Premier League on Betfair: Liverpool 7/4 for title following defeats for Arsenal and Man City

Mo Salah was Liverpool's match winner once again

Liverpool are now clear second favourites to win the Premier League following shock defeats for Arsenal and Man City on Saturday, while at the other end of the table Southampton finally get their first win. Mike Norman updates the latest odds...


Great day for Slot's machine

Liverpool are 7/42.75 second favourites to win the Premier League title after coming from behind to beat Brighton 2-1 to continue the great start made by new manager Arne Slot.

The Reds - who were matched at a high of 5.14/1 in the Match Odds market - went in to the interval a goal behind, but second half goals from Cody Gakpo and Mo Salah sealed what seems a crucial three points following the defeats suffered by Arsenal and Manchester City on the same afternoon.

The Gunners put in a woeful performance at Newcastle, registering just a single shot on target in a 1-0 defeat, while City lost 2-1 at Bournemouth, a result that saw them replaced at the top of the table.

Slot has made the best ever start by any incoming Liverpool manager, guiding the club to 13 wins and one draw from his 15 games in charge. The Reds are now two points clear of Man City at the top of the table, and they're seven points ahead of Arsenal in fourth.

Teams P W D L GF GA PTS
1 Arsenal 38 26 7 5 71 27 85
2 Man City 38 23 9 6 77 35 78
3 Man Utd 38 20 11 7 69 50 71
4 Aston Villa 38 19 8 11 56 49 65
5 Liverpool 38 17 9 12 63 53 60
6 Bournemouth 38 13 18 7 58 54 57
7 Sunderland 38 14 12 12 42 48 54
8 Brighton 38 14 11 13 52 46 53
9 Brentford 38 14 11 13 55 52 53
10 Chelsea 38 14 10 14 58 52 52
11 Fulham 38 15 7 16 47 51 52
12 Newcastle 38 14 7 17 53 55 49
13 Everton 38 13 10 15 47 50 49
14 Leeds 38 11 14 13 49 56 47
15 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 41 51 45
16 Nottm Forest 38 11 11 16 48 51 44
17 Spurs 38 10 11 17 48 57 41
18 West Ham 38 10 9 19 46 65 39
19 Burnley 38 4 10 24 38 75 22
20 Wolves 38 3 11 24 27 68 20

The Citizens, who have a catalogue of injuries to key players, remain the 6/42.50 favourites in the Premier League Winner market, while the Gunners, who have claimed just one point from the last nine available, can be backed at 10/34.33.

Forest still odds-against for top half finish despite sitting third

This season's surprise package, Nottingham Forest, are 5/42.25 to register a Top Half Finish this term, this despite sitting third in the table (before Sunday's games) following an emphatic 3-0 win over West Ham on Saturday.

Nuno Espirito Santo's men have made a magnificent start to the new campaign, being the only team to beat Liverpool this season with Saturday's victory meaning they've now won three Premier League games on the spin.

Forest are one point ahead of Arsenal in the table after 10 games played but they can still be backed at 25/126.00 to record a Top 4 Finish this term and at 9/110.00 to record a Top 6 Finish.

Saints finally get their win

At the other end of the table Southampton finally recorded their first win of the season, but Ipswich and Wolves remain without a league win this terms following home draws against Leicester and Crystal Palace respectively.

The Saints took the three points from their game against Everton thanks to an 85th minute strike from Adam Armstrong, but they had to wait nervously just a few minutes later for VAR to rule out a Toffees equaliser due to offside.

Ipswich were denied in cruel fashion, conceding a 95th-minute equaliser to the Foxes in a 1-1 draw, while Wolves drew 2-2 in a highly entertaining second half against the Eagles.

Despite the win, Southampton remain second bottom of the table on four points and are the 1/51.20 favourites in the Relegation market.

Ipswich can be backed at 1/21.50 to go down, just ahead of Leicester at 8/131.61. Wolves are 11/82.38 for the drop with Everton at 5/23.50 and Palace at 5/16.00.


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Mike Norman

Sport fanatic with a particular love of football, golf, snooker and horse-racing

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