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Premier League Top 4 Finish 2025/26

24 May at 14:00

Premier League Top 4 Finish 2025/26

Who will qualify for a seat at Europe’s top table at the end of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign?

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Newcastle United start the campaign as the favourites to finish in the Premier League top four at the end of the 2024/25 season.

You can also back each of these teams, alongside Chelsea, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur, to finish in the top five at Parimatch.

For the first time ever, six English teams will compete in the UEFA Champions League in 2025/26, and five or more may qualify for the competition again at the end of the campaign.

Therefore, it’s not necessarily just the top four spots that are significant. Explore the Premier League outright betting markets at Parimatch and discover the latest odds and options for UEFA Champions League qualification.

The top four teams in the English Premier League qualify for the UEFA Champions League, which is why many teams set pre-season aspirations to finish in the top four. 

It may seem like a slightly unusual aim. But the vast riches of Champions League qualification and the fact that you compete against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and all the other big names make a top-four finish hugely attractive. 

Given the highly competitive nature of the Premier League, it’s difficult for teams to sustain a top-four challenge throughout the campaign. With that in mind, let’s consider which teams are in the picture for a top-four finish at the end of the 2025/26 season.

So, which teams will challenge for the English Premier League’s top four positions this season? Here are the most likely contenders:

Liverpool

2024/25 champions Liverpool are destined for UEFA Champions League qualification at the end of the 2025/26 season. They’ve recruited extremely well, adding Florian Wirtz and other top players.

If you don’t think the Reds have what it takes to retain their title, betting on them to qualify for the Champions League with a top-four finish is a good option.

Arsenal

Though Mikel Arteta’s team have fallen short when it matters in the Premier League title challenge, the Gunners have finished in the top four in each of the last three seasons, securing three second-place finishes.

With the arrival of Martín Zubimendi and the fact that Arteta has kept his talented squad together, we expect the Gunners to qualify for the Champions League comfortably in the 2025/26 campaign.

Manchester City

Manchester City’s disappointing 2024/25 season was the catalyst for a huge spending spree at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola will have his sights set on a better title challenge this time.

City haven’t finished outside the Premier League’s top five since the 2009-10 season, and are a pretty sure bet for a top-four spot this time around.

Newcastle United

Eddie Howe has worked wonders at Newcastle United since arriving in the North East. He won silverware on Tyneside via the EFL Cup in 2024/25. He has also qualified for the Champions League twice in three seasons, and the Toon Army will hope that this pattern will continue.

Though FFP rules have hamstrung them, Newcastle have recruited wisely over the last few transfer windows and have assembled a talented squad capable of competing domestically and in Europe.

Chelsea

After finishing fourth last season, 2024/25 UEFA Conference winners Chelsea will compete in the 2025/26 Champions League. The Blues have spent lavishly again this summer, handing huge contracts to Liam Delap, João Pedro, Jamie Gittens, and others.

They have a big and talented squad, which should be enough to see Maresca’s men finish in the top four for a second consecutive season.

Anything could happen at Manchester United in the Premier League this season, so they could be an outside bet for a top-four finish after a disastrous 2024/25 campaign.

If Ruben Amorim doesn’t get it right by Christmas, expect a managerial change and be sure to keep up with the latest manager specials at Parimatch.

Aston Villa are another outside bet for a top-four finish in 2025/26, though Unai Emery’s side ran out of steam in their qualification race last term.

Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur will also be keen to return to the top four this season under their new head coach Thomas Frank.

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