Arsenal draw with Liverpool boosts Man City's Premier League title odds

Manchester City's odds of winning yet another Premier League title have been slightly cut again after Sunday's thrilling 2-2 draw between their main championship rivals Arsenal and Liverpool.

City have yet to find top gear this season and are still getting to grips with losing key midfielder Rodri to injury, but they have now taken first place in the table. City are formidable front-runners.

Can anyone stop City?

Pep Guardiola's side have not been particularly impressive in the opening months of the new campaign, but Saturday's 1-0 win at home to Southampton saw them ascend to the summit.

Chasing down a fifth successive Premier League crown, City took an early lead through Erling Haaland and eased to a fifth straight win in all competitions. Available at 6/4 in the Premier League title winner odds a week ago, City are now offered at around 11/8 to claim the title yet again.

Liverpool went to the Emirates on a run of eight wins on the bounce but they had to come from behind twice to earn a point against Arsenal, with Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah on target.

Sat a point behind City in the table, Liverpool are now at 5/2 in the Premier League winner odds.

Arsenal were without injured captain Martin Odegaard and key defender William Saliba among others, but dropping points again on the back of losing at Bournemouth will have been painful for Mikel Arteta. Now down in third, Arsenal have dropped back to 14/5 to win the league title.

Top-four race tightens up

Arsenal dropping points again means that the top three are no longer clear of the rest. Aston Villa are in the mix after drawing at home to Bournemouth but they will rue conceding an equalising goal so deep into added time at Villa Park. Chelsea are now at 8/11 in the Premier League's top-four finish betting odds following their 2-1 defeat of Newcastle at the weekend.

Villa are now 7/2 shots to finish in the top four, with Tottenham out at 5/2 after they suffered a surprise defeat away to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Inconsistency continues to dog Newcastle - now 9/1 in the Premier League's top-four finish betting odds - with Brighton at the same price after they could only draw 2-2 at home to relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Wolves and Palace boost survival hopes

That draw at Brighton was earned thanks to a pair of late goals, with Wolves moving off the bottom of the Premier League table as a result. They are no longer seen as one of the three favourites in the Premier League relegation betting odds market either, priced up at 6/4.

Southampton dropped to rock bottom after losing again. Although they had competed well at the Etihad Stadium, their latest loss means the Saints are seen as 1/6 certainties for the drop. Their manager, Russell Martin, remains one of the favourites in the Premier League sack race after Manchester United finally sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday morning.

Ipswich had led 2-0 away at Brentford but somehow lost 4-3 to a goal at the death. The Tractor Boys are still waiting for their first Premier League win of the season and despite impressing in attack, defensive deficiencies explain why they are 1/2 to go straight back to the Championship.

Palace are out of the relegation zone after beating Tottenham, with pressure easing on Oliver Glasner after a slow start to the campaign. The Eagles are now 6/1 to be relegated with most of the bookmakers now seeming convinced that they have the quality to pull away from the drop.

Leicester came back to earth with a bump after some good recent results, losing 3-1 at home to neighbours Nottingham Forest in the Friday night game. The Foxes are now 5/6 to be relegated.

In-form Wood an outside shot in Golden Boot race

Haaland's return to the scoresheet after three league games without a goal moved him on to 11 for the season but the chasing pack are making the Golden Boot race more interesting.

His main competition for the prize could come from a pair of Chelsea attackers. Cole Palmer (11/1) notched his eighth Premier League goal of the season at the weekend. Blues team-mate Nicolas Jackson (28/1) is only one goal behind and he continues to develop at a rapid rate.

Haaland is still the overwhelming favourite at 2/11 but he is only three goals clear of the Bees star Bryan Mbuemo, who hit a brace against Ipswich at the weekend. With eight goals in his nine Premier League games so far, Mbuemo is in the form of his life and offered at about 40/1.

Another outsider to keep an eye on, maybe even worth a bet if you fancy it, is Chris Wood. The unheralded Nottingham Forest striker moved to seven league goals for the season with a double against Leicester City and he has found the net in five straight games for club and country. At 33/1, Wood might be an intriguing option for the Golden Boot on an each-way basis.

Salah's equaliser against Arsenal was his sixth Premier League goal of the season, so he is five behind Haaland. Premier League Golden Boot winner betting odds of 11/1 for Salah reflect the fact the Egyptian star is one of the few players who can keep up with Haaland on a hot streak.