Surprise announcement of the latest 5 favorites to win the Premier League after the conclusion of matchday 3 in the 2026-27 season.
On 7 Sep 2026 GMT+7, Opta, the football statistics expert, revealed the latest prediction by a supercomputer on which team is most likely to win the 2026-27 English Premier League after all 20 teams completed their third-week fixtures.
1. Manchester City 9 points (7 scored, 2 conceded, goal difference +5)
2. Arsenal 9 points (6 scored, 1 conceded, goal difference +5)
3. Hull City 7 points
4. Chelsea 6 points
5. Brentford 5 points (goal difference +3)
6. Liverpool 5 points (goal difference +2)
7. Newcastle United 5 points (goal difference +2)
8. Everton 5 points (goal difference +2)
9. Leeds United 5 points (goal difference +1)
It turns out that the "defending champion" Arsenal remains the favorite to win the 2026-27 Premier League after their 2-1 home comeback win against Chelsea, despite Manchester City, the second favorite, still leading the table with a better goal difference.
Meanwhile, the supercomputer calculates that the third, fourth, and fifth favorites are three major clubs: Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United, even though the "Red Devils" were just held to a 2-2 draw by Everton in stoppage time and currently stand 11th with 4 points.
Favorite 1: Arsenal 52.63%
Favorite 2: Manchester City 27.05%
Favorite 3: Liverpool 5.78%
Favorite 4: Chelsea 3.83%
Favorite 5: Manchester United 2.87%