Premier League Season 24/25 Preview

This weekend begins a new Premier League season, for many, the most exciting league in the world, and that gives us emotions until the last day as several teams will seek to dethrone Manchester City.

The Citizens have won four consecutive titles and six of the last seven, something surprising for Pep Guardiola’s men, who, for the last two years, have seen Arsenal rise from the ashes and want to reign again.

On the other hand, clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Aston Villa have reinforced their ranks in a good way, while Liverpool is starting a new era without Jurgen Klopp.

Premier League Betting Odds for the Winner

Tournament format

20 teams will play 38 games each, facing each rival twice, once at home and the other away. The team with the most points will be the champion. In case of a tie, it will be defined by who has the better goal difference and then by who scored more goals. The last three teams will be relegated. This season, Leicester, Ipswich Town, and Southampton will replace Luton, Burnley, and Sheffield United.

The tournament will start on August 16 and end on May 25.

Top Contenders

Manchester City

As expected, Manchester City is the main candidate to retain the Premier League crown. They are the kings of England and have the league as a monarchy. They have already started the season, and although they suffered more than expected, they managed to win the Community Shield title after a 1-1 draw with Manchester United and beat them 7-6 on penalties.

For this season, Pep decided not to make many changes, keeping the same team and reinforcing it with players who returned from loans. The only “purchase” they have made is that of Savinho, who shone last season at Girona and belonged to Troyes, all teams of the City Group conglomerate.

However, among the casualties is Julian Alvarez. The Argentine striker, who often saved the team, got bored of being Erling Haaland’s substitute and left for Atlético Madrid. Undoubtedly, he was a luxury replacement and now Guardiola does not have someone to fight for the Norwegian’s place. It is expected that this year, his compatriot Oscar Bobb will be an important piece.

Arsenal

And now we go to the current double runner-up in England: Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s team was very close to glory in these two years but lacked just a little in the last few games. They were only two points behind City, and that home defeat to Aston Villa in the last weeks hurt a lot.

Like the Manchester team, the Gunners hardly reinforced and decided to keep the same base, and the only new player will be Riccardo Calafiori. The Italian defender had a great season in the surprising Bologna and comes to fight for a place in an area where there are very good players and that counts with the return of Jurriën Timber, who arrived last season but got injured in the first game and did not return until the last day, so he can also be considered a reinforcement.

Liverpool

And in the third row, we must count Liverpool, whose biggest change for this season is in the bench. Jurgen Klopp decided to abandon the ship, and now the team is managed by the Dutchman Arne Slot, who has had a very good season with Feyenoord in his country, winning the championship two years ago, runner-up last season, and third place three years ago.

Like the two previous teams, this one has also decided to keep the existing squad. They changed their substitute goalkeeper after Adrian’s departure and had two players who did not play much due to injuries: Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara, the latter having retired.

They had a good preseason, but we have to wait and see what happens with Luis Diaz, who several media have said is very close to departing.

Outside picks

After a couple of very bad years, Chelsea hopes that this season a change can come. However, they are waiting to close the signings of Victor Osimhen and Joao Felix, who would undoubtedly give new air to the team, which also brought in the Portuguese Pedro Neto. Without Osimhen and Joao Felix, this team will hardly be able to fight for a title, as they also lost Thiago Silva. Enzo Maresca is the new coach who arrives after Leicester City’s promotion.

Manchester United managed to win the FA Cup and qualify for the next Europa League, otherwise, it would have been a failure of a season. It will be Erik Ten Hag’s third year in the team and probably his last if he does not achieve important things. They were reinforced with players who had great seasons last year, such as Leny Yoro (Lille) and Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), plus Jadon Sancho returned from his loan at Borussia Dortmund with the desire to succeed. Argentinian Alejandro Garnacho is also expected to become a more decisive player.

Finally, let’s include Aston Villa in this group. Unai Emery’s team surprised by getting into fourth place in the Premier League and earning their participation in the next Champions League. Some important players, such as Moussa Diaby and Douglas Luiz, left, but they brought in Amadou Onana, Ian Maatsen, Samuel Iling Junior, and Ross Barkley, among others. If Ollie Watkins and Dibu Martinez keep up their level, they will be a team to watch out for.

Premier League Top Four Betting Picks

1. Manchester City

2. Arsenal

3. Manchester United

4. Liverpool