The No. 1 favorite has changed again: "Supercomputer" predicts the top contender for the 2026-27 Premier League title after the latest match.
On 19 October 2026, Opta, football statistics experts, revealed the latest prediction from their supercomputer on which team has the highest chance of winning the English Premier League 2026-27 season after last night's match.
1. Manchester City – 21 points
2. Arsenal – 18 points
3. Brighton – 16 points
4. Chelsea – 13 points
5. Liverpool – 12 points
6. Brentford – 10 points (+5 goal difference)
7. Leeds United – 10 points (+3 goal difference)
8. Everton – 10 points (+1 goal difference)
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13. Manchester United – 7 points
It turns out that the new No. 1 favorite to win the Premier League is once again the "defending champion" Arsenal, following their 1-0 away win over Nottingham Forest. This pushed Manchester City, who narrowly won 3-2 at home against Ipswich Town, down to second favorite.
Meanwhile, Brighton remain firmly in third place after their continued strong performance, crushing Crystal Palace 5-0 at home. They sit above Liverpool (fourth favorite) and Chelsea (fifth favorite). Manchester United, who drew 1-1 with Leeds United and have now gone six consecutive matches without a win in all competitions, remain only the eighth favorite.
No. 1 Arsenal – 46.30%
No. 2 Manchester City – 41.44%
No. 3 Brighton – 5.13%
No. 4 Liverpool – 3.23%
No. 5 Chelsea – 2.34%
No. 6 Aston Villa – 0.63%
No. 7 Brentford – 0.21%
No. 8 Manchester United – 0.20%