Premier League Top 4 finish betting odds for the 23/24 season: Who will make the Champions League?

WITH just a few days to wait until the Premier League gets going, there's a whole host of clubs who'll be striving for a top four finish.

As many as NINE sides are either odds-on or a single figure price, showing there's quite the competition to reach those coveted spots and the Champions League qualification that comes with it.

Will the status quo continue or will there be any surprises in the top four shake-up this year?

Who will be top 4 in the Premier League this season?

Man City 1/20 | Manager: Pep Guardiola

Very short odds and rightfully so. Last finished outside the top 4 in 2009/10 season under Roberto Mancini. Have been inside top two in the last six years and - despite those around them appearing to have strengthened - it would take an almighty collapse for them to drop out the top four.

Arsenal 2/5 | Manager: Mikel Arteta

Now, unlike City, Arsenal haven't always found themselves mixed in with the big boys come the end of the season. In fact, last year's second placed finish was the first time in seven years that they'd reached a Champions League spot.

Prior to that run, they had been a top four club for 19 successive seasons and Arteta's summer spending should suggest they'll get there again. But will they cope with Champions League football in midweek too, something they're not accustomed to?

Liverpool 4/7 | Manager: Jurgen Klopp

Last year ended a run of six straight years in the top four for Liverpool. It was only the second time Jurgen Klopp has failed to deliver Champions League football to the club (the first being his first year.)

Finished like a steam train last season though and were unlucky in the end to miss out after a shocking spell midway through. Sound candidates this year though will the signings they've made and a bit of youthful exuberance now in midfield.

Man Utd 8/11 | Manager: Erik ten Hag

The final side expected to reach the top four, according to the bookies anyway. Ten Hag delivered a third place finish last year and is expected to do really good things in his second season too.

Have been top four in three of the past four years, showing a level of consistency which evaded them post-Sir Alex Ferguson. This United side have eyes to go one better than JUST Champions League football.

Other possible contenders

Odds from Bet365 - subject to change:

• Chelsea 6/4
• Newcastle 6/4
• Tottenham 10/3
• Brighton 11/2
• Aston Villa 8/1

What do the top 4 teams in the Premier League get?

The top four is the goal for many of the Premier League's top sides. That's purely down to the fact that those occupying those spots come the end of the season get a spot in the following season's Champions League group stages.

Outside the two or three sides who have realistic title ambitions, the other sides quoted above will all have aspirations of playing major European football.

What happens if you get top 5th or 6th in Premier League?

Fifth and six place finishers in the Premier League are rewarded with a spot in next season's Europa League.

Are there likely to be any surprises in the top 4 Premier League?

You can never say never in football but the likelihood is it will involve the six shortest priced sides above.

Newcastle finishing fourth was somewhat of a surprise, given the new owners had only been in the door six months before the season began.

Then Leicester secured a spot when famously winning the league in 2015/16.

You have to go back to 2004/05 when Everton reached the top four, as the only side not quoted with a price above to reach that feat.

How to bet on top 4 Premier League finish

Head over to your selected bookmaker and look for 'Premier League outright' markets.

In there, you'll find they have markets on team to win the competition and also be relegated.

Most top bookmakers - like Bet365 - will give the option to bet on a team to reach the top four.

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