EPL Gameweek 8 Odds Update

An injury to their key winger Bukayo Saka was always going to cause Arsenal some problems but few fans expected them to lose at Bournemouth this weekend. William Saliba's controversial red card left the Gunners with a mountain to climb and a 2-0 loss saw them slip to third place.

No Premier League club has had more red cards than Mikel Arteta's men since he took charge of the Gunners and they are now at 13/5 in the Premier League title winner betting odds.

City's 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers, secured thanks to a late John Stones goal, has moved them ahead of Arsenal in the odds. They are now 6/4 favourites.

Liverpool continue to operate under the radar despite their fine form under new boss Slot. The Reds made the most of a series of poor defensive mistakes to win 2-1 at home to Chelsea on Sunday. They have a point advantage over City but face a tough test next weekend, with Slot's side travelling to Arsenal on the back of a tricky trip to RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

At 14/5 in the Premier League title winner betting odds, Liverpool are yet to convince all the bookmakers they are serious challengers but a good result at Arsenal will change matters.

Sitting behind the top three, Chelsea are still seen as the favourites to secure a top-four finish even though they have taken just one point from their last two games in the Premier League. 

The Blues are evens in the Premier League top-four finish betting odds, but Aston Villa (7/2) are pushing hard to get Champions League qualification after they won 3-1 at Fulham on Saturday. Unai Emery's men continue to impress and have moved up to fourth place in the league table.

Tottenham bounced back from a wild loss to Brighton to beat their rivals West Ham, with Spurs' top-four odds having been cut to 9/4 as a result of earning their third win in four league games.

Brighton are up to fifth after winning again, edging to a 1-0 victory away to Newcastle United, but they are seen as 8/1 shots to finish in the top four despite making a fine start under their new manager. An injury to in-form striker Danny Welbeck could also damage their chances.

Despite a third straight game without a goal in the Premier League - a remarkably long drought by his own standards - Erling Haaland remains the clear leader in the race for the Golden Boot.

With 10 goals to his name already in the Premier League, Haaland has got a four-goal cushion from Chelsea star Cole Palmer (14/1 to win the Golden Boot) and Bryan Mbeumo (40/1).

Ollie Watkins scored again for Villa at the weekend to move on to five Premier League goals but the England international is still a long way behind Haaland and he can be backed at around 22/1.

At just 1/6 in the Golden Boot betting odds, Haaland is still seen as the overwhelming favourite.

Southampton fans must have thought that their side would finally get their first Premier League win at the weekend, but they suffered a collapse from two goals up at home to Leicester City. Russell Martin has indicated he will not be changing his possession-based principles and UK bookmakers have duly installed him as the favourite in the next manager to be sacked odds.

Martin is offered at 5/6 to be the next Premier League manager sacked, moving ahead of Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag in the betting. Ten Hag, who survived a United board meeting during the October international break, is now 3/1 after his side beat Brentford at home.

One to keep a close eye on in the next manager to be sacked odds is the West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui (10/1) after the Hammers lost a derby day clash 4-1 away to Tottenham on Saturday. The Spaniard's side are firmly in the bottom half with 15 goals conceded in eight games.

Leicester's remarkable comeback win against Southampton saw Steve Cooper's men record a second successive victory in the Premier League, moving them away from the drop zone. The Foxes are now offered at about 5/4 in the Premier League relegation betting odds, while the bookmakers seem surer than ever of the Saints' fate as they are priced up at 1/5 for the drop.

Bottom side Wolves lost again, going down 2-1 at home to City, and they are now 11/8 to be relegated while their 2-0 home defeat to Everton means Ipswich's relegation odds are at 4/6. That key victory for the Toffees means that they are unbeaten in their past four Premier League games, moving up the table and out to 4/1 in the latest Premier League relegation betting odds.

A 1-0 loss at in-form Nottingham Forest on Monday left Crystal Palace still sat in the relegation zone. After new manager Oliver Glasner made a fine start at the end of last season, the Eagles have struggled after the sale of star man Michael Olise to Bayern Munich.

Palace are now at 4/1 to be relegated from the Premier League and Glasner is now as short as 6/1 in the sack race odds, with their upcoming weekend game at home to Tottenham taking vital importance.