partnership at the back.

A trip to Wolves awaits them this week, a side who have been much improved under new manager Vitor Pereira.

However, a win would see Espirito Santo's side go level on points with Arsenal, a statement few would have expected at the start of the season, given that the side ended the last campaign in 17th place.

At 9/2, Forest are the best value pick for punters. They provide an outside chance of gaining a top four place, with a realistic opportunity to actually secure Champions League football. The Reds should be seriously tempting for punters.

Aston Villa

It has been a changeable season for Aston Villa thus far, with the Villains struggling for consistency at times.

A narrow 2-1 victory against a troubled Leicester side had the potential to see them come unstuck again, before Leon Bailey's 76th minute strike edged them past Ruud van Nistelrooy's plucky Foxes.

With only two losses in their last eight matches in all competitions, it is evident that Unai Emery's side are beginning to put together a more impressive run of form, especially when considering they have defeated both Manchester City and RB Leipzig during this spell.

Now only four points away from the top four, and chasing a Chelsea team who have been declining over the past few weeks, Emery's Villains may be a side that punters will want to keep an eye on over the first month of 2025.

At 14/1 they remain clear outsiders, but with the gap between the division's top teams becoming less prominent with every passing week, they should certainly not be discounted with 18 games still to play.

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 do lose points though, we feel that Villa’s prior experience of going the distance stands 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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