Who is most likely to win the English Premier League title this year and why?
The 2024–25 Premier League is the 33rd season of the competition. The championship started on August 16, 2024, and will end on May 25, 2025.
Totally, 20 teams participated in the championship: 17 teams that demonstrated the best results at the 2023–24 Premier League as well as the top 3 teams from the 2023–24 EFL Championship.
Football fans expected that everything would repeat during the 2024–25 Premier League, but the situation is different this time, and things didn’t go as planned. Today, Liverpool leads the table, and the team has an excellent opportunity to win the title, perhaps, also, probably the only team that can certainly look up at the trophy with confidence.
Among the favorites to win the English Premier League are Liverpool, Arsenal, and Nottingham Forest, as well as Newcastle United, Chelsea, and Manchester City. Each of these teams has a chance to win the title this year, but as we mentioned, only one is likely at this stage of the competition.
The big question is, what team will most likely win the English Premier League title this year, and why? Now, it’s time to dig deeper into this question and try to get the answer.
Let’s get started.
Liverpool
For many fans it was difficult to predict that Liverpool would lead the table at the beginning. The team’s head coach changed, and Arne Slot replaced Jurgen Klopp. It was unclear how the new coach will do at his new job and how the team will play with him.
Nevertheless, the new coach has done a fantastic job, and the team demonstrated excellent results during the championship thus far. Liverpool has lost only 2 matches during the season according to stats by Sports Loci.
The team has played 31 matches, and now it’s about to win the trophy. The main competitor for Liverpool is Arsenal at the moment. However, the gap between Liverpool and Arsenal is already 11 points. Liverpool has a clear path to victory now.
Arsenal
Arsenal took second place in the list of favorites during the 2023–24 Premier League. It was a very intense football battle between Manchester City and Arsenal, and the gap between these two teams was 2 points.
Arsenal currently takes second place in the 2024–25 Premier League. Many experts think that the team lacks a strong striker.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest takes the 3rd place in the list of the favorites to win the title race. The current gap between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest is 16 points. Which is a lot to overcome at this stage. That means that the team has lower chances to win the title. However, the team has been doing very well the entire season. Nottingham Forest has won 17 matches. The team demonstrated much better results compared to last season.
Chelsea
Chelsea has also improved its results at the 2024–25 Premier League compared to last season. There was a moment when the team was the main title contender. However, the situation changed later, and the team lost 8 games. As a result, it took to 4th place in the league table. If we compare the 2024–25 Premier League to the 2023–24 Premier League, you’ll see that Chelsea replaced Aston Villa in the list of top 4 teams. The team has lost 8 games this season, but it’s doing pretty well anyway.
Newcastle United
Newcastle United had many injuries last season, but this challenge didn’t stop the team on its way. The team managed to improve its results and won against West Ham and Brentford. Now, it takes 5th place in the list of teams that participate in the title race.
Manchester City
And of course, we should mention Manchester City. The start of the season wasn’t successful for the team. Manchester City has lost 9 games during the championship. It was clear that the team wouldn’t be in the top 4 teams from the very beginning.
After 31 matches, the team goes as the number 6 in the list. It’s worth noting that the gap between Manchester City and Chelsea is 1 point only and the gap between Manchester City and Newcastle United is 1 point only as well.
The team still has a chance to improve its ratings in the league table. It’s expected that Manchester City will do their best to improve their results and take either 4th or 5th place in the title race and maybe a place in the Champions League.
Final Thoughts
The 2024–25 Premier League is already coming to an end, and we are a month away from the end of the season. As you can see, the situation is different each season.
Now we can see that Aston Villa and Manchester City are not in the list of the best four teams anymore. It’s also important to note that the season’s race is constantly changing. Teams still have to play several matches and, therefore, some changes in the league table still can be expected this season.
Now, let’s return to our main question—who will win the title this year and why? There is a big chance that Liverpool will win the English Premier League title this year.
Of course, the situation still may change, but Liverpool is doing very well this season, and the gaps between Liverpool and Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, and Chelsea are 11 points, 16 points, and 20 points. That means that Liverpool will win the race if it does not lose the matches in the future. However, it’s fair to say that sport can be unpredictable. Let’s wait and see what happens!
