Premier League top five Champions League chances – Bookies react after Sunday’s games | OneFootball

Some interesting odds on Premier League top five for the 2024/25 season where Newcastle United are concerned.

With bookies taking stock after Sunday’s matches, regarding those chasing Champions League places.

Chelsea having defeated a Liverpool reserve side, as Arne Slot rested six of the ten first choice outfield players who beat Tottenham last weekend to seal the title.

That game at Stamford Bridge followed an eventful match full of drama, that saw United eventually get a late point which was the very minimum they deserved.

The bookies always have a market for finishing Premier League top four but a lot of the major bookies have now also introduced a market on who will finish Premier League top five.

With of course five PL clubs to qualify via their domestic league position for the Champions League.

The bookies and punters reacting to how things now stand in the Premier League table (see below), as well of course, how they are now seeing the underlying strengths of the various teams and squads.

Listed below are the general Premier League odds now (morning of Monday 5 May 2025) available from the various bookies for the 2024/25 season

Firstly though, his is how the Premier League table looks this morning (Monday 5 May 2025):

Bookies odds to finish Premier League top five:

Liverpool – Now guaranteed top five

Arsenal – No offers on the Gunners as seen as sure thing

1/50 Man City

1/4 Newcastle United

1/3 Chelsea

8/5 Forest

7/2 Villa

As you can see the bookies and punters still seeing Newcastle United as a heavy odds on (1/4) chance to get top five and Champions League football.

Forest looking vulnerable now, having lost three of their last four Premier League matches. All eyes on Selhurst Park tonight where Nuno’s team are away to Palace which is their game in hand on the other four Champions League chasers.

Goal difference looking ever more likely to play a part now and thankfully Newcastle with a massive 15 goal advantage over Villa and nine better off than Forest. Whilst United have stayed fourth despite Chelsea winning, as Eddie Howe’s side have scored four more goals, with the two clubs now tied on goal difference.

Bookies odds to finish Premier League top four:

Liverpool now guaranteed top four

1/40 Arsenal

1/9 Man City

1/1 Newcastle United

6/4 Chelsea

4/1 Forest

16/1 Villa

Newcastle United fancied by bookies and punters as narrow favourites over Chelsea to end up Premier League top four.

The remaining matches for the Champions League chasing clubs:

Man City 64 points GD +24

Southampton (A), Bournemouth (H), Fulham (A)

Newcastle United 63 points GD +21

Chelsea (H), Arsenal (A), Everton (H)

Chelsea 63 points GD +21

Newcastle (A), Man U (H), Forest (A)

Forest 60 points GD +12

Palace (A), Leicester (H), West Ham (A), Chelsea (H)

Villa 60 points GD +6

Bournemouth (A), Spurs (H), Man U (A)

Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Sunday 4 May 2025 2pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 89 pen

Brighton

Minteh 28

Possession was Newcastle 54% Brighton 46%

Total shots were Newcastle 13 Ipswich 5

Shots on target were Newcastle 5 Brighton 2

Corners were Newcastle 4 Brighton 1

Touches in the box Newcastle 32 Brighton 17

Newcastle team v Brighton:

Pope, Trippier (Krafth 97), Schar (Botman 97), Burn, Livramento, Willock (Wilson 74), Tonali, Bruno, Barnes, Isak, Murphy (Gordon 56)

Unused subs:

Dubravka, Osula, Longstaff, Miley, Neave

(Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Match ratings and comments on all Newcastle United players – Read HERE)