The race to get into the Champions League is one of the most hotly-contested parts of the Premier League season.
Getting into the top four guarantees extra revenue but crucially ensures the highest standard of European football for the following season and allows clubs to attract the highest calibre of player possible.
With the title race often left to one or two teams to battle out, the race for the top four is usually far more open, and here 101 Great Goals looks at the latest odds for 2022/23 from the Premier League, and which teams are favourites to get those top four spots.
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Manchester City shoo-ins
Last season’s title winners almost certain to finish in the top four this campaign, with bet365 offering odds of 1/500 for Pep Guardiola’s side to finish in the Champions League spots.
Liverpool, on the other hand, face a fight to even get fourth after their poor start. Their odds have been reduced to 4/6.
Chelsea looking to kick on
Chelsea are looking to bounce back this season after a campaign that saw them finish a distant third place behind Liverpool and Manchester City last season.
A mixture of bad luck, injuries and Roman Abramovich’s release of the club following UK Government sanctions left their season to fizzle out. But the return of Ben Chilwell as well as a number of quality signings - including Raheem Sterling, Marc Cucurella and Kalidou Koulibably - should be a boost to their hopes of finishing in the top 4 in 2022/23. All that, combined with Potter’s expertise, makes them a tough side to look past.
They are priced at 9/4 to finish in one of the top 4 spots.
Tottenham on course for top four repeat?
In part thanks to an astonishing collapse on the part of north London rivals Arsenal, Tottenham found themselves in the top four come the end of last season. They have since added 7 new faces and began this season well. Tottenham are currently 4th in the PL and can be backed at 11/8 to finish in the top-four.
Arsenal and Manchester United in contention
Both Arsenal and Manchester United ended last season in the Europa League places, but both stand some chance of making it into the top-four.
Of the two, it is Mikel Arteta’s side that are favoured to finish the top-four, Arsenal are priced at 1/10, whilst Manchester United’s odds have moved back to 6/5.
‘The outsiders’- Newcastle and Brighton
Every season there is hope from the ‘other 14′ that a new side can break into the top six, and this season there appear to be more contenders than ever to do so.
Newly minted Newcastle United are the bookie’s favourites to join the mega-wealthy top six this season, with Bet365 offering odds as short as 6/4 for Eddie Howe’s side to finish in the top four whilst Brighton have seen their odds shortened to 9/1 to sit alongside the Magpies as best of the rest.
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