One rising team: "Supercomputer" predicts the latest Premier League favorite after the conclusion of matchday 8.
On 26 Oct 2026 GMT+7, Opta, football statistics experts, revealed the latest predictions by a supercomputer on which team has the highest chance to win the 2026-27 English Premier League season after week 8.
1. Manchester City 21 points (goal difference +11)
2. Arsenal 21 points (+8)
3. Brighton 16 points
4. Liverpool 15 points
5. Chelsea 13 points
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16. Manchester United 7 points
It turns out that "The Reds" Liverpool have moved up to third favorite after a 2-0 home win over Brighton, securing their first Premier League victory at Anfield this season, climbing to 4th in the standings and pushing "The Seagulls" down to fourth favorite.
The top favorite remains the "defending champion" Arsenal, who recently won 2-0 at home against Everton, equaling Manchester City's points but trailing only on goal difference. Chelsea remains fifth favorite but now has less than a 1% chance.
1st favorite Arsenal 57.15%
2nd favorite Manchester City 31.98%
3rd favorite Liverpool 4.38%
4th favorite Brighton 4.05%
5th favorite Chelsea 0.89%
6th favorite Aston Villa 0.79%
7th favorite Brentford 0.18%
8th favorite Bournemouth 0.12%
9th favorite Newcastle United 0.12%