The coronavirus pandemic has meant that spectators are still unable to attend Premier league games and with new restrictions coming into force, it appears this is set to continue for a lengthy period of time. There is no doubting that this is not resulting in negative performances and quite the opposite. The football has been incredible to watch, with record numbers of goals being scored. This is also now setting up for a fascinating Premier league season ahead, with the title race also appearing more open than it has been in the last decade. Paddy Power promo codes are being used on the markets, as we see the likes of Tottenham and Chelsea being the two key teams for punters at this early stage.
Prior to the start of the season, the predictions were all about who would win out of Liverpool and Manchester City. This was also shown in the betting odds, with the pair both short odds for the title and then it was long odds on the rest to pull of the shock. That is little surprise based on the results of the last three seasons, with the pair proving miles the best. Manchester City won two titles in succession, that also included them picking up a record breaking 100 points, with both Liverpool and Manchester City finishing miles clear of the rest two seasons ago. It also proved to be a similar story last season, with Liverpool finally winning the title and picking up 99 points in the process. City then finished in second, despite performing well under par and were still 15 points clear of third placed, Manchester United.
The dominance of the pair meant it appeared that it would again be a simple head to head for the title. This could still prove the case and the betting odds still appear to push it in this direction. However, there has already been a large number of surprise results in the early period of the season and there are still only a small amount of points separating a large number of sides at the top of the table. This now all set’s up for a very exciting title race and the most open we have seen for a long period of time.
You have the likes of Manchester United, who were expecting to be challenging at the top of the table, following their impressive finish last season. They have struggled to date and at present would appear unlikely they will be fighting for some of the top places in the league. Then you have the likes of Leicester City, Wolves and Everton would appear likely contenders to continue to push at the top of the table, alongside Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham. The latter continuing to improve under Mourinho and Bale now starting to play a major role.
